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[potpourri-of-ecclecticism]

What is the single most important thing for a company? Is it the building? Is it the stock? Is it the turnover? It’s the people. Investment in people.

THE OFFICE (2001-2003) ⬖ 1.01 "Downsize" dir. Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant

[avirginslament]

Dawn knows she bad.

the office (uk) - 2001-2003

series one, episode 6 "judgement"

[thursdayisbetterthanfriday]

Adaptation Decay(?) - A Story as old as Civilization

Have you ever watched something and wondered "where did this come from?" only to find out it's an adaptation of what many may consider (not always) a far better original story?

You might think this is limited to today's culture of TV and streaming services, adapting foreign shows, or novels. You would, however, be dead wrong.

Sometimes I think it's good to look at our past to see how adaptations have actually come about or developed and Oh boy is it a good time if you dig into it.

Why do they keep on adapting things? God how unoriginal:

Today I discovered this document in a museum.

It's the story of Christian Saints Barlaam and Josaphat. This text tells the tale of the Indian Prince Josaphat who is persecuted by his father as he is prophesied to become a Christian. In a twist that no one saw coming, hermit Saint Barlaam meets the prince and, what do you know, he converts to Christianity!

This was hot shit in the 10th century Middle Ages. It was included as part of a Christian saint anthology book (hagiographies) called The Golden Legend and part of it involved three caskets was even mentioned in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice several centuries later!

So what's this based on? Surely it can't top being a bit part of The Merchant of Venice? Surely it can't top being in the biography section of your favourite major monastery?

This is none other than an adaptation of the life of, your boy, Siddhartha Gautama, more commonly known as

☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸ THE BUDDHA ☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸☸

Josaphat The Christian Buddha™ & Why Adaptations are good actually? (Starring David Brent and Michael Scott):

This is the religious equivalent of watching The Office with Steve Carell, and finding out it's actually based on the critically acclaimed UK BBC series The Office, with Ricky Gervais. What started as a two season, critically acclaimed hit, in the UK gets adapted into a 8 season, critically acclaimed hit, in the US which charts its own course after the first couple of seasons.

Purists often complain about adaptations, effectively calling them diluted versions of the original. In many cases, this can often be true (**COUGH COUGH**, THE US VERSION OF LIFE ON MARS). This kind of adaptation decay is, unfortunately, all too common in today's Hollywood world.

But this isn't the full story...

The fun part of adaptations is this: While in today's money markets, it can be easy to use adaptations as a cash grab to ride off of a good original story, adaptations can actually be as good as, if not better, than the original for specific audiences.

The Office US is the perfect example. What starts off as a similar straight adaptation from the UK series takes a life of its own, and makes it's own path based on the characters, and cultural norms of the creatives making the show.

The story of Josephat and Barlaam does this cleverly to a fair extent. It uses the original story and builds its own rationale with Josephat, for example, abandoning his princely life (which the original Buddha also does) after meeting a leper, a blind man, and a corpse in a direct allegory to previous Christian canon.

Steve Carrell's Michael Scott isn't the same as Ricky Gervais David Brent portrayal in the UK version, but that's part of what makes it work so well. Much like Josaphat is The Christian Buddha™, Michael Scott is the American Boss™. Both characters are adapted to their audiences, to their setting and to their time.

Saint Barlaam himself is an effective amalgamation of the wise men, brahmins and knowledgeable individuals Buddha met in his travels, and instead becomes a singular mentor for Josephat.

The US Office flips this - taking the original UK cast and expanding on them, adding new characters such as Kevin, Angela, and Creed while also expanding on some of the UK equivalent characters such as Dwight and Pam, who get far more attention.

While the UK Office is great in its own right, it has a very British style of humour and its in-world setting is very specific to the UK - something American audiences won't necessarily understand if they don't do the research.

The MEMES Jack! ~ E X Q U I S I T E ~:

Christianity took the, let's be honest, very compelling story of the Buddha's life and made it into their own original HBO series adaptation and they struck gold: The creation of a cultural relic that has lasted more than a millennia.

In the terminology of natural selection, adaptation refers to mutations or behaviours which allow organisms to survive and thrive.

In this frame of refence, The Buddha is a remarkably resilient organism that lives on in the cultural life of the Eastern, and in part the Western, world. So too does Josephat The Christian Buddha™ live on in the cultural life of the West. To a lesser extent, perhaps, but its influence is still felt across the millennia and into pieces of culture that live on today.

Josephat The Christian Buddha™ is an organism that has carved itself into the very fabric of material reality through ink, paper, stone and wood, allowing itself to be transmitted to new minds.

It may not hold as much of a candle as the original adaptation but, to those it speaks to, it lives on through them as much as it now lives through you.

And now I can finally say the line

[halfberry]

I watched a bit of The Office UK last night and I don't think a show has ever captured the slow, melancholic embrace of ones own mediocrity in life so perfectly. If you know you know

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[skywastherobot]

Sam and Natalia have reviewed GAVIN & STACEY and THE ROYALE FAMILY, so it’s time to watch another acclaimed British sitcom—THE OFFICE.

THE OFFICE is a British comedy mockumentary TV show, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The show follows David Brent (Ricky Gervais), the manager of an office in Slough, and his employees, Tim (Martin Freeman), Gareth (Mackenzie Crook), and Dawn (Lucy Davis).

The original series ran for two six-episode series, followed by a Christmas special. Sam and Natalia sit down to watch and review the entire first series.

Topics of conversation include Ricky Gervais’s ego, AFTER LIFE, getting blocked on Twitter, woke, real-life David Brent, “Can’t make this anymore” sitcoms, the 2008 financial crisis, not believing in God, bad acting, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, 'Trivia' vs. 'The Quiz', and whether the British OFFICE is better than the American OFFICE.

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[bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews]

One Mann's Movies Film Review of "The Ballad of Wallis Island". A genuine delight of a comedy/drama film. Go see it! 4.5/5.

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Ian Wright calls out Man Utd & INEOS for ‘not caring enough’ about women’s team and criticises head coach Marc Skinner’s ‘David Brent-ish’ interview

WHAT HAPPENED? Over the past year, United’s women’s team have been moved out of their training facilities to accommodate the men’s side, and minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the project was a “work in progress”. Now, former Arsenal forward Wright has laid into the Red Devils and also women’s coach Skinner for his post-match interview following their goalless draw with Aston Villa. The coach…

[hspn]

Looking at other dances to do

Nicolas Jackson scores, 18th minute:

Me: Aw man, this would be the week to break out 'Thriller' again, but I get he doesn't want to repeat a celebration.

Brother: I would love if he just tried to claim 'Thriller' as his permanent celebration.

Me: Me too. He was really good at it. I hope he brings it back once in awhile. I wonder if he's looking at other dances to do. He should do 'Gangnam Style.'

Brother: How can I convince him all the kids think the David Brent dance is cool?

Me: Okay, if Nicolas Jackson did the David Brent dance, he would become my favorite player OF ALL TIME.

[guybracha]

David Brent

The original UK version of Micahel Scott, portrayed by Ricky Gervais

[sakuraswordly]

[creepynostalgy]

Laura Harring and Naomi Watts for Mulholland Drive (2001)

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YOREKOK YOREKOK YOREKOK...YOREKOK

[haunted-planes]

Color coordinated couples in cars have a special place in my heart

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[spextkrr]

got bored. enjoy