Re: The Office - Golden Globe winner
I would guess that the vast majority of Americans have never heard of it. I have seen it a couple of times on BBC America. I doubt that BBC America is available on that many cable systems and probably get very low viewership where it is available.
The Golden Globes are given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press, which is a group of at most 100 foreign reporters based in Hollywood. Apparently you can get a Golden Globe if you schmooze with the members or buy them gifts. They are not at all representative of Americans. Frankly, I don't think anyone really cares about the Golden Globes, I didn't even realize that they were on last night.
The Office is not the best show I've ever seen, but I thought it was funny. From what I've seen the show doesn't have any likable characters, which is usually a requirement for success in America (except on Cable). Most likely it will fail in America as most new shows fail.
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