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SteelMaiden
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06 Sep 2012, 12:49 pm

I watched various "funny" shows like The Office, Friends, etc... and I didn't find any of them funny. I thought they're puerile.


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06 Sep 2012, 12:54 pm

I loved the British Office, and liked the fact it ended before it went into overkill. I wasn't crazy about the American version, and I don't think I'll be watching the new version of Shameless either.



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06 Sep 2012, 4:03 pm

I like The Office, because a lot of the characters are similar to people I know. I've also found a lot of the stories and situations funny.

It's fairly inoffensive and the characters are mostly likeable. Even Dwight grew on me after a while.



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06 Sep 2012, 4:34 pm

Poke wrote:
Earlier in the series, The Office was hilarious. People here should love it as one of the main characters is an Aspie (Dwight) and the other an undiagnosed ADD/BPD type (Michael).

The original British series is also very funny.


I've also pegged Dwight and Michael to be on the spectrum somewhere...especially Michael, as he has a lot of difficulty seeing other people's perspectives and knowing what is appropriate behavior in a given situation.


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