Steve Carell helped co-create a series similar toBrooklyn Nine-Ninewith a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it even stars another cast member fromThe Office.Brooklyn Nine-NineandThe Officehave very different sensibilities and styles of humor, but there are undeniable similarities between the two shows, just as there are similarities between a lot of the network comedies of that era. Bothshows operate in the mockumentary styleformat popularized byThe Office, andboth are workplace comedies, interested in the lives and foibles of the people working there.
WhileBrooklyn Nine-Ninehas a bit more of a hopeful tone, a characterization ofa lot of Michael Schur comedies,The Officehas a harsher edge. It’s not afraid to mock mercilessly and punish characters for the sake of a joke. It’s an extremely effective and funny style, and why the show lasted so long and remains popular. There have been few shows of the same quality since, though not for lack of trying. There have been plenty of attempts to create a new hit comedy series, some successful, some not, and at least one created by Steve Carell himself.
Angie Tribeca Was A Cop Comedy Created By Steve And Nancy Carell
The Series Premiered On TBS And Ran For Four Seasons
Angie Tribecais a network sitcom that premiered in January 2016 on TBS and lasted for four seasons. The show, co-created by Steve Carell and his wife, Nancy, is a parody of police procedurals with Rashida Jones as the titular detective. Angie Tribeca is a detective within the LAPD’s fictional unit, the RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit), and if that name doesn’t give away the series' comic sensibilities, then the visual gags, one-liners, and deadpan deliveries of ridiculous crimes will.
A mystery-of-the-week style show,Angie Tribecastars Angie and her new partner, Jay Geils (Hayes MacArthur), as they investigate a new, often absurd, crime every episode. The series has a 96% overall onRotten Tomatoesand was praised for its unique storytelling and sharp wit. While it went fairly underseen, it’s a series worth returning to.
Angie Tribeca Will Feel Familiar For Fans Of The Office
The Shows Have A Similar Sense Of Humor
Rashida Jones played Karen Filippelli inThe Officein season 3, and returned for a handful of episodes in successive seasons. She left a big impression on the show as Jim’s (John Krasinski) girlfriend just before Pam (Jenna Fischer), and was a fairly important part of one ofthe best seasons ofThe Office. It’s a familiar face for fans ofThe Office, and likeParks and Recreation,Angie Tribecabenefits from having the charming and talented Jones at the center of the series.
Nancy Carell appears inThe Officeas Michael Scott’s realtor Carol Stills.
What’s more, the Carells seemed to have learned a few things from their time onThe Office, and the sense of humor ofAngie Tribecais very similar to the former show. Both series have a caustic sense of humor and aren’t afraid to let a joke hang in the air until it stops being funny, and then comes around to being funny again.The Officealso treats many of its characters like fools, as doesAngie Tribeca, and even the protagonists are consistently teased and goofed on. It’s a biting sense of humor thatThe Officefans will appreciate.
How Angie Tribeca Compares To Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Angie Tribeca Is More Satirical Than Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Angie TribecaandBrooklyn Nine-Nineshare a similar setting. Both take place in a police station, thoughAngie Tribecais in particular parodying classic police procedurals of theSVUandCSIflavor, whileBrooklyn Nine-Nineis a workplace comedy that just so happens to be set in a police station.Brooklyn Nine-Ninenever takes itself seriously, and the world is as wacky as the characters, meaning anything at any time is possible.
InAngie Tribeca, everything is taken seriously, too seriously, which is where the humor comes in. Everything inAngie Tribecagets flipped on its head at one point or another, and the comedy comes from that flip in a world that is right side up. Whereas inBrooklyn Nine-Nine, the world is already flipped on its head, and the comedy comes from oddball characters interacting in such a world. Steve and Nancy Carell, and Rashida Jones combine aspects ofTheOfficeandBrooklynNine-Nineto create something unique inAngie Tribeca.
