The Office writer Mike Schur opened up about how Saturday Night Live ‘s Japanese parody of the NBC comedy didn’t sit super well with him.

Michael Schur is one of TV’s most successful showrunners, with series like “Parks and Recreation,” “The Good Place” and, currently, “A Man on the Inside.” But fans of “The Office ...

MICHAEL SCHUR I was a huge fan of the British Office. I thought it was a terrible idea to adapt it, as did everyone. B.J. NOVAK (to the Chicago Tribune in 2015) The Office was not a good bet.

Schur had been writing for “Saturday Night Live,” and when he told his pals there that he was taking a job at the U.S. remake of “The Office,” they thought he was nuts.

To be anywhere near the set of a TV show from creator Michael Schur sounds like the absolute dream of dreams. Over the course of his 20+ year career in television, Schur has given people shows ...

Michael Schur is one of TV’s most successful showrunners, with series like “Parks and Recreation,” “The Good Place” and, currently, “A Man on the Inside.” But fans of “The Office ...