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Post-wall hag trying to fill a hole in her empty life


I mean, it HAS to be symbolic, right?

First of all, NO one, no department (even a government one), no committee (or sub-committee - is this trying to be the 'assistant TO the regional manager'-joke?) could ever have THIS MUCH trouble trying to 'fill a pit'.

Why would there even BE a pit like that? That's also not really a 'pit' as much as it is 'a lot with artificial hills, pits and other junk'.

Second, there is no way anyone would have thought THIS is a good idea for a 'mockumentary sitcom that desperately tries to be another 'The Office''.

Filling a pit on a lot they themselves own? Why would this last more than a fraction of one episode, let alone multiple seasons? What kind of solid, ground-breaking, everlasting excuse is this for a 'weak relationshít sitcom'?

At first I thought, this show is not that bad - it's pretty low on misandry, it actually USES the word 'misandry' (!), possibly the first show ever to do it.. it has interesting actors (Why did they drag Louis CK into this? Is this part of his punishment?), and even a Karen from 'The Office', whose role is hard to define beyond 'an evil nurse that does nothing else but eat salad and get attracted to the only guy that's interested in her'..

I mean, what Karen would be interested in a weak beta man like this?

Also, the 'bobs and vegana' gets very annoying and tired very fast. So an indian guy is always overly pervertic and horny, but to make that his WHOLE character? Come on. Also, these horny pervert manginas are actually shy in real life, they would not dare do the stuff he does in this show.

This actor's expressions also consist of 'wearing a goofy costume' and 'staring with bulgy eyes'. You can't read him, because his pages are empty.

Now, after only watching a couple of seasons, not with full concentration, because this show fails to grab me (and everyone, frankly, is too ugly and repulsive or dull as characters to do so, except Louis CK, but he's not even funny in this show for some reason).. because it devolves very quickly into the usual tropes and clichés, some guy simps for his ex in the most loserish way possible, mockumentary cameras follow people into impossible places, and the camera crews don't react even when the cops arrive and they could give them direct evidence as footage as to 'what actually happened'..

I mean, honestly, does this show EVER climb out of its own pit of "doing only things we have already seen done but much better"?

Does this show ever become good? Granted, I have not yet watched the two seasons fully, but to me, this experience is just like the 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' (THAT title is a lie immediately, when you notice it's cloudy in many episodes! So why even name it that? I love cloudy weather, but I love things that make sense even more)..

..in that first of all, Danny DeVito, or Robert Lowe in this case, never seems to appear. How many seasons do you have to watch a show until the thing you thought was in the show, actually appears in the show?

Second, it's confusing as to what this show is supposed to be about besides the WAY TOO COMMON 'relationship stuff' that we have already been pumped so full of we should vomit at the mention of 'going on a date' or 'meeting your ex' or whatever. Why does everyone have to constantly pair up in these shows? Didn't we have enough of that with 'Friends'?

Is Seinfeld really the only show that dares to be 'just funny' without 'seriousness of the broken heart' constantly being shoved in our faces?

I can't believe I am saying this, but I think we finally found a show that would actually BENEFIT from a laughter track. After the first episode ended, I could not have been more confused - was that it? Did someone really think this was enough? Is this supposed to be a good idea for any kind of TV show? What's going on? Why was this thing made? Who is this post-wall hag and why is she the lead?

With men, it's not about looks, so you can get why Michael Scott gets to be the 'star' of 'The Office'. But putting a female equivalent that doesn't quite reach his level on anything good as the lead of a show like this doesn't work, because women ARE about looks.

Do they try to save this by trying to shove 'Karen from The Office' into every situation as much as possible?

Why does the camera crew follow Crisp Rat's [sic] rainy tent during weird hours?

The 'mockumentary' style makes no more sense than in 'The Office', but at least in that better show, the camera sometimes directly acknowledged and used well for the scenes (not that the crew is shown much, although it could solve SO many problems and 'plot points' instantly)..

..in this show, it's not even clear whether the characters know there is a camera or not - we only get weird 'glances' at the camera to break the fourth wall, not much else.

There have been a couple of times I almost laughed, there were a few 'good-ish almost-jokes', but as a whole, I guess I just..

..don't get it.









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It took me awhile to warm up to 'The Office', so maybe I just don't yet get it and it will click at some point.

The problem is, this show is either too silly or too boring, and it doesn't seem to find its footing inbetween to give us something believable and interesting. 'The Office' had its wackiness, but somehow it felt more 'rooted' and 'realistic', even 'relatable'.

The characters in this show aren't pretty enough to look at, quirky enough to be fascinating, have enough personality to be interesting, wacky enough to give you something. As much as I hate Dwight, at least he has an interesting, unpredictable personality that can lead to hilarious things happening.

That show has very 'stable' characters, even the 'unstable ones', if you realize what I mean by 'stable'.

This show doesn't seem to know what to make some character into. Is the moustache guy supposed to be scary? Authoritative? The villain of the show? A weak wimp (with his ex, the woman always wins without the show telling us why - we all know women have 'the power' in relationshíts, but this power dynamic is never explored, even though it would be the edgiest thing you can do in a show)?

Is he a comic relief? Is he a good boss? Is he just mental?

You can't get a good grasp of what he is like. The same with everyone else, except the 'indian guy', who is just 'a pervert' without any other qualities or personality traits. It gets very tired very fast.

What's with the 'politically incorrect paintings'? Is that supposed to be funny? A train running over some indians while the most stereotypical depiction of 'chinamen' (can't use any other word to describe the level of racism in that picture) possible? That's supposed to be the spirit of this dweebtown or whatever it was called?

Another imaginary town name.. sigh. Doesn't anyone have the gall to use some real place for a change?

The worst offence of this show - it seems... pointless. What IS the point of this? All this 'relationship drama'?

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Your language is absolutely repugnant. What a PIG.

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Yeah, I didn't even have the patience to read - it is immediately obvious that he doesn't have any valid points.


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Filling in the pit is a simple job yet Leslie has enormous trouble making it happen. That is exactly the point, which seems to have flown over your head.

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