It's safe to say that the NBC sitcom "The Office" changed TV forever . It came out at the start of the current technological age, coinciding with the invention of smartphones and streaming services, and benefited from the rise of meme culture on the internet. Considering its enduring popularity, it's surprising that it's taken 12 years for another project to come out that acts as a successor to the mountainous legacy left behind by performers and writers like Steve Carell, Mike Schur, Mindy Kaling, and John Krasinski.
Luckily, the universe held out for something that feels like it might be worthy of such a legacy. The new, Peacock-exclusive sitcom called "The Paper" involves the same documentary crew that followed the employees of Dunder Mifflin, except this time they're profiling the sta