Abbott Elementary Star Responds To The Office Comparisons
Abbott Elementary star Tyler James Williams comments on the recent ABC hit being compared to The Office. Abbott Elementary focuses on the teachers and staff that help run a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Quinta Brunson is the series's creator and stars as the main character, Janine, an optimistic and sometimes naive new teacher.
Williams comes into the series as substitute teacher Gregory but soon becomes a mainstay and a potential love interest for Janine even though she already has a boyfriend. Throughout each episode, the series has several asides from characters in a mockumentary style explaining their feelings about certain situations directly to the camera. The series also features characters forgetting about cameras following them, only to be «caught» while, say, staring admiringly at Janine in the case of Williams' character Gregory.
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Variety recently spoke with Williams about this mockumentary-style in Abbott Elementary, and fans have compared the series to The Office. Williams says that The Office influences the series, as it helmed the mockumentary style of television for a very long time. He also notes that a cinematographer and director on The Office, Randall Einhorn, executive produced and directed several episodes of Abbott Elementary. In terms of how far this influence goes, Williams details that he made a concerted effort to no longer watch The Office while filming Abbott Elementary to have his performance not be influenced too much, even subconsciously, by The Office. A full quote from Williams regarding the comparison of Abbott Elementary toThe Office can be read below:
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