Comment on ‘The Office’: Greg Daniels Opening Development Room To Explore New Series Ideas

50MYT@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• yeti@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I realize the cool thing is to ignorantly shit on Mindy Kaling for her involvement in that show and use it as an excuse to insist she’s talentless, but you do realize she was just an actor on Velma? No writing or directing credits. So does she really deserve to lose all goodwill from the office just because of that? Or are you just continuing the circlejerk?

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  • GhostMatter@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    She was executive producer. But I do agree that the reception of that series does not mean she’s talentless. Hee previous track record shows otherwise.

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    • LilB0kChoy@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I thought “executive producer” just meant they contributed money to the making of the project and they get the credit for it? I had always heard the show runners were the producers.

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      • GhostMatter@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It varies.

        Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only.

        Regardless, in this case, wouldn’t you think that if she had financed and starred in the show, that she have some creative control?

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  • 50MYT@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh I stand corrected.

    I legit thought it was her project, and she was the one who decided the direction etc.

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    • yeti@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t blame you, that somehow became the common understanding as the hate against her snowballed.

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• soviettaters@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ironic that her brother faked being black to get into med school while she plays the race card in everything she does.

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  • ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why do you know so much about these people?

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    • soviettaters@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They’ve both had their 15 minutes of fame.

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