Comment on TV Has a Serious Comedy Problem, and This Year’s Emmy Nominations Prove It
my_blackest_day@lemmy.world 11 months agoI have just finished The Office yesterday. And wow, do you have any recommended shows similar to it?
Comment on TV Has a Serious Comedy Problem, and This Year’s Emmy Nominations Prove It
my_blackest_day@lemmy.world 11 months agoI have just finished The Office yesterday. And wow, do you have any recommended shows similar to it?
wjrii@kbin.social 11 months ago
Superstore is much more uneven, but it has a similar charm in how it explores the doldrums of a workplace, and a lot of the characters are like mix and match from character traits of the The Office (US) ensemble.
Better Off Ted was taken from us too soon. Imagine Arrested Development meets Catch 22, as a workplace comedy set in a modern conglomerate.
If you haven’t watched The Office’s NBC running mates, 30 Rock, Community, and Parks & Rec, they’re all good to great. 30 Rock is one of the best TV comedies of all time, imho, and I’ll die on that hill.
What We Do in the Shadows puts a hilarious horror twist on the “talk to the camera” mockumentary format.
Of course, whichever version of The Office you watched, US or UK, go watch the other one. The UK one commits to the cringe more thoroughly and is much darker. It’s not for everyone, but it also doesn’t run into the saccharine moments and pointless storylines that the US version had in its later seasons.
Finally, Ted Lasso for a show that dives headfirst into the wholesomeness and posits a world where “Michael Scott” actually was everything he believed himself to be.