THE PAPER SEASON 1 EPISODE 1: REVIEWED!

Good morning CCCAH fans! It is the hour and the hour is upon us. It is time to culturally consume and then to appraise content. It is a ritual, six seasons in, really. And as we amend the ritual to stay current and up to date with the times (#Review1Thing is thriving) we ask you to join us and watch along! Let’s slay queens, let’s eat that, let’s smash it and let’s start the show.

How are we feeling about #Review1Thing so far anyway, show fans? Anyone feeling completely vindicated yet? Speaking of complete (strong, no?) vindication: stay tuned to see what Christopher is gloating about in the show title lol. 

So has anyone ever heard of a show called The Office? Damn, that’s wild. Neither have we. Sounds boring. Well a quarter of a century since (that’s right, you read that right) Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s mockumentary first aired on the BBC, the legacy and the lineage continues with yet another Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant produced vehicle. And still, as usual, my main question is: wait, do these lads even talk to each other anymore!? Crying emojis. Four of them, even. 

This week we are reviewing season 1 episode 1 of The Paper. 

You can watch the pilot episode of The Paper here: https://www.nowtv.com/watch/the-paper/iYEQZ1vXy2NqAm8tAkLyQh/seasons/1/episodes/pilot-episode-1/A5EK5anvvYyjnA4xnKagN

You can watch Greg Daneisl, creator of the new show The Paper, talk to his friend Conan O’Brien on the popular podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend about all sorts of things but mainly his life and career and their friendship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f0cyQzOK-A

Here is Mike Schur (co-creator of and showrunner for Parks and Recreation) who was last year commenting on the new Office spin off, which was at that point untitled: https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/entertainment/mike-schur-reacts-to-office-reboot-mose-schrute-reprisal/

You can read a Guardian review of the first season of The Paper by Hannah J Davies here (not the nicest): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/05/domhnall-gleeson-the-paper-review-us-office-spinoff-dunder-mifflin

You can read a BBC review of the first season of The Paper by Caryn James here (slightly nicer): https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20250902-the-paper-review

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SPOILERS BELOW FOR NEXT WEEK’S #REVIEW1THING CONTENT: 

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