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Iā€™ll give it a chance. I think Felicity is perfect as a female Michael Scott but from the previews I seen of the female Dwight she seems to be OTT and putting on a character.

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Great first episode. Felicity was fantastic and nailed the daggy boss role. Looking forward to watching the rest later on.

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I caught a couple episodes of The Office Aus yesterday, and there are some great comedic moments in there and Iā€™ve never watched the international versions to compare, but the whole daggy boss shtick she has going on gets old quickly when you binge watch a few episodes.

Also, since when does Prime have pre-roll ads at the top of the show? I got the same HBF health insurance ad before each episode started. Rather annoying

I would agree with this take based on the first couple of episodes. I think that Edith Poor (actress that plays Lizzie) is really trying too hard to be something she isnā€™t for the sake of evoking Dwight.

Prime Video has had ads since July, with the option of an ad-free tier for extra cost.

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Yeah for me, the boss and Lizzie really feel like theyā€™re overplaying their roles.

Pretty blah first couple of episodes.

Prime isnā€™t ad free anymore unless you pay extra. This has been going on for a few months now.

Thanks, I rarely use it and just have access to a family members account so didnā€™t realise it had changed.

Pre-roll is probably better than mid-stream ads as a compromise for the entry tier, despite it previously being ad free at that price.

Iā€™ve now watched all the eps - it was ok. I found Hannah and Lizzie closer to their UK counterparts then the US ones.

I thought they did a better job of the Tim/Jim Dawn/Pam ā€œrelationshipā€ then both the UK & US.

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I think that was exactly the problem with the promotion of this show - they tried to treat it as a parallel to the more widely known US version (right down to using the same font for the logo on the homepage) when in actuality itā€™s much closer to the UK version in both style and comedy. Itā€™s a mismatch.

(not to mention Utopia already beat them to the punch years earlier for that ā€œOffice but itā€™s Australianā€ sort of show and did it much better imo)

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Yet it also leans into a few more of the US version tropes than the UK ones. Itā€™s all a bit weird, its tried to take elements from both versions but not merge them very well. It doesnā€™t help that a lot of the jokes just stop, dead, especially after a decent build up.

I liked that they mixed the main characters up a bit, but they didnā€™t really play into it very well. There are some genuinely funny moments, but they are few and far between.

It will be interesting to see if it gets a second season

I actually think there are some genuinely good characters. I really like Deborahā€™s overall donā€™t-give-a-shit attitude (she reminds me a bit of someone I work with). Lloyd provides a lot of comedic value, particularly the driverā€™s license bit. Stevie and Martin also have their moments.

The main issue is they have tried to shoehorn in a lot of elements from other adaptations. As I previously mentioned, Lizzieā€™s character is a very poor caricature of Dwight. The Pam/Jim/Warehouse guy love triangle also doesnā€™t hit the same notes in this version. Hopefully if there is a second season, it does what the US version did and move further away from the source material to create something more unique.

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I actually donā€™t mind it. Iā€™ve watched the US and UK versions about 5 times over and over each so Iā€™m a fan of the show. There were some cringe moments and some actual LOL moments. I think a second season would find its groove. Hopefully it gets picked up but given peoples cynicism it probably wonā€™t.

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Noticed a few days ago that the tv miniseries Bali 2002 that originally premiered on Stan a few years ago is now on Prime.

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Airing on 9 too now I think?

Yep. Iā€™m pretty sure itā€™s still on Stan and is gradually being put on 9now.

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According to Prime Video, the series, which is still the #1 TV Show in Australia on the streaming service, has also reached #1 in four countries, including New Zealand and Singapore, top 3 in 37 countries, including Canada, top 5 in 65 countries, including Germany and top 10 in 102 countries, including the UK, since launching on Friday, October 18.