misk@sopuli.xyz to Television@lemmy.world · 2 months agoPeacock is turning The Office into a franchise with a new spinoff serieswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down110
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minus-squarezipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoCopying the formula and a spin-off are not the same thing, parks and rec isn’t a spin-off
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoIIRC it was originally planned as a spinoff and Rashida Jones’s character had originally been considered to be Karen Filippelli, moved to Indiana. Of course I think it’s much better that they didn’t go with that idea and gave her a new character.
minus-squareshinratdr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoParks and Rec had the same production team as The Office and the concept came from NBC asking them to produce an Office spinoff. You’re right, it’s not a true spinoff. However it was the first shot at an Office spinoff.
Copying the formula and a spin-off are not the same thing, parks and rec isn’t a spin-off
IIRC it was originally planned as a spinoff and Rashida Jones’s character had originally been considered to be Karen Filippelli, moved to Indiana. Of course I think it’s much better that they didn’t go with that idea and gave her a new character.
Parks and Rec had the same production team as The Office and the concept came from NBC asking them to produce an Office spinoff.
You’re right, it’s not a true spinoff. However it was the first shot at an Office spinoff.