The Pilot

Jim and Pam - The Pilot

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[likeicare3]

oook, i am english,and seen both version and so therefore i can say the US one is SO SO SO much better. more funny.

[natster91]

i personally prefer the US office. dwight kicks ass!!!!

[shatteredxflame]

@gannon1op thats exactly what i thought when I first heard the music :)

[gannon1op]

its been an honor playing with you this evening gentlemen....thats what the music makes me think of....the sinking of the titanic

[forsythdaniel]

@sirloes I don't think it's really better or worse. After the first season, the American one went in a different direction with it. More caricaturish, everything got turned up a bit, where as with the British one, it seems like it's way more realistic, and bit darker. You can't really say one is better than the other by judging them on the same things, because depending on what your criteria is, you'll get different answers.

[forsythdaniel]

@strayebyrd Todd Packer, Angela and Gabe kinda go against this theory, but I see where you're coming from.

[Saintnick90]

Watching the pilot again, it's strange seeing how awkward and mousy Pam used to be. I'm glad she's developed into a bolder, more developed character.

[metalboostable]

pam is nice...

[strayebyrd]

The main difference between English and American comedy is Pathos. English comedy has no qualms with completely unlikeable characters, take Gareth from UK office as example compared to Dwight. American comedy always gives a character the opportunity to be loved by fans. Another example, Malcolm Tucker from the thick of it versus Ari Gold of Entourage. Both ruthless and crass, but Ari essentially has a heart, and there are genuine moments of emotion that he expresses, and we root for him.

[VickTheQuick]

cool video but...

why the music?

[1moe7]

@sirloes i want something that doesn't seem lke a boring documentary.

[sirloes]

How the fuck can someone say the acting in the US version is better? Seriously, you must be shitting me, the acting is terrible and so is the direction. It feels like you're watching a scripted TV show, unlike the UK version where it actually seems like a documentary. I'm not even a hater, I've loved the US version for a long time, but after watching the UK one, it's better in every way. Maybe some people will like this one better because it's not as "cruel", but that's plain stupidity.