SNL did a Japanese version of the popular US television show “The Office”. What do you guys think about this? I thought it started out really funny but then kind of creeped me out towards the end.
View the video here (it’s a flash video at hulu.com)
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May 20th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
“The Office” TV show, Japanese version
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I didn’t find it that funny but perhaps a lot of the humor is based on knowing the other versions of The Office, which I haven’t seen. In any case, the link provided didn’t work outside of the U.S., but you can find the video here:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/play.shtml?mea=252558
Hilarious, just spotted in on Dailymotion
http://www.dailymotion.com/country:ca/video/x5gudn_snl-office-japanese-version_shortfilms%20-
Yeah I guess it helps if you’ve seen the UK version.
Erm, The Office is now a global franchise. I think the post should be amended from “the popular US television show” to “popular UK television show” as the US version is but a poorer imitation (its producers, critics and audiences seem to agree).
Hmmm, for some reason I didn’t think it was that funny - apart from the TV ad halfway through (and the end).
My feelings toward the Office (UK) itself were very mixed.
For now, Hulu is a U.S. service only！！くそー！！
For you outside of the states browsers, click here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bDQl9ueNfg