>Quiz champions for 6 years now. We nearly lost it two years ago, unjustly, because Gareth was quiz master then and the question was "what type of alien is Mr Spock?" and everyone put Vulcan, which is incorrect. Mr Spock is HALF Vulcan, half human, okay? And Gareth went "oh look just everyone gets one point" and I said "no no, everyone does not get one point. Carpet Munchers don't get a point, Dr Wankenstein doesn't get a point, Stephen Hawking's Football Boots don't get a point, I do". I had to go home to get a book to prove it, and uh they went "oh yeah yeah you're right again, well done, you've won, sorry". No apologies necessary, let's just get on with the quiz.
Gervais and Merchant for using the gag of Brent going home for ego-related reasons twice, the other time being the explanation of his guitar appearing between scenes (which works slightly less badly but was still contrived). This joke doesn't work because why would they wait for him to come back? After hours, he's not the boss. They have to stay at work, they don't have to stay at the same pub to resume an abortive quiz. Immersion ruined.
Liam Fisher
It wasn't cancelled, they stopped making it because they were out of material, and because Gervais genuinely thought people would put him on the level of John Cleese if his show had the same number of episodes as Fawlty Towers.
Cooper Allen
>he thinks a non mandatory work outing is actually non mandatory
fucking hell user
David Evans
Slough isn't a very big place, he probably lives within 10 minutes drive.
Jose Fisher
He's thrown a kettle over a pub, what have you done?
Christopher Flores
Oh Young Sheldor!
Ethan White
thanks didn't know that. did know Gervais was an arrogant asshole though so that's not a huge surprise
Anthony Foster
>over analysing a joke this hard
Cooper Jackson
that's wrong, many British shows finish after two or three series as there isn't a culture of syndication
it's better this way since there is an end point in sight aren't obligated to carry on until everybody loses interest
Carter Brown
I wasn't criticizing short seasons I was criticizing a man so arrogant he thought he could become as respected as one of Britain's best comedians just by shortening his series
John Flores
I threw a copper kettle at Whoopi Goldbergs cat
Caleb Sanchez
Say it! Who's the Cuban leader?
Luis Hill
I don't like Gervais but that's not the reason he did it
Kevin Parker
He never actually said anything like that. And The Office is better than Fawlty Towers anyway.
Matthew Powell
Get the fuck out of here you bastard. Fawlty towers is maybe the best sitcom of all time.
Isaac Howard
This post.
Parker Hughes
Go to bed son.
Christian Cox
Gervais said the show had run its course. Two series and one special wrapped up the plotline and that's all it needed. Meanwhile, the American version kept going until it was a fucking corpse.
David Ward
in England the landmark comedies are porridge, only fools and horses and Monty python and co's works these are held in far higher regard than the office I'm not speaking personally here as from a subjective standpoint I agree with you but in the comedic world he would be ridiculed for even attempting to say that
Gavin Watson
>porridge, only fools and horses No one gives a fuck about these anymore.
Juan Murphy
in fairness, the series was pitched with the phrase how much meat is left on the bones of a British comedy
Owen Ortiz
Brent was in the right. I would've done the exact same thing in his position.
Joseph Gonzalez
>reading is for spastics
hi ricky
Wyatt Bennett
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Aiden Morales
Odd lie to tell.
Isaiah Butler
>Brent was in the right. No he wasn't. The question was "what kind of ALIEN is Mr Spock". Human is not an alien and so is irrelevant to the question.
Daniel Cox
Can humans not be considered aliens to life forms from other planets?
Nathan Davis
>a half human isn't alien
Liam Rodriguez
>fray bentos
Xavier Rivera
am I missing something? you mean the training day episode where tim turns to the camera and says "he went home to get it" as david is playing to them in the circle?
thats during work hours?
Jaxon Carter
oh yeah yeah you're right again, well done, you've won, sorry
Parker Hill
Well he's just as much of an arrogant twat as Cleese so he was right.
