Parks and Recollection Writer Dan Goor: The Reporter (S1E3)
Sep 28, 2021
Dan Goor, a celebrated television writer and co-creator of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, joins to dish on his work in the writers' room for a fan-favorite episode. He shares the hilarious original script and the challenges of navigating the comedy tone of the show. Listeners learn about character inspirations, like the rogue charm of Brendanowicz modeled after Han Solo, and the wild pitches that never made it. Goor also reflects on the dynamics of a writers’ room and the evolution of comedic timing from in-person to Zoom.
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The Laugh Track That Almost Was
- Dan Goor recounts a fake laugh-track edit of a Parks scene that delighted the writers room.
- Greg Daniels warned the team never to show NBC because they might add a laugh track to the series.
Writing Before Seeing The Actors
- The team wrote most season-one scripts before shooting, so they lacked actor-informed rewrites.
- That approach meant the show found its voice only after actors and audience shaped characters in later cuts.
Deleted Beats And A Broken Car Seat
- Dan describes deleted, racier beats from early drafts, like Shauna having slept with Mark three times.
- He also recalls a car seat gag that failed because the seat mechanism didn't work as planned.