the office vs. the office

the artist ELLOH on etsy.com has done some fine fine are prints of the cast of both versions of the office: it is hard to choose your favorite, but here are dwight and gareth, since they are so… cariacature-able:

(Click on picture for direct link, or visit the entire gallery and support the artist!)

Karen, Jim’s current girlfriend, showed up in the third season, would be Tim’s Stacey Rachel. it’s interesting that both actively pursued their boys, and got them… but for how long?

Stacey Rachel lasted 6 episodes, and Karen’s got 12 episodes to this post date. Stacey Rachel could dance, and Jim seemed pretty impressed that Karen could speak French.

Karen confronted Jim straight up about his feelings for Pam, and was pretty calm about it. We saw Stacey Rachel crying, but it’s unclear what Tim said exactly to her. Karen was suckered into moving into Scranton though, but since Stacey Rachel was repeatedly hit on by Gareth, I think Karen’s still better off.

[EDIT: i confused the actress Stacey Roca’s name with the character who is actually named RACHEL. all changed!]

Stacey Rachel, UK Office		Karen, US Office

in the first episode we see tim and jim both innocently eating a gelatin snack:

david and michael show of their dance moves — anyone up for making a mashup?

Name Analysis:
Their names both consist of two first names (David, Brent, Michael, Scott). Michael’s middle name is Gary, so could it be David’s middle name was Larry?
From what we’ve seen, Michael and David don’t seem to actually do any work in the office.
Both pride themselves as “entertainers.” Michael perhaps is more ambitious, attending an occasional acting class.

Brief Analysis:
When the U.S. version first appeared, Michael Scott was David Brent’s long-lost twin. However, as NBC series develops further, obviously to extend their storyline, Michael now has his owm personality, complete with his own irritating quirks and offensive comments. Both seem to have the same level of self-deluding sense of worth, importance and appeal to the ladies.

O f f i c e B a t t l e

Fisticuffs:Although Michael’s shown to be pretty good in the arena [US 206: The Fight], let’s face it. David’s got a few pounds on him. Plus, with all that he’s gone through, I think he’d fight harder, since he doesn’t seem to have that much left. If Michael was at an English Pub, he’d get a bit excited about those beers — even if Mikey Boy had homecourt advantage at Chili’s, he’d probably order a few two many Awesome Blossoms and go into food coma. Plus, didn’t everyone see David’s head butts [UK 105: New Girl] his new secretary? He’s vicious. Just vicious. But in the Battle of Wits? David disappointed us on Quiz Night [UK 103: The Quiz]. And Michael surprised us all with his people skills and sly salesmanship getting a big account [US 207: The Client] at of course, Chili’s - the new golf course, where business happens… as Small Businessman Magazine says (in the Letters to the Editor section).

With the recent merger of the Scranton and Stamford, there are once more similarities between the two series. In the BBC version, the merger of the Swindon branch into Slough brought to the mockumentary new characters and awkward situations.

In the episode “The Convict” (US), we all experienced what we’d anticipated from the minute we saw Martin Nash walk into the room. However, while Michael dealt with a black white-collar ex-convict, David Brent had a new black guy AND a woman in a wheelchair when the UK branches merged. We have seen Michael interact with Billy (the wheelchair guy properties manager).
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Watch this really great video user absnow54 has posted on YouTube dedicated to Jim and Tim (I couldn’t have done it any better!) and visit the Jim/Tim page.

*[UPDATE] dwight’s ideal woman is apparently kinky Angela Kinsey.

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