'The Office' Remake Set to Debut on MySpace

CNET -- Mar 16 -- NBC's remake of the cult hit British TV show "The Office" is getting an unusual advance airing Wednesday night online, courtesy of MySpace.com.  The early look at the show is a plum for the young social networking site, which has captured much of the initial buzz around Friendster and other rivals with its focus on music and other entertainment communities. 

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Mark Brooks: MySpace is great territory for seeding viral campaigns.  Friendster should have had owned this territory.  Now they are playing second fiddle to MySpace.

Comments

[chilled_v]

Ifind it really sad that the US has to remake a great programme. And Why? Its in the same language, isn't it? I have seen the scripts and they are terrible. The Office explored British humour, which personally I don't think is replicable in an American format. If America wants to watch The Office then it should watch it in its original format instead of the dull, overly dramatic, irony-devoid rehash which it has been transformed into.

xx Vc

[Gail]

I find the whole aspect of an Americanized version of The Office horrible. It says to me how little American broadcasters feel about the public they serve. Do they really think we're too stupid to understand British accents? Arggghhh! They should just show the original and end this nonsense.