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The Great Indoors

The Great Indoors
★ 5.8/10•2016•21m•TV-PG•Comedy
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An adventure reporter must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.

StatusCanceled
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 27, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - PilotE121m

Pilot

In the series opener, we find Jack, a renowned adventure reporter transitioning to the role of a desk bound boss, overseeing a team of twentysomething journalists, after the founder of an outdoor magazine he works for decides to go to a web only publication.

Oct 27, 2016

Episode 2 - Dating AppsE221m

Dating Apps

Clark, Emma and Mason try to help Jack create a profile of himself for an online dating app after his first attempt is disastrous.

Nov 3, 2016

Episode 3 - Step One: ShelterE321m

Step One: Shelter

Jack faces the ultimate test of his survival skills when he’s forced to crash at Clark’s tiny apartment while he searches for a place of his own. Also, Roland sticks Brooke with telling the millennials their beloved office perks are being taken away due to budget cuts.

Nov 10, 2016

Episode 4 - You Don't Know JackE421m

You Don't Know Jack

The Millennials discover a huge secret about Jack’s love life when they clean out his decades-old storage unit. Also, Clark and Mason use Jack’s memorabilia to throw an epic ‘90s-themed party at Eddie’s bar.

Nov 17, 2016

Episode 5 - No Bad IdeasE521m

No Bad Ideas

Human Resources forbids Jack from giving his staff any feedback at all after he crushes Clark with a brutally honest performance review. Also, Emma and Mason call out Brooke for being politically incorrect when they try to help her hire a diverse intern.

Nov 24, 2016

Episode 6 - Going DeepE621m

Going Deep

When Jack is clueless about how to help Eddie through the pain of his divorce, Brooke steps up to be Eddie’s interim best friend. Also, a colossal secret comes out when Clark, Emma and Mason battle each other in a fitness tracker challenge to win concert tickets.

Dec 1, 2016

Episode 7 - @emmaE721m

@emma

When Emma quits after being turned down for a raise, Jack and Roland become the magazine’s newest and worst ever social media managers. Also, in a misguided attempt to boost business, Eddie re-brands his bar as “magic-themed.”

Dec 8, 2016

Episode 8 - Office RomanceE821m

Office Romance

Jack regrets convincing Human Resources to toss out a "no inter-office dating" rule when he needs an excuse to break up with his co-worker, Amy. Also, Mason closes in on uncovering Jack and Brooke's romantic history.

Dec 15, 2016

Episode 9 - The Mediocre OutdoorsE921m

The Mediocre Outdoors

Jack tests the Millennials’ survival skills when he takes them camping for the first time and leaves them alone in the woods without their smartphones.

Jan 5, 2017

Episode 10 - The Explorers' ClubE1021m

The Explorers' Club

When Mather, the president of the Chicago Adventure Society, accuses Roland of faking the story of the expedition that made his career, Jack, Brooke and the millennials team up to clear his name. Also, Clark is dumbfounded when he notices that Jack seeks Mather’s approval the same way he seeks Jack’s,

Jan 12, 2017

Episode 11 - Mason Blows UpE1121m

Mason Blows Up

Jack tries to reassert his dominance as a reporter after Mason scores an investigative coup that turns him into an overnight celebrity. Also, Clark's low self-esteem causes him to give Emma relationship advice about other guys.

Jan 19, 2017

Episode 12 - Paul's SurpriseE1221m

Paul's Surprise

When jealousy prompts Jack to insult Brooke’s fiancé, Paul, at the couple’s re-engagement party, he makes things worse by repeatedly botching his apology. Also, the millennials squabble over their job hierarchy when they can’t decide who should take point on creating a slideshow for the party.

Feb 9, 2017

Episode 13 - DTRE1321m

DTR

When Jack dates a millennial to avoid commitment, he needs Clark, Emma and Mason’s help to keep up with his new girlfriend, Kaylie, and her exhausting lifestyle.

Feb 16, 2017

Episode 14 - Friends Like TheseE1421m

Friends Like These

Jack desperately begs his co-workers to pretend to be his closest friends at a dinner party after his lack of an inner circle begins to concern his girlfriend, Rachel.

Feb 23, 2017

Episode 15 - Relationship JackE1521m

Relationship Jack

When Jack fixates on his relationship with Rachel to the detriment of the magazine and his friends, Eddie and Roland try to break him of his obsession habit. Also, as Jack’s work suffers, Clark steps up to lead the staff and displays a surprising amount of self-confidence.

Mar 9, 2017

Episode 16 - Aaron WolfE1621m

Aaron Wolf

Jack watches the millennials’ journalistic integrity slip away when they fall under the spell of his nemesis, Aaron Wolf, a former magazine staffer turned famous outdoor reality TV host who returns to guest edit the magazine.

Mar 27, 2017

Episode 17 - CubiclesE1721m

Cubicles

When Jack can’t concentrate because of the millennials’ distracting juvenile behavior, Brooke installs cubicles in the bullpen.

Mar 30, 2017

Episode 18 - Party PaulE1821m

Party Paul

When Jack takes Brooke’s fiancé, Paul, and Roland out on the town to improve their lukewarm relationship, his plan backfires when Paul gets tipsy and goes missing.

Apr 6, 2017

Episode 19 - Ricky LeaksE1921m

Ricky Leaks

When Jack insults Ricky, the magazine’s I.T. manager, the “techspert” exacts his revenge by leaking office emails that cause the staff to turn on each other.

Apr 13, 2017

Episode 20 - The HeartbreakerE2021m

The Heartbreaker

Jack sets up a double date to get Eddie out of a post-divorce rut, but the night gets awkward when they run into Eddie’s ex-wife. Also, when Emma decides to breakup with her boyfriend, Greg, Clark is torn between making a move on her and salvaging his friendship with Greg.

Apr 27, 2017

Episode 21 - Roland's SecretE2121m

Roland's Secret

Jack gets caught up in Roland and Brooke’s family drama when they both enlist his help to keep bombshells about their love lives from each other.

May 1, 2017

Episode 22 - The Company RetreatE2221m

The Company Retreat

At the magazine’s notoriously carnal company retreat, feelings resurface between Jack and Brooke as they work together to help Clark finally hook up with Emma – the same way they did five years ago. Also, Roland asks Jack to lead the staff in his absence after he accepts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to return to field reporting.

May 8, 2017

Actors

Joel McHale

Joel McHale

Ashley Jack Gordon

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Roland

Susannah Fielding

Susannah Fielding

Brooke

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Clark Roberts

Shaun Brown

Shaun Brown

Mason

Christine Ko

Christine Ko

Emma Cho

Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Eddie

Deborah Baker Jr.

Deborah Baker Jr.

Esther

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