The Office Showrunner Explains Why A Reboot Can't Be Like Original Show
The showrunner for The Office has spoken out to explain why the beloved sitcom would be hard to reboot. The Office is a mockumentary style sitcom that aired from 2005 to 2013. Some consider it to be one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, with its boorish humor and candid style. The show was home to a large and ever-changing ensemble of characters, but most famously starred Steve Carell as Michael Scott, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, and Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute.
Many credit The Office as a turning point for many writers and performers producing big titles today. Mindy Kaling, who starred as Kelly Kapoor and was a writer for the show, has gone on to create shows like The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever, and more recently, is writing Legally Blonde 3. Writer and producer Michael Schur also gained a lot of notability from The Office, which he used to create other iconic sitcoms like The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Schur also played Dwight's memorable cousin Mose, who worked on Schrute Farms.
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In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Greg Daniels, showrunner for The Office, commented on the idea of «rebooting» the show, saying: "I don’t think that would work." Daniels boiled down his opinion to how the times have changed, saying that the satire of The Office wouldn't have the same effect now that the general populous is more aware of what is and is-not offensive. "We’re in a different place in the cycle of consciousness-raising." Read Daniels' full quote here:
«When people hear “reboot,” they think it’s the exact same show. I don’t think that would work. I also think that the content was very much pitched
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