One of my favorite shows of all time is the office. I've watched it ever since the first season. It's a very witty and funny show staring Steve Carell, Rain Wilson, and Jenna Fisher. There was a British Office staring Ricky Gervais that was, in my opinion, just as good.
The two shows are similar in a lot of ways. They both consist of a clueless boss that thinks he is the greatest and is the regional manager of a paper company. The two shows also have other characters that share similar attributes. It has a similar story in which the receptionist and a salesman obviously have feelings for each other, but the receptionist has a fiance. Throughout the show they both never seem to get the timing right. The shows also share an ignorant character that is excessively confident in himself, but is obviously an idiot.
There are also many differences too. The name and places are different. The British Office, although highly critically acclaimed, only aired for two seasons, consisting of 6 episodes for each season. The US Office is currently on it's 7th season consisting of roughly 20 episodes a season. Lastly, in the British Office the main boss gets fired, while in the American Office the main boss quits due to personal issues.
All in all, the main concept of the shows are very similar, but are obviously two different shows in the overall story and character development.
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