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Das Ist Was Sie Sagte!! German Version of THE OFFICE Transfers To Cinemas!!

First by The Dum Guy	Aug 27th, 2008 12:17:06 AM
to not really care.
2nd by robertplant	Aug 27th, 2008 12:19:29 AM
gay
3rd by DarfurFTW	Aug 27th, 2008 12:21:56 AM

Woah, a nazi joke on a German tv show. by FilmZ0mbie	Aug 27th, 2008 12:27:26 AM
Didn't think that happened. Is this some kind of precedent?
WHO GIV ES A MUDA FUKIN FLYIN FUK!!! by DarfurFTW	Aug 27th, 2008 12:33:47 AM
seriously slow news day
Yo, great series! by Luke_Cage	Aug 27th, 2008 12:52:34 AM
I'm an huge follower of Ricky Gervais' THE OFFICE an was plenty pissed hen I heard that there'll be a German version. I was hesitand at first but later I had to admit that STROMBERG is incredibly funny. The thing is, they didn't just copy paste the originasl series and made it German, the creators and actors found their own voice and adapted the original idea for "ZE GERMANS". Nevertheless I never understood why they did'nt credit the original series, that was bullshit. Word
Eich bein ein rippoffen... by Alonzo Mosely	Aug 27th, 2008 01:33:14 AM

surprised .. by caipirina	Aug 27th, 2008 01:34:56 AM
I never got into either the british nor the US version of the Office ... and so far i have hated any German remake of anything ... but those 2 youtube clips were actually kinda funny !!! he he 'Roberta Blanca' the 'Schoko Crossie' :D
Fucking Germans by ReZourceman	Aug 27th, 2008 02:09:22 AM
They'll never get over the war.
It's funny.... by HercsShowerRadio	Aug 27th, 2008 02:15:51 AM
...until they start killing Jews.
Ze Germans have no senz ov humor by V'Shael	Aug 27th, 2008 02:31:42 AM
Zey must steal one from ze British. Wiv zer boobies and zer ploppies and ze famous British toilet humor! Ja, Zat is ze joke! Vundebah!
Gah, fuck no! by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 02:33:05 AM
I hate Stromberg. But Christoph Maria Herbst, the guy who plays the lead, is one of Germanys greatest comedy actors!
It's funny.... until they start killing Jews (HercsShowerRadio) by V'Shael	Aug 27th, 2008 02:33:14 AM
and zen, it's HItLARIOUS!
RE: Stromberg and Hitler by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 02:35:47 AM
Here is Christoph Maria Herbst as a character named Alfons Hatler... http://tinyurl.com/6zp3ga
Really, does every country have too... by Roketopunch	Aug 27th, 2008 02:44:46 AM
have a version of The Office? I can't wait for the South African version or the Chinese version.
Um Chile is in.. by Erykthebat	Aug 27th, 2008 02:50:09 AM
South America.
Stromberg fucking rocks! by Motoko Kusanagi	Aug 27th, 2008 02:50:56 AM
nuff said
"...one of Germanys greatest comedy actors..." by Kurutteru Yatsu	Aug 27th, 2008 02:57:54 AM
Don't Germans have to be funny first?
Germans are hilarious... SO LAUGH!!!! by The Dum Guy	Aug 27th, 2008 03:12:19 AM
I'm telling you to laugh, NOW. But, seriously, isn't Hitler the perfect poster-boy for not letting immigrants into your' country?
WOW... by Bruce Leroy	Aug 27th, 2008 03:53:32 AM
A german version of the office...and their making a movie out of it! Does a cat shit in my neighbors garden? I don't give a flying fuck.
We're German. by mastidon	Aug 27th, 2008 04:01:11 AM
We don't know comedy, we know beer.
Ripped off or not... by Roderich	Aug 27th, 2008 04:11:39 AM
Stromberg is one of the funniest shows in germany hands down and Christoph Maria Herbst is a fantastic comedian. Regarding Hitler, who seems to fascinate so many talkbackers: There are Hitler-jokes in the show (Bernie heisterkamp smearing black ink under his nose accidently while leadin a very totally overblown and over-earnest investigation about a sex-graffiti in the toilet f.e.) and the show - although it is a parody itself - is itself already spoofed by german comedy-show SWITCH, where "Stromberg" changes to "Obersalzberg" (the Führerhauptquartier) and the lead character is Hitler himself. This spoof (different short spots between one and two minutes) is filmed on the Stromberg-stage, enhanced with swastikas, brown uniforms and a silly Goebbels who constantly pesters Hitler/Stromberg about forgotten war funds and the like!
the nazi joke i referred to by Roderich	Aug 27th, 2008 04:13:43 AM
is in the first youtube-movie.
Obersalzberg by nr1	Aug 27th, 2008 04:36:16 AM
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v= qfvp-9EVKJc
"My dog's got no nose." by tonagan	Aug 27th, 2008 04:46:05 AM
"How does he smell?" "Awful!" (Don't mention the war.)
Canada? by holdthemellish	Aug 27th, 2008 04:49:25 AM
Um, I live here and I haven't seen a Canadian version of The Office. We're too busy ripping off cop shows for 'Flashpoint'.
Sometimes the devil is a squirrel by Al_Shut	Aug 27th, 2008 05:05:58 AM
Stromberg is ocasional very funny but sometimes I find the characters are too sad and pathetic to laugh about them. Recently I found Dr. Psycho to be in the same style (same creator) but much funnier And yes Germans can be funny.
now i didn't understand a word of that... by MoseSchrute	Aug 27th, 2008 05:08:07 AM
but it's interesting to see a hitler joke on german TV...i always thought they didn't have a sense of humor about that stuff
I'm German by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 05:19:03 AM
and I don't like Stromberg. But it's huge here. Regarding our sense of humor when it comes to Hitler etc., most Germans who weren't alive during the Third Reich have this sense of humor. Unfortunately our government and the usual political-correctness-police squads think it's neccesary to scream bloody hell when such humor occurs. So, we Germans would be even more relaxed in dealing with Hitler jokes, if the PC-idiots would shut up, thank you.
That's what she said, eh. by buffywrestling	Aug 27th, 2008 05:20:13 AM
I don't recall a Canadian office either. Unless it is in development, which is entirely possible.
Canadian Office by Chaosinabox	Aug 27th, 2008 05:34:37 AM
According to a quick search at the repository of the world's knowledge (Wikipedia), the Canadian version of "The Office" was called "La Job" and was briefly on French television 2 years ago. Those darn Quebecois! They really do get everything!
Well, that explains that by buffywrestling	Aug 27th, 2008 05:40:52 AM
I was kinds hoping it was in development because I was just thinking which Kids from the Hall I'd like to see on the show.
Oh, and Germans CAN laugh about Hitler! by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 05:44:17 AM
The problem is just that people from other countries think it's funny to call every German a Nazi or suddenly scream "Heil Hitler, mein Führer" in public, when you tell them that you are German or think that if it's okay to laugh about Hitler, it's also okay to laugh about the millions of people who got killed during the holocaust. I also wonder what kids learn in school outside of Germany! Even my Girflfriend (a Canadian) asked me once if it's true that Hitler's Birthday is still an official holiday in Germany! Sometimes I seriously think that EVERYBODY ELSE takes this whole Nazi stuff more serious than the Germans do. Just look how long it took until someone mentioned Hitler in this talkback! (In fact: It even was before the talkback started, since Herc had no better idea to introduce Stromberg to everybody with a clip that includes a Hitler joke.) BTW: How many slavery jokes are on american TV and how many of these are NOT made by african american comedians? ;)
As for the original office, by joergn	Aug 27th, 2008 05:59:27 AM

by joergn	Aug 27th, 2008 06:01:10 AM
heard it wasn´t that succesfull, and the producers wanted to cancel it after a couple of episodes. Guess every other version of this comedy is more succesfull that the UK´s.
Don't get NBC's version... by tvspace	Aug 27th, 2008 06:27:04 AM
... it's not funny.
German is such an ugly language... by Banzai Rootskibango	Aug 27th, 2008 06:38:43 AM
...that being said, this shit is hilarious!
DerLanghaarige by David Cloverfield	Aug 27th, 2008 06:44:37 AM
The reason we take Nazis more seriously than the Germans, because the Germans invaded our countries and massacred our people following the bastard. So of course "Hey, we followed that guy, isn't that craaazeeey!" wackiness works for Germans, but not for some nearby countries. I'm a Hungarian, who had a jewish grandma, who's family pretty much got turned into lamps. I still comfortable cracking jokes about the holocaust, nazis and Hitler. I'm not comfortable when Germans are laughing about it though. If your dad went insane and killed a few people around the neighborhood, would you make jokes about it the next town meeting?
It's a good point well made, DerLanghaarige by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 06:45:50 AM
"How many slavery jokes are on american TV and how many of these are NOT made by african american comedians?" He's got you there, folks.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Aug 27th, 2008 06:46:28 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
David Cloverfield, I think you are missing the point by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 06:49:29 AM
It's not really so much about the content of the joke, but how it is meant and delivered. It's far more than just "A German walks into a bar and kills a jew". Wake up, son!
No name, I may be projecting by David Cloverfield	Aug 27th, 2008 07:07:05 AM
I have a German co-worker who's all to comfortable cracking jokes about Hitler and WW2 (not even counting the holocaust), when, if you think about it, many of those involved are still alive, and it pisses me off. (Especially since thanks to western aid, today Germany is an economic juggernaut, while we still have german bullets holes in our walls 60 years later.)
I wonder when the Iraqii Office starts by Nabster	Aug 27th, 2008 07:12:01 AM
It'll be pure comic gold, that is until US marines kill and rape a 14 year old girl.
David Cloverfield by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 07:19:01 AM
Dude, I understand your point. My family grew up in Germany but wasn't aryan, so I wouldn't be here if my grandparents' neighbours didn't decide to shut up when someone asked them. But that was more than a half century ago. And while I agree that jokes like "It's always funny until they start killing jews" are definitely NOT funny, I think that today we should deal with what happened in any possible way, which also includes making jokes. Why are only jewish comedians allowed to make fun of Hitler? They were the victims! Their families got killed in most gruesome ways and come up with "Springtime For Hitler" anyway? Sorry, but if they find a way to see horrible things not too serious, the people in Germany, who got absolutely nothing to do with the holocaust, except that they live more than 60 years later in the country where it all happened, should be allowed to do so too.
So that's why you have a problem with it!? by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 07:21:56 AM
Are we really still blaming people who live in germany for the crimes of hitler? come on!. It's plain to see it's not an attack on the people who have suffered but rather a way the german people are dealing with such a terrible historic event they were no part of (in the best possible way - humour) but seems they are still being blamed for as a nation by dumb twits in america and other places (namely my home of the UK). It's fucking ridiculous!
One less important thing: by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 07:22:09 AM
"Das ist was sie sagte." I never thought I would read good German on this site. Okay, we don't capitalize every word, but yes, it's correct.
What DerLanghaarige said by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 07:25:04 AM
and Der, any chance of a translation of sorts of the office joke above please?
You can make a joke and still take things serious by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 07:27:45 AM
Some people in this TB make it sound like there are only 2 possibilities - either you are serious or you make a joke and thereby become a hack. Guess what, it`s possible to be and do both! For the rest i second everything that DerLanghaarige has said
Der Langhaarige by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 07:34:10 AM
Completely agree with your points. For every Dave Chapelle who makes jokes about slavery in America and reparation costs to blacks (hilarious episode btw), there are at least 3 German comedians who do Hitler or something. @David Cloverfield: So you're mostly concerned about those who are still alive? As long as a joke does not mention specific people, I think victims (and perpetrators) must accept these jokes. Even if they make fun of something that has truly hurt and destroyed people.
Cloverfield by DeviousMrBlonde	Aug 27th, 2008 07:36:23 AM
Nobody, NOBODY, takes Nazis more serious than the Germans. I would even go so far as to say anti-Nazi sentiment here is fanatical at times. In saying that however, get over yourself. The really funnny thing about all these posts is all the brutally bad jokes making fun of the German sense of humour. I think that's called irony. And Germans have a great dark sense of humour. That's why Monty Python
Cloverfield (cont.) by DeviousMrBlonde	Aug 27th, 2008 07:38:17 AM
(oops) is the most loved comedy here. You're just all hanging on to boring stereotypes. Sure, none of the Americans get irony either.
Romoehlio by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 07:38:41 AM
And now I second you! That's exactly what happens: On the one hand there is humor like Alfons Hatler (someone mentioned him here) and on the other hand there is serious stuff like Der Untergang. Or countless memorials and speeches. Germans, not even the young ones, are very aware that WWII was horrible and they were a big part of it, despite Hitler jokes on TV.
Oops by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 07:40:25 AM
Germans, even the young ones, ...
Totally agree, Devious by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 07:41:39 AM
and speaking of irony - DeviousMrBlonde hehe
"It'll be pure comic gold, that is until US marines kill and rap by V'Shael	Aug 27th, 2008 07:45:36 AM
Hopefully not in that order. No wait! I meant, hopefully not at all! Geez, what was I thinking.
Now iz ze time on Sprockets ven ve laugh by 2for2true	Aug 27th, 2008 07:49:13 AM
but not at zis....
That was cool how by kafka07	Aug 27th, 2008 08:02:38 AM
they played The Office in reverse to make their voices sound all funny like that
ricarleite by Roderich	Aug 27th, 2008 08:17:25 AM
They don't joke much in Stromberg, quite the contrary. Like in the office (i presume as i do not know it yet) the fun is ABOUT the office and its inhabitants. Stromberg f.e. is an absolute lazy, incompetent, pompous asshole, who also fails gloriously in most cases with his sad ploys...
sehr lustig by He-Lo	Aug 27th, 2008 08:22:29 AM
wie sich die englischsprachigen hier über deutschen humor auslassen und dabei nicht ein einziges wort deutsch verstehen. soviel zu vorurteilen... (there are no insults here. use google translation. not that the translation makes any sense)
quebec isnt part of canada by Bouncy X	Aug 27th, 2008 08:34:06 AM
well i mean it is according to maps and shit but most canadians disown them because they're fucking morons, and this is coming from a french speaking canadian. lol but yeah, im not shocked they did a french version, as unoriginal as canada is with its television, quebec are even worse. someone should turn that province into the world's biggest parking lot.
So every sitcom set in an office will be sued now? by HoboCode	Aug 27th, 2008 08:34:30 AM
This sucked, but come on.
btw: how come this is news-worthy? by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 08:34:47 AM
either it must be a REALLY slow news day or the Harry and Co think they have a HUGE german audience here...do they? DerLanghaarige is german, I am german, I think 2 more said they are in this TB - hallo? Wieviele sind wir denn?
@romoehlio by He-Lo	Aug 27th, 2008 08:38:25 AM
deutsche leser? einige denke ich. viele meiner bekannten schauen auch mehrmals am tag auf die seite.
@He-Lo by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 08:45:25 AM
Ich habe ehrlich gesagt (keine Ahnung warum) immer gedacht, daß nur wenige die Seite kennen. Na dann- Gut zu wissen das wir hier nicht Allein sind!
Kommt wir machen eine Durchzählung by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 08:45:56 AM
Allein schon um die Klischeevorstellungen unserer amerikanischen Talkbackfreunde zu befriedigen! 1.
@Romoehlio by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 08:47:42 AM
Ich dachte auch hier gäbs kaum Deutsche. Ich finde ja das liegt daran dass es in Deutschland nicht wirklich eine filmfan-Kultur gibt. Oder wüsstest du irgendeine gute Seite, die in den Kommentaren derart lustige Sachen produziert wie AICN hier :-) ?
Zwei by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 08:48:03 AM
hearing germans count will surely make some people here freak... It`s just numbers, nothing to worry
Mein schwanz ist gross! by HoboCode	Aug 27th, 2008 08:49:48 AM
I have to say as an American of German descent with somewhat strong ties to German culture and heritage (grandparents still speak it, father teaches it) that I too am getting a little tired of Germans being stereotyped as rigid and humorless, beer and sausage chugging anti-semitic Nazis with some kind of latent desire to try and take over the world. It's offensive and embarassing.
@Wants Vader Executor by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 08:50:07 AM
Keine Seite ist witziger als AICN - da hat man Alles von idiotisch bis wirklich komisch (TFD!! und Damn you Michael Bay sind einfach Klassiker!) Da kommt keine Seite wirklich dran
@deutsche by He-Lo	Aug 27th, 2008 08:54:49 AM
und jetzt starten wir auch noch eine invasion -- wie stereotyp... bei mir im freundeskreis gibt es schon eine ausgeprägte filmfan-kultur -- aber es stimmt, die besessenheit, ein jahr im voraus alles über einen film zu wissen, die ist hier selten. viele bekannte haben letzte woche zu mir gesagt "da kommt ja jetzt ein neuer batman, schon gehört?"
@HoboCode by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 08:54:57 AM
... so we prove those stereotypes wrong, and instead of taking over the world we take over this talkback :-) Why so modest? we take over AICN :-) @Romoehlio: Eben. Eine deutsche Filmseite im Stil von AICN wäre DIE Marktlücke. Falls jemand Webdesignt, Berichterstatter wird man schon genügend finden denk ich...
Damn you Michael Bay sind einfach Klassiker! by Talkbacker with no name	Aug 27th, 2008 08:56:49 AM

@hobocode by He-Lo	Aug 27th, 2008 09:00:26 AM
You are so right. Those stereotypes piss me off too. We also drink wine!
"Sind das nicht coole Nachrichten" by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 09:01:35 AM
Ok, man bräuchte schon einen besseren Titel!
Wie wäre es mit by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 09:09:49 AM
"Coole Filmnews" - zu langweilig "WirliebenFilme" - hm. "VerrücktnachFilme" ohne Cameron Diaz, aber...
@romoehlio by He-Lo	Aug 27th, 2008 09:12:05 AM
es gibt doch diese 5 filmfreunde -- oder so ähnlich. aber man hat hier immer einen standortnachteil. pressevorführungen kommen lange nach den amerikanischen, testscreenings gibt es hier gar nicht... also könnte man nur die amerikanischen seiten abschreiben. deswegen lese ich auch nur us-seiten.
by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 09:13:40 AM
"VerrücktnachFilm" noch besser "Filmverrückt" ... "FilmFreaks" ich frag mich wie lange Harry gebraucht hat bis er auf AICN gekommen ist??
@He-Lo by Romoehlio	Aug 27th, 2008 09:16:51 AM
Richtig. Daher bleiben wir lieber hier :-) Und halten uns von nun an wieder im Hintergrund um Niemanden zu erschrecken!
DeviousMrBlonde by David Cloverfield	Aug 27th, 2008 09:31:27 AM
You're right, you Germans really have a superior sense of humor, that lesser men don't get, just let's hope you won't turn people with inferior sense of humor into lampshades. :D (I'm kidding, I have no beef with you, and I love each and every one of you guys.)
yea by Gungan Slayer	Aug 27th, 2008 09:39:21 AM
I always like seeing different countries' versions of "The Office"
There`s no Canadian Office... by DanielKurland	Aug 27th, 2008 09:43:29 AM
I live in Canada and work in Canadian television and there is not one. There are tons of equatable programs like "The NewsRoom", but it's not like The Office aired, and then Canada quickly scrambled to make their own version. The US version speaks enough for us.
Schnittberichte.com by Roderich	Aug 27th, 2008 09:44:28 AM
...ist so ein bisschen wie aintitcoolnews jedenfalls wenn man sich einige Kommentare anschaut. And for uns germans not having humour: We have! We just go into our basement to laugh, so it's not easy to catch us while doing so! It's an old order from 1933, never cancelled, so we have to obey ad infinitum!
Yes, there is a Canadian Office by INWOsuxRED	Aug 27th, 2008 09:48:33 AM
it is French Canadian, and is not in English. I saw it while in Vancouver, and immediately recognized it as the Office just by seeing some of the people standing around.
Don't mention the war by Lorquaine	Aug 27th, 2008 09:55:25 AM
Iraq? ;)
they should be forced to credit Seinfeld too by INWOsuxRED	Aug 27th, 2008 10:14:47 AM
for the Mr. Pitt as Hitler gag.
Das ist ein hilarious clip....Niet! by pokadoo	Aug 27th, 2008 10:16:59 AM
Das Office is Germany's top rated serious drama.
Only joking, Germs! by pokadoo	Aug 27th, 2008 10:22:38 AM
I'm sure 'The Scottish Office' would be set in a Chip shop or a bookies!
BBC vs US, Canada, Deutchland, etc by Dataset	Aug 27th, 2008 10:23:27 AM
To the Wilco tee shirt and $120 jeans crowd that loves the BBC office and thinks that none other should exist: Yes the BBC Office is great. It's the great UK TV way to pack as much value into a small package as not to dilute the story and the comedy. Otherwise it would be a soap opera. Fawlty Towers, Black Books, Life on Mars, Coupling, Green Wing, Spaced, Worst Week of My Life, etc. all were planned as under three series. When the public wanted more, sometimes this was extended. But the results were almost always bad. Red Dwarf, for example. Even the holy grail of British comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus fell apart after a while. AbFab even. And don't get me started on Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. The thing is, the concept of the office is what's great. The US Office makes me laugh as much as the UK version. Its format gives me more chances to laugh. The original is always great. But the great thing about the others is that they're new stories, all wrapped in that original concept. Office life is worldwide. We've seen comedies in bars, newspapers, TV shows, coffee houses, hospitals... But most of us work in offices. Sure, I love Pushing Daisies and 30 Rock, but when will I work in a pie shop or a TV studio? Comedy succeeds when it holds a mirror to the mundane, boring reality and reflects its absurdity. So to Office purists out there, do you just listen to Iggy Pop, Woody Guthrie, Faust, Suicide, Kraftwerk, Gil Scott-Heron and The Velvet Underground? You may love the originals, and I salute you for even knowing of them, but the copycats are pretty good too.
Das ist nein Stackenblochen! by MikeTheSpike	Aug 27th, 2008 10:34:22 AM
I'm still waiting for my Stackenblochen movie.
by MikeTheSpike	Aug 27th, 2008 10:41:57 AM
"La Job," from what I can tell, just translated the Gervais episodes, adding nothing original (well, aside from changing a few cultural references).
oh no. by AllieJamison	Aug 27th, 2008 10:58:48 AM
If they turn this into a movie they might just as well get Til Schweiger to direct it so it may have a good chance at becoming the worst film of the century. Stromberg has its share of truly funny and "original" scenes but it rarely exceeds the dull and boring atmosphere of watching people insult each other. Furthermore Christoph Maria Herbst's performance consists of two gestures and three intonations. I normally like his work but his performance as Stromberg is just dull and predictable. Also, the writers seem unable to create a compelling plot for the 20 minutes the show lasts. How the hell are they going to stretch all of this lacking potential into a feature film? Or does the feature have the potential to be better than the series?
Wat? No sense of humor? by fuxkinski	Aug 27th, 2008 11:21:22 AM
Havn't you folks seen the guys and gals we voted into office the last 30 years? They are not in position to better our livinng conditions, no! They are simply there because we need those Pinheads to have something to laugh about! Angela Merkel - funny!!!
re: Stromberg by fuxkinski	Aug 27th, 2008 11:26:24 AM
I really agree that this is not newsworthy - I have seen a couple of minutes here and there of "Stromberg" and I simply don't get it. If I want to see an asshole making funny I prefer my Louis de Funes any minute. Was?Och?Neeeien!.
I thought they weren't allowed to make nazi jokes by palooka_boy	Aug 27th, 2008 12:10:51 PM
in Germany
drei by Al_Shut	Aug 27th, 2008 12:19:17 PM
or has somebody said that already?
Teutonic Pam is hot by Tacom	Aug 27th, 2008 12:26:53 PM
She's the blonde one right?
@Germans here by Wants Vaders Executor	Aug 27th, 2008 12:37:18 PM
Die Filmfreunde haben soeben AICN gechannelt. Ist ja wohl traurig, wenn man für die Meldung, dass eine deutsche TV-Serie zu einem deutschen Kinofilm gemacht wird, eine amerikanische Quelle hernehmen muss?!
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Why all the hate for germany? by ElMenzo	Aug 27th, 2008 12:49:13 PM
Stromberg is actually much funnier than most american dumbass Adam Sandler or Eddie Murphy comedies movies with fart jokes and all that shit. And to Stromberg as a lousy ripoff of the british office ist plain stupid. What is the american Office then? I agree that this are not "cool news" at all. But why do we have to discuss the old prejudice of germans not having any humor? If this is the case, then that's just another proof that most americans are not able to think outside the box. And, by the way, the Berlin Wall fell already. It was David Hasselhoff who knocked it down.
CUZ WE'RE BADASS! by Lorquaine	Aug 27th, 2008 12:59:19 PM

Oh, and we Germans love The Bloodhound Gang! by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 01:18:40 PM
Some members even now live in Germany. But NOOOOOOOOOO everybody is just thinking "Hasselhoff".
longhairs-filme.blog.de by DerLanghaarige	Aug 27th, 2008 01:20:34 PM
Since there have already other German websites been exchanged. Usually I don't do this.
Germans love 'The Bloodhound Gang'... by infinite_probability	Aug 27th, 2008 02:56:48 PM
... they also love 'The Kelly Family' (who? what? exactly). joergn, you are wrong about the UK 'Office' being unsuccessful and in danger of cancellation, it was actually so sucessful that it got exported to other (and copied by) countries...? Perhaps you have confused it with Right Said Fred or 'Dinner For One'? These things are not so sucessful in the UK :-p. By far the weirdest aspect of this 'Stromberg' thing was sheer volume of defensive comments I read on a German blog on the subject of it being plagiarism/a respectful homage/a legitimate franchise. I was surprised to learn that not only could many 'Stromberg' fans not see how the shows were obviously based on the same idea and had similar humour, but also believed that the template could not have originated in the UK because the Germans had a more subtle and sophisticated sense of humour. Talk about your eye-openers! I'm not saying this is fair but... British people sort of take it for granted that the Germans know we are much better at comedy. Apparently not! Anyway, it's one thing to claim that 'Stromberg' was in no way influenced by the 'The Office' and it's something else to start claiming that 'Stromberg' (or German humour) is better or cleverer than 'The Office' (or British humour). I've watched 'Stromberg' (and I can understand it), I've watched 'The Office' (US) and I've watched 'The Office' (UK). And they are all funny and the humour is all coming from the same place. The success of 'Stromberg' (and the fact that it was passed off as wholly original for so long) just proves that even jokes you think are really parochial can travel well and make themselves at home. The British 'Office' has the benefit of having quit while it was ahead and will probably look better in the eyes of some for that reason alone. And 'Two Packets of Crisps...' never fell apart because it was never funny in the first place. Also 'Doctor Who' is completely appalling, why does everyone pretend it isn't?
Won't that just shed more light on the penises? by Larry Sellers	Aug 27th, 2008 03:52:12 PM
Can anyone name other shows that have been just as widely adapted by other countries? I can't believe they tried to pass it off as original. Not bad though.
re: newsworthiness by Larry Sellers	Aug 27th, 2008 03:55:14 PM
Look at the top TB right now. Riddick? Slow news week. Let's start some rumors. Kelsey Grammar is signed to play Man-Bat in Batman 3.
will end in them invading another office by Prossor	Aug 27th, 2008 03:55:46 PM
wait and see
@infinite_probality by joergn	Aug 27th, 2008 04:42:07 PM
Damn, talk about Kelly Family, another dark chapter in the german history books for bad taste. But hell, at least you can´t see we ain´t funny. ;-) Sorry, I just heard the rumor about the UK office cancellation quite some time ago in the news, maybe it was bogus, made up by the german producers, defending their "original" idea?! Whatever, it´s what you make out of the premise that counts and as an big fan of english humour, i´ve got to watch some "Office" episodes asap. Cheers
Even when understanding NOTHING, I laughed at that video. by Royston Lodge	Aug 27th, 2008 05:28:31 PM
The flipboard gag was pretty dang funny.
white american trash by raideen 2000	Aug 27th, 2008 05:38:00 PM
its ok, when every american thinks, that the germans are still non-humorous-nazi bastards. its the same here, where every european thinks that every american is a dumbass, white trash fat ass, without any cultural interests, except for the newest superhero movie, who still believes that the second world war is still continuing and that he isn´t able to find germany on the globe, even when it is coloured in blood red. no problem for me...
Stromberg > The Office by Toby___Wong	Aug 27th, 2008 05:47:06 PM
The dude is seriously funny.
Is there a Polish version of The Office? by Mr Spork	Aug 27th, 2008 08:29:21 PM
The German version will invade it.
is this the version where everyone eats shit? Literally.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Aug 28th, 2008 12:38:59 AM

ewww by Holgi65	Aug 28th, 2008 03:36:11 AM
the last word on US humour seems to be the list of the funniest films of the last 25 years on EW.com. Top: Ghostbusters, second National Lampoon's Vacation...
infinite_probability by He-Lo	Aug 28th, 2008 04:14:12 AM
Well, German people sort of take it for granted that the English know we are much better at football. You see the point?
Who the fuck is the Kelly Family? by DerLanghaarige	Aug 28th, 2008 04:27:59 AM

Denial by Sackratte	Aug 28th, 2008 05:52:16 AM
"Get this. The creators of "Stromberg" denied it was based on "The Office" until the BBC threatened to sue. Now Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are credited on every episode." ... and this is exactly what is wrong with Germany right now! The copy the fuck out of everything else but are not able to do new original ideas by themselfs. Every medium... 24 hours a day! WTF!??? Of course they can't say they are copying... that would mean they have to face their real face and the loss of creativity over the last decades. Where is the "Land der Dichter und Denker" today? German kids are stupid as hell and the future of Germany looks bad as never before. Copy Copy Copy
Right, Sackratte by SoulReaver	Aug 28th, 2008 01:38:49 PM
Festgefahrene Kackstrukturen und mafiöse Vetternwirtschaft plus Gier und Ideenlosigkeit... Aber vielleicht ändert sich das ja ein wenig nächstes Jahr... Man wird sehen. Grüße aus Berlin an alle Talkbacker! Sorry for posting in german, no insults included, except for thinking the german "film industry" is a heap of slimy, untalented dung (at least most of those putrid suckups). You see, nothing but the truth. Nevertheless I have to admit that Stromberg is the best TV show in years to hit the german screens, but I don't think it really is stuff for the big screen. Oh... and by the way: DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY!!!
How about a source? by Jim Panse	Aug 28th, 2008 02:42:06 PM
I'm from germany, and I have to laugh about all the comments of people about our past and present. Let's face it, how many of you suckups have ever been to germany? That's what I thought. And better yet let's not talk about the pasts of our countries. Slavery, Indians? Ring a bell? As for the the part of the news, about how the producers didn't say it based on the BBC show. Yo Herc, as much as I appreciate what you write on Aintitcool, but wtf? Where is the source? Stromberg is licensed by the BBC, how should they deny it? Get your facts straight. If you want to critcize anything, than could have picked "Curb your Enthusiasm", which was kinda stolen and remaked as "Pastewka" (name of a german comedian), and the collected several Awards for "their" great idea... cheers.
waiting for Japanese, Italian, and Russian Office by Prossor	Aug 28th, 2008 05:44:41 PM
then the circle will be complete. The Japan, Italian, Germany team up and fight the American, UK and Russian offices! battle of the century

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