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As for why Pam and Jim’s love story still makes viewers swoon, Fischer attributes it partly to the show’s mockumentary format, which allowed them to show “stolen moments” where people have their guard down.

In fact, Baumgartner has for years served as a happy ambassador for the beloved mockumentary about the employees of a Scranton, Penn., paper company.

It isn’t a mockumentary about a civics process, it’s a satire that throws elements of “Big Brother” and “The Traitors,” shows that encourage duplicity, along with a prop element from the South Korean competition series “Physical 100,” into a blender.

“Abbott” is a mockumentary so how did that affect how you would play the “Sunny” characters, Rob?

Ricky Gervais reshaped the contours of television comedy as co-creator and star of the hilariously bleak 2001 mockumentary series “The Office.”