I am a huge fan of Ricky Gervais’s original BBC version of The Office. A buddy of mine discovered it about 6 years ago, and when he came to visit, we watched the entire first season in one sitting.

Perhaps this is why I absolutely, positively, CAN NOT STAND the American version. I want it to be funny. I try to wish it into funnyness. And yet, every time I give it a shot, the only two words that come to mind are:

Leave it to Ricky Gervais to find a way to make even the humorless Steve Carell enjoyable to watch, if only because this somehow parodies his own inanity. Without further ado, I present the debut of the original Japanese version of The Office:

Filed under: Brave New World, Cool Beans, Funny, Uncategorized