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The Office

"New office. New Aussie boss."

5.5
Yr 2024
Status Canceled
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Overview

Hannah Howard is the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she gets news from Head Office that her branch will be shut down and everyone will go remote, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can't keep in order to keep her "work family" together.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 35 /100

Critical reception for the 2024 Australian adaptation of The Office has been overwhelmingly lukewarm to negative. Reviewers felt the reboot suffered from a lack of originality, noting that carbon-copying the character archetypes and plotlines from the UK and US versions resulted in an uncanny and outdated viewing experience rather than a fresh take on the workplace comedy.

While some critics acknowledged the show has minor merits, the general consensus is that the humor falls flat. Reviewers described the series as edgeless and deeply unimaginative, particularly criticizing the decision to re-tread well-worn tropes like the slow-burn office romance without bringing anything new to the table.

“The jokes aren't up to snuff”

“An edgeless reboot doomed for the shredder”

“The Australian adaptation has its merits but fails to make an impression.”

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Why fans love it

This workplace comedy leans into a frantic energy as management attempts to hold a dwindling branch together. By shifting the setting to a modern packaging company facing the threat of remote work, the show highlights the desperation of a leader trying to force a sense of family upon employees who are increasingly preoccupied with the reality of their professional extinction.

Felicity Ward anchors the chaos with a performance that thrives on the tension between good intentions and administrative failure. Rather than relying on familiar beats, the series finds its humor in the escalating promises made to staff during a crisis. The result is a sitcom that feels distinctly tied to the anxieties of the contemporary office environment while exploring how far an individual will go to prevent a total shutdown.

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sitcom frantic workplace comedy based on tv series
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Details

First Aired
October 18, 2024
Status
Canceled
Origin
AU
TMDB Votes
36