“I don’t want to be a depressing drumbeat”: TV comedy legend Greg Daniels on his daring new shows
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/28/21238252/upload-space-force-greg-daniels-interview-streaming-netflix-amazon
The creator of shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation talks about his two new projects: Amazon’s Upload and Netflix’s Space Force.
A new Greg Daniels show is an event in TV comedy. After years spent writing for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, he co-created King of the Hill in 1997, developed the American version of The Office in 2005, and then co-created Parks and Recreation in 2009. He’s won many Emmys and Golden Globes, and it’s no exaggeration to say that his brand of comedy — gentle, but not without teeth when it comes to social and cultural issues — has helped shaped American TV in the 21st century.