'THE PAPER' CREATORS GREG DANIELS AND MICHAEL KOMAN REVEAL WHY MOCKUMENTARY STILL WORKS
When Greg Daniels first started hearing calls for an Office sequel, he resisted. His instinct was to move on to something new.
“The Office was first quite successful on NBC, and there was pressure to make a sequel,” says Daniels, but he was hesitant to spin off beloved characters from the show for fear of ruining the magic they created. “We were like, maybe we want to keep The Office pure, and not do crossovers, or repeat any storylines.”
The original series had ended exactly the way he wanted it to end. The characters had moved on, and the story felt complete. Then, The Office found a massive second life on Netflix, and talk about reopening the doors of Dunder Mifflin began again, resulting in The Paper, the mockumentary comedy that Daniels created with Michael Koman. Instead of revisiting Scranton, the series follows a struggling Midwestern newspaper as it fights to survive in an era when local journalism is rapidly disappearing.
Read our interview with the show creators to find out how they pulled off something new and fresh while retaining what made The Office such a beloved series.
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