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Ted Danson: 我认为做好喜剧非常困难，尤其是在需要每隔十秒钟就让观众发笑的情况下。我非常喜欢Stephen Merchant的《Outlaws》，它既有趣又惊悚，非常吸引人。 Stephen Merchant: 《Cheers》对《The Office》的创作和剧本产生了深远的影响。英国喜剧传统上倾向于阴暗，而美国喜剧则更乐观。然而，《Cheers》中的角色内心深处都隐藏着悲伤。Norm这个角色对英版《The Office》中Tim的塑造影响很大。我们试图在英版《The Office》中更加突出《Cheers》中固有的悲情元素。我认为《Cheers》和《The Office》都展现了“替代家庭”的概念，通过特定的地点将原本不会有交集的人们聚集在一起。

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Stephen Merchant discusses the influence of Cheers on the creation of The Office (UK), highlighting the shared themes of sadness and surrogate families within seemingly optimistic sitcoms. He also contrasts the styles of British and American comedy.
  • Cheers' characters, despite the show's comedic nature, were fundamentally sad people.
  • The British version of The Office borrowed the concept of a surrogate family from Cheers.
  • The lack of a laugh track in The Office (UK) allowed the pathos and sadness of the characters to shine through.

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Actor, writer, and director Stephen Merchant talks to Ted Danson about the influence of Cheers on The Office (UK), his awkward relationship with fame, his dramatic turn in Four Lives, testing out new standup material, John Cleese, and more. Plus: Ted raves about Outlaws, Stephen’s crime thriller comedy series.)

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