The Office: Some Never-before-seen Material

[@Whurlpuul]

I'd love to hear you talk more about the xfm show, I was always a big fan.

[@Owen-wc1wr]

Still am, mate

[@fantastic1921]

Yep more of the xfm stuff would be great!

[@MrSammyTeee]

This ^^^^^^^^^^^ I know there was only 3/4 series of the orig XFM, but its never-ending material

[@noka79]

I've been listening to these guys for a lifetime and I'm familiar with everything to do with the xfm and podcasts etc. There was a torrent file containing everything that they done with xfm and the podcasts and specials that I got years ago that got me hooked

[@synchc]

... Play a record ...

[@gridlo]

Gotta say -- the Christmas special is really a masterpiece. It's so hard to end a sitcom in a satisfying way, but they pulled it off. Tim and Dawn. David and his blind date. It's sweet without being saccharine or feeling forced or contrived. Perfect capper to a perfect series. A very rare thing.

[@s559tja]

It was a fluke. Look at everything Gervais has done since, it's exactly what you've described: saccharine and contrived. He doesn't know how to end a show.

[@gridlo]

@@s559tja OK, I'm not saying otherwise. I'm just acknowledging the achievement.

[@Owen-wc1wr]

Must have been Stephen Merchant doing the writing

[@synchc]

@@s559tja It's not a fluke. I wouldn't call Gervais a genius but he is, at times, fucking funny and insightful and has that fearlessness/recklessness that separates him from the more career-minded. His stand up, The Ricky Gervais Show and early appearances on UK tele and XFM are still head and shoulders above contemporary comedians that might be more fondly remembered. His bloody Tweets are still funnier and more on point than 99% of NA comedians entire careers. I think Extras is interesting because, while being a worthy sequel to The Office and still relatively early in his career, it concentrates on the unavoidable trappings of celebrity. It's almost like he's saying "yeah, ok, but don't blame me if I get swept away in this shit". I honestly don't think he did; he just tried and failed to give Hollywood a go. What comedian wouldn't? I'm not his biggest fan and, being brutally honest, I don't think 90% of other comedians are either but he is _still_ his own version of funny and for that alone I think he deserves respect.

[@s559tja]

@@synchc Stopped reading at fearless/recklessness. The man is completely motivated by money and will arse lick anyone if it meant a few more quid in his account.

[@BFMV271]

It's so intriguing to see parallels between their television work and their chats on the xfm show. I feel like xfm was Ricky and Steve exploring their senses of humour, while poking the shaved chimp with a stick and putting bins on his head.

[@andrewrichardson2079]

This has the sort of depth of research you just don't typically see in KZbin videos, really enjoyed this

[@andyclarkpiano]

Great stuff Andrew. Definitely would love to see you talk more about the XFM shows on here too.

[@JakTheLad]

This is really interesting to see what could and what couldn’t have been in this show. Even after 20 years of this show, there’s still material to be found.

[@Jayymes]

when the parts that didn't even make it in are better then anything in after life

[@sidgeaberration]

Hilariously Howard went on to go on First Dates an actual dating show. Life imitating art.

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

Still don't get how you only have 16k subs, you put out consistently informative videos about top British sitcoms. Hopefully this comment helps the algorithm get its act together a little!

[@quirk3]

I love that you were able to link the XFM shows to the script. You’re probably one of the only people with that level of insight. Out of interest, how did you come to acquire the script?

[@ryanmortimer9849]

you used to be able to buy the script I think; in an XFM episode they speak about being NY Times Best Selling Authors for a Non-Fiction piece for their script book

[@axw]

@@ryanmortimer9849 That was the script books (shown at 1:13 in this video), which aren't actually proper scripts. The script used as the focus for this video was owned, and then sold, by a member of the production crew.

[@ameliae3709]

My little gem of a YT channel u will stay with me

[@liamwynne566]

It reminds me of the time I watched a classic Simpsons episode that had a princess Diana joke that was removed from UK airings of the episode. It felt strange laughing at "new" material from a 20+ year old episode.

[@steve-marsh]

Hidden treasure! love it!

[@joda6466]

Karly pilkboys/Karl dilkington and the xfm shows dominate my KZbin suggestions, guess that says a lot about my viewing/listening habits 😂🤔

[@tameshrew469]

Shows you have good taste, pilky is the🐐

[@TheInsideVideo]

Have some algorithm love. Thanks for the newness in a well-trodden world!

[@axw]

Cheers!

[@rorrt]

One other thing gleamed from the Xfm shows. They originally wanted Cat Steven's song Sitting to be the theme song for The Office instead of the cover of Handbags and Gladrags. This would have also tied in with Cat Stevens being used for Extras.

[@Kaonnnnn]

the Elvis Costello cover of 'Sitting' was used in Ricky's movie The Invention of Lying

[@asnarkshark]

look at the gleam on that!

[@ritchyfox]

"Do you wanna be Bubble?! Do you want to be Bubble?! Or do you want to be the bloke with the milk bottle on his head?" Lovely link between XFM and the Office Christmas Special.

[@Alexmaystudio]

The office came out at the same time as I was doing work experience - in an almost identically decorated office. It put the fear of god into me to aim higher.

[@slavske2314]

Fucking love this mate, nice one.

[@noka79]

Love everything they do, I'm very familiar with the thing about the script

[@axw]

What thing about the script?

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Always find these cut scenes interesting. Probably will never happen but it would be great if Jesse and Sam released some of the known 'un-filmed' Peep Show scripts to the public [like the rest of the original series 3 with Nancy+ Toni, the 'female peep show' pilot material etc].

[@davidz3879]

Nancy & Toni were going to be in s3? Why aren't they?

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@davidz3879 Both had other commitments apparently. They were replaced by Big Suze [Nancy] and on a one off basis Michelle [Toni]. From what I gather 'Mugging' would have been close to what was filmed but the rest of the series would change [including Toni and Johnston getting together]. Andrew went into more detail in his 'Peep Show in Paris' video.

[@carltonascarf7694]

Love you, love this

[@imnottellingyoumyname3050]

Hello I like your videos keep doing your videos I want to watch your videos

[@headerkokab]

banger of a vid. I second the suggestions for you to do a video on the xfm shows, would be fantastic to hear your thoughts on the absolute drivel spouted from a tinpot radio station in the early 2000s

[@dessertstorm7476]

VCDs were massive in asia in the 90s despite being inferior to VHS. Mainly because it cost almost nothing to pirate them

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Great to have more content. What was the TV show you got instead of the office on the Chinese DVD's out off interest [0:16]? 3:19 due to the nature of my job, I have to reference the companies house website quite often so I'm very familiar with that layout!

[@axw]

Disc 1 contains series 1 and 2 of The Office, Disc 2 contains series 2(?) of the American Office in awful quality, and Disc 3 is unplayable but contains more content from series 2(?) of the American Office. There is no Office Christmas Specials anywhere, despite the DVD cover (and all the discs) using the Christmas Specials cover photo. The back cover contains information from both the original and the American versions, and inside the case there's advertising for random American TV shows, like CSI, in English, poorly translated English, and Spanish. It's a mess.

[@Ash-jz6ni]

Really love your content!

[@axw]

Thanks Ash!

[@bazilkush388]

What’s the story behind Ricky and Steve holding up a Smiths record?

[@itsMrNoble]

I presume it’s taken from the magazine interview where they talked about their favourite records and they got Steve’s surname wrong the whole way through.

[@peacedragon333]

Do a why the office is great video! Love your commentary you are very funny and sardonic - Would be nice to hear your thoughts on the best bits of the office - thoughts on the Neil Dynamic and generally what you like about it

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Neil is a necessary character to clip Brent's wings a bit and make him an underdog and easier to route for which isn't present enough in series 1 [as Jennifer is used sparingly].

[@chilldude30]

Heck yes! So interesting to a super fan like myself lol

[@darktimes6279]

You’ve probably been recommended this before but have you ever seen The Smoking Room? Would be a good one for your ‘once over’ series…

[@nukathecat4319]

Play a record! Great video 😁

[@GGRS]

Heck yeah

[@gridlo]

Well, don't judge it.

[@jackfrancis1475]

Quality

[@diablopieaiiphoneticrequie4376]

Is a thick of it review possible?

[@jarratt51]

Stephen Mitchell

[@KrenzyHD]

Where did you actually get the script from?

[@brokenbrilliancerab6911]

Love u lots Andrew xxx ps Steven > Ricky

[@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837]

Talk about those wired dvds you have

[@lewis838]

I'd kill for that script fuck

[@MrRorySteel]

What would you kill?

[@lewis838]

@@MrRorySteel mr toad?

[@MrRorySteel]

@@lewis838 Bluto?

[@barclayjerrard5314]

I dunno mate, he's pretty trim