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Review: The Paper – A Worthy Sequel for The Office.
Last month, my family went on vacation and while we were settling in, my brother and I found out that the T.V. in our cabin came with a Peacock subscription, something that we don’t have at home. And thus began our marathon through the show The Paper, a spinoff of The Office that follows a struggling, small newspaper company in Toledo, Ohio.
Overall, I would say that this show is a good sequel to The Office. While certainly not as edgy in its humor as its predecessor, The Paper still manages to capture a more toned-down version of that humor and has a similar overall vibe without feeling like a knockoff. While there are certainly parallels to be found between The Paper and The Office, there wasn’t anything that felt like it was being rehashed for a different decade.
The best place where we see this is in the characters. While the character Esmeralda could easily be compared to Michael Scott, she isn’t so like him that it’s a 1-1 comparison. Her business parter, Tim Key, could also be compared to Michael, but is still distinct enough to feel like his own character. Ned Sampson – the main character of The Paper – can’t really be compared to anyone in The Office, and others, like Mare, Nicole, and Detrick, while having some similarities to other characters, are still their own people.
Another place where we see a difference between The Office and The Paper is in the relationships. The majority of the conflicts in the show come from the relationships between the characters, particularly the romantic ones, and it would be easy to write the show in a way that rehashes the Jim/Pam or Dwight/Angela storyline in some way. However, The Paper‘s relationships, while bearing some resemblance to some of the relationships in The Office, are unique to the characters in them.
However, the romantic relationships are also where I have a bit of a problem with the show. In The Office, the relationship between Jim and Pam was a slow burn. They definitely had chemistry, but it took two seasons for Jim to confess his love for Pam, and another season before he finally asks her out. There’s a long period of yearning that makes it so much more satisfying when they finally get together and get married. Even in the Dwight and Angela storyline, as messed up as it is, it takes a while before they make it official. Meanwhile, in The Paper, we don’t really get that because they rush into it. By the end of Season 1, the two main romantic storylines are already in full swing. Ned and Mare confess their feelings for each other, and the characters Detrick and Nicole are already in a weird relationship. Though there’s a lead-up to the characters getting together, it feels rushed. It’s a bit of a nitpick, and the show can still add conflict to make things interesting, but I still think they could’ve added more episodes to build up tension or something.
Until next time,
M.J.
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Ricky Gervais finally addresses claims he ‘snubbed’ BBC’s The Office 25th anniversary
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #BreakingBad #TheOffice #TheSopranos 20 Best TV Performances of All Time http://dlvr.it/TV37Jw
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Adam Scott Says His Daughter’s Acting Class Was Forced to Watch His Failed ‘Office’ Audition as an Example of What Not to Do
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Adam Scott Says Daughter Had to Watch His ‘Office’ Audition Tape in Acting Class: “What Not to Do”
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"The Paper," a spinoff from "The Office," is back for season 2 in September. Saloni Gajjar writes for @AVClub about what to expect. We confess that season 1 passed us by. Did you watch it?
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Lucy Davis Supported by Fellow ‘The Office’ Alum Jenna Fischer, ‘Sabrina’ Star Kiernan Shipka and More After ‘Incurable’ Cancer Diagnosis
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Jenna Fischer Joins Outpouring Of Support For ‘The Office’ Star Lucy Davis After She Revealed Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
#News #JennaFischer #LucyDavis #TheOfficehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/jenna-fischer-lucy-davis-the-office-terminal-cancer-1237031707/
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The Office’s Jenna Fischer leads support for Lucy Davis after terminal cancer diagnosis
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The Office Star Lucy Davis Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Issues Heartfelt Statement
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Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the original U.K. version of "The Office," has announced she has stage 4 breast cancer, which has metastasized to her bones and is now incurable. Here's more from @Deadline.
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‘The Office’ U.K. Actress Lucy Davis Reveals “Incurable” Breast Cancer Diagnosis
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‘The Office’ U.K. Star Lucy Davis Reveals ‘Incurable’ Cancer Diagnosis: It’s ‘Too Late for Chemo’ and ‘I’m Not Scared of Whatever Comes Next’
#Variety #Global #News #TheOfficehttps://variety.com/2026/tv/global/the-office-lucy-davis-cancer-diagnosis-incurable-1236832201/
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Who is Gracie? Lucy Davis says she’ll see cherished pet ‘sooner than expected’ after cancer diagnosis
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‘The Office’ Star Lucy Davis Reveals She Has Incurable Cancer
#News #LucyDavis #TheOfficehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/the-office-lucy-davis-incurable-cancer-1237031189/
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The Office star Lucy Davis announces she’s been diagnosed with ‘incurable’ cancer aged 53
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The Office Fans Are in for a Treat as Its Sequel Is Returning Very Soon
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Comedy #AbbottElementary #TheOffice 10 Essential Comedy Shows You Need To Watch Before You Die http://dlvr.it/TTvwGB
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Bootleg ‘The Office’ Videos Show How Chinese AI Is Still Being Used To Plunder Hollywood IP
#News #ByteDance #Rendering #Seedance #TheOfficehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/chinese-ai-hollywood-bytedance-minimax-the-office-1237028329/
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Here's my quick review of The Office (UK)
Classic awkward mockumentary comedy with Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman and others
#theofficeuk #theoffice #review #3dcandy #3dcsocial
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Rainn Wilson Voices New Zealand Rom-Com Series ‘Settling’
#News #All3MediaInternational #Banijay #RainnWilson #Settling #TheOfficehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/rainn-wilson-voices-new-zealand-rom-com-series-settling-1237027508/
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O S03E03 de 'The House of the Dragon', mas ao estilo de 'The Office' 👌
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I'm also one of the heathens who thinks #TheOffice got better without Steve Carell. It's not that Carell isn't great, it's just that the nature of the character means that Michael Scott has to suck all the oxygen out of the room. There's no air for anyone else.
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@LoganFive
Confession, John Logan: I never watched an entire episode of either the British or the USian versions of the office.
So I hope what you're saying about the name "Jimothy" is true, because I'm going to be spreading it everywhere.
That's what she said.
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Comedy #TheOffice The 10 Best Comedy TV Shows of the 2000s, Ranked http://dlvr.it/TTgVSH