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The surprising news from the Golden Globes is that “The Office” has won two major awards.  Ricky Gervais (creator, co-writer and star) won the TV comedy actor award, while the programme won best TV comedy series.

It’s surprising not because it doesn’t deserve the prize, but because in the States the show is only on cable TV (through BBC Americas) and certainly won’t appeal to everyone.  It seems that people either love it or just totally don’t get it and wonder why anyone should want to watch a show about such awful people.

I shall have to revise my opinions of Americans, because whoever votes for these awards obviously has the intelligence to realize that The Office really is the funniest thing on TV.

If you don’t own the DVDs of the two series, buy them now, and when the Christmas specials are available, buy them as well.

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  1. shaky avatar
    shaky

    You’ve seen the Christmas specials too? Brilliant.

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    the shaky kaiser

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    The Office wins at the Golden Globes. Gervais made history by becoming the first British actor to win a TV comedy acting award at the Globes and The Office became the first UK sitcom to win the best comedy prize….

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  3. m. shutterfly avatar
    m. shutterfly

    I think The Office is one of the best shows ever written, and I’m American…so go figure. Unfortunately though, those intellectually challenged Americans will NEVER pull off a copy of the show as they are proposing to do (with Brad Pitt playing the Gervais character – c’mon!).

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