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The Paleolithic Era champion.
San Francisco, California - February 2005

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that Red Lobster needs to have a Lobsterfest every year?

"The Office" debuted on NBC last night, and I watched it more out of morbid curiosity than anything else. After seeing the two full seasons of the BBC series (I haven't seen the special yet, so if anyone dies or invents a time-travelling DeLorean, please, oh massive reader base, don't say anything), I couldn't really imagine much of a point of covering the series. I coudln't imagine anything could be funnier than, or even approach how great the original was, even if Rickey Gervais was actually involved in the new series. But, Steve Carrell is a pretty funny guy. So, even though the ads were about as funny as a grown man in need of a haircut yelling "PANTS!" as he runs down the street with his arms flailing, I figured I had a half hour to devote to this, let's say, experiment.

I don't feel like writing a long, annoying review of the show, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's not as good as the BBC version, but it's pretty funny. Tanja and I both wondered if we'd like it more if we hadn't seen the original first.

It's worth giving a shot.