Americans React To "The Office (UK) - S1E1 - Downsizing"
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You're about to know the meaning of cringe
spencer has some competition lol
Bloody good rep
This was filmed when "Whassuppp" was already old news, making their use of it even more lame.
and Billy Bass
@@simonball5746 Let's face it, if Brent ever used an original/unheard joke, he wouldn't be Brent.
This was so real some people thought it was a fly on the wall documentary.
Legit the first time my dad showed it to me he said he was flicking through channels and thought it was a weird documentary but ended up watching them all
Cringe is the actual centre of British humour and this is the finest cringe you'll ever encounter.
Gervais is absolutely in his element with this.
Equalled by Extras in the "watch through your hand" stakes 😂
This is 10 levels above cringe.
R.I.P Ewen MacIntosh (Keith).
The car park and bus station is no more. Now a giant Tesco supermarket. (I live about a 15 min drive from there 🤣) This show really launched Mr Gervais, Mr Freeman, Mr Crook, Ms Davis and West Country's own Merchant!
I never thought I would say this, but I genuinely miss Slough as it was then. It's still drab now, but it's a different kind of drab.
I live just down the road in Stoke Poges. Yeah, and the old roundabout pictured gone as well. They built big offices &a new bus station on that old Bus station site. Tesco Superstore was a rebuild of the old Tesco, which was originally school grounds I believe. As you will be aware, the new bus station was burnt down a couple of years ago by a 15 year old girl. That's Slough for ya :-)
If you were to ask me to name four geniuses, I probably wouldn't say Einstein, Newton... I'd go Gervais, Freeman, Crook, Davis... Merchant.
This show is legendary, you're lucky getting to see this for the first time
Yes! Glad you're reacting to this. Please stick with it. It gets better and better.
Glad you're doing the Office. So many episodes to look forward to.
Seeing Oliver Chris(first day guy) reminded me that a quirky comedy called the Green Wing might be up your street and few if any have reacted to.
Green wing was brilliant but maybe a l.ittle too zany for these guys.
I just realised after all these years he’s the security guard in the IT Crowd
Theres also a pre pilot for this show you can watch. The very first incarnation of The Office, it's an alternative version of this episode but with different support actors and different scenes. Great to watch to see how the show evolved. I have it up
"Seedy Boss - The Office UK (pre pilot) - 1998 DVD Quality FULL EPISODE"
Oh and Gareth is the best character
This is so good, great reaction guys. I'll be watching these uploads!!
I had a Boss just like Brent, in between the 1st and 2nd series (UK), once he came into our room and picked up a mic, put it on his chest..."hello, I'm Jon Simpson, reporting from Iraq" he'd also ALWAYS say after every morning meeting... "group hug?" and we'd all nervously laugh
That’s awkward. I would leave immediately.
YES YES YES!!! Years worth of being a dedicated subscriber finally paid off. As Daniel would say, "We are SOOOOOO ready for this!"
can you imagine there was a time where the office ,, partridge,,,, and pheonix nights all on at the same time,,, just amazing times,,, pheonix nights being in the same quality as the first two,,,
I found out that phoenix nights is a very hard one for Americans to get as they do other shows cos the accent and slang they miss so much of what’s going on- I have to admit I liked phoenix nights but I personally wouldn’t put it on the same level as some other British shows- I preferred carshare myself 👍
@@ianoo23 King Boomer is enjoying Phoenix Nights, though he's not getting some of the references.
@@RobertTaylor-gz2fu I’ll admit I’m finding it funnier this time around than I remember it when it came out- for some reason that north west accent you can miss a lot if you’re not quite tuned into it
I think you guys will like this as you both seem to get British humor and cultural references and awkward social situations. Nice one lads.
To really get this you have to remember that the premise is a tv company have decided to make a fly on the wall documentary at this office and David Brent is behaving like it’s an audition every time the camera is pointed at him. He wants to be a star… he wants to be loved… not just by his staff but by the nation watching the show when it goes out. That’s why he’s constantly trying to say the right thing and, in doing so, he’s overstretching and ending up saying the wrong thing. It’s so cringy to watch him make a total twat of himself but you can’t help but laugh 😂
Great to see you do this! Just remember to always watch until the end of the credits, there's always a little something happens there....
The original and best.
Superb boys ! Thanks for picking yet another top-notch British comedy series. 👏👏👏👍👍👍
It took ages for 'The Office' to first air on TV. I'd heard about it 1-2 years before, whilst it was being made. Loved it when it finally arrived....I know one of the cast members. 😃
"Never start a fight, but always finish one"
You'll see Keith, the big chap, talks slow, uninterested, he recently passed away 😪 (Ewan McIntosh)
I don't know what episode it is, but the one where they have a customer service training day, is hilarious.
When Brent has to role play examples of good/bad customer service.... Amazing! LOL!
Episode 4
One of my favourite episodes of any show ever made
She’s not dead 🤣🤣
I never thought I'd say this but I want to hear more from Gareth
Is that the one where Gareth said he wants a threesome 😂
"We've all had that coworker.." I haven't....... oh, wait!
😂
One of the best comedies of all time.
Doesnt compare to us office,uk absolute miles better
30:44 - Early 00s yes, but also we laugh at him trying not to be horrible racist and failing miserably (Unlike many shows from the era where racism was the actual butt of the joke). It becomes a regular thing so prepare yourselves 😂Glad you're watching this show anyway! A rare perfect mini series with a nice arc that gets better with every episode.
Oooo.... I can see a lot of this going over their heads. A few things they didn't get.
love this version and the american version but they end up so different!
I have tried watching the US Office and I truly don't understand how anyone could think it's even close to being as good as the UK original. It's like the fast food equivalent.
This show has the strongest dose of cringe of any show ever.
Good luck!
Guys, this show is comedy gold. You will love it. It's soooo cringe.
always great watching you guys i have watched youtubes on the usa one and thought it was really good thanks
Love you guys. The Office was perfect. I was there, at that age, at that time. Similar boss. Insanely apt and unwatchably funny. ❤
It dosnt matter which version you prefer. Like them both. I know Ste Merch used to spend a lot of time in the USA office writers room.
A phone with no internet in it is called a… phone
😜
Everyones a fan of the office but I remember when it was first broadcast and hardly anyone watched it. I remember asking loads of people if they'd seen it and couldn't find anyone who'd watched it. It was only when they made a 2nd series and repeated the 1st one that people started to watch it in any great numbers.
I've never watch one full episode until now or not, but I did.
Ive worked from home for the last 20 years, I hated working in an office for all the reasons shown here lol
One word, two syllables, 'dee-mar-kay-shun'
Lol
The UK and US versions become two completely different shows when the US goes it own way, the UK is more ‘real’ as it’s set like a mockumentary as though it’s a real fly-on-the-wall with character that are so true to real life (which makes it funnier imo) the US becomes a typical US cartoon like sitcom with shouting and over the top US comedy
I think the us office is excellent.
They didn't make a lame version of the British office.
They went on a different way
@@knoll9812 yeah think it works better for an American audience and wouldn’t have worked if they had just copied the UK. It’s good but for me just too American sitcommy and over the top and not as funny as the realistic mockumentary UK version just IMO
The guy playing the sales rep (the one who said “I’m boring myself”) later played the star role in the first season of the TV VERSION OF FARGO, based of course on the cult movie of the same name 😊
really good reaction! this show is so awesome
Yes Yes Yes guy’s 👍🏽🥊 great choice cracking series you will love this series 😝
Back when this was airing, I remember the general comment I'd hear was: "The Office is the last thing I can imagine an American remake of" although weirdly i'ts been remade by about 30 different countries (so Ricky and Steve must have made a pretty penny). Took me a while to get into it personally -- I thought it was 'alan partridge lite' on initial observation and dismissed it. I was a fan by the time it ended though in 2003.
This is probably the last time I remember going to work and there being a real buzz about a TV program from the night before. Everyone talked about it and if you actually worked in an office chances were you knew a ‘Gareth’ or a ‘Tim’ or even a ‘Brent’. Genius idea.
Platinum and diamond comedy here.
No price on it.
Everlasting
Clearly Gervais is a genius comic here and beyond
The fly-on-the-wall, day in the life of a typical workplace docusoap was big at the time, with shows like Airport and Driving School producing breakout "characters" who then had their 15 minutes of fame.
The Office is presented as just another one of these docusoaps right up until the end credits, from the opening titles and theme to the casting of then-unknowns, with Brent as the guy who thinks he's going to be the next breakout Reality TV star.
I don't know if the US show had the same context but it went in a slightly different direction, keeping the documentary conceit despite there being no chance of mistaking it for anything other than a sitcom.
I'm commenting just after you said you've not really seen either version. I've tried both and could not get through more than two episodes without giving up out of boredom. I'm a lot older now and hoping I can see more in it.
Edit: Enjoyed that much more than I thought I would.
Enjoyed that...guys !
I am a Brit and I have never watched the office UK or USA and people often slag me off for that
Great laugh thank you guys. With the older style of telephone, my first number when I left home, was the outback town name and the number 79D. Even predating a basic rotary dial, with a 'coffee grinder' looking thing in the middle, that you could use a single long grind (ring) for the operator. Or you could use the Morse code letter for that line with little long and short rings for your local call... Either way it didnt really matter what number you called. Once dialled, you could hear many discrete clicks as EVERYONE listened in for all the local gossip and news. Mid 1980's, so not totally yonks ago. And although only audio, was said to be the finest daily 'soap-opera' ever! Also with the added bonus of no need for an answering machine.
huGGs
‘Gareth, ‘Assistant regional manager’
David, ‘assistant TO the regional manager’😂
Yes Guys..been waiting for this..
This will be a great ride, my friends…
It's absolutely genius... everything he does is❤
They've all gone on to achieve greatness!
This is my favourite sitcom of all time. Its influence on everything that's come since cannot be overestimated. On both sides of the pond. I say this before watching, so here goes . . .
There were so many documentaries on UK tv at the time this was released, I thought This was real for the first episode. The genius of Ricky who created the (Mockumentary)....
I worked in an office for years. It’s exactly like this.
All unknown actors....Dawn played by Lucy Davis was actually the most well known for being on a radio show b4 this called the Archers.....she was also in Shaun of the Dead
Also the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrot.
Big Keith just died the other week
About time!
When this was first shown, viewers didn't know if it was a documentary or a show.
It took a while to catch on, and none of the actors were well known, which helped to mystify the public.
We did, because it was billed as a sitcom.
@@SRPM-yk9xw I remember at the time, there was definitely initially confusion
I'm a Britt and my toes curl like never before ultimate can't even look at the TV
Talk about watching through your fingers!
You're missing out on the end credits😊😊
Starting with the original is the best way. Then watch the US version.
Well done chaps. This is Comedy Gold.
P.S. Please watch the Ricky Gervais series Extras - it’s amazing.👌👏
Did you notice Jeff from peep show at the beginning?
Hey guys I appreciate you charge for uncut version on your pateron channel, but the editing is shockingly edited together like a bad adolescent editing a Jason Bourne action scene.luckily for us we've seen the cringe comedy many times before.
Make sure you watch the special after season 2, then watch David Brent: Life on The Road film and then you should do Phoenix Nights after with Peter Kay.
Amazing! 😁😁
Give or take Only Fools And Horses, The Office (and I mean the proper original Office, Gervais and Merchant’s UK version) is the best sitcom ever written
It’s a television classic. Great script, characters and so funny
Good luck with this one, it's TOO REAL for most people but I love this series. I hate it when people compare it to the US remake as they're completely different styles of comedy (after the 1st series of the US office did poorly they completely changed the style from the UK one). I love both but I don't think it's good to try and compare them. It's like comparing apples to potatoes.
such a great series... has the best ending of any series!
Not literally mental. That wouldn't work.
🤣
Gimme, Gimme Gimme, please do that series, soooooo funny
Like every UK show, very few 'seasons' but progressively much better.The Office started out strong and became a classic. Watch the Xmas specials.
How can you make comparisons when you havent watched the US version?
I once had a boss like David Brent and that put me off working in retail for life. I left that job for a much better one in manufacture (for 12 years) and then 'The Office' was shown on telly not long afterwards just to remind me of my previous job. Even my work colleagues at my new job found this hard to watch. The cringe factor is real.
Great choice guys, (but way to real, so well observed it hurts! 😆)
The Office 😂 Excellent ❤
Hell yes
The Office is actually about the love story between Dawn and Tim.
It's the voice of Galactus on the answer phone. He shows up soon, and is legendary
True - 'Finchy' (actor Ralph Ineson) has apparently been cast as Galactus in the MCU. People might know him as the father in the film The Witch.
@@bartsimpsonhead I go back even further than The Office. A show called Playing The Field from 1998
@@michaeljohn1978 to be fair he's done loads, and from his voiceover work on ads alone is instantly recognisable in the UK.
@@bartsimpsonhead Right now, it's the Dacia Duster ads I think of the most
Why are you watching edited versions? You're not getting the best experience lol
I glanced at Spencer's shirt and thought it said sex offender 😅
On a tangent. Your Sam Fender T-Shirt.
Listen to “A Pagan Place” by The Waterboys.
Seventeen going under is heavily influenced the them and that song.
Episode 1 of the U.S. Office is joke-for-joke exactly the same as Episode 1 of the U.K. Office. Watch them both and see who delivers the lines better... (hint - it's the U.K. version)
comedy is very subjective,,, and you cant like everything as some comedy is very lame to one person and the greatest thing ever to another,,,, coming from across the pond where comedy can be different your now old enough and wise enough to get and understand just how good some of the uk comedy is,,, and the journey is not over yet which is great
and if you have ever worked in an office this show strikes so many chords,,, and as a show its genuinely up there with the best ever
This show was very popular in Australia too when it came out. You guys missed the joke when David Brent was talking to the staff about him treating them as though they were his little children and if anyone was going to interfere with the children, it was going to be him, not head office. Also remember that Gareth is a phychopath - his true character builds up a lot over the episodes.
Oh FUCK YES 😍
Both versions are good but I prefer the realistic tone of the UK version.
go SVG
I agree, you guys have definitely developed a keen British sense of humour over the years. You get all the subtleties now. You're almost Brits!
"I have not seen the US Office" - reported for a hate crime
I like this episode, but the show gets better
Unicorns? Or Office virgins?😂😂😂