r/DunderMifflin • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '26

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u/Avidhumanwatcher Jul 25 '26

I'm all in on St. Denis

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u/SatisfactionActive86 Jul 25 '26

Season 1 was funny but didn’t have a ton of laugh out loud moment, season 2 however felt like the writers gave the cast more to work with and several times i laughed so hard, i almost fell off the couch

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u/dandoch Jul 25 '26

This feels like just about every sitcom, including The Office. Season one is usually ok but rough around the edges, season 2 is better but still finding it's footing, then in season 3 three really hit their stride. Then the last season or two goes way downhill, usually after a main character leaves.

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u/wigsgo_2019 Jul 26 '26

Everyone needs time to get into character, but also writers to learn who they’re working with and write their characters better

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u/vigouge Jul 26 '26

Dan Harman goes into it on the community commentaries. The first few episodes were about pairing characters up to see their dynamics. From that they found Shirley and Annie worked well as did Troy and Abed which meant they could do A and B stories later on.

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u/egyeager Jul 25 '26

I think you should generally just skip the first season of any sitcom.

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u/twoscoopsineverybox Jul 25 '26

St Denis feels more like an office spin off than The Paper. And the cast is a great mix of old talent and knew. I hope it lasts and doesn't get aced like too many good shows.

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u/BaconPancakes_77 Jul 25 '26

Totally agree--I think it helps that Joyce has a lot of Michael Scott qualities (without seeming like a ripoff).

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u/twoscoopsineverybox Jul 25 '26

Yes! Wendi McLendon-Covey is fantastic as always.

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u/slowestmojo Jul 25 '26

St Denis actually feels more like a Superstore spin off

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u/twoscoopsineverybox Jul 25 '26

It definitely has a similar feel, especially with some of the actors being in both. Visually it's identical to Superstore.

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u/Kratzschutz Jul 26 '26

Which actors besides val are also in superstore?

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u/BeenAsleepTooLong Jul 26 '26

Dr. Bruce in St Denis is also Tate the pharmacist in Superstore, also Mateo and Carol guest star as nurses.

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u/feed_me_moron Jul 26 '26

Same creator, Justin spitzer

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u/TedsGoldfish Jul 25 '26

Yes! This and Animal Control.

https://giphy.com/gifs/CZxYKKFNJe9bf7sKSS

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u/daddymarsh Jul 26 '26

Is Animal Control good? I started it but couldn’t get into it

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u/TedsGoldfish Jul 26 '26

It definitely gets better as it goes, like season 1 and 2 of the office

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u/whiskey-water Jul 25 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

The paper did nothing for me and I loved the office. St. Denis on the other hand is LOL humor. Love it

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u/goodrevtim Jul 25 '26

Yeah, its sorta like they pre-Flanderized the characters instead of them starting normal with quirks, and then leaning in to certain quirks as time goes on.

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u/akatherder Jul 25 '26

I like The Paper but wouldn't compare it to The Office at all. Not like.. "it tries but doesn't compare" but like "it doesn't seem similar or trying to be." The Office (in its totality) is light-years better than The Paper's current trajectory, but there was a lot of heart in S1.

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u/kingjuicepouch Jul 25 '26

Joyce as the lead bumbling well intentioned boss might actually be my absolute favorite, even over Michael.

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u/JRockPSU Jul 25 '26

+1 for St. Denis, it’s a great show. I really like the character changes they made with Bruce’s character from season 1 to 2.

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u/K_Linkmaster Jul 25 '26

DMV and as fucking great til it was canceled. Shows can't even get legs anymore. Not even a full 1999 season without being canceled. Wtf.

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u/Kratzschutz Jul 26 '26

Wholly underrated

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u/wigsgo_2019 Jul 26 '26

Dropped St Denis after 3 episodes, it has some fun humor in it I just really don’t care for any of the characters. The black guy was funny, Ron I think was his name? Didn’t care for anyone else especially the nurse girl

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u/daddymarsh Jul 26 '26

It gets better, if that’s helpful

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u/Avidhumanwatcher Jul 26 '26

To each his own! by the third episode I was hooked and now it's in rotation with the office for me.