The best episodes of 'The West Wing' that dealt with policy and stuff, in my opinion, were the ones where they were in the middle of a crisis, and they were trying to figure out how to solve problems.
More Quotes by Michael Schur
I think if you're too concerned with being cool or hip or liked, you can't really make good TV because sincerity and coolness are opposites.
If a show ever tries to be cool, then it's going to be doing something wrong.
I believe in the importance of sincerity and emotion and honesty in TV, even when it's goofy comedy.
As a viewer of TV shows, I always like shows more when I just feel like the people in charge have a plan. You can just tell sometimes, 'Oh, there's a plan there. They have an idea for how this is going to unfold.'
All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories.
For storytelling purposes, there has to be conflict, but that doesn't mean the people have to be mean. I've never liked mean-spirited comedy.