Schur wrote for “The Office,” created “Parks and Recreation,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and “The Good Place.” His shows are optimistic sitcoms about flawed people trying to be better. “Parks and Rec” believes government can help people. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” made cops likable through found family. “The Good Place” taught moral philosophy while making audiences laugh and cry. Schur believes TV comedy can be kind without being toothless, funny without being cynical. His characters grow, learn, and care about each other in a television landscape often dominated by irony and meanness.
