Contrarian: The Office US v. UK Debate

Ok, it's not a surprise that I have opinions and lots of them. Spend 5 minutes with me and it's not hard to see the quiet passion rumbling underneath. (although that's probably last night's burrito, but you get what I mean) So it should surprise you that I have an opinion on "The Office". I've been called a contrarian because of my passionate and well established view that "The Office UK" is the superior of the two shows. I've never been so hurt in my life........ok, excessive. It did make me think a little. I had a killer taco salad today, in case anyone is wondering. So, I decided to watch the first season of "The Office US" and attempt to remain as unaffected and prejudice free as possible. It took me until episode three to make me laugh. Literally, the first three episodes are a disgusting "High School Musical" versioin of the original. The good: Rainn Wilson pretty much makes the show. His take on the office psychopath/uber-nerd pretty much exceeds that of his UK counterpart. Not that Garreth is out done, just that he is that good. Episodes 4-6 of season 1 are fun and I laughed a lot. Mission accomplished. I am a fan. To call the US version superior would be foolish. It's less documentary looking, it spends more time interviewing "the office members" instead of just allowing the ultra-awkward moments to just seep through your bones. That being said, I watched last night's season opener and laughed start to finish. And here's the answer to the light versus dark beer, Les Stroud versus Bear question... The US office is better because of volume. It's the same reason why Arrested Development is only my second favorite show next to Scrubs....lack of episodes. The Office US is working on its fourth season and with that comes experiementation and character development. Dwight putting the cat into the freezer and clawing its way through a bag of frozen french fries is pretty much the funniest thing I've ever heard. "I'm not responsible for that!"