The Office

Every line, every scene It's like a "Youtube" Sketch made for kids.. you can make so many jokes in "The Office vibes" but the writing and the cast is not good enough... made the scenes awkward in a cringy way not in a funny way.

I know "The Office" well. And I know what in their mind, they copied the characters not being the character.. the roles don't fit the people they picked.. I don't know if there was an audition for this show.. or just they were like "I know a guy who knows a guy"

"Albutairi" played his role well.. the director is good.. the lighting was perfect. The sound engineering is awful.

It took me a few episodes to get attached to the characters but now I am really hoping that there will be a second season. I am curious about their future.

In my opinion it is not crazy funny but I find it nice and overall funny. It is sometimes cringe but I felt the same while watching some episodes of the US office. I have seen people complaining that is not consistent with the Saudi life. I am not an expert of this country so I am not disturbed by this fact, all the more that I find the show consistent with the behaviours I could observed in other Arabic countries that I am more familiar with.

First thing to do if you want to do a spin-off of the office is to put so much effort into finding a local talent to represent Michael Scott, and they failed miserably at that. The lead actor is robot-like, with not so-genuine reactions and body movements. He tried so hard to mimic Michael without fully understanding who Michael is, who he represents, or what he stands for. He carried so much pride into the role that he ended up being stupidly cringy and not real. Hey, my opinion might be harsh but I'm pretty sure I speak for lots and lots of viewers. If you want any hope of making this show trendy or gain any serious viewership, get rid of "Michael Scott".

I really enjoyed it very funny and my family also enjoyed it. We all laughed together. The jokes are original and smart. Wish they continue for season 2. The characters are in their right place. Most of the jokes are internal to the arabs or at leas the good ones. There is some new episodes or different narrative than the original and they try to not copy everything exactly. They add their own twist. Rather than playing basketball ball comparing to the US version, they play football. Give it 2 episode or 3 before it kicks in. Highly recommended either you are a fan of the US version or never seen it, its a good show.

Compared to other international versions of The Office, this version definitely comes second-best (the US one being the first).

Obviously, some people in the reviews don't understand the concept of "adapting" a series format and, as a result, missed the mark completely.

"Al Maktab" managed to perfectly utilize the visual style of The Office using the show's signature angles and editing. It also managed to capture the show's cringeworthy sense of humor using jokes and dialogue relevant to both modern times and Saudi office culture.

I say kudos to the whole team behind this very entertaining production, and I hope people are more supportive of such amazing Saudi talents.