This is my favourite opening intro of all time. It just captures the essence of the programme. It doesn't try to bullshit you or try to be over the top, its just a boring, dull, grey 70s industrial estate. Thats life.
@@bluekid5099 it doesn't work with the English like the UK office does, lot's of people watching the office have been in a situation like that, but the US office seems quite happy go lucky and everything.
Whilst both shows are great, I just can't see why people bash the uk version for being depressing. That's the entire point of the series, to cover the monotonous, tedious lives of people working in a British trading estate. Most of England is not "merry old England". A lot of it is shithole, grey industrial areas like this. You wouldn't bash a political satire because it shows politicians making mistakes and mocking them for it, because "it's mean to insult people". Whilst I admit the US version is much more approachable in it's humour, the uk version is definitive to those familiar with British life, and to say that it is bad because it is "sad" just reinforces how well the show represents the lives of people in that particular industry. It may not be your kind of thing, but that doesn't make it objectively shit, making one better than the other.
because people don't understand movies and television and art in general are suppose to make you feel something, it's suppose to reach you emotionally and that is the point. people don't get that.
I am British and that is kinda offensive... Work isnt going to be really bright and colourful... I agree with the rest, though, as this is the original version and of course the US has to make their own. Xeusnfkxj3nckrkrmxjejdncn3jfjdk
It's hard, when one is in that kind of job, to face up to just how bad things are. I was lucky. I managed to change my job & life around. The biggest problem for me was the behaviour of almost all the people I worked with. This wasn't even in a trading estate. It was an office in a prestigious university (then again, maybe that's what brought its own problems..) After a decade of that, I'm afraid of ever working in an office again, because of what it does to my view of humanity. Meet people in all sorts of scenarios. Just don't work with them..
Just for the record. Most everything in the intro has been demolished. The Crossbow House, where Wernham-Hogg was based, has been demolished. The Brunel Bus Station and Car Park has been demolished. The roundabout was demolished. Most, if not all, of the concrete officer towers in the intro were demolished. Really nothing recognizable left at all.
When I see this intro the message I get is "this is business and this is as mundane as it gets". When I see the US intro I get "this is business and these are the people that do business". Both shows are great in their own right.
I'm from the US and I prefer the UK version by a country mile. The US version is still really good, and it has a lot of heart. But man I just love the dour charm of the original. One thing I also appreciate about a lot of UK programming is that it doesn't over stay it's welcome when compared to US shows. Two seasons vs Nine seasons.
Sadly nearly all the infrastructure in Slough shown in the intro has all gone, even the pylons in the background of "The Office". The only thing that stands now is the black sign directing trucks to the trading estate. The Brunel Bus Station and roundabout was my favourite but now it's just a crossroad and some fancy office buildings.
The effect is a sort of passionate rage when you juxtapose this song with that painful TV series. All of us working in crappy office jobs at the time wondering where our lives were going
People fighting over which office is is the best (UK/US), but many of you are not taking into account that they are very different shows, the UK version being relatable and hilarious to people in the UK, And the The US version being relatable and funny to people in the US. This is because Gervais realised that UK humour can't translate very well to American culture, so he has changed the scripts, characters and overall feel of the show, so that it can be recognisable to the US audience. People are also arguing that Because the UK is the original, it is automatically the best, That sort of logic does not make any sense and is a false argument. I personally prefer the UK office because im from the UK, making it relatable for me. That is why i like it. It has hidden jokes in some places that you would only pick up on if you were from the UK and that is what makes it special, the same goes for the US version. Can't we all just accept eachothers opinions?
thanks i didn't realize it was on netflix now. i checked a while back and it wasn't there. I like the remake but i have to see the original . i just added it to my queue i'm gonna go check it out!
To be fair right I do not see the problem with the UK and US version I love both the shows equally but if Ricky wasn't so successful with the US version he would have just finished it.
I had no idea this was a thing but there's also a Swedish "The Office" call "Kontoret" (Swedish for office). Theres also a French version and a German version. All trash but you know, interesting.
This one was the original show have you not noticed that the American one says "Based on the UK TV show The Office written By Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant"
funny how on this video everyone is fighting and cussing about "how much better" the UK version is and on the US intro video they are just talking about how great the show is...haha
Wreday Not sure why Handbags and Gladrags was chosen specifically, but I do know Gervais has said that ‘Sitting’ by Cat Stevens was originally chosen as the theme, but they were unable to use it. He briefly explains why on an old XFM radio show I believe!
Can't you people see these two shows are set in different countries for a reason?! I like how they show us the difference between a US and a UK office. The real value is that you can pick your favourite one to watch, it'd be boring if we only had one of the two. Just like with Metallica and Megadeth. They have the same roots, went different ways, ended up different places, doesn't matter. It's the way they got there that matters. Damn, I'm beginning to sound like Michael Scott :D
Gervais*, He is not a writer. He's just an executive producer - doesn't actively take part in the US show, just collects money from it, because The Office is his idea.
can everyone calm down I am American and I don't hate British people I actually like British people and I like Americans we really are not all that different so shutup about bombs and stuff like that and enjoy life.
Anyone else notice the similarities to "Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads" intro? The visuals and the tune... ruclips.net/video/ONefNFfbYIE/видео.html
@TheEgg185 Because it was supposed to be a mockumentary set in a stereotypical boring uninspiring office- that's the point; it's about the mundanity of working in an office in slough. I'm sorry it doesn't have the wacky hijinks and 'LOL COMEDY!!!' clips from the american one, but the UK actually stayed consistent with its premise.
We do take this piss out of ourselves and we do have great humour, but I'm sure many of my fellow Britons would also defend their country when a someone is deliberately being offensive. Bet you sit there rocking about how Britain is doing, glad we caught your attention and so much of your time ;) Show's how big of a nation we are.
@MaritSafinVideos Haha if Ricky Gervais is better than anyone in the US version of The Office, why did he leave UK Office and go help produce the US Office after cancelling the UK show?
@inktankPS3 Haha it's funny you should mention Will Ferrall, he's the guy I was just ranting about how much I hated him and his face while writing my first comment.
The UK version gets all the props for creating this show.. I love it so much, but frankly I like the US version soooo much more. You can't truly love The Office without knowing its origin :).
Have you seen the UK office? The show is depressing, it ends with everyone being more miserable than in the 1st episode. It's a show about how office life sucks.
Both series are good. The reason I'm not as big on the UK ver is Gareth and a couple other characters are unpleasant to look at. I guess that is part of it but I'm not watching it to be unsettled. Also I visited England for a longish time and really what made me want to leave was the accents after a while, sure its exotic and fresh at first but after a while I just couldn't stand them anymore. I'm willing to bet English visitors feel the same way in the US after a long stay
AttentionJunkie Visited the US for 2 weeks recently and you’ve nailed exactly how I felt when visiting. Got sick of the American voices and accent, just wanted to go home
yes, that's it? Fucking bro, I love the American version, but if you can't understand the context of the UK opening, sorry, you're not a fan of The Office, let alone comedy
Ryan Mr 1% That makes it noteworthy but not better... US has a fun song, more exciting, and more, well, funny. Maybe it's just my opinion, I don't know.
the12thboss Song wise maybe, realistically though - this does what it’s meant to do and the intro is probably one of the best British Television sequences of all time. I doubt the Office USA is even thought of in America when it comes to that.
[REDACTED] A bit of butthurt there. How about if someone just commented "British is definitely better", would you give a reply like you have to me to them? Probably not. If I gave a reply like you did to me to them, I'd probably get nagged at. I'm not saying British one is bad. I watched it twice through, and I like it, but the U.S. is generally funnier. I get British humor, which can sometimes be funnier than humor in a lot of U.S. shows, but in this case of the two shows, the U.S. one was better. This is literally MY opinion. You're worried about what one guy commented. You think the Brits' one is better. Great. I don't. If you commented just that, I wouldn't spend my time saying in not so many words how your opinion's wrong
If someone did comment "British is definitely better" I would actually give a reply resembling the one I gave to you but believe it or not I don't go searching this comment section looking for comments similar to yours. Yours just happened to be the first one I saw and so I commented. And guess what? I'm not saying the US one is bad! And I get it is "literally" YOUR opinion, thats why I said that. But now that you've said you've seen the UK version twice over I can now understand you can fairly critique it which many people do not do here.
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This is my favourite opening intro of all time. It just captures the essence of the programme. It doesn't try to bullshit you or try to be over the top, its just a boring, dull, grey 70s industrial estate. Thats life.
Yep, thats how we English do things. Here's your Earl Grey
Ok sure, but try this: ruclips.net/video/G7i_MHY1KbQ/видео.html
@@bluekid5099 it doesn't work with the English like the UK office does, lot's of people watching the office have been in a situation like that, but the US office seems quite happy go lucky and everything.
Maybe it's your 'life' but it's certainly not mine.
That's life for you mate
Whilst both shows are great, I just can't see why people bash the uk version for being depressing. That's the entire point of the series, to cover the monotonous, tedious lives of people working in a British trading estate. Most of England is not "merry old England". A lot of it is shithole, grey industrial areas like this. You wouldn't bash a political satire because it shows politicians making mistakes and mocking them for it, because "it's mean to insult people". Whilst I admit the US version is much more approachable in it's humour, the uk version is definitive to those familiar with British life, and to say that it is bad because it is "sad" just reinforces how well the show represents the lives of people in that particular industry. It may not be your kind of thing, but that doesn't make it objectively shit, making one better than the other.
because people don't understand movies and television and art in general are suppose to make you feel something, it's suppose to reach you emotionally and that is the point. people don't get that.
couldn't have said it better
Joker It also reinforces how fucking deluded and arrogant the Americans are.
Yanks live in a permanent fairy land.
I am British and that is kinda offensive... Work isnt going to be really bright and colourful... I agree with the rest, though, as this is the original version and of course the US has to make their own. Xeusnfkxj3nckrkrmxjejdncn3jfjdk
It's hard, when one is in that kind of job, to face up to just how bad things are. I was lucky. I managed to change my job & life around.
The biggest problem for me was the behaviour of almost all the people I worked with. This wasn't even in a trading estate. It was an office in a prestigious university (then again, maybe that's what brought its own problems..)
After a decade of that, I'm afraid of ever working in an office again, because of what it does to my view of humanity.
Meet people in all sorts of scenarios. Just don't work with them..
Just for the record. Most everything in the intro has been demolished. The Crossbow House, where Wernham-Hogg was based, has been demolished. The Brunel Bus Station and Car Park has been demolished. The roundabout was demolished. Most, if not all, of the concrete officer towers in the intro were demolished. Really nothing recognizable left at all.
Jake Root Wow.
Why was it demolished??
Fuuckk man i used to go to school in slough and pass these on my way to various places sad to hear theyre gone
It's great that they are gone. They were used in this intro for a reason, they were core depressing fixtures of the place.
@@N4rkoza please tell me they were good days?
Ah yes, good old Slough, the most beautiful city in the world.
idot It’s a town?
@@brumav9779 yes
Scranton though 🤨🤨
brumav isn’t it apart of London?
Cudahy would like a word.
Best part of the us version is when Brent and Michael meet each other the best anime crossover in my opinion
When I see this intro the message I get is "this is business and this is as mundane as it gets". When I see the US intro I get "this is business and these are the people that do business". Both shows are great in their own right.
The UK version was soooo good. Gervais was awesome.
David Brent was funny in an unexpected and wry way
I'm from the US and I prefer the UK version by a country mile. The US
version is still really good, and it has a lot of heart. But man I just
love the dour charm of the original. One thing I also appreciate about a
lot of UK programming is that it doesn't over stay it's welcome when
compared to US shows. Two seasons vs Nine seasons.
Yeah but most of those nine seasons were good and ended really well. Overstaying your welcome is only a thing if the show mostly isn’t good later.
@@ComeAlongKayUS office got stale after season 5
Sadly nearly all the infrastructure in Slough shown in the intro has all gone, even the pylons in the background of "The Office". The only thing that stands now is the black sign directing trucks to the trading estate. The Brunel Bus Station and roundabout was my favourite but now it's just a crossroad and some fancy office buildings.
Looks 100% better now
I like both of them there relaxing
That's my opinion
My opinion is that you need to understand the difference between “there” and “they’re”
@@kimmy4104 well said kimmy
The effect is a sort of passionate rage when you juxtapose this song with that painful TV series. All of us working in crappy office jobs at the time wondering where our lives were going
People fighting over which office is is the best (UK/US), but many of you are not taking into account that they are very different shows, the UK version being relatable and hilarious to people in the UK, And the The US version being relatable and funny to people in the US. This is because Gervais realised that UK humour can't translate very well to American culture, so he has changed the scripts, characters and overall feel of the show, so that it can be recognisable to the US audience. People are also arguing that Because the UK is the original, it is automatically the best, That sort of logic does not make any sense and is a false argument. I personally prefer the UK office because im from the UK, making it relatable for me. That is why i like it. It has hidden jokes in some places that you would only pick up on if you were from the UK and that is what makes it special, the same goes for the US version.
Can't we all just accept eachothers opinions?
Mysterious Video Maker I prefer the US version and I’m from the UK 🤷🏼♀️
USA need to come up with their own ideas for once
@@guymadgesam24 the shows are completely different. In reality, the only thing US version and UK version have in common are the name
@@crazypistachios OK thank you. Bit misleading that to be honest. Believe it or not I've not actually seen either
@@guymadgesam24 its all good
He put my stapler inside a jelly again.
It's got a bit of a cheers feeling to it with the piano ending
Grey, rainy, depressing: Welcome to the UK ladies and gentlemen. Just the way you like it.
the actual office building used in the end of the intro is being knocked down
0:14 - 0:20 eargasm.
this is very depressing and I love it
One of the funniest intros I've seen lol.
thank you ricky for letting america have this and doing such a great job on it!
Nice to know this is where it all started. British people always start things and we finish them. We are truly family.
Nice to see a comment like this instead of someone just saying that one or the other is better!
Facts
Now, it's time for The Office.
I passed by Slough last year while taking the train from London to Oxford - it looked like a depressing place.
hyethga its very depressing and grey. Used to go to school tyere and i can tell you first hand that its the most depressing place on the planet
thanks i didn't realize it was on netflix now. i checked a while back and it wasn't there. I like the remake but i have to see the original . i just added it to my queue i'm gonna go check it out!
my nan was a cleaner and lived in slough, she used to clean in the building used for the exterior shots
Thats the point, besides, thats one of the best songs ever written in that video.
Seasonal affective disorder must go all year round in the uk version
Acho que está entre as 10 vinhetas mais bonitas que eu escutei...
I am going to check this show
you cant beat ricky gervais and stephen merchant
Yes I can: Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson
@@bluekid5099 Original British production > made in china US version
@@mariogomez6083 you're funny, unlike that dumbass UK version
Then you didn’t get British humour
@@bluekid5099 You don’t and will never get British humour, now run along and watch your stupid remake.
In Memory of Ewan Macintosh (1973 - 2024) 😢
I miss Brunel Bus Station.
Me when i come at 3am after a devastation night
I love the us office. But this intro is better.
I love ur profile pic
Bears
Beets
Battlestar Galactica
The have both good music. US wacky and UK is deep.
I actually liked it👍
Such a good show, but the intro is so bleak I actually start to feel physically ill lol!
Slough and scranton are both very depressing and gray.
ah Slough, so depressing the only colour comes from the cars passing through
To be fair right I do not see the problem with the UK and US version I love both the shows equally but if Ricky wasn't so successful with the US version he would have just finished it.
I had no idea this was a thing but there's also a Swedish "The Office" call "Kontoret" (Swedish for office). Theres also a French version and a German version. All trash but you know, interesting.
This one was the original show have you not noticed that the American one says "Based on the UK TV show The Office written By Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant"
No I know the UK show is the original, I prefer it over the American one. I was just pointing out how many other versions of the show have been made.
Apparently people in Germany really like the German office. I think it’s called “stromberg”
there's also Czech version, Israeili version, Indian version, all in all there are 10 official adaptations of the UK series "The Office"
The Office is coming up soon.
The Office is coming up next.
But, first, Moby wants to read a story.
The Office is coming up next.
But, first, Moby wants to read a story.
funny how on this video everyone is fighting and cussing about "how much better" the UK version is and on the US intro video they are just talking about how great the show is...haha
KevinKayotic because Americans come here and just say it’s shit
WeMuckAround Why would Americans come over here to say the UK version is better?
@@MalarkeyMan Ask them.
this intro is class. both shows are good, but the original its more realistic.
Dunder Mifflin = Gummi Glen
Slough Trading Estate = Dunwyn Castle
There's a weird contrast between the footage and the audio.
Wonder why they chose this song for the intro sequence. Did Gervais ever say why?
Wreday Not sure why Handbags and Gladrags was chosen specifically, but I do know Gervais has said that ‘Sitting’ by Cat Stevens was originally chosen as the theme, but they were unable to use it. He briefly explains why on an old XFM radio show I believe!
Lol, no one is talking about that 2 french versions, La Job, and Le Bureau, and the "inspired by" German show, Stromberg.
ophidic La Job was from Quebec
That depends on where you live. In Germany Stromberg is more popular than both The Office. The American one is also more popular than the British one.
Can't you people see these two shows are set in different countries for a reason?! I like how they show us the difference between a US and a UK office. The real value is that you can pick your favourite one to watch, it'd be boring if we only had one of the two. Just like with Metallica and Megadeth. They have the same roots, went different ways, ended up different places, doesn't matter. It's the way they got there that matters. Damn, I'm beginning to sound like Michael Scott :D
Gervais*,
He is not a writer. He's just an executive producer - doesn't actively take part in the US show, just collects money from it, because The Office is his idea.
@KantoRed That is so true
can everyone calm down I am American and I don't hate British people I actually like British people and I like Americans we really are not all that different so shutup about bombs and stuff like that and enjoy life.
@meatisdeliciouse
Rod Stewart - Handbags and Gladrags
Anyone else notice the similarities to "Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads" intro? The visuals and the tune... ruclips.net/video/ONefNFfbYIE/видео.html
@TheEgg185 Because it was supposed to be a mockumentary set in a stereotypical boring uninspiring office- that's the point; it's about the mundanity of working in an office in slough. I'm sorry it doesn't have the wacky hijinks and 'LOL COMEDY!!!' clips from the american one, but the UK actually stayed consistent with its premise.
We do take this piss out of ourselves and we do have great humour, but I'm sure many of my fellow Britons would also defend their country when a someone is deliberately being offensive. Bet you sit there rocking about how Britain is doing, glad we caught your attention and so much of your time ;) Show's how big of a nation we are.
LoraESC hahahaha
Damn i didnt know a single TV show represents your entire country. I guess that shows how small of a nation you are lol
What’s offensive and something most Brits wouldn’t back you up on is saying that America should blow up because they have “bad humor”
you admit it?
@MaritSafinVideos Haha if Ricky Gervais is better than anyone in the US version of The Office, why did he leave UK Office and go help produce the US Office after cancelling the UK show?
I’m from uk but I prefer the us version
If you laugh at someone doing something stupid, you are stupid. If you laugh at the UK office, you have a PROPER sense of humour.
great logic -_-
How did you work that out
@inktankPS3 Haha it's funny you should mention Will Ferrall, he's the guy I was just ranting about how much I hated him and his face while writing my first comment.
such a dull opening scene unlike the us version but hey! this is still good
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The UK version has better intro music I guess.
The US version is for kids and adults because is pretty optimistic.
This intro depressed me
FranticAnt!cs It’s meant to..
Because working in an office is depressing
UK SK
The UK version gets all the props for creating this show.. I love it so much, but frankly I like the US version soooo much more. You can't truly love The Office without knowing its origin :).
relevant?
@0o0kempy0o0 No. Get out. Go on.
I will not have high-fives banded around this office willy...nilly
So depressing, god... they couldn't have filmed it on a sunny day?
Have you seen the UK office? The show is depressing, it ends with everyone being more miserable than in the 1st episode. It's a show about how office life sucks.
CheesyTV Is there such a thing as a sunny day in England?
Well, sort of. Some exceptions after the Christmas Specials (Dawn and Tim, woo!)
Patrick Mc Caffery saying that is only acceptable if you don't really think that, it's just not true
Slough isn't a sunny place
This town looks like one giant pile of asbestos
Im British and I prefer the American version 100%
More light hearted, colourful adaptation that Ricky G is mainly responsible for creating.
More like US Office: better shit
UK Office: Better everything
And I'm not even British
thank you man im not either
Mmmm I disagree but your opinion is respectable.
UK's better cause it's the original one.
+Morgan Jordan Great logic mate.
Dylan Truong he actually wasn’t
Just because its the original doesnt mean its better
Both series are good. The reason I'm not as big on the UK ver is Gareth and a couple other characters are unpleasant to look at. I guess that is part of it but I'm not watching it to be unsettled. Also I visited England for a longish time and really what made me want to leave was the accents after a while, sure its exotic and fresh at first but after a while I just couldn't stand them anymore. I'm willing to bet English visitors feel the same way in the US after a long stay
AttentionJunkie which English accent are you taking about
AttentionJunkie Visited the US for 2 weeks recently and you’ve nailed exactly how I felt when visiting. Got sick of the American voices and accent, just wanted to go home
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The joke is the UK is gloomy.
Us version is better its funny and give you hope that working in office is not all bad
WIMPYis SKINNY This is what working in an office is really like. Do Americans not like reality?
@@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 Nah we lile comedy
WIMPYis SKINNY That took a long time for you to respond.
Scranton is better
Boo.
Bro the us has the best intro than this bullshit
Why are you here then? Fuck off
yes, that's it? Fucking bro, I love the American version, but if you can't understand the context of the UK opening, sorry, you're not a fan of The Office, let alone comedy
@@JoaoGustavosantossotero1 this was a year ago i now just just realised its the other way round
@@Shauny12 oh okay, sorry Man
@@JoaoGustavosantossotero1 it's alright my 9 year old brain was dumb at the time 🤣
I don't know why..i didn't like this show
You know why everyone thinks of the remake? Because it's much more entertaining.
Patrick Mc Caffery ok
Patrick Mc Caffery Well someone's salty
Not even close to USAs version 😑
The Us show is for the brain-dead mass audience
Im sorry but US version is just better in every way
+Dan Roland Sorry, but without the U.K version, there would be no U.S version. The Office U.S is based on Gervais' series anyway.
Ryan Mr 1% That makes it noteworthy but not better... US has a fun song, more exciting, and more, well, funny. Maybe it's just my opinion, I don't know.
Dan Roland Probably an opinion. but they're both pretty good
***** Correct :)
So go and watch the US one.
THE OFFICE USA FOREVER
The U.S intro is WAAAAAAAAY better
the12thboss Song wise maybe, realistically though - this does what it’s meant to do and the intro is probably one of the best British Television sequences of all time.
I doubt the Office USA is even thought of in America when it comes to that.
Patrick Mc Caffery I love both intros. The US theme is iconic and it’s my favorite tv show opening of all time
U.S. is definitely better.
[REDACTED] A bit of butthurt there.
How about if someone just commented "British is definitely better", would you give a reply like you have to me to them? Probably not. If I gave a reply like you did to me to them, I'd probably get nagged at.
I'm not saying British one is bad. I watched it twice through, and I like it, but the U.S. is generally funnier. I get British humor, which can sometimes be funnier than humor in a lot of U.S. shows, but in this case of the two shows, the U.S. one was better.
This is literally MY opinion. You're worried about what one guy commented.
You think the Brits' one is better. Great. I don't. If you commented just that, I wouldn't spend my time saying in not so many words how your opinion's wrong
If someone did comment "British is definitely better" I would actually give a reply resembling the one I gave to you but believe it or not I don't go searching this comment section looking for comments similar to yours. Yours just happened to be the first one I saw and so I commented. And guess what? I'm not saying the US one is bad! And I get it is "literally" YOUR opinion, thats why I said that. But now that you've said you've seen the UK version twice over I can now understand you can fairly critique it which many people do not do here.
what a bad intro.
American detected :D
not really
Uk version sucks bruh
Vincent Amerena definitely American