Ricky Gervais took to his blog recently to talk about the finale of “The Office”, saying that this American version of the show doesn’t quite compare to the original British version, which he created and co-wrote and co-directed with Stephen Merchant. He also starred in the show as the boss, David Brent.
Watching The Office finale may remind some of the Chris Martin episode of Extras.
“It’s only Warren Buffett……..
What are you doing in a paper merchant’s in Scranton? It’s mental.”If you’re going to jump a shark, jump a big one.
Still we’ve a had a good innings. Ha ha.
I assume most people know I didn’t do the US remake for the art. I did my version for the art. That’s why I stopped it after a few hours of telly.
He went on to write that he’s got nothing against the U.S. version of the show; after all, he didokay the show.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m very proud of the US version. It was not only a very very good network comedy but it was also a massive success story. But you know, I did it for different reasons, ambitions and with slightly different emotional attachments to the project.
He’s also written another blog post dissing the articles that state he’s “dissing” the U.S. show:
Sorry, who dissed The Office finale? I fucking didn’t, that’s for sure.
I simply said it’s different to the original which I created and made with different ambitions.
What’s wrong with that?
…The US version of The Office has probably made me ten times the money that the UK version did. I wouldn’t knock it. It’s still my show.
He went on to write that the joke about “jumping the shark” was an in-joke directed at himself; he was referring to his recent cameo on the U.S. “Office”, reprising his role as David Brent. Jim Carrey and Warren Buffett also made cameos.
