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02-17-2022, 08:51 PM
https://www.looper.com/772120/what-the-offices-showrunner-really-thinks-of-a-reboot/
Greg Daniels doesn't think The Office would work in today's social climate
If Greg Daniels got the chance to pitch another "Office" or perhaps even an updated version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for Peacock or NBC, he ultimately would have to change the entire character and show entirely — or just not do it at all.
"The content was very much pitched for that period of time, when people weren't as sensitive to what is giving offense to people so that you could have a boss who kept putting his foot in it," Daniels told THR. "I don't think you would [pitch Michael Scott today]." Instead, Daniels prefers "the documentary format" and telling a story through "a documentarian's perspective" rather than a full-on reboot. "I wouldn't try to redo it," he said.
During its run on NBC from 2005 to 2013, "The Office" taught people lessons on how not to act in a workplace, according to Daniels. "You could feel that the content was sort of helping people see things as being offensive that they might not have seen as offensive before, because they were just used to it," he told THR (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/greg-daniels-interview-office-reboot-space-force-season-two-1235090809/). "Now, everybody's much more aware of how offensive certain things are."
In the end, if there ever is a reboot of "The Office," it doesn't look like it'll be anything similar to Daniels' beloved sitcom.
Greg Daniels doesn't think The Office would work in today's social climate
If Greg Daniels got the chance to pitch another "Office" or perhaps even an updated version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for Peacock or NBC, he ultimately would have to change the entire character and show entirely — or just not do it at all.
"The content was very much pitched for that period of time, when people weren't as sensitive to what is giving offense to people so that you could have a boss who kept putting his foot in it," Daniels told THR. "I don't think you would [pitch Michael Scott today]." Instead, Daniels prefers "the documentary format" and telling a story through "a documentarian's perspective" rather than a full-on reboot. "I wouldn't try to redo it," he said.
During its run on NBC from 2005 to 2013, "The Office" taught people lessons on how not to act in a workplace, according to Daniels. "You could feel that the content was sort of helping people see things as being offensive that they might not have seen as offensive before, because they were just used to it," he told THR (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/greg-daniels-interview-office-reboot-space-force-season-two-1235090809/). "Now, everybody's much more aware of how offensive certain things are."
In the end, if there ever is a reboot of "The Office," it doesn't look like it'll be anything similar to Daniels' beloved sitcom.