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[Ribi]

Looks about as shit as the American one.

seriously, people act like its the most laugh-out-loud shit they have ever seen.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

That looks absolutely fucking awful. Absolutely no charm about it.

I just watched a few episodes of the OG Office…

I don’t understand for whom this is for.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I've never seen an episode of any version of The Office before.

 

[Come On Tars]

Which one of these ladies is Australian Pam?

Even the men aren't allowed to be normal handsome like Jim was. I can't tell if these people are in each others league, or what league we are playing in right now.

 

[mitch1971]

LMAO the US version is much better than the original.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[MacReady13]

Nothing will ever come close to the original version of The Office. It was pure perfection. Could never get into the USA version for as good as I heard it was, it wasn't Gervais and Merchant. And Gervais was genius in The Office.

This though looks awful. As someone said in this thread, this must be what the "modern audience" wants, whoever they may be...

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

91% dislikes, holy shit. This might be the worst ratio I’ve ever seen.

 

[MayauMiao]

This is the better Australian version of The Office:

 

[j0hnnix]

10 seconds of the trailer is all I needed.

 

[bender]

I've never seen an episode of any version of The Office before.

 

[LordCBH]

Why not make something that requires some level of creativity? This is soulless trash.

 

[bitbydeath]

Surprise, surprise, they use a fake Australian accent again, or maybe it’s a bogan accent.

Darrel on the Thor video above is how people actually talk.

 

[Jorav]

As an Australian, this is stupid. We can (and have) come up with some great comedy shows.

 

[Rran]

I'm trying to not judge it too harshly yet since people tore apart the early episodes of US Office to shreds and that ended up being one of my favorite shows.

But gender-swapping Michael (David) and Dwight (Garreth) does feel really lazy.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Office was a lot of fun, one of the best shows of all time what steve carell did on that show is remarkable.

 

[Rockondevil]

As an Australian, I’m sorry.

 

[Salz01]

Only Raygun can save that show now….

 

[Coconutt]

Awful I guess the only way to make office work to a modern audience is to genderswap the top 2 loved characters.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Looks great and should finally appeal to women which was of course a major weakness of the original American show!

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

LMAO the US version is much better than the original.

Also that Australian one looks like a steaming pile of shit

 

[West Texas CEO]

I love you guys, but please understand that you two are retarded.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Nope.

 

[Sybrix]

Why?

 

[jufonuk]

I love the original, but you're right. The US version is better in my opinion. About one of the only UK shows they've been able to do that with in my opinion.

I liked both for different reasons but the UK could hit the awkward factor harder.

Australia can do comedy. But this isn’t it.

 

[GymWolf]

Fugly people: the serial

 

[Toots]

I liked both for different reasons but the UK could hit the awkward factor harder.

I think US citizens prefer their version of the Office because they have deference for their directors, managers, etc.
They don't like seeing someone in a dominant position being so cringe and useless, they want them caring, goofy but still able to do their job better than the others, etc... They idealize their bosses when in reality there's a lot of David Brents in desk jobs but i've never seen any Michael Scott.

 

[YCoCg]

Let's look at something good instead, embrace DANGER 5!

 

[Northeastmonk]

I’d rather watch a cat puke up a hair ball than watch this.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Is that Bella Ramsey? Her guardian?

 

[jufonuk]

Let's look at something good instead, embrace DANGER 5!

Now this is comedy. This and “Italian” Spider-Man

 

[finalflame]

Holy shit, this is so fucking bad.

I think US citizens prefer their version of the Office because they have deference for their directors, managers, etc.
They don't like seeing someone in a dominant position being so cringe and useless, they want them caring, goofy but still able to do their job better than the others, etc... They idealize their bosses when in reality there's a lot of David Brents in desk jobs but i've never seen any Michael Scott.

It's really not that deep -- the American one was just funny, and the UK one just wasn't. True for a lot of British "humor".

 

[Spyxos]

All these American Office gifs when it was a British show. lmfao.

Yes, but

 

[freefornow]

I'm renouncing my Citizenship.
As a cultural refugee, wull the US take me?
Will do anything for blow!

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Looks terrible, couldn't even finish the trailer.

 

[DeafTourette]

I think US citizens prefer their version of the Office because they have deference for their directors, managers, etc.
They don't like seeing someone in a dominant position being so cringe and useless, they want them caring, goofy but still able to do their job better than the others, etc... They idealize their bosses when in reality there's a lot of David Brents in desk jobs but i've never seen any Michael Scott.

That's certainly a take on American workers and how we see our bosses.

Most of these guys couldn't give two pieces of dung about our well being ... Any "caring" they do is performative so we will be loyal. Meanwhile, we're being worked to death with mandatory overtime... I don't know how it is in office settings (my old OLD job didn't rely on office settings) but in a factory, they say one thing and do another.

 

[FunkMiller]

I apologise on behalf of the entire population of Australia.

This will suck because Aussies don't really do the comedy of embarrassment all that well. It's a very British thing.

 

[Toots]

It's really not that deep -- the American one was just funny, and the UK one just wasn't. True for a lot of British "humor".

Might be... or maybe you're trying to find a way to rationalize you unconscious subservient bias ?
Also british humor is harder to get, less evident. You need a firm grasp on reality to enjoy absurdist humor. Americans aren't known for that either.
Ricky Gervais pissed off so much powerful people he would not be able to work if not for his indeniable talent.

That's certainly a take on American workers and how we see our bosses.

Most of these guys couldn't give two pieces of dung about our well being ... Any "caring" they do is performative so we will be loyal. Meanwhile, we're being worked to death with mandatory overtime... I don't know how it is in office settings (my old OLD job didn't rely on office settings) but in a factory, they say one thing and do another.

My take was that american workers overly respect their bosses for supposedly having caring qualities and being better than themselves (the same way europeans respect their kings and queens because god supposedly said they were better than themselves divine right moarchy and all) even though their bosses are more akin toDavid Brent than Michael Scott though.

 

[IDKFA]

LMAO the US version is much better than the original.

The UK original is genius. A comedy masterpiece.

The US remake is a vanilla sitcom.

 

[finalflame]

Might be... or maybe you're trying to find a way to rationalize you unconscious subservient bias ?
Also british humor is harder to get, less evident. You need a firm grasp on reality to enjoy absurdist humor. Americans aren't known for that either.
Ricky Gervais pissed off so much powerful people he would not be able to work if not for his indeniable talent.

My take was that american workers overly respect their bosses for supposedly having caring qualities and being better than themselves (the same way europeans respect their kings and queens because god supposedly said they were better than themselves divine right moarchy and all) even though their bosses are more akin toDavid Brent than Michael Scott though.

 

[ManaByte]

ITT people don't realize there are 14 versions of The Office.

 

[R6Rider]

The UK original is genius. A comedy masterpiece.

The US remake is a vanilla sitcom.

 

[DKehoe]

Ricky Gervais pissed off so much powerful people he would not be able to work if not for his indeniable talent.

I say this as someone who likes a bunch of his stuff, if Gervais really pissed powerful people off that much then he wouldn't have been asked to host the Golden Globes multiple times.

 

[The Cockatrice]

UK office was edgy/cringe for most of the time which got annoying at some point.
US office also started that way but then it got progressively smarter/funnier so much that it became a cult classic which the UK one could never reach no matter what the minority haters here say and Im neither american nor british.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Why?

That must be it, there is no other explanation.

 

[GymWolf]

I apologise on behalf of the entire population of Australia.

This will suck because Aussies don't really do the comedy of embarrassment all that well. It's a very British thing.

Oh i don't know, the raygun chick was pretty darn capable

 

[DKehoe]

UK office was edgy/cringe for most of the time which got annoying at some point.
US office also started that way but then it got progressively smarter/funnier so much that it became a cult classic which the UK one could never reach no matter what the minority haters here say and Im neither american nor british.

Cult classic? Wasn't the US version one of the most popular shows on TV?

 

[The Cockatrice]

Cult classic? Wasn't the US version one of the most popular shows on TV?

Not in my country no.

 

[GymWolf]

I stopped watching the us version after 2 season i think.

The boss is a great actor but his characters was way too cringey, and i fucking hated jim...

 

[The Cockatrice]

I stopped watching the us version after 2 season i think.

The boss is a great actor but his characters was way too cringey, and i fucking hated jim...