“It offends me that you even have to ask!”

January 29th, 2010 at 2:28 am

I’ve seen both and honestly?? The US version wins, hands down.

You should give it a try, you’d be suprised

January 29th, 2010 at 12:24 pm

Both pure ace in their own rights but the US office has gone much further and theres a lot more of it and generally it’s pretty amazing.
The UK christmas special has to be the greatest TV ending ever for sorting everything out
Probably go with the US as Gervais can be a cunt

January 29th, 2010 at 8:08 pm

Gervais is just perfect, US is funny but you cant beat the origianl

January 30th, 2010 at 12:05 am

Ricky Gervais is brilliant, but I just don’t find Steve Carell to be funny.

January 30th, 2010 at 12:11 am

gervais does it for me like (not in the sexual way as far as im aware) originals th best !

February 1st, 2010 at 1:57 am

Gervais makes me feel so awkward and uncomfortable. In fact, everytime I watch the show, he makes Brent so real that I want to punch the cunt straight in the face. For this reason the UK version wins my vote. The hatred makes the funny so much funnier.

February 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 am

English version without a doubt. The American version doesn’t even come close.

February 2nd, 2010 at 4:15 pm

Not an easy choice. Both are great examples of what they are. The US Office is maybe a touch more ’sitcommy’, but that’s no criticism as it’s always very, very funny. Simply cos it came first, I’ll vote for the home team.

February 2nd, 2010 at 6:35 pm

U.S version hands down purely beacause ricky gervais is the most arrogant cunt to have squelched himself threw my eyes

February 3rd, 2010 at 6:17 pm

I’m kinda shocked it is this close on a “.uk” site. I could never really get into the uk version, tried a few times but there is something about it that bores me. I thought I would really enjoy it after loving the IT crowd and loving the American version… but nope. I vote US, and I’m from the US.

February 3rd, 2010 at 11:31 pm

Because Beefy will happily say “that’s what I think of your selection policy, yes I’ve hit the odd copper, yes I’ve enjoyed the old dooby, but will you piss off and leave me alone, I’m walking to John O’Groats for some spastics.”

February 4th, 2010 at 12:15 am

Yea yea everyone is pretty much wired to love the original better, that’s just how people are so I don’t think this poll will show anything different BUT…

the AMERICAN version is simply better. It has better writing. It’s wittier and much more diverse then the original. Sometimes someone has a good idea, and then another person comes and along and makes it great.

Get over it people, they are both great shows but lets be fair, US wins.

February 7th, 2010 at 10:22 am

Have not seen the Brit version but Ricky Gervais is a lot funnier than Steve Carell.

For what it’s worth, I do like “Coupling” a lot better than “Friends”.

February 8th, 2010 at 6:39 am

Forget Gervais Vs. Carell – It’s all about bears, beets, and Battlestar Galactica….. Dwight Schrute!!!

February 12th, 2010 (5 weeks ago) at 1:03 am

Both are shit! But I vote the US one, coz Gervais is a fucking arsehole! AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!

February 14th, 2010 (4 weeks ago) at 4:59 am

The UK version as a stand alone is a ground breaking piece of comedy television. It is as clever as it was a breath of fresh air to our televisions. The first season of the US version was a pile of rancid curdled yak cak. The seasons thereafter have been the funniest well written comedy gold you could hope to blow your load on, and it has not stopped. Due to this, Dwight and co earn the right to rule the office….

US 1

UK 0

February 23rd, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 1:49 am