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6.20.2004 posted by William 15:39 link |
Yesterday I watched the first two episodes of the BBC series The Office. It was like Office Space plus The Larry Sanders Show with the tone of all but the ending of Bad Santa rolled into brilliant British mockumentary. The humor is character-driven and dark as a London basement at night during the Blitz. A couple brilliant gags, delivered in thick blocky British syllables, each of which holds the potential to yield up another bit of insult or innuendo or nuance, were so quick and dense that I had to rewind and watch them again and again, laughing more each time. The infamous David Brent is simultaneously hilarious and painful to watch. If I had cable I would be all over BBC America looking for this show, but for now I'll have to content myself with downloading episodes from file sharers. |