Here's a pet peeve of mine: the way American networks revamp BBC shows and air them as if they were their own. They don't claim that they're being original, they just don't advertise the fact that they aren't.
I realize that this is not a new phenomenon. It just bugs me.
Anyway, NBC was the latest to do this with their version of The Office. I watched the BBC version a few times and enjoyed its offbeat sense of humor. I watched the American debut the other night. It's still offbeat, and it's still funny. It misses sometimes, but I think it will take time to find its footing. It's a good show and I'll probably watch it occasionally.
I simply resent the way NBC touted it with the raves of the critics, for all the world as though they were the ones who had come up with the idea in the first place. :0P