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The American spin-off of The Office was something of a miracle. Stateside reboots of UK shows rarely make it past the first season (see The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners , Skins ). The Office 2.0 not only ran for nine seasons but gained enough slow-burning popularity to launch its own spin-off, sharing just a few threads of connective tissue and that same shaky, side-glance-to-the-camera mockumentary format.

It’s a tough act to follow a show that had such a unique lifespan, and to its credit, The Paper doesn’t lean too heavily upon its legacy. Co-created by The Office ’s Greg Daniels, the premise has more thrust than its predecessor: the print edition of the ‘Truth Teller’ is on its last legs and its partner website a near

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