I love the DVD bouncing logo. I like videos where people get really excited about it hitting one of the corners, prompting cheers. There's a bunch from bus trips but here's a bigger one in a stadium [1]
It's a very different show. The pilot is note-for-note the UK show, but they quickly realized that Steve Carell can't play Ricky Gervais; he's just not enough of an asshole. So they recalibrated. I think the US version in its heyday is the better of the two shows.
Greg Daniels was the showrunner for the first 4 seasons; he's Peak Simpsons, and also King Of The Hill.
It’s very good. Bar the first season and last … 3?
Different take entirely. For those unaware the UK version is so cynical and on occasion even dark (and i love it for that) and in contrast the US version is more light hearted and succeeds completely on those terms.
I watched that office episode came out and I didn't realize this was a thing (watching the logo and cheering when it hits the corner) outside of The Office, so it seems like the aside was necessary.
If you haven’t already checked out other work by Zim creator Jhonen Vasquez, his comics Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and Squee, are excellent and full of very similar weird humor.
That's strangely accurate. I didn't like that "edgy dark" humor for the most part (every Squee and Zim fan I ever knew was a total dickhead), but Zim in particular was kind of a weird and endearing look at humanity.
You put your finger on something that's bothered me for a while but was never able to articulate. I loved some episodes and some moments were pure gold, but much of the show was nonsensical and revolting. Dipped a toe into his other work and discovered that the latter was much more his style.
It's a bit like how I really enjoy Tarantino movies, except for the violence.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytKVGtJ5yng