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The original UK version clocked in at two seasons and ended with UK's Jim confessing his love to UK's Pam and UK's Michael being let go because he's not good at this job.
It left a lot of story strands unfinished/unresolved and that's okay.
God, I wish more television shows were planned with just a short series with things wrapped up after a few seasons. Hell, Netflix already cancels things after two seasons anyway, so lean into two seasons being what you get.
While I think some British shows quit well before the main veins of drama or comedy have been mined, going out early is better than late. For recent-ish American shows, I think 30 Rock (which famously had to hang on by the skin of its Emmys' teeth) and The Good Place both went out after the curve had inflected but well before they passed the point of no return.
Didn't Peep Show last for like 9 seasons?
It did, although they were only 6 episodes a season.
Yes, over 12 years.
In addition to what OP said in their reply to you. There was also a willingness to break status quo, which helped the longevity.
That's pretty much all streaming these days. Netflix wasn't even the first for that format, FOX had been doing that for decades before Netflix was even mailing DVDs.