I feel like British viewers wanted to project everything they hated about their boss on a single character, while American viewers wanted to see the boss they kinda wish they had, that's why they had to change Michael's character so much.

Can we just appreciate how even paced the two Jim’s are?

Pretty crazy how close these two are at the very start. It just goes to show how different American's like their comedy seeing how the show transforms.

UK Dwight feels like US Gabe

Having never seen the British office, this is like a weird fever dream

I kind of wish we had an episode where all the British characters made little cameos throughout the episode. Kind of like that scene where Michael met David Brent.

I was sorta expecting there to be a narration between the two shows but it was very interesting to quite literally see the 2 shows at the same time

I like how you put the British audio on the left and the US audio on the right. It allows the viewer to take individual headphones off to better engross themself in a certain rendition.

i think the uk version is more accurate for the whole depressing office atmosphere where everyone hates their job. i definitely prefer the us version tho because it's more entertaining to me and i'd probably go insane watching the uk version since it's so gloomy and my life is already depressing enough. having said this, michael scott is the goat. peace out

British Jim looks like he’s about to steal a ring from Gollum.

The British version is believable, those characters could be real people being filmed for a documentary & that's what makes the humor work so well. The US version is a cartoon, not believable at all, but that's what makes the humor work so well. They both did their own thing & succeeded in their own way.

**Things I noticed that makes me like the US Office better than the UK version** -US actors look direcly into the camera, while UK looks at someone off camera - US Dwight talks more monotone and acts crazy, UK one seems more like an average guy who is serious but normal. - When Michael makes the joke about firing pam, he has a smile on his face which quickly fades after Pam cries - The UK version doesn't focus on the boss' face as much, and when it does, he doesn't seem to feel as bad as Michael - Basically the US version is more expressive/over the top and you can see their expressions and reactions more and camera placement helps.

I like how the main difference is in the US version she calls him a jerk and in the UK version she calls him a w*nker.

I did NOT know they used the EXACT same script! That’s so crazy!

The American version doesn't actually give the feels of a paper company. Maybe because the cast seems a bit too glam for paper company employees. The UK version looks very shady and that is how I can visualise a paper company office to be. Although my heart goes to US version. Thanks for giving me a headache.

They both fit each countries’ humor. I personally prefer the cast of the US one better, mostly because Rainn Wilson’s depiction of Dwight. But other than that, they’re good in their own way.

Weird that in the UK version, Gareth (UK Dwight) looks younger or more less the same age as Tim (UK Jim). It's the complete opposite in the US version where there is a clear age difference with Dwight and Jim; where Dwight is older and has more sales experience. Kinda makes sense in UK version where they're close in age which makes the enmity make more sense.

Martin Freeman is a terrific actor

The amount of editing that went into this to had to be crazy. Cool video!

I might be a little biased, but the US Office feels a little bit more like a real mockumentary due to the handheld sweeping movements instead of just cuts and the actors in the US put more energy and life into the characters. Like in the Jell-O instance with Dwight at 3:20 I feel more like the US's Dwight gets mad compared to the UK Dwight who sounds more confused and disappointed.

Gareth: He put my stapler in jelly again. Dwight: HE PUT MY STAPLER IN JELLY AGAIN

I prefer UK Jim and Pam's interaction along with Roy. Really feels like "forbidden flirting"

if you wear headphones you can hear the US on the right of your headphones and the UK on the left. thats trippy

Saw the UK version first when it originally aired and loved it. Took me a long time to give the US one a chance but when I did I discovered it was magnificent in its own way. Two wonderful series.

You know what's weird? It's practically a shot-for-shot remake

My left ear Feels like it's in UK and right ear in US but my whole body is confused where should it stays in India or not🤣

the multiverse is pretty cool

I think John Krasinski got off to a rocky start, because he was trying to directly imitate Martin Freeman's Tim, which felt weird. He got into it though later, and created a bit more of a different character than Tim.

I felt like I was in a trance watching this. I could not escape..

Most people prefer the US version as that's what they saw first but having watched the original (UK) when it came out, to me it comes across better. The realistic overall dull atmosphere of a dull office, not a hyped up whacky slapstick comedy which in all honesty is what US audiences prefer. The character of Gareth is absolute genius. The look of terror on his face at the end of the night out as he goes by in the sidecar of that couples motorbike is priceless.

It's interesting how uk one seems very real, like hey, this is their reality and we can't say Americans don't do that too because Arrested Development exists.

That might just be the most accurate side by side comparison I've ever seen, the number of cuts makes them saying the particular word or sentences in identical way

The British "Jan" sounds exactly like the automated Microsoft text to speech voice.

I see a lot of people saying they prefer the US version due to them being more energetic and I agree but I think it’s also based on how they are from different country’s, Iv never been to the uk or the us but people in the uk seem much more relaxed then us people in everything I watch unless they are trying to be different

i love how you edited it. Sound for the UK version is coming from the right, US left;

You can tell the difference the camera angles and focus on characters faces makes

I relate to the US version more because of the actors' expressiveness. I used to work in an office where everyone was over the top. It was an interesting experience. Also I feel like the camera work is better in the US version.

Wait, the Britain Jim Halpert is that Hobbit, Frodo's uncle, Bilbo???

Funny how the same words have so different meaning through the way it’s spoken

Dwight is UNREPLA ABLE .

I tried to get into the US Office it took me 4 tries to push through the first season. I finally fell in love with it and Its my favorite show. I did the same with the UK version but I unfortunately just couldn't grasp it. Although watching this makes me wanna try again

The most real thing about the UK version is the relationship between Dawn and Tim. Pam turning Jim down doesn't make as much sense as Dawn turning Tim down... Jim is cool, confident, put together, good looking, witty, at ease with himself, a lot going on outside work etc. Pam turning him down out of fear only makes sense if she has low self esteem, which we know she doesn't. Why else would she be scared to take a chance? Why would she see someone like him as a risk compared with someone who's failed to commit to her for years and treats her so poorly? If they were going to change Jim to that degree they should also have changed Roy to make the appeal of the safety he represents more obvious. Dawn turns Tim down because despite them being made for each other, the way he leads his life makes it hard for her to make that leap. That's what makes it so painful to watch. The gift turns things around for him because it shows how well he knows her, sees her, loves her and believes in her in this totally selfless way and I think she suddenly twigs that by being together they can raise each other up and that's what love's all about. It's so real

David Brent's mannerisms are so freaking funny

You should make a side by side comparison of season 1 episode 2 of the UK Office, which was later remade as The Carpet for season 2 of the US Office

The thing that strikes me most is that Gareth seems much more insecure than Dwight.

This is proof the casting is very important

As much as I love the U.S version, I definitely feel like the writers took things in the wrong direction. I feel like the idea of "The Office" is genius. It's a tragedy disguised as a comedy. It shows people stuck working at a job they hate in a dying industry, and their struggles to find meaning and fulfilment in it. The US version definitely lost the underlining tragedy to all of it by romanticizing things and giving all the characters happy endings. I feel like it completely lost the point by the end of its run.

If you swap the voices in your head it’s a whole new show

Não dá pra negar que a atuação do carrel deu vida de fato ao Michel Scott conforme o personagem requer.

Listening to this gives me motion sickness 😭

It's the US Office for me. The cast was just perfect!

Please make a comparison with the other adaptions in other countries! The German Version "Stromberg" is quite good actually

Que hermoso es el acento británico

It'd be interesting to see when The Office Aus is out later this year, how many episodes will have the exact same lines/plot as the UK and/or the US ✌️

The into music just sounds like a chaotic clusterfuck

3:30 Dwight He Put My Stuff In Jello Again Gareth He Put My Stapler Inside A Jelly Again

So the US basically copy and pasted the uk in the beginning?

Nothing like Michael Gary Scott! :Mic-drop

I haven't seen the British version in so long but holy shit ofc it's set in slough lmfao

Gotta say, I appriciate the fact that this audio is split L/R.

the huge noticeable difference is, US version often showed the facial expression/reaction, and the British version was not they just keep shooting from afar

And then you realise, they’re both actually in the same Universe 😂

Tim becomes Jim 😆

I love how in going from Tim to Jim, they ended up going from Everett Ross to Reed Richards.

Masterpiece ever. Great

I love both so much

It's not even close..... One is a ground breaking television masterpiece, the other is an American sitcom..

Can see why they changed Michael, not to knock him,but Steve Carrell can’t pull off the Brent little expression, twitches and glances the way Ricky can.

Its very difficult to find US version of the office on internet that tells how much people like it

This is hypnotic it is putting me to sleep

I fuking love Tim and dawn’s relationship. Also Martin Freeman’s act was goat. Always brilliant.

Holy shit I didn't know they were exact copies 😅

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5:55 to 6:13 jajajajajajaja 😂😂😂😂😂 masterpiece ever. Great

DWIGHT .. YOU GOT TO AGREE RAINN TOOK THAT CHARACTER NEXT LEVEL!!!

US version 25yrs old

why am i zoning out to this

So are you telling me the jelly prank was copied from another tv show? I thought it was originally from the office. I feel like an idiot.

Also american dwight doesnt scare as easy as british.

The humor is obviously different which is why I can't relate to the UK version and found it very dull the first episode.

IT HURTS!

Today I Learned there's a US version of the Office

No-one: Me: OMG ITS MR MADDENS

“Oooh, you all think Steve Carell did it first! Where does he get his ideas from…?”

The American version is so much better. It's very interesting how they are so similar and yet different at the same time!

American Dwight is 100x.

I want Japanese one to be included too 😂

Na moral, to impressionado com a diferença do Dwight britano e o americano, ainda nao vi a versão britanica, mas não tem esse dwight superar o da versão americana, o da versão americana é irritante e engraçado ao mesmo tempo, tem cara de louco, e isso que deixa ele engraçado.

The UK version is like watching Shakespeare in the Park. The U.S. version is like watching a typical U.S. sitcom where the characters are caricatures rather than real, relatable people.

I had no idea it was litteraly the same lines and everything

I am Irish, but we have much more close sense of humour to that of the UK than the US. I am very biased, but I find the UK office a lot more funny because I really dislike slapstick comedy. I also find it more relatable, but I guess the US office isn’t aiming for relatability so I get that. As I said, I’m biased as fuck so don’t hate me! Both are good in their own ways, we all have preferences.

The Original British Office seems to have better delivery of lines. It has a more relaxed and bored tone with slower pacing which is a lot more realistic to an actual office. David Brent also seems much more annoying and dreadful than Michael Scott, which is much more fitting to his lines and the atmosphere of the office.

Wait us office is in right and uk on the left, took half of the video to realise it

I had no idea Frodo was Jim in the Uk

the intro lol

Martin Freeman the best Tim. Great actor! ❤

Very nice my friend

wait... is every episode of both series word for word?

They became so different because of their reasons for being made and the differences between US and UK humour. The reason the UK one is how it is comes from mocking UK TV docusoaps at the time that the US didnt really have. Thats why it could be transferred and adapted for the US audience because it felt completely new there. Anyone who's interested on how and why the UK office came about then these links show it from Ricky and Steve kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obt6qtp9qM_VeYk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brSqncpq0b6rl5s.html Parts 1 and 2

Dwight is the best 😂😂😂😂