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Originally Posted by Ferox13
Has any one watched the original 'House of Cards'? Its on netflix too - really really good. I kinda preferred it to the first season of the American Version. Ian Richardson is really excellent in it.
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Speaking of superior British TV versions... The Office
The original BBC series of The Office is on Netflix. It's original, has depth, smart and hilarious. Ricky Gervais is genius with his realistic, raw and naked performance of the smart, immature, and both caring and selfish boss who wants to be appreciated.
The American remake is funny, but it fails to capture the realism, realistic characters, and raw emotion that gives the BBC version an intense humor. Steve Carell is a funny and talented actor, but I found him an unrealistic goof in The Office. If he was supposed to copy the Gervais' character, he missed the most important component.
John Krasinski (Jim) and Jenna Fischer (Pam) do a good job of capturing the character realism. And Rainn Wilson (Dwight) makes it work, although not quite as well as Mackenzie Crook, who performs Gareth with a very authentic raw nakedness that evokes a great deal of empathy. Wilson doesn't capture that near as well.