2 Because the Poms never over do stuff. 6 to 8 eps a series is normal, and Gervais & Merchant moved on to bigger things pretty quickly.
3 I hated it initially after watching the UK Vers, … but it grew on me, and yeah, Steve Carrell carries it off as well as anyone could. It rated it’s titz off for most seasons.
There’s a quote from McKenzie Crook (Gareth Keenan Invitigates) that goes something like:
“I have this recurring nightmare that we decide to film more and they are so bad that we are stripped of the original BAFTA award”.
The thought was that it was so good that it didn’t need to be added to and wouldn’t get any better. The steaming pile of vomit that was the “David Brent: Life on the Road” movie proves this.
Similar level of short-lived perfection as Fawlty Towers for mine.
If you like the original UK OFfice, it was pretty heavily developed under the mockumentary lead of People Like Us- which is still one of the funniest shows I’ve seen.