Tag: The Office
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Making Of The Office Pilot
Here’s a short video posted on Peacock’s channel about the making of The Office pilot. It’s interesting seeing them compare it to the original, before it eclipsed that show so enormously. It’s still clearly apeing the UK version in that first run of six, but the moment they fix all that show’s flaws, and Michael…
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Sitcom-puter Games
Here’s a really interesting advert for The Young Ones game, complete with fill in-game graphics, and a voice over. I don’t know who the voice over is, but every now and then, there’s a hint that it might be Ben Elton. I’m probably wrong. As an aside, in a related vein, here’s the gameplay for…
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The Office Matrix
Peacock, the online streaming service for NBC Universal, is adding a lot of extra content to some older shows, not least The Office. Here’s an extended and ultimately cut cold open from the final season. There’s some good stuff in here, not least the extended role for Hugh Dane, who nails it. But you can…
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Breaking Bad At The Office
Turns out there’s a shared universe between Breaking Bad and The Office. Here’s proof. I mean it’s obviously a sketch from the 63rd Primetime Emmys in 2011, but it’s nicely done, and Aaron Paul nails the looks to camera.
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Comedy Is … Must See TV
Is it possible for a sitcom to have a personality? Newsradio wasn’t given the most auspicious of starts. Although it was commissioned on the spot, two scenes into the pilot recording, by network boss Warren Littlefield, it only had a seven episode first season commitment. And things went downhill from there. But when I first…
