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Yo! I b first Beeyotches by glodene	Sep 4th, 2007 02:26:10 AM
:o)
Yo! I b gon' fer seconds too! by glodene	Sep 4th, 2007 02:29:42 AM
An' while i'm at, i'm gon' b buying 30 Rock; Desperate Suburban Hoodratz; Office; Prizon brizeak an' slew of other shit.
I think i'm gon' buy It b slightly humid in Philly too by glodene	Sep 4th, 2007 02:34:10 AM
Cuz dat' shit b funny.
Yo! Herc u fo'got Da' Wire Season 4: 12/4/07 by glodene	Sep 4th, 2007 02:36:33 AM
Represent!
Is anyone else disturbed by The Naked Brothers Band? by Orionsangels	Sep 4th, 2007 03:16:46 AM
They're what. 10 years old and named the band, The Naked Brothers Band?, with all the pedderasses out there? Pretty sick.
Yuck on Fox for NOT cancelling Prison Break by Yeti	Sep 4th, 2007 06:11:09 AM
It was concieved as a 44 part story and should have stayed that way, by dragging it out into a third season it's gone beyond "suspension of disbelief" to the absurd. Note the new conspiracy and how the old one hasn't been resolved so much as fallen by the wayside.
Glodene your about as entertaining as a chapped ass by Yeti	Sep 4th, 2007 06:14:28 AM
And about as half as interesting, yo.
The TICK contest? by Jubba	Sep 4th, 2007 06:29:56 AM
was there a winner for the Tick DVD contest Herc??
Yay more Palin on DVD by chrth	Sep 4th, 2007 08:02:16 AM
But I'm still waiting for the complete set they have in the UK
The Office in HD? by Ryang	Sep 4th, 2007 08:10:55 AM
Will probably be on for next year I'm guessing, not that I'm buying anything HD/Blu-Ray (for a while) besides my TV.
Glodene, why are you speaking in blackface? by James_O'Nasty	Sep 4th, 2007 08:17:38 AM
Anyway, what is that hook going to be? Uh-oh! HD or Bluray?
Herc - you - BASTARD! Where's your love for Sunny? by eppdude	Sep 4th, 2007 08:23:17 AM
Best comedy on regular cable. Better than Sarah Silverman, yes. Thanks, though, for the Amazon list - very helpful indeed.
Rescue Me is $23.99 on Amazon, by the way by eppdude	Sep 4th, 2007 08:26:27 AM
just to add to the list.
Just ordered Oz! by buffywrestling	Sep 4th, 2007 08:46:29 AM
And the Office S3 was a pre-order that is enroute as we speak. What else can I buy? Hmmm...
Uh, my name b Glodene..U don't have a name by glodene	Sep 4th, 2007 09:04:29 AM
like dis' an' don't b succumin' to a few ethnic weaknesses.
You've NEVER SEEN the original British "The Office"?!?! by robogeek.com	Sep 4th, 2007 09:15:56 AM
That's sacrilege! Sacrilege, I say! ;-)
Collectors Edition Sets......... by Merlox	Sep 4th, 2007 09:28:11 AM
Hey Herc would it be to much trouble to ask if you could scope out what stores do those ridiculous exclusive sets sometime? I never would have found out about Targets collector's edition of Heroes without the talkback, and I have no clue where to research stuff like that anyhow. I hate having to bounce around store to store to see if there is some sort of deal.....or if it's even worth it. Just a thought.
Prison Break.... by Merlox	Sep 4th, 2007 09:30:47 AM
SHOULD have ended last season...it really should have...but I just can't help really loving this show...and I think it's because I consciously turn my brain off and just have fun with its complete implausibility. I understand though that people are getting frustrated with it but I'm really dying to see where it goes. (I DO however hope that it ends THIS year)
The British Office Sucked by Ryang	Sep 4th, 2007 10:07:59 AM
Well, I just don't find Britsh humour/mannerisms that amusing. Even though the first few episodes are alike from both sides of the pond, I find the US version much more enjoyable and funny.
I just bought Oz too... by tonagan	Sep 4th, 2007 10:36:29 AM
So they'll probably come out with a box set in about a month that has a free shiv in it.
What's the big deal about PRISON BREAK? by IAmLegolas	Sep 4th, 2007 10:40:28 AM
Let me guess.... the season finale he finally gets out and then the first episode of the next season he winds up back in? Rinse and repeat? How many seasons of that are people going to put up with?
DerLanghaarige = The Big Dummy in English by IAmLegolas	Sep 4th, 2007 10:44:15 AM
Hating on the UK Office, liking King Of Queens and not knowing what Gumby is? Turn in your geek card now... geezus, you are embarassing the rest of us.
Is MTV's The State still coming out on 10/23??? by deucefilms	Sep 4th, 2007 10:44:24 AM
I read that the entire series of MTV's The State is FINALLY supposed to be coming out on DVD on 10/23. Is it not official yet? I'm nervous that it's not actually coming out, since it's taken forever to finally get this awesome show out on DVD.
Ricky Gervais by biscuit turner	Sep 4th, 2007 10:54:31 AM
Look, it's becoming obvious Ricky Gervais is a one-trick pony, but oh what a trick it is! Herc, get out there and watch the original Office NOW! Is Dwight funnier than Gareth? He has had about 30 more episodes to develop his character, but I still love Gareth. And aside from the pilot, Ryang, the US and UK versions have no plots in common.
Gareth is one of the greatest comedy creations ever by CerebralAssassin	Sep 4th, 2007 11:01:27 AM
And Herc is a wanker douchebag to have never seen the British version (the only version) of The Office.
Office Target Edition..... by Merlox	Sep 4th, 2007 11:55:47 AM
for those curious Target has a box of the Office third season with some "nifty" packaging....a shooting script from the season premiere and an extra disc with Q&A from the Paley Festival....much like the Heroes box last week...I snagged it...but I dunno if it was really worth the extra few bucks....but it sure looks cool...
Best Buy has a better edition by tough_times	Sep 4th, 2007 01:21:57 PM
It includes a Dwight Bobble head and a Dundie!
The british Office is better. And Prison Break is by eggbeater	Sep 4th, 2007 03:15:18 PM
still entertaining. But The Wire beats them both.
RE: The Office - If by "better," you mean "shorter". . by gruntybear	Sep 4th, 2007 05:06:27 PM
. . . then, yes, I agree. But in all other respects the American "Office" resoundingly trounces its British forebearer.
Gareth Keenan Investigates... by Alonzo Mosely	Sep 4th, 2007 05:16:52 PM
The American version is a fine sit-com, but the British version, with its 14 episodes and a special, was absolute perfection. It told a specific story and then left the room. 'That' moment in the xmas special, you know what I mean, was more touching and appropriate than just about anything else I ever seen, in comedy or drama, movie or TV. It just shone. Merchant and Gervais got those characters, told their story and then left it behind. Any American watching is going to miss some of the little things, the same way a Brit watching the US version will miss the little things, and it is the touches that move good to great, so obviously most American will prefer the American and vice-versa. I am British, but have lived in the states for 10 years, so I am able to tune into both as a 'native'. The American version is very, very good, the British version is great...
Garreth Keenan > Dwight Shrute by freak2thec0re	Sep 4th, 2007 05:35:12 PM
i mean, Dwight is great, and he's certainly become his own character over the seasons, but you can't beat Garreth, or David Brent for that matter. Never.
though I have a feeling by freak2thec0re	Sep 4th, 2007 05:38:18 PM
that whatever version you watched first, is gonna be the one you prefer
freak2thec0re. you may be right on that one. by eggbeater	Sep 4th, 2007 06:12:49 PM
I watched the british office over and over again on dvd and thought it was the funniest thing ever. Once I heard an american remake was coming, I got real pissed. I didn't really give it a fair chance. I think the moral to this story is that Fox should bring Arrested Development back for 10 more seasons.
Screw the Brit Version, see Freaks and Geeks by Ryang	Sep 4th, 2007 06:14:21 PM
Now that is (was) perfection ;-)
Jesus is crying right now by Charlie Murphy	Sep 4th, 2007 06:14:45 PM
because you haven't seen the Brit "Office". i wouldn't say it's "better", but they do say "fuck" a few times and there's an episode where Tim (the british Jim) gives David (the british Michael) a dildo for his birthday and hilarity ensues as David has to hide the dildo for the rest of the day. the two hour wrap up episode is heart breaking.
I loves me some MXC by Sir Loin	Sep 4th, 2007 06:51:00 PM
Doesn't matter how bad your day was, shove one of those DVD's into your player and you WILL laugh. Best show ever :D
Now with 25% more Guy LeDouche by neutrino	Sep 4th, 2007 07:40:59 PM
Uh uh uh, Skippppper!
You don't need to see the british one now by INWOsuxRED	Sep 4th, 2007 09:07:08 PM
The sheer volume of high quality episodes leads me to respect the American version more, especially when you consider how easily it could have been a total disaster, or could have run out of energy. I tend to like Gareth a bit better than Dwight, and the bosses are probably a push, but after that I think I prefer all of the American cast. I don't know that watching the UK version now will do anything more than having you comparing the two, rather than viewing them both seperately. I wasn't super impressed with the 2nd series of the UK office, so I don't agree with people that feel it was complete perfection, but it had a very solid wrap. With most of the major cast getting lots of roles, I doubt the American version will last much longer. I hope they wrap things up as well as the UK version.
The Harry Potter and Sir Ian episodes of Extras by INWOsuxRED	Sep 4th, 2007 09:09:14 PM
were probably the two funniest episodes of TV I saw all last year. I don't buy Gervias as a one trick pony at all. I also enjoy his podcasts, which I don't think are much like his shows.
Just saw the pilot episode of Chuck. by eggbeater	Sep 4th, 2007 09:37:38 PM
It was pretty damn cool. They had a dvd for rent at blockbuster. It had Chuck, Journeyman, and Life. Haven't seen the other two but Chuck is gonna fuckin rock.
I still think How I Met Your Mother is the funniest... by Lenny Nero	Sep 4th, 2007 10:17:37 PM
...sitcom on network television, but 30 Rock and The Office are definite second- and third-place holders.
there was a talkback for the mad men pilot by INWOsuxRED	Sep 4th, 2007 10:54:22 PM
it didn't have many posts in it. I just started watching and I'm not sure if I'll be caught up by Thursday, but it is the first real TV drama (not counting fantasy stuff like Heroes and Lost) I've been interested in for a long time. By 108 I'll be watching them when they are new.
I watched the brit office first but by speed	Sep 5th, 2007 09:16:15 AM
prefer the american office by a very slim margin. Nothing will ever beat David Brent playing his guitar at the training seminar and that moment another poster wrote of is amazing and gareth is a great character, but dwight blows him out of the water. The humour is quite different. i find the extra episodes in the US case to be more is better. usually yanks keep their shows going way after bedtime. And I'm an aussie so got no allegiances. get take the best from both england and america cause most of our TV shows suck!
Super Powers Team Galactic whatever... by Al Delvechio	Sep 5th, 2007 02:22:37 PM
what the Samuel Langhorn HELL are The Flash, Aquaman and Batman doing flying in space?!
The Chuck pilot is great by Charlie Murphy	Sep 5th, 2007 02:45:00 PM
i've seen seven of the fall pilots, the best being pushing daisies and the worst being k-ville, but none was a bigger surprise than chuck. really fun, really light. reaper, terminator are both pretty good as well, however, bionic woman needs some serious retooling.
Lenny Nero by JonQuixote	Sep 5th, 2007 03:40:19 PM
I'm with you. It defies expectations how a traditional (dated), schmaltzy sitcom can be so damned funny, especially in a post-Arrested Development world. But it just is. Nothing against THE OFFICE (the clear cut #2) and 30 ROCK (perhaps a little overhyped thanks to inconsistency, but I still bought it yesterday), but HIMYM is the most fun I have in front of a t.v. all week, every week.
'Hetty Waintrhop Investigates' Will Own Your Ass!! by skoobyx	Sep 5th, 2007 07:11:12 PM
That's some Patricia Rutledge for yall.
sunny, office and prisonbreak by coachaaron	Sep 5th, 2007 10:06:32 PM
just picked up the first 2. for my money, sunny, office and scrubs are the funniest shows on the air right now. shows like lost and BSG can really challenge you mentally, that's why i love prisonbreak, because it's a mindless ride.
Hart to Hart should be released soon! by Borgnine JR	Sep 6th, 2007 03:40:24 PM
Cuz when they met, it was MURDER!!
When Will 'MST3K The Movie' Be Rereleased? by skoobyx	Sep 6th, 2007 07:29:33 PM
That thing goes for $100 on Ebay. And I want to buy it too.
Tina Fey is hot. by samsquanch	Sep 7th, 2007 03:50:18 AM
well, she is.
Random Office trivia by Meglos	Sep 7th, 2007 09:16:15 AM
Brit show creators Gervais & Merchant wrote 'The Convict' episode for this season. Not the best episode they had this year, mind you, but still...

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