the laziness is off the charts. The Office's format is probably one of the easiest to do with an original cast and characters. Parks and rec copied them and were wildly successful (and also just better).
they are recycling character names from characters that were essentially invented by the actors' improv, then DEI swapping those characters.
It's a cargo cult. The natives build dirt runways and airplane shapes out of wood because they don't know what an airplane is or how it works.
They don't know what funny means so they try to copy the structure and shape, when what they should take from The Office is that talent can turn even the most boring uninteresting setting into comedy.
The writers and a few of the actors on The Office could make like dentistry or say entomology funny. It had nothing to do with being in an office.
The Office's format is probably one of the easiest to do with an original cast and characters
Keep in mind "The Office" was originally on in the UK, vastly different from what the US version ended up being, but was similar in the first season which is why many didn't like it at the time.
they are recycling character names from characters that were essentially invented by the actors' improv, then DEI swapping those characters.
I mean, when's the last time you've seen an original idea from these people that was good? Of course they're going to try and latch on to whatever is popular, put a chick in it, and make it lame and gay (literally, in this instance).
The Office was supposed to be a real office so it's not supposed to be stacked with supermodels. Ryan & Jim were good looking, Michael wasn't ugly and Pam being the top love interest needs to be pretty- not smoking hot but someone you'd understand why Jim would would be so into her.
Fuck, got the wrong shortarse. I even considered including his role as John Watson in Sherlock so I knew who it was, I just mixed up the two hobbitses.
Their Pam replacement is hideous. They didn't even try for a GND look. So many uggos cast. It must save a ton of money. Show feels forced and iterative. Not a good trailer. It will have zero edge. Not self aware enough to push back against corporate culture, rather seems to be more about excusing it.
It's my personal opinion that the best thing to come out of Australia in the last two decades, as far as TV goes, is Mr Inbetween. It has it's not so great episodes like most good shows.
the laziness is off the charts. The Office's format is probably one of the easiest to do with an original cast and characters. Parks and rec copied them and were wildly successful (and also just better).
they are recycling character names from characters that were essentially invented by the actors' improv, then DEI swapping those characters.
lazy.
It's a cargo cult. The natives build dirt runways and airplane shapes out of wood because they don't know what an airplane is or how it works.
They don't know what funny means so they try to copy the structure and shape, when what they should take from The Office is that talent can turn even the most boring uninteresting setting into comedy.
The writers and a few of the actors on The Office could make like dentistry or say entomology funny. It had nothing to do with being in an office.
Pretty much, the fact that they couldn't come up with their own characters for the format shows how devoid of talent they much be at every level.
Keep in mind "The Office" was originally on in the UK, vastly different from what the US version ended up being, but was similar in the first season which is why many didn't like it at the time.
The US version adopted the same format and characters from the UK original, but also comparatively turned it into Zombie Simpsons.
The Ricky Gervais OG ran for 2 seasons of 14 episodes total.
The Steve Carrell remake ran for 9 seasons and 201.
I mean, when's the last time you've seen an original idea from these people that was good? Of course they're going to try and latch on to whatever is popular, put a chick in it, and make it lame and gay (literally, in this instance).
When trying to find out of Australians can be funny, I discovered even AI search hates you guys.
They didn't even make their Pam attractive lol
Yeah, from the first 30 seconds or so I watched -- that looked like the ugliest cast I've ever seen.
The Office was supposed to be a real office so it's not supposed to be stacked with supermodels. Ryan & Jim were good looking, Michael wasn't ugly and Pam being the top love interest needs to be pretty- not smoking hot but someone you'd understand why Jim would would be so into her.
The original UK casting made more sense, the actors looked more like average office workers than obviously actors casted for good looks or goofy looks
In the UK version "Jim" was Frodo.
Bilbo
Fuck, got the wrong shortarse. I even considered including his role as John Watson in Sherlock so I knew who it was, I just mixed up the two hobbitses.
Chicks? Check. Lame? Check. Gay? ...probably?
Are we sure this is not a Disney shell company production?
Close, Amazon Prime.
Their Pam replacement is hideous. They didn't even try for a GND look. So many uggos cast. It must save a ton of money. Show feels forced and iterative. Not a good trailer. It will have zero edge. Not self aware enough to push back against corporate culture, rather seems to be more about excusing it.
Yeah but it had representation of all the diversities
Man, that Raygun girl just keep failing upwards!
I don't know if the curly hair guy was supposed to be Kevin or Stanley but him being shown a lot is probably not a good sign.
I think it's Toby.
You might be right, I think he said something about HR.
Any surprise?
It's my personal opinion that the best thing to come out of Australia in the last two decades, as far as TV goes, is Mr Inbetween. It has it's not so great episodes like most good shows.
But it's worth a watch.
Wilfred was pretty fackin hilarious m8
I haven't seen it yet, but it's on the list.
This isn't even remotely funny. Of course, not n original either. Modernity.
Wasn't the original 20 years ago?
Prime. Big Tech strikes again.
white women instead of blacks? why do they hate blacks so much?
Honestly, you could gender swap those two and have the result be absolutely hilarious because that's literally what life is like out there - but no