Least surprising news of the week is that NBC will restrict their remake of the The Office to just six shows, after the pilot was very badly received by viewers.

Viewers of the pilot show gave it the worst sitcom rating in NBC’s history, saying it was “too depressing.”

What did they expect? Friends-style hilarity with tanning machines?

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4 responses to “Americans fail to get the joke”

  1. fumier avatar

    I can see a trend. Your last 3 posts have, respectively, evinced “some” surprise, “slight” surprise and, most recently, “least” surprise.
    I’m not sure where it goes from here, though. Please surprise us!

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  2. Chris avatar

    Surprisingly, I hadn’t noticed that. I must try harder. Time to buy a Thesaurus (if I have any money left after a certain prominent Hong Kong blogger sues me for defamation).

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  3. fumier avatar

    Here are a few to be going along with: astonished, amazed, stunned, gobsmacked. Let me know if you need any more.

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  4. fumier avatar

    Ah-ha! I see you’ve used to “no surprise” (Copies, Copies, Everywhere). Is that less of a surprise than “least surprise”?

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