Stephen Merchant on 'The Office' and the Existential Crisis of Living in a Digital Age

Stephen Merchant, co-creator of 'The Office' and 'Extras,' was a guest on our Fiction Predictions podcast to talk about all the times writers of the past forecast aspects of the future – from '2001: A Space Odyssey' and its anticipation of AI to how 'The Office' itself tapped into the persistent existential crisis of having a meaningless job. Subscribe to Fiction Predictions and check out the full podcast episode here: Apple: trib.al/o1nhtnW Spotify: trib.al/HaVYf2u Google: trib.al/p9Z7O4e ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. #podcast #stephenmerchant #theoffice http://bit.ly/2GNSbJ2 Mashable May 03, 2019 at 09:13AM