The Office 2019 – NBC Revival ‘Impossible In Today’s Climate’ Says Steve Carell

The Office might be reviving on NBC in 2019, but Steve Carell doesn’t approve.

The actor who starred in the original NBC sitcom, which was adapted from the BBC series of the same name, told Esquire that The Office might not work in the current climate:

“Because The Office is on Netflix and replaying, a lot more people have seen it recently. And I think because of that there’s been a resurgence in interest in the show, and talk about bringing it back. But apart from the fact that I just don’t think that’s a good idea, it might be impossible to do that show today and have people accept it the way it was accepted ten years ago.

He added:

The climate’s different. I mean, the whole idea of that character, Michael Scott, so much of it was predicated on inappropriate behavior. I mean, he’s certainly not a model boss. A lot of what is depicted on that show is completely wrong-minded. That’s the point, you know? But I just don’t know how that would fly now. There’s a very high awareness of offensive things today—which is good, for sure. But at the same time, when you take a character like that too literally, it doesn’t really work.”

What do you think: Would The Office 2019 work? Should it be shut down completely?