>>>Blockbuster and Best Buy cost money
>>
>>It's money well spent, believe me. And nothing comes for
>>free, holmes.
>
>How does watching The Office on NBC cost me money? It only
>costs me time and opportunity cost. But no money.

Sure it doesn't. Keep believing that if you wish.

>>Everything you buy is a direct result of what
>>you see on TV.
>
>That's total bullshit.

No, it isn't.

>I don't buy things based on what I see
>on TV. I know you're referring to advertising and all that,
>and I'm not claiming to be totally immune, but my choices at
>the grocery store, music store, etc have nothing or very
>little to do with my TV watching.

Now *that's* total bullshit. Tell me how it is in that little vacuum you live in.

>Maybe it did when I was a
>kid, but not anymore.

"I'm not claiming to be totally immune..."

>TV might make me aware of something
>(ooh, I didn't know that was out on DVD already) but it didn't
>"make" me buy anything.

Dude, you are a consumer. Everyone is. Own up to it. You're not above it, so stop.

>>So, you can kindly strike that excuse off your
>>list.
>
>Makes no sense. Like Will, one of the reasons I haven't seen
>the Brit Office is that I'd have to pay to rent it (definitely
>wouldn't buy it sight unseen).

Of course there's also another option, that being BBC America, which is on cabl-- wait, you'd have to "pay for that." Or, let me gues, you "don't get that channel." Well, too bad for you. That was how I was first exposed to The Office.

Then there are other, less legal methods of geting DOWN with the show. But you two keep LOADING up the excuses, eh?

(and, because you're apparently too dense to use your imagination, I'll tell you to take a gander at the all capped-words in that last sentence).

Let me know if you come up with any more excuses so I can shoot them down with the quickness.

>And what kinda sucks about
>renting TV series is that Blockbuster charges you for each
>disc (though I guess it's still a good deal because each disc
>usually has over 2-3 hours, more than the average movie).

"Cry Me A River" (c) Justin Timberlake

Ever heard of a little business called NetFlix? Doesn't Blockbuster have an online service? Don't both offer free trials?

Excuses #2 and #3, shot down. Got any others?

>>That's a crock of shit, and you know it. And even if you
>have
>>a few folks who do (allegedly) talk that shit, so what?
>Fuck
>>them.
>
>Well, it just makes me think the shows must be really
>different.

Ooo, it's "different," so it must be "bad," right?

>And if I love the US version, why bother?

Because if you're going to join a discussion about the two versions of a show you should probably see them both before chiming in? And that you've run out of excuses for your laziness?

(and before anyone else chimes in claiming that people have a choice to not watch the UK version, they certainly do, and they can also choose not to make excuses about why they haven't seen the show but are %100 sure they love the US version, unquestionably).