The Z-Suite

I think the writers room had a race about how many trending hashtags they can mash in one scene. The problem is that they have succeeded and we are left with 7 word/lingo-hydra / scene. Sadly it lacks coherence or any sort of smart or smirk.

Making actual jokes was most likely banned in the writers room and any attempt at them was killed by the studio saying it was too risky.

Do watch for education, this is how you should definitely not do meta-commentary.

Half-way through the pilot our main characters are fired for pointing out everything I've listed above (badly sadly) and there you have your pitch of the year. Sad to see the always amazing Lauren Graham having to speak such utter nonsense scene-by-scene.

I wanted to like this comedy. There is potential for a great workplace comedy that acknowledges the strengths and weaknesses of both generations represented.

Unfortunately, it begins with a completely farcical premise, and it is woefully written with little plot progression in the first two episodes. The lack of forward momentum in the storylines could be forgiven if the time was instead used to develop the characters at all, but alas, that did not happen either.

The talents of their leads is wasted by simply trotting out outdated Gen-Z slang that the elder generation "couldn't possibly understand" despite being 5-10 years past its expiration date. On top of that, every character is completely oblivious and exhibits some form of buffoonery and not in a "slapstick" way. There doesn't seem to be a coherent vision for what this sitcom wants or is trying to become. It lacks the ability to entertain in the loudest way possible.

Vacuous, plastic, boring beyond belief (and that's just the first 3 minutes).

If a friend were to ask me, I'd say, "Don't waste your time."

What on earth compelled Lauren Graham to sink to this level of dreck?!

Ad agencies are typically staffed - in reality - with very bright, well-educated people who have studied human psychology and are engaged in the business of deception (how else to explain rampant obesity, fat-related illnesses / disease, and the propensity of North Americans to inhale junk food they know - at some level - is exceptionally bad for them).

This sorry excuse for entertainment is not that.

I'm upset because I love Lauren Graham and she is an executive producer on the show. So she is responsible for this. The characters are like cartoon characters: we are being hit over the head with the fact that the Gen z crowd are entitled and constantly spouting reasons to cancel people, and the older crowd are out of touch and too old to do their jobs properly. Who exactly is supposed to be the audience for this show? You are insulting both generations. And for people who love Lauren Graham, and might be in her age range, seeing her get fired in the first episode for being old isn't a thrill. It made me want to turn the show off immediately. It perpetuates the misconception that if you are older than the age of 50 you should be fired because you are "out of touch." Why, Lauren? Why would you do that? I want to keep watching to see if somehow her character jumps in and learns about technology so that she can be successful still in her field, but I can't stand these characters. There is nothing sympathetic about anyone on this show, so I can't watch the show long enough to find out if it gets better. I am just so disappointed. And I hate leaving a bad review because I am sure she worked very hard on the show. But you made unsympathetic characters and you insulted everyone over the age of 50 and everyone under the age of 25. So I guess your audience is the people in between?

Of course the master carried a lot of this show, but it was still good. It poked fun at some real life things we see Gen Z talk/post on social media about and at boomers for having a tight grasp on things and taking it hard when that changes from failure. I guess Minnesota Matt was the millennial who just wanted to have fun and stayed true to himself even though no one wanted him around lol

I definitely would watch season 2 of this and would love to see maybe Monica and Kriska fuse or something. It was nice to see women as CEO and they're smart enough to run Oliver outta business. Just saying, I agree with that review about the writing. It's great laid back fun that's sorta predictable but totally fine because we could use some comedy on screen these days. Tubi has some gems and this is one for sure!