The Office Closes Its Doors After 9 Seasons
Looks like The Office is planning for a series finale come May. Greg Daniels, the series’ developer and executive producer announced today that the upcoming 9th season will be The Office’s last shebang. “This will be the last season of The Office,” said Daniels, who has been the show runner since the very beginning.
Although there were rumblings that The Office would be rebooted after this season, those talks seemed to be just rumors. Daniels stressed during the announcement that the end of the show wasn’t due to a dip in the ratings, but for creative purposes only. “Certainly we’re not leaving for any reason other than that one. It’s actually a big surprise to me that NBC were so supportive of this decision.”
The Office which enters its 9th season with returning cast members John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and Rainn Wilson, has struggled since its main boss, Steve Carell exited the series two years ago. Since Carell’s exit the show has floundered in its natural comedic buffoonery that the lovable character Michael Scott brought to the show in spade. In addition the show hasn’t fared well in picking up a successor to carry the Office antics either.
After Carrell exited the show, James Spader was brought on as a hopeful lead, but the actor didn’t last long and exited the show last May. For season 9 Daniels says it’s all about closure and a big pay off for the characters The Office fans all know and love. “There is so much to pay off from nine seasons of great characters and the core cast are all going to be there.” Other favorites that won’t be returning for Season 9 are head writer and actress Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak, and Paul Lieberstein.
Even though a reboot of The Office isn’t on the horizon, fans of the character Dwight Schrute are in for quite the treat. Daniels along with Rainn Wilson will start a spinoff for NBC called The Farm, which will create new stories for The Office favorite.
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Posted: August 21, 2012
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Aug 22, 2012
about time it was dumb.
Aug 22, 2012
No surprise a guy who doesn't understand the Office has a "wrestlemania" Facebook picture… youre better off sticking with cartoons homey.
Aug 22, 2012
No surprise a guy who doesn't understand the Office has a "wrestlemania" Facebook picture… youre better off sticking with cartoons homey.
Aug 22, 2012
Careful, there are those of us who love The Office and wrestling.
Aug 22, 2012
lngwood54 boom roasted….
Aug 23, 2012
Wait people still like wrestling?
Aug 23, 2012
Nooooo, only millions of people around the world bought Wrestlemania 28.
Aug 23, 2012
And millions of people were scammed out of their money for a fake wrestling show. Watch a real sport like hockey.
Aug 23, 2012
People know what they're buying. Of course it isn't real. Only a fool would bring up that argument in 2012. You know what else is "fake?" Every single movie and television show you watch. Sooo I'm not sure what you're getting at.
Aug 23, 2012
Then it's not a "sport" if it's fake. You might as well call it a TV show. In that case, it's pretty boring.
Aug 23, 2012
Not once did I say it was a sport.
Aug 23, 2012
@lngwood54 wrestling is sport annd some cartoons are funny like family guy, american dad, simpsons.
go and watch your Jeresey shore. I don't watch Jeresey shore but it kicks the offices ass.
@BRAD OFFICE IS DONE/ WRESTLING IS STILL ON. I JUST ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
@KYLE thanks for supporting tna or wwe.
have a nice day brad & ingwood 54.
Aug 23, 2012
i need spell check
Aug 23, 2012
What will I do with out my fix of dwight quotes each week? "I am faster than 80% of all snakes".
Aug 23, 2012
The Farm? Sounds like a new "Joey"…Just let the characters go NBC and start being creative again. The Office used to be a great show, but lost me as a regular viewer a while ago…they should have called it quits 3-4 seasons ago…9 is just too long to remain fresh.
Aug 23, 2012
@Justin wrestling is not a sport. It's a soap opera. Sports aren't (usually) scripted. Greco-Roman Wrestling is a sport. But the crap you watch where shirtless guys hit each other with chairs while cutting their bodies with razors is just redneck entertainment.
Aug 24, 2012
This show was on life support after the 5th season.
Aug 26, 2012
wrestling is a sport not nascar. they add story lines to entertain people.
Aug 27, 2012
Steve Carell made a smart move by leaving the Office last year. The show was no longer funny and should have been taken off the air 3 seasons ago…