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The show on it's own not comparing it to the Office is fine. It needs time to grow I guess, hopefully it will find it's legs in the second season. The "Me Too" joke on the first episode was distasteful and there is some cringe through the season. My biggest criticism is that the character Esmerelda is complete garbage and not in a way that you love to hate a character, she just is jarring to the entire growth of the entire cast. She tries to ruin everything in a sense that makes me want to go away from the screen or turn it off everytime she's on. Get rid of or change Esmerelda and the potential will grow.

It's not great. At all. First, have they been to Toledo? The most egregious casting is the Italian actress from White Lotus. What in the actual F. It's a literal cartoon character and it's portrayed so badly over the top that it is NOT enjoyable as a viewer. It's either going to morph into place ( they will have to exit the Italian actress) otherwise it will not work or it's going to turn into a poorly made high school production parody. I'll watch, until I can't. Thus far, not so great, not polished at all.

I have a LOT to say about this show, some things I didn't like, some things I loved, and some things I don't know how to feel about, but overall, considering I expected this to be pretty bad looking at the reviews and the trailer, it was actually pretty great.

Give it a shot and look at it as it's own thing, don't compare it to the office too much, it's a different show just with a simular setting.

I think if they remove or at least tone down Esmeralda and flesh out the characters this could be a great show.

I'm enjoying the fresh take with a refreshing blend of old charter traits. Esmeralda though, absolutely insufferable. Please tone her down or something. She like all of the worst traits of the original casts characters all bound up into one incredibly annoying person. I want to like her but I just cannot.

I have to strongly disagree with one of the top reviews, most of the characters are relatively normal people. There is no Dwight, Andy, Kevin, Angela, Creed, Gabe, Robert California, or Micheal. The only over-the-top character is Esmeralda and she is mostly just... annoying. And that is what makes this show meh. Haven't laughed out load at any moments yet. Did the writers forget that this is a comedy show? It's written like a drama. So far it's not very good, but it has potential.