Topic: The Office / Stromberg

[DJ Doena]

8:30-9 pm: THE OFFICE SPIN-OFF

Here again we see the difference between US TV and British TV. With the original British show we had two excellent short series and a special. And that was it. In the US they milk the series for what it's worth 

In the US they milk the series for what it's worth 

IMO, they are milking it way past its worth. I loved the UK version, but I can't stand the US one.

Haven't seen the Quebec version though (La Job) yet, but I bought it, and I heard good things about it. That they kept it fairly faithful to the UK original.

Haven't seen the Quebec version though (La Job) yet, but I bought it, and I heard good things about it. That they kept it fairly faithful to the UK original.

Is it available with English subtitles?

I never watched any version of The Office myself.

One thing I just noticed... there is nothing there about The Bionic Woman... so guess that means it really has been canceled.

Is it available with English subtitles?

I have check the archambault.ca website for the product info and it looks like it's in french only with no subtitles. But, I'm sure that Sebastien can verify this on the disc to confirm.

This is an Imavision release so its 99.99% chance that the quality will be weak. Meanwhile, the industry here doesn't understand why our cinema and television doesn't work outside the French Canada 

Is it available with English subtitles?

Just checked, and no. There's not even french subtitles for hard of hearing people!

I have to say, as Jimmy said, I am constantly disappointed in DVD release of Quebec produced stuff, especially TV series.

Can you believe, in this and age, the DVD is not even enhanced for 16x9 TV? Pathetic really.

Thanks for checking!
Would have been nice to check it out. I am curious about the different variations of "The Office". There is even a German version called "Stromberg" which I also like.

I bought Season 1 of the US version and watched it; quite alright, although a humor that needs getting used to. Then I watched Ricky's original and couldn't stop laughing. He is just great and while Steve Caroll is doing a good job (and is not imitating Ricky, really), the original is better.

After finishing Series 1 of the UK version (reserving Season 2 and the Special for later) I immediately bought Extras, Ricky Gervais' follow up series. Again with those pains from laughing too hard!