Other Offices
March 5, 2007 by Lauren
You probably know NBC’s “The Office” is a remake of the popular and critically acclaimed BBC show of the same name that ran from 2001 to 2003. You may not know in addition to the American versions, a French (Le Bureau), German (Stromberg), and most recently a French-Canadian version (La Job) have also been made.
So why does the world need so many “Offices?” I think Liesl Schillinger in the Slate.com article “Foreign Office” answers it best, “knowing what’s unbearable about your own country’s workplace is…a nontransferable birthright.” (The rest of the article, which I recommend to every Office fan, is here)
I will post more info about all the other Offices here shortly. In the meantime, check out their official sites:
The Office UK
Stromberg (Germany)
Le Bureau (France)
La Job (Quebec)
Other Sites:
The Office vs. The Office: a blog comparing the UK and US versions
P.S.: If you have any fan works, or know of any other sites related to all these versions, you can post links in the comments here, or email me at ladama [at] gmail.com
P.P.S.: No bashing! If you have a well-worded criticism, feel free to post, but any “This version sucks” comments will be deleted.
