This Steve Carell Flopped Show Is Yet Another Proof The Office Reboot Is Doomed

As all The Office fans already know, we are facing an (unfortunately) inevitable reboot. Whether it will be a continuation of the story or a completely new project is unknown, but one thing is for sure — viewers are not happy about either prospect.

Three years ago we saw that the world is simply not ready for another The Office. In 2020, season 1 of Space Force was released — it was produced by Greg Daniels, the creator of the legendary U.S. version of The Office, and it starred Steve Carell, our beloved Michael Scott.

According to the story, Mark Naird was tasked with forming the newest armed unit — the U.S. Space Force. Now Naird, who has dreamed of leading the country's air force all his life, is forced to unite a team of completely different members and ensure the U.S.'s superiority in space. Yes, this plot also seems painfully familiar to us.

From the moment the project was announced, all eyes were on Daniels’ brand new brainchild, and perhaps it was this pressure that ultimately led to the show's cancellation after season 2. Many saw Space Force as a full-fledged successor to The Office, and expected the new project to be no worse than the Dunder Mifflin workers’ story, if not better.

There are some obvious similarities between Space Force and The Office, and not just because of Steve Carell in the main role. First of all, the events of both shows take place in a work environment and center around the colleagues who have to deal with each other every day, put up with contradictions and disagreements, and still carry out the professional tasks assigned to them.

But the fact is that the characters in Space Force turned out to be flat and dull, which was not what fans expected.

Many of the supporting characters, such as General’s (Twitter-obsessed, sorry, crossed-out) X-obsessed aide or Naird's imprisoned wife, are played by brilliant actors, but they never reach half of their potential. It's not even about the bad jokes, it's about the underdeveloped characters and non-relatable personal stories that would bury any sitcom.

The cancellation of Space Force is direct proof that even the people who worked on The Office are not capable of repeating its remarkable success. We'll wait and see, but for now, the only message we have for the creators of the new The Office is: "No, God! Please, no!"