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‘The Office’: Greg Daniels Opening Development Room To Explore New Series Ideas (deadline.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh I stand corrected.

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

She was executive producer. But I do agree that the reception of that series does not mean she's talentless. Her previous track record shows that she had talent.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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 at least some creative control?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know. It’s possible but it does look like Mindy Kaling’s production company is one of the companies involved in the show and from your link:

As in film, executive producer credits in television are also commonly applied to individuals who are involved in the production in a more hands-off capacity, such as the owner of the show's production company.

It does look like the show was created and developed by Charlie Grandy and articles seem to refer to him as the showrunner.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Additionally she did write on Veep and she was allegedly integral to some of The Office's most popular episodes

Imo her hate is pretty unwarranted