The Office

Big fan of both the US and UK office. I'm also an Aussie.

This show is one of the blandest things I've sat and watched. I decided to watch it because while it looked bad, I thought let's see.

People say it gets better after the first episode, but it did not for me. It remained very bland. Maybe some of these people ended up with Stockholm syndrome, it held their sense of humour hostage for so long that they felt they needed to laugh and so they did.

The worst part is that I can see some potential in the series. It's not just a rehash of either of the previously mentioned offices (even though it does have so references in a few of the "jokes,") The characters while underbaked do have some individuality. I also did like the threesome joke even if it was completely ruined by the delivery in the scene.

I guess at the end of the day, could this show have been good? Sure. Is it? No.

The original British was trashed at the beginning, but people started to love the characters. The first season of the office, an American place, had bed reviews, but then they found their feet and once again we, the viewers, fell in love with the characters. The first view episodes are straight, because, most of the characters, we recognise, but they aren't the actors we fell in love with. So give this show a chance. Give this show to develop, like we did with the American version. It's interesting to see different versions of the same concept, set in different Countries. The first season gave me a lot of laugh out loud moments. Give it time.

As a longtime fan of The Office (US), I felt compelled to leave a review. The original series was nothing short of a masterpiece-witty, heartfelt, and endlessly rewatchable. To this day, I still revisit episodes. Unfortunately, this Australian version is a major disappointment. The new Michael lacks the comedic charm of the original, and the new takes on Jim, Pam, and Dwight fall completely flat. The humor just doesn't land. The only thing remotely amusing was the new Michael's facial expressions, which oddly reminded me of Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons. Other than that, the characters are unlikable, and the show feels like a desperate, try-hard attempt to cash in on the brilliance of the original. It's an uninspired, lackluster imitation of a show that set the bar incredibly high. I'd recommend sticking to the US version.

Most of the reviews seem to be based on the first 15 minutes of episode 1, which, admittedly, is quite bad. However, by the time I reached episode 6, I found myself laughing a few times. The criticism that it's "trying too hard" is, ironically, part of the charm of every version of The Office, whether it's the UK or US. The first season of the US Office was just as awkward as this Australian version. There's nothing particularly groundbreaking about the first season of any Office series, but they all progressively get funnier, and I expect the same for the Australian one. The casting could be stronger, but the characters are starting to grow on me. It's not a great start, but then again, that seems to be the case with all versions of The Office.

Watching the first episode of The Office Australia reboot was like attending a meeting where everyone forgot the agenda and the jokes. The cringe factor soared higher than Dwight's stapler in Jell-O! Every scene felt as dry as a PowerPoint presentation, leaving me desperately craving some genuine laughs. I got so bored that I rewatched Raygun with her breakdance routine. Suddenly, my day got 100 times better. Made me wish if Amazon should have asked her for 8 different routines and put one up as each episode. If you're looking for comedy, you might be better off watching paint dry... or just cheering for Raygun's next dance battle. 3/10.