Off Centre
Off Centre
| 14 October 2001 (USA)
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    lea_ryans

    I caught this programme by accident. I couldn't sleep one night so I put the TV hoping to find something that would bore me to sleep. Instead I found this fantastic programme which got me completely hooked. I taped the programme every week after that but usually ended up staying up till 4.30am to watch it as well because I didn't want to wait till the next day. John Cho as Chau is so unbelievably funny. His character really added something special to the show. I can't believe they cancelled this show when it was so funny. I made all my friends watch the tapes I made of this programme and I got them all hooked. There seems to be a lot of good programmes getting cancelled in the US. I'm starting to wonder if these TV executives actually know anything about good TV programmes. I hope they release the programme on DVD then at least people can enjoy it whenever they want. But unfortunately I doubt that they will do that.

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    Victor Field

    "Off Centre" (the title refers to the location of the roommates's NYC loft - off Centre Street) is one of those Warner Bros. Television shows that Channel 4 has to get in order to get their mitts on "ER," "Sex and the City" etc, but aren't willing to put on at a time when people are actually awake. In this case, I can see why.The comedy is co-created by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz of "American Pie" fame, and you can probably tell from the setup and most of the jokes - British guy who's a hit with the ladies and blander American guy who's stuck in a relationship live together with hilarious consequences. Well, not that hilarious. In fact, groan-out-loud consequences is closer to the truth, with enough gags about sex and body parts to last a lifetime ("She was scratching her crotch like a lottery ticket"). This, plus the stream of good-looking ladies throughout, pitches this show firmly at the post-pub "Maxim"/"loaded"/"Front"-reading audience.That said, Status Quo - the black gangsta rapper who lives in their building and who's only putting on a front - is sincerely funny (with an added joke for British audiences in his name; the real-life rock group of the same name never conquered America), Ben Vaughn's music is welcome, and it's good-natured enough to stop it from being at the level of "Bottom." Plus the Weitz, Weitz and Zuker logo representing them as lawyers ("We'll fight for you!") is a nice joke itself. Even so, "Off Centre" lives up enough to its name to not be a must, but I'd be lying if I sid I hated it.But if Shannon Elizabeth turned up (we should be so lucky), you'd think it was "American Pie: The Series."

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    hammer_pants

    From the makers of the American Pie movies comes a great comedy made for the small screen. You may recognize two of the shows characters, Eddie Kaye Thomas as Mike (FINCH in AP), and John Cho as Chau (the MILF guy in both AP's). I just happened to catch an episode of this show on TBS and I love it. If you catch this show, and you're a fan of the AP movies, you'll love this.

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    kellydawn

    First of all, this is not a movie, it's a television program. This off beat comedy is a mix between Friends and Undeclared only with less people. I absolutely loved the program, and plan on watching it on a regular basis. It made me laugh out loud multiple times and all the while I was drooling over the beautiful boys in the staring roles. The cast was not only filled with wonderful looking guys, but many many beautiful women for the male audiences' pleasure. The dialogue is clever and filled with both outright and subtle humor. It is definitely a step upward for Warner Brothers nightly comedy programming.

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