When it comes to the greatest sitcom characters of all time, Michael Scott from The Office has to be near the top of the list.The boss of a Scranton paper company, who is inept but has a big heart, was perfectly embodied by Steve Carell, who knew just how to press the right buttons but also make Michael Scott incredibly likable and pitiful, in an engaging way.Now, with the new Office spinoff, The Paper, coming out, there are big shoes to fill.Those are now worn by Domhnall Gleeson, as he portrays Ned Sampson, the boss at a newspaper in Toledo.The Paper is on Peacock and debuts today.But Office creator Greg Daniels and Paper Showrunner Michael Koman sat down with NBC to talk about the differences between the shows, characters, and what they have in common, too.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comMichael Scott vs. Ned Sampson Though The Paper takes place in the same universe as The Office, connecting these two shows had to make sense in the world of the show.To do that, they used the actual format of the documentary crew to connect these stories.Daniels said, "The thought behind [this] is that the same [documentary] crew is excited to tell a new story, and that works for us, because we're like that crew," Daniels, continued, "It makes sense that we're not repeating characters and story elements, because the crew would be like, "Eh, we did that in the other documentary!"That logic seems sound to me, and a good way to...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 4 September