The UK version only lasted 2 seasons for a total of 14 episodes. It's very good, but I would argue the first 14 episodes of the US office are just as good. It's the later seasons that devolve into feel-good ho-hum sitcommery.

Apparently that is the case. I've not watched the US version, but I was jokingly referring to the most common axis of comparison that parent post falls along that I've experienced.