Fans of The Office have pleaded with producers not to release the upcoming Australian version. The comedy show has been around for more than two decades, with the first episode of the original British series airing in July of 2001. Since then, the franchise has spawned several series here in the UK, but also made its way over to the US, where it has also seen huge success.
Viewers have been won over by its dry humour and dull interpretations of workplace environments and the chaos that ensues with the personalities of any given company. Now, the Aussies want their own series - but fans are urging bosses against releasing the show. On Tuesday (September 17), Video released a trailer for the new edition of the much-loved comedy series - this time in Australia.
Uploading the trailer to its official Youtube channel, the streaming service penned in the description: "New Office, new Aussie boss; The Office premieres October 18 on Prime Video." The show revolves around Hannah Howard, played by Felicity Ward, as she takes on the new role of a boss at an office. Over the course of the series, viewers get a chance to marvel at the chaos that ensues between Hannah and her co-workers.
In the video, a number of plots from the episodes are teased, as they introduce the characters and their zany personalities. The trailer also includes several of the "iconic" cutaway confessionals, in what is meant to leave fans in stitches with their quick, off-the-cuff jabs at what is going on. In total, eight episodes of the Aussie version of the series were commissioned by Amazon Prime.
A taste for the first episode sees new boss Hannah struggles as she makes promises she cannot keep, as she forces her colleagues to work from home to keep the company going. However, upon the release of the clip show, many fans were less than impressed with the new series, and quickly flocked to the comments section to make their voices heard. One unhappy viewer fumed: "They look and sound like they are trying too hard to be funny; there doesn’t feel like there’s the candidness of a documentary either.
" A second user pleaded with bosses to turn back while there was still time: "Dear Prime, it's not too late to delete this." Whilst a third simply could not deal with what they were watching: "This looks..
. I don't think the words exist at how awful this looks." Other commentors admitted that the concept for a good show was there, building on the hilarity from the US and UK versions.
However, many believed that the execution lets the show down, with another user branding the trailer "cheesy, predictable and an unfunny parody of a mockumentary"..
