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.

It's as though they watched the American version and thought geez let's do less.

Had some funny ideas and some of the characters were amazing but overall I only watched it hoping would grow on me . And I was at work. And it was very quiet. And I was bored. And I think I had a micro nap many times

On a side note who on earth chose felicity ward to be the lead?

There will probably be a season 2 and if so need to add less copy and paste and more original ideas please.

Did I mention that felicity ward not a great choice?

I will admit Dwight version in this very well done and the warehouse Stevie character well done.

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.

Based on the reviews, I started watching this expecting it to be terrible. I have watched both versions of the office, there are good and bad episodes in those versions (especially at the beginning). Honestly the Australian version is good! Set your expectations aside and give it a go. It's not the US Office or the UK Office, it's the Australian Office. They give it their own Aussie spin, with some familiar tropes certainly, but it works! There are some genuinely funny lines and it's extremely watchable! The jokes aren't recycled, they're new and hilarious. Ignore the neckbeard reviewers. This show is light and funny, that's all it needs to be.

Office Australia will face the same problems Inbetweeners US faced; it wasn't a terrible show, but it was nothing in comparison to the original and that sours the remake.

Office Aus has an even bigger problem, there's many different versions, most notably the original UK and then US ones. The characters are likeable, but mirror their mannerisms too closely with their UK/US counterparts. The show does add some originality with updated storylines that will resonate with a younger audience - or anyone who has worked in an office after Covid.

I feel the same writers, crew and cast could have created a watchable original show, it's a shame they went down this path instead.

I won't be leaping to watch Episode 2.