The Awful Australian Remake of The Office | Cinewhirl

[@yungsobek121]

man first raygun and now this, 2024 has been a disaster for australias street cred, sorry world

[@cinewhirl]

Least raygun was memorable!

[@notyourdad]

Pretty sure locking up your own citizens in interment camps a few years back already did that.

[@Thebigskullman]

Ah man, you made me look up raygun cause I had no idea what that meant. I know she got apparently unanimous hate but my god I loved it personally. She shouldn’t be anything to be ashamed of- yall should be proud and rep her honestly lol

[@ayylmao4353]

She's a narcissist who whine about politics as a defense mechanism

[@ryanthec]

😂

[@All7777Fever]

As an Aussie, I'm so sorry.

[@DoggyDogma]

What is crazy to me as an Australian is we already had excellent "office satire" in shows like "The Games" and "Utopia"m we don't need a bad copy of The Office.

[@BeastlyBones]

I was about to say the same thing! Utopia is absolutely our answer to The Office, while still being it's own thing. Why they felt the need to make this show instead baffles me.

[@Jim-lf7sh]

This '20 years too late to be relevant' version of The Office is indeed pathetic, but you've got to be joking about Utopia. Frontline was the last great comedy to come out of Australia before Working Dog completely sold out to commercial tv and became the very people they used to satirise. Shows such as Utopia and The Hollowmen are about as funny as leukaemia. Toothless, obvious garbage, and the casting only made things worse. The likes of Kitty Flanagan and Celia Pacquola are as bland as they come and Merrick Watts has all the talent and charisma of a soggy toilet roll.

[@MrEndersai]

@@Jim-lf7sh are you APS and put off by the on-point depictions of public servants? ;)

[@graphite2786]

​@@MrEndersaiI think Jim is stuck in the Good Old Days of the last century and can't find much to smile about here in the New Millenium 😔

[@longtallshorty5791]

@@Jim-lf7shyou….. don’t have friends, do you?

[@FlameFlickers]

It doesn't help that half of the cast look like they're wearing badly fitting wigs.

[@SoybeanGravy]

It’s already been said, but it cannot be stressed enough that Utopia made an Australian version of The Office unnecessary and not worth making YEARS ago. Utopia combined elements of both versions of The Office with some of the dryness and political commentary of The Thick Of It but all catered specifically to an Australian audience and dealing with current events and topics.

[@waynej747]

Australia already has its own version of The Office and didn’t need to make this garbage. That show is called Utopia and is brilliant.

[@FloatingOer]

Comedy is often like boiling a frog, you can't start out too extreme or no one will laugh. It's like Jim putting a coin in Dwight's phone every day until he takes them all out and Dwight punches himself in the face due to the phone suddenly being so light.

[@paulw5039]

Comedy needs to be able to take risks, be willing to challenge societal norms, and everyone is deathly afraid to do that these days. Walking on eggshells, playing it safe, makes for very poor comedy.

[@WilmoTheBear]

@@paulw5039 Comedy doesn't have to do that to be funny, i don't know how the original office did that and it's still the best one.

[@kommissar.murphy]

@@FloatingOer Jim quit the game omoan, I after that prank though as he realised what a waste of time it was....

[@RealityCheck6T9]

@@paulw5039 also people need to just accept that while women can be funny, men are a lot funnier.

[@thehobbyshop5306]

This is cringe, and not good ol' Office cringe.

[@addie_is_me]

Good way to put it.

[@sporeham1674]

Yeah, it isn't the type of cringe that makes me laugh, or relate to it. It's the type of cringe that makes me want to hide away forever

[@sillygostly]

In this version, we're cringing at it rather than with it.

[@philsc6028]

Did they even bother to cater to Australian humor? Or is this just what we in the gaming world not exclusively call "milking the brand name"?

[@Carefreeblues]

They definitely did not. Australians are world class piss takers, especially towards themselves, none of that exists here.

[@Right_Said_Brett]

This remake is at least a decade too late.

[@MainDrainStudios]

pretty wild that they're still churning out remakes of The Office more than 20 years after the original. Shows both the incredible strength of The Original, and the weakness of the Modern Day Writer's Room(s)

[@Charon.1]

When the original "Office" came out, it was an almost avangarde way of breaking with all the stale sitcom tropes and giving the format a fresh, modern spin. Now the concept has grown just as stale as those 90s multicam laughtrack sitcoms.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

One thing that doesn't help the show is that the colour grading is too cinematic, there is also high contrast between light and dark. The clothing and set decoration has definitely been artifically distressed, but to a level where it is overly drab and feels a little too far. Comedy works better without distraction and a flat natural base. I appreciate shows putting in effort, but in a comedy it's in an area that does not help.

[@cinewhirl]

That's a good observation

[@neilgodfrey2669]

They have to remake it in Australia because they speak Australian not English. Common sense really

[@generalgk]

Strewth

[@tamonanjester]

You are right, mate 😂

[@notrocketscience1950]

not sure the female lead has the capacity to look defeated - in fact she would be intimidating as a karen would play victim to get other staff fired - the show would never work with that type of chartacter as the office manager - there would be no stakes

[@john_squatson]

Why does everyone in this show look like a homeless person or an alien wearing human skin

[@Steve-Handsomelady]

This is just what Australians look like

[@john_squatson]

@@Steve-Handsomelady aight, fair enough

[@RealityCheck6T9]

@@Steve-Handsomelady 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikethetowns]

Was part of an Amazon preview thing for this which had a survey afterwards. I put "Please don't release this show" as one of the answers. I wish they'd listened.

[@bradmacleanfishing]

There’s only one office and it ain’t this one (or the one from America!)

[@flickeringgreenflame8493]

I am forewarned: thanks. :) The manager bothers me: she's channelling Ellen DeGeneres. It's not who develops the show: it's the team of writers. Clearly they were lacking.

[@cezza_4]

As an Aussie I asked why we were doing this. Its embarrassing

[@stoopidapples1596]

It's made by the BBC so that's my guess. Silly Brits.

[@kdburner7356]

Cause you’re desperate to be involved, quite sad to watch tbh

[@JohnKater1971]

Do we screen these in front of a closed group for feedback before they go out into the wild?? I swear Australian writers need some real friends around them to tell them the truth, so they can start honing in on the very very nuanced skill of comedy writing.

[@JurassicRod]

It's funny how in the original show Brent would act like actual funny comedians to try and get a laugh. This was done deliberately to create cringe humour at the characters expense. This Australian Office is David Brent. The main actors are trying to act like actual funny actors/characters from the previous Offices even though they don't have the talent. The two lead actresses playing the Michael and Dwight characters in particular. The typical lack of awareness modern media seems to have.

[@kommissar.murphy]

@@JurassicRod this. Hannah has seen American Office, and made Michael Scott the inspiration for her management style.

[@alohayoutube]

Except for a small handful of productions, the Australian film and television industry has consistently been a black hole of talent and creativity.

[@insertnamehere5809]

I know that I don't have to apologise for this, but coming on the heels of the RAYGUN debacle, I feel that I (as an Aussie) have to say sorry for this.

[@gridlo]

I would think Ray Gun and Michael Scott would have a lot in common

[@MarieInnes]

We’ll get Kevin Rudd to say it, don’t worry.

[@RickReasonnz]

@@gridlo They should have hired Raygun as the manager and not tell her it was a tv show.

[@martythomas2383]

You don't wear huge snow parkas in Sydney in November, or ever. I hope no one outside Australia sees this. The boss is the most irritating person I've seen on tv

[@mardigrasw]

WOMEN MAKE IT FUNNY! 😮

[@aleksisuuronen5969]

I see multiple problems. Maybe it just is a very low budgeted show (a show about an office do not need a crazy budget tho, that was not a problem in UK). Acting is definitelly a problem, the woman playing the Hannah is just doing a bad impression of what Steve Carrell did. You see her so clearly trying to chase many mannerisms of Carrell and how some joke is tried to be delivered by her. Not much to mention from any other acting shown.. to much better direction. Also the set is very bleak and a tinier office works better to tie camera movements and kinda a feeling of the characters being tied in it together. The wardrobe department, I don't know what they were even thinking. Everyones clothing is like having picked something as dull as can from a thrift store. I don't know how you manage that in a show about an office where it should not be too hard to dress people so they have something that tells a bit about their character, but still just having kinda basic ok looking clothes.

[@riccardogerace2428]

I think the biggest problem is that everyone, except Hannah, Lizzie and maybe Lloyd, is too normal and don't create funny situations except Nick maybe. In the US version we had Oscar, Pam and Jim but they were also weird in their own ways, in this version everyone is just too perfect imo

[@gridlo]

I'll give them this: I like the new company name "Flinley Craddick"

[@ExplorationB]

I think as broadcasters are required to produce a certain quota of locally produced shows, this was the quickest and cheapest way to meet those obligations. As it's produced by both BBC Australia and Amazon MGM that's the only logic reason I see for this to exists. I haven't seen it yet but will wait to make up my mind but at the same time not very confident about its quality. I agree with others we have a great library of similar shows that should be pushed forward and receive more recognition.

[@RobulousDee]

I heard someone comment that it's obviously using the same main characters - like David/Michael/Hannah, Gareth/Dwight/Lizzie, etc - but it's like the show expects you to have watched the previous versions and know exactly who they're meant to be. And with that, they don't put any effort into actually developing the characters beyond "Ahh, Nick is doing Jim-like things!", but without any of the established character work that actually makes that enjoyable to watch

[@OMGSAMCOPSEY]

I feel like it couldve been better if the main characters werent parallel universe versions of Pam, Jim, Dwight and Michael. Perhaps if more than one character didnt want to work from home Hannah wouldve had someone to riff ideas with as opposed to just coming off unlikable throughout.

[@panwu6602]

Why would anyone think that was a good idea?

[@fcukugimmeausername]

It doesn't matter than Utopia already exists. An Australian The Office can exist, it just has to be good. Sadly, this does not look good. It doesn't even look average. I'll give it a chance, but I expect this is one and done in one season.

[@jeremyhall7495]

Tired old ABC actors being recycled. I don't watch biased ABC.

[@davidhoward4715]

Biased? What the hell has your weird version of "bias" got to do with anything?

[@noglobo]

The abc brought us utopia and fisk, both better than this.

[@stevenward2827]

Needs more break dancing, I hear the Aussies remade that really well to 😎

[@WreckItRolfe]

It's a version, not a remake

[@tsfsoomro]

Tomato tomata

[@atomic-art]

yes it is made its remade in a different interpretation

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Interesting discovery, even if it didn't turn out to be very good! At least it wasn't just another straight remake of the UK's first season

[@TONY_FEZ]

How on earth did Ricky Gervais approve this garbage? Its like a high school play only worse.

[@cinewhirl]

Probably because the person who developed it has developed some good things. Who could have known it would turn out this poor

[@FastidiousFalchion]

he probably knows it's awful, but just doesn't care. munneh.

[@makara80]

@@cinewhirl Gervais/Merchant must’ve known this remake was ‘female-centric’ though which of course has long been a euphemism for _terminally unfunny_ . And indeed ‘crap’. 🙂

[@fgcp2964]

Just to be clear, you're expecting artistic integrity from the man who made After Life and Derek??

[@olaf3140]

Clearly you haven't seen Ricky's work post-Extras 😅

[@drpeppaerdrpeppaer5434]

It's felicity Ward that is the problem. Horrible character and horrible acting

[@UnknownHC]

You only call it awful because you don't like garbage shows

[@tamphex]

Sorry on behalf of Australia

[@SilverfoxJB]

Taskmaster Australia is awful as well, with the people taking Greg and Alex’s roles seemingly to have never watched the original, of course the comedians help make it palatable. But this version of the office based on your clips is utterly unfunny, piss poor scripting and basing it on the weaker (IMHO) American version, instead of the original and taking it from there, it seems to be a poor comedy show without any of the mockumentory feel of the original. You cringed at how uncomfortable some of the characters made you feel in the English version. I was just cringing at how unfunny this appeared.

[@noglobo]

I feel physically ill if taskmaster comes on even if it’s an ad.

[@sbaltys]

First Raygun and now this. Australia, are you ok?

[@glab333]

No, pls send help

[@JoeDouglas]

Watch Utopia. It is far, far better

[@djvoid1]

Well season one of the US Office got off to a rough start... maybe they'll find their feet? Doubtful going by how it's turned out

[@jbaldwin1970]

I hated the American remake at first so I’m prepared to let it find its feet

[@chriswallace9113]

Many people did. They basically had to reinvent a couple of characters for season 2, notably Michael Scott.

[@I_am_nobody999]

I hated the American remake at second, third and fourth too. It is to my never ending frustration and sadness (but also pride) that Americans will never quite get what makes The Office so special. It's something that you kind of have to be from Britain to properly get, I think. It's a genuine cultural touchstone for us. Americans turned it into another dumb comedy.

[@sooz5703]

I didn't get past the first episode... did it get better after it stopped trying to be the UK version?

[@chriswallace9113]

@@I_am_nobody999 American here. I wholeheartedly agree with this comment.

[@manonymous4737]

Why is it rubbish? Because it has to take absolutely no risks whatsoever in case a community takes offense. Well, bad luck, because they've offended the comedy community

[@Scroteydada]

This reads like somwthing from 2015 youtube the nostalgia

[@mw8308]

How they didn't cast Russel Coight as Michael really grinds my gears

[@mikehenderson339]

It is just so bad! Not a single laugh in all 8eps and again proof we have no talented writers or funny people in this country. The boss is annoying and totally unfunny. She is trying to be Brent and it fails miserably. It is embarrassingly bad and also proves there is no creativity or originality in Australia. I only hope Gervais doesn't watch it. Is the HR guy meant to look like Andy Millman from Extras? I knew this was going to be bad but bloody hell....it's just plain dreadful...

[@watcherinmaze]

Nah, we have a bunch of good tv shows, this one just tried to be the safest bullshit on earth

[@mikehenderson339]

@@watcherinmaze what good tv shows??

[@bobthedestroyer6205]

Why don't they just watch the American version... they both speak English 🤨

[@MINKIN2]

What dates it even more is the Work from Home story line. Makes it feel like this show was conceived after someone had spent Lock Down binging better the shows.

[@ANDYWOUNDSABRXS]

Finch and Packer were also gross to look at, like you hated them because they were horrible people and thought they were some super chad. If this dude is meant to be a version of them, why did they pick someone who looks like they were TV presenters on a morning news program?

[@stoopidapples1596]

I feel the office here just looks unlived in, theres too much space between all the desks and the carpet looks too clean. It gives university classroom rather than actual office space. Also its pronounced melburn, not melborn.

[@jamess7315]

The SMH in australia wrote a positive review on this rubbish - I can only assume there is some link to an actor or the production. No one could genuinely say this is good. Felicity Ward is just not funny. I get some may like her on short skits … but she is irritating more than 10 second.

[@JoeDouglas]

As an Australian, I am ashamed by how bad this is.

[@mysteria_a]

About the atmosphere - it's the lighting. Both UK and the US version have this yellow-ish tint to them and they are lit mainly by lights that were up and above the ceiling (where they removed a few tiles from the ceiling to make it shine on the characters) and other lights, such as when they had talking heads. When you mentioned it, I knew right away what was this "atmosphere", this version is lit so.. dimly. It's kinda.. noir-like, which doesn't *fit* well for these types of shows. + The colour palette, why is everything so *gray.* That's what makes the lighting seem off, everything is just so dim. Another issue is the cameras, different lenses perceive lighting differently and from what I know, UK and US versions were both filmed on cameras with lenses, that were used for news, talk shows and content as such. This looks like a camera used for moviemaking, which JUST - DOES - NOT - FIT at all. I knew this reboot was going to be a mistake, but this is far worse than I was expecting it to be.

[@pliskin100]

Tires works so much better as an office comedy because it's not trying to hard to copy something else, which itself what a copy of another show

[@ColinP-yo2mz]

It reminds me of one of those cringeworthy edits you see of sitcoms where the laugh track is removed.

[@philm5872]

I think you're right. It needed those introductory episodes to set up the characters and their motivations. Pretty quickly we knew Micharl was desperate to be liked and loved being a boss, Jim didnt care about work etc.

[@waycam77]

Try watching Utopia or Fisk for Australian office humour... this version of The Office is atrocious. I'm sure Prime is trying to meet the forced quota for Australian content on their platform, but c'mon do a better job.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I think the only thing I appreciate is that the actors look like normal people especially like you would see from a documentary.

[@billyfox6368]

You can get that in the British one.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@billyfox6368I'm just saying that's one positive, irrespective of the others. Also the Office is normal people to a point like you couldn't include Sally Bretton in that for example.

[@billyfox6368]

@@Alex-cw3rz That's fair. I think that you could include her because yes, she's attractive, but A) she looks realistically British attractive; and, B) the whole point is that she's attractive. It becomes weird when you have overly attractive characters who are treated like normal-looking people.

[@watcherinmaze]

Nah, Utopia looks like normal people, this looks like they dragged the weirdest looking people they could find into an office

[@I_am_nobody999]

A female David Brent? No. Just no.

[@richardgullick1867]

I'm 2:30 in, and haven't watched the show, but this has solidified why I already know this show is terrible. In the UK version of The Office (never watched the US version) the production team are also characters within it. They are fictional characters filming a documentary, ultimately. To start from a position where its halfway through the story, while great in many shows, absolutely doesn't fit The Office.

[@buzzcomber]

You’re point right at the end about looking into the camera is what got me. It did feel like they were doing the “did you get the joke?” look at the camera, when it wasn’t funny or cringy. I only got as far as Ep 1 and I think I laughed once.

[@MrJimithee]

It always annoyed me that the crew of the American Office kept the Documentary film style... But DIDN'T tell the actors!

[@nessthecat]

They lost me the moment the plot was the manager being mad about working from home. Immediately not rooting for you XD

[@cinewhirl]

Haha very true

[@619Gotenks]

As an Australian, why does everything Australian have to be SO Australian?

[@gush3013]

We already had the Librarians which was the best and was a far more Australian version of the office!

[@Myne1001]

And Hollowmen. And Utopia. And The Games.

[@lachlantanseytheii4412]

as a melbournian (a city that hates the city that this is set in) i’m so happy

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It's quite a juxtaposition with how the characters act are wacky, yet the set and colour grading is so bleak.

[@cmdrjanjalani]

Having the Dwight character a woman in this version severely limits the comedy and pranks they can pull since the dynamic makes it more uncomfortable. Looking back at the US office, Jim probably should have been arrested and fired since there are several instances that he physically assaults Dwight but having it still be a sitcom with an insufferable dude softens the blow. Some of the pranks will definitely not look great when the target is a woman especially in this day and age.

[@85priesty]

The problem is that it’s universally awful. The “Hannah” character is that she is unfunny and rubbish as an actor. Hopefully it never comes back.

[@Thebigskullman]

This is definitely beyond cringeworthy, and I hated the concept of “lets try and make lightning strike THREE times” with this remake-remake… but also, the first season of the US office was really rough too if you’d already seen the UK version and realized it was 95% exactly the same script with new people… but they really came into their own in the 2nd season and made it original+a gigantic, unique hit from then on. This cast just doesn’t seem like it has any of those incredible actors like steve carell to break it out and make it unique though.

[@JordzyTV]

I've seen the entire season of the show and I summed up to be just ok (6/10) and I expected to be that as the US office didn't get better until S2 and even its intended spin-off Parks and Recs didn't get better until S3. I really did find each episode's setup and scenario to be funny, but the major problem is that their pay-off are very lacking and underwhelming with 2 of it being pretty good. My major criticism of the show is the lead character, Hannah the boss, who is completely unbearable throughout the season, with no redeeming qualities of her and she comes as completely incompetent at everything and ignorant at the end of each episode. Hope this gets improved. Other characters served as fair versions as their UK/US counterparts. I do want to see another season and things get improved. Last chance for the show.

[@Jayfive276]

Why is everyone so scruffy?

[@everygamersdream72]

and ugly.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

They're Australian

[@watcherinmaze]

​@@lucasoheyze4597 check out Home and Away or Neighbours, this is deliberately ugly, even Utopia (a way better show) has at least normal looking people.

[@chrisbooy]

Alot of the humour can only be understood if you have worked in corporate Australia. The UK and US versions were alot broader so a wider audience would get it. The AU version went niche on alot of it to only people who have worked in a corporate environment would be like "oh yeah, that happens... haha"

[@McPilch]

Please watch Swift and Shift Couriers, or Fat Pizza. THESE are our true Aussie takes on something like The Office.

[@Rangecrosoft]

I'm not optimistic, but maybe it'll find its voice in time. The first US season was only six patchy episodes and the show changed tack quite dramatically in season two. (Some of the characters bore no relation to their previous incarnations, e.g. Kelly.) Felicity Ward is very talented. I don't know anything about any of the others, but they should definitely lose the Ray Stokes-style comedy wig (sorry if that's his real hair).

[@cobla77]

There are almost 20 nationalised versions of The Office now, so it's neither surprising this exists or (apparently, is bad). I haven't seen it, but as an Australian office worker I can certainly attest to the idiotic characters, which is hardly the fault of anyone who worked on this show. Aussie legends are in poor supply in general, alas!

[@RafaelPena-Rios]

A good thing about this show: It will help aussie channels blow in popularity

[@hoggers7572]

No one hates this show more than Aussies ..most comedy here is dire tbh

[@Timic83tc]

The whole country apologizes for this crap

[@mumumeme8496]

it would be so much better if the australian boss would be her own unique and not a copy of the american boss. she even resembles him in the face!

[@BoneFrossil]

I thought it was supposed to be a mid western newspaper?

[@miniandrewmini1]

This is why I've stopped watching Australian TV since 04 🤷‍♂️

[@ricmoz]

Even if it is a good show, it's like... why? It's been done. It's over.

[@johnnyhellfire6]

Anyone else notice how much they boss character looks a lot like Steven Corell in drag lol

[@kcha237]

I watched 3 episodes because I wanted to give it a fair shot. It is objectively terrible. I did not enjoy myself and never laughed once. The actors are really trying too hard to perform to type, and don't feel authentic at all. Lizzie and Hannah are more like stereotypes than real characters.

[@marklondon2008]

I got to about 10 minutes in. Had to turn it off. It's a no from me.

[@matthewallen5423]

The Office : Girl Boss edition.

[@gerardkinneen7252]

The remake the Americans was pretty aweful too

[@joachimb5721]

The only good Office remake was the German one.

[@jonsrecordcollection7172]

It is both original and good, but what is original is not good & what is good is not original.

[@AEJones-dl9nn]

Lol this dude sounds like joe wilkinson

[@cinewhirl]

Haha well he's from Bromley and I'm from Kent (Bromley used to part of Kent) and the accents are similar

[@HOTD108_]

​@@cinewhirlWhat did you call me?

[@cinewhirl]

What?

[@rymonddog2317]

The first season of the American one was pretty rough, but given a second season and time to adapt to it's own strengths it became great. Too many shows are judged at first glance, given no time to improve and binned! The original show was pretty boring for me, but once the Americans found their footing, I enjoyed it.

[@Mark70609]

Yeah, but given the previous body of work to fall back on the Australian Office has a head start on other versions of the Office.

[@rymonddog2317]

@@Mark70609 a new team both behind and in front of the camera don't have a head start, it doesn't work like that...

[@Mark70609]

@@rymonddog2317 well they do as the borrowed themes from the previous versions of the show. For example, the part where two regions are pitted against each other is in previous versions of the show.

[@BassGoesBoom1]

nobody asked for this remake

[@generalgk]

Was it an intentional decision to make all the characters ugly or is that just Australia?

[@Trey2dope]

I think that's just Australia😂

[@philsc6028]

@@Trey2dope I would half heartly agree with you 😂

[@thurmanmerman2720]

They wanted to give the New Zealand audience something to aspire to

[@HermitKing731]

They all look like their in their 50s. Why are they all so old?

[@paulw5039]

@@HermitKing731 Commercial TV is dead. Young (or attractive) actors/writers, etc, all use social media instead.

[@colinmacmillan2944]

Not all Australian - i see it's work for four kiwi actors.

[@MrEverisforever]

I used to live on the same street that this was shot 😂

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

Remember that the 1st season of the American Office was dogshit

[@carney626]

I typed out a big reply going over all the points you raised before realising the issue is, you've got a box of what you expect, and you're complaining this doesn't fit that box. You say that both they should have used jokes and plot points from the UK and US, that then that it was bad that they did. You say they went too far and it was over the top, then what's the point of XYZ if they don't go over the top. To anyone, especially Aussies looking at this, watch it. Remember you can make anything sound shit if you shine a negative light and explain it in a dead pan voice

[@watcherinmaze]

I mean, just f**king watch Utopia, this office clone is just brain-dead

[@MiniMaxCorp]

Im gonna see if I can watch it. But I think everyone is trashing on it just because it gives more clicks than to say "its not great, not so bad" or something like that. We'll see. I mean i'ts not meant to be a better version of the UK or US versions, but it could be ok. Although right off the bat I can see they really chose some not so good looking people for the roles, which is strange being that everyone knows you can find beautiful people in Australia just by walking around any street, so hmm...