01-25-2005, 07:55 PM
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Stumbling to the end
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I thought they had cancelled the idea of doing the remake, but I just read a description of the show and it looks like it'll air in March. The description of the show is almost a complete carbon copy of the original:
From http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet.../showid-22343/:
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Welcome to the The Office: An American Workplace guide at TV Tome.
Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees via a documentary film crew's cameras.
Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell, Come To Papa) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest, most obnoxious and annoying boss as far as his staff is concerned. His co-worker Jim (John Krasinski, Kinsey) lusts after engaged receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer, Miss Match) when he's not sabotaging his cube-mate, the know-it-all Dwight (Rainn Wilson, Six Feet Under).
Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, Punk'd) is a young, smart, self-possessed temp, who quickly figures out the real office politics despite Michael's attempts to instill the official point-of-view.
Meanwhile, the entire office is constantly worried about the impending staff cuts. Will there be layoffs? Will there be office romance? Will Michael ever shut up? If it's truly a typical office, then the answers are "maybe," "yes," and "absolutely not." (NBC Press Release)
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Ridiculous. I wish they'd make more episodes of the original, but it doesn't look like they'll ever make anymore of the BBC Office episodes.
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