The original English version of The Office was excellent but it didn't really transfer well when they Americanised it.
I thought the concept behind "The office" had some potential... that movie "Office Space" played well off the Cubicle life, so the topic definately can be done... So I checked out the premier...
Needless to say I went somewhere else after 5-10 minutes.. it was bad, I mean train wreck bad. I tried it again a few weeks later with the same outcome... I was beyond shocked that NBC picked it up for another go round.
Well no show is perfect, it depends on where Scrubs goes.. but all it all its a show that deserves a dedicated time slot... not the treatment NBC has been giving it.. and they wonder why they are in the dumper.
The other thing I liked about earl is, the concept... it was simple and you could easily see that it was going to be different just from the promos before it aired.
Redneck hillbilly who hasn't lived a clean life, suddenly discovers what comes around goes around.. so he decides to make an honest attempt to better himself... and decides to do it by making up for every last deed on his "list".
And you gotta admit some of the things he'd done on his list that were the punchlines for jokes.. you definately could see someone like that doing in real life... man I can tell you some stories >:)