All great lines but dont see my favorite. When Garreth comes back in the room during training and is asked for his fantasy, meaning his future dream scenario in the company but he says. "2 Lesbians, Sisters I'm just watching"
Brent trying to speak to the black colleague about black actors. This actually happens. This series is so spot on and accurate of office culture it's scary.
I like it when he's meeting his blind dates-has a moan about them sending any old rubbish -then says he's meeting a woman with a white scarf ,the woman asks "Are you David" and Brent turns to look at the camera saying " Oh FFS" with a look of disgust on his face !!
It's impossible to appreciate how revolutionary the office was when it appeared (the UK one, of course) if you were not around at that time. We'd never seen anything like it, it was something completely new and fresh. And over 20 years later, it has been imitated countless times but the original remains unsurpassed.
Amazing how no other comedy show still has managed to even come close to this one. A true masterpiece by Gervais and Merchant. Everything from casting and manuscript to acting and the mockumentary format is perfectly executed. I wonder if they knew that when they were creating it. How is it even possible to get everything so right?
“So what’s a goblin” “how long you gonna be mate” made me laugh the most My favorite bit of acting is Keith’s appraisal, Brent losing his patience but tryna stay calm is played so well by Ricky 😂
The best part about the mrs sidney poitier joke is that Brent goes back in as a follow up, like he would've been fine if he let the conversation drop but he had to go back and embarrass himself 😂😂
My funniest bit of Gareth's "so have you got a boyfriend?" is the way you can see him mulling over what to say or whether he should say it. It is almost as though he knows it is a bad move but then can't help himself and just does it.
The part of Gareth is played superbly. All the little mannerisms and awkwardness. Gervais said he originally imagined Gareth as a big guy who thinks he's hard, boasting about being in the Territorial Army etc. Then Mackenzie Crook walked into the audition and didn't look anything like who they had in mind, but they went with him anyway. Good call.
That part where he goes to the black guy and only starts talking about black actors brings back so many memories 🤣🤣🤣 The amount of times some white folks have started a conversation with me only to talk about either rap music or black actors and actresses, still cracks me up 🤣🤣 They look so confused when I tell them I am more of a Red Hot chilli pepper fan than rap fan 🤣🤣
The one where the workers are huddled around a TV in the warehouse watching a video has to be in the top 25 lines: Brent: "What are you watching?" Forklift guy: "My dog shagging his dog".
This is extraordinarily good. It's also very British. There are references to the British TV adaptation of The Darling Buds of May ("Perfick!") and a British documentary about the English national football team ("Do I not like that?"). It is rich and painful and sour. I haven't seen the American version. Is it nearly as good? I imagine a translation that reduces the agony in order to appeal to a wider audience. Make it milder like American cheese, and sweeter like American bread.
You're pretty much right about the changes to the US version. It is very funny, but it's also quite a different show really. Different humour. People still bicker about which is "the best" but I honestly see them as two very separate shows. And we don't have to choose, we have both :)
Never even watch the office but just from there clips I can see in how many shows and films have used their comedy. Ovi nit saying the office was the first but you can see shows it inspired
“You’re not going to lose your job. You’re not going to lose your job. You know? You’re not going to lose your job.” Looks like nothing written down but was hilarious.
The funinest lines ever are the FIRST lines ever. That' whole job interview is hilarious. "I can make that dream come true TO aka for you." and his hand gestures pointing from his hair! "The point is you talk the talk but you dont' walk the walk viza-vi you've not yet past your forklift drivers test." So he just gives the guy the job without one! "Has he past his forklift test? He WRITES the test!" does the Pinocchio nose gesture.🤥 "He's first aid trained yeh" Cathlolic sign of the cross 🤣 "We'll get a CV over to you" does the air keyboard telling the guy he needs to add all those lies in. 😉 Imagine this guy going to work. He cant drive a forklift for shit and when he flattens a guy with said forklift he can't do even CPR or anything because hes not first aid trained! 🤣🤣🤣
