Michael Schur wrote for the The Office, and created The Good Place, and co-created Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. His new show for Netflix, A Man on the Inside, features Ted Danson as a widowed retiree who goes undercover in a retirement community. He spoke with Terry Gross about the series, making fun of NPR (lovingly) on Parks, and being a life-long rule-follower. Also, our TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new series and says it's the sweetest show since Ted Lasso. Subscribe to Fresh Air's weekly newsletter for staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and a peek at what's coming next week. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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This is FRESH AIR.
I'm Terry Gross.
My guest, Michael Schur is one of the people behind some of the most beloved TV comedy series of recent past.
He wrote for the Office, co created and wrote for Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine Nine, and created and wrote for the Good Place.
He created the new comedy series A Man on the Inside.
All eight episodes just started streaming on Netflix.
Before we hear from him, our TV critic David Biancouli is going to review the series.
David says there's a couple of things that A Man on the Inside has in common with the good plays.
They both star Ted Danson, who became a star playing the bartender on Cheers, and both shows are entertaining and surprisingly philosophical.