Rashida Jones

And then a couple months later I was like, I'm going to go turn that into, well, help turn that into an American show.

It'll be like a cult classic thing or whatever. Yeah. I mean, I signed on for two reasons. Number one, it was the only job offer I got. But more importantly, because I met with Greg and my wife, JJ Philbin, had worked on Coupling, which was another British show that had been adapted and had not worked out. And Greg was like so scientific about it. He was like, what do you think went wrong?

It'll be like a cult classic thing or whatever. Yeah. I mean, I signed on for two reasons. Number one, it was the only job offer I got. But more importantly, because I met with Greg and my wife, JJ Philbin, had worked on Coupling, which was another British show that had been adapted and had not worked out. And Greg was like so scientific about it. He was like, what do you think went wrong?

It'll be like a cult classic thing or whatever. Yeah. I mean, I signed on for two reasons. Number one, it was the only job offer I got. But more importantly, because I met with Greg and my wife, JJ Philbin, had worked on Coupling, which was another British show that had been adapted and had not worked out. And Greg was like so scientific about it. He was like, what do you think went wrong?

And what did they do and what did they not do? And we ended up talking in his office for like three hours. And I was like... this isn't going to work. It's a bad idea. Everybody thinks it's a bad idea, but this guy is so smart and has thought about this so carefully that this will at least be an incredible, like he's going to teach me things about writing. And so I was not expecting it to work.

And what did they do and what did they not do? And we ended up talking in his office for like three hours. And I was like... this isn't going to work. It's a bad idea. Everybody thinks it's a bad idea, but this guy is so smart and has thought about this so carefully that this will at least be an incredible, like he's going to teach me things about writing. And so I was not expecting it to work.

And what did they do and what did they not do? And we ended up talking in his office for like three hours. And I was like... this isn't going to work. It's a bad idea. Everybody thinks it's a bad idea, but this guy is so smart and has thought about this so carefully that this will at least be an incredible, like he's going to teach me things about writing. And so I was not expecting it to work.

I don't think anyone was except maybe Greg, but it was like, this is going to be an education for me and going from sketch writing to real or a half hour writing, you know?

I don't think anyone was except maybe Greg, but it was like, this is going to be an education for me and going from sketch writing to real or a half hour writing, you know?

I don't think anyone was except maybe Greg, but it was like, this is going to be an education for me and going from sketch writing to real or a half hour writing, you know?

For the first four, first four plus years.

For the first four, first four plus years.

For the first four, first four plus years.

Well, so Ben Silverman... What became Parks and Rec. Ben Silverman was running NBC and he asked Greg to do a spinoff. And so Greg's response, typically thoughtful and considered, was, I would love to do another show. If the best idea that I have for a show is a spinoff, then I will do a spinoff. If the best idea I have is something else, I'll do something else.

Well, so Ben Silverman... What became Parks and Rec. Ben Silverman was running NBC and he asked Greg to do a spinoff. And so Greg's response, typically thoughtful and considered, was, I would love to do another show. If the best idea that I have for a show is a spinoff, then I will do a spinoff. If the best idea I have is something else, I'll do something else.

Well, so Ben Silverman... What became Parks and Rec. Ben Silverman was running NBC and he asked Greg to do a spinoff. And so Greg's response, typically thoughtful and considered, was, I would love to do another show. If the best idea that I have for a show is a spinoff, then I will do a spinoff. If the best idea I have is something else, I'll do something else.

Greg is a real... One of the main things that he gave me in terms of how to do this job is... Best idea wins. Doesn't matter who it comes from. If it's staff writer or a 25-year veteran co-EP or a person who works in costumes or whatever, best idea wins. That's it. And there is no corollary to that. In every situation that you're in creatively, best idea wins.

Greg is a real... One of the main things that he gave me in terms of how to do this job is... Best idea wins. Doesn't matter who it comes from. If it's staff writer or a 25-year veteran co-EP or a person who works in costumes or whatever, best idea wins. That's it. And there is no corollary to that. In every situation that you're in creatively, best idea wins.

Greg is a real... One of the main things that he gave me in terms of how to do this job is... Best idea wins. Doesn't matter who it comes from. If it's staff writer or a 25-year veteran co-EP or a person who works in costumes or whatever, best idea wins. That's it. And there is no corollary to that. In every situation that you're in creatively, best idea wins.

And so that's what he said basically to Ben. And he was like, it's very important to me that you understand that if the best idea I have is not a spinoff of The Office, then we're going to do something else. And Ben was like, totally hear you, buddy. And the next day in the variety, he was like, Office spinoff is coming. Ben just totally ignored him and just announced an Office spinoff. Sure.