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Hot take: The Office doesn't need to be rebooted

posted a year ago by TMC-4 (20179)
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https://collider.com/office-reboot-bad/#:~:text=The%20Big%20Picture,the%20original%20would%20be%20inevitable.

The Office doesn't need a reboot. The comedy of the show remains relevant and quotable even today, and its timeless quality is part of why audiences return to it. Bringing back the original characters could diminish their happy endings while comparing a new cast to the original would be inevitable.

[–] Kowalski (76215) a year ago

I AGREE 1000%...THAT SAID...I AM STILL EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE OFFICE.

[–] DeathbySnuSnu (1009) a year ago

It will provide no end of content for the youtube industrial complex though.

[–] liscarkat (18541) 8 months ago

It was already rebooted for American tv.

[–] BKB (10075) 8 months ago

This would be fucking AWFUL in 2024, right down to Michael Scott being cancelled culture once he began making fun of Oscar or Stanley's weight or Phyliss's weight.. It would be all over folks, so just leave well enough alone?? Are you telling me the cast of this show didn't make enough $$$$$ and aren't set for life?? 🙄

[–] CarolTheDabbler (575) 5 months ago

Relax, folks, it's not a reboot (with new actors in the old roles), nor is it a revival (a "where are they now" series with the original cast). As this article (from 9 May 2024)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/09/some-good-news-and-some-bad-news-about-the-office-reboot/

finally admits (despite calling it a "reboot" in the headline), the show-in-the-works is actually more of a spin-off, in that it merely takes place in Dunder Mifflin's fictional universe. The same documentary crew (presumably still unseen and unheard) is now filming "a dying historic Midwestern newspaper." So we'll be a thousand miles away with an entirely new cast playing entirely new characters (though I would personally not rule out a guest cameo or two from the earlier show).

As the article mentions near the end, the actual bad news for many of us is that the new show will apparently not air on NBC itself, but rather on its streaming service, Peacock. So its audience will consist mainly of people lucky enough to live in an area with high-speed internet service. If the show is any good, I hope there will eventually be a DVD.