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meh
Well, personally Michael is my least favorite character anyways (his shallowness and stupidity is so bad, it's almost not funny), but the day he leaves might be the day I stop watching. It won't have the same feel to it. Maybe I'll watch the next few episodes after just to see how it goes, but if it doesn't turn out well, I'll probably won't watch the new episodes anymore.
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I really don't know what to think about this. I just recently got into watching The Office and I really don't think it would be the same without him!
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Anyone who is familiar with Steve Carell knows you can't take anything he says in an interview seriously. I'm sure this is either one of two things: a ploy to shock the NBC executives and give him more leverage when it comes to negotiating a contract extension after next season, or another one of his sarcastic jokes meant to turn heads in The Office fan base. After all, he's said numerous times in the past that he has no intentions of leaving The Office. Other then Carell, the rest of the cast's contracts go through season 8, and there's far too much unresolved for it to end after season 7. The Office is also one of NBC's premier programs, it garners consistently high viewings in the key 18-49 demo, and seeing how badly NBC is struggling you know they will do everything in their power to keep Carell and the rest of The Office on the air as long as it's successful/profitable. I personally think 8 or 9 seasons would be fitting, and when all things are considered, I'm not worried until NBC starts advertising season 7 as The Office's finale.
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smoore23 said:
Let's face it, his contract is up after season 7. The show is lame (and that's putting it nicely) now, yet like PrisonMike91 said, it continues to boost ratings for NBC. If I had it my way it would've ended after season 3, but since people are only concerned about money they're gonna milk the show for all it's worth. Now, I know Carell is pretty sarcastic but I do think he's being truthful in this interview. He has a very successful film career now and his time on The Office just isn't worth as much as his time on the film set. Now, if Carell does leave after season 7, I'm not sure how well the show will do. Many people dislike Michael yet he's the one who makes the show what it is. I could rant on this forever but I'll stop now. :)
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You make some very good points smoore23, and the fact that Steve Carell has a successful movie career in addition to his work on The Office leads me to believe that what he said is a negotiation ploy. He knows, and I'm sure the NBC executives know too, that he can make more money doing movies then he can doing The Office. Now this is nothing more then speculation on my part, but I think Carell realizes the end of The Office is near and since his contract is up after the 7th season while the rest of the cast is signed on through season 8, he's trying to pull something similar to what the cast of Seinfeld did when that show was nearing it's end. Obviously The Office is not the same caliber program that Seinfeld was, and expecting the type of money the Seinfeld cast demanded is implausible. Still, I think Carell is looking to score one last big paycheck. NBC is severely struggling and The Office is a major cash cow for them. The Office is NBC's #1 scripted show and like I mentioned in my previous post, it consistently scores well in the pivotal 18-49 demo. Taking a show as profitable as The Office off the air would be a major blow to an already struggling NBC, and I'm sure they will do everything in their power to milk it for all it's worth. That's why I think Carell made those comments. Carell knows NBC will be desperate to keep The Office on the air as long as possible, and as the star of the show, this puts him in a major position of power. I'm pretty confident that if it indeed came down to it, Carell could manage a pretty hefty pay raise to remain on The Office for it's 8th and most likely final season. Who knows how long it will take NBC to find a formidable replacement for a show as successful as The Office. Also, I find it hard to believe that Carell would drop a bomb as big as "I'm leaving The Office" out of the blue with no hints or warnings to a foreign source such as the BBC, especially when considering his sarcastic nature. That's just my opinion.
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smoore23 said:
Very good points. I agree, and I have some more things to add but it's 2:30am and I need to go to bed... but I'll comment later tomorrow (well, I guess technically it's already today, but whatever lol)
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Thanks for calming me down PrisonMike91. If this was true then I'm pretty sure I'd stop watching the show immediately. I love all the characters but they need to bounce off each other. And you're right PrisonMike91 - NBC couldn't afford to lose him. If Michael leaves it won't be right - even if Dwight takes over. The show isn't what it used to be and if Steve left I don't think I'd really have anymore motivation to watch it. Which is so weird considering a couple years ago I was so involved in the series.
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Vixie79 said:
I hope he doesn't leave, but if he does, I'll still support him and the office. Michael isn't my favorite character but I do love Steve. I do have a favorite character and if Rainn decided to leave then I will stop watching completely. Dwight was the one that got me into the show in the first place and I support him as well and I will follow Rainn where ever he goes even if it means abandoning The Office.
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hmmm it will b 7 yrs thou which is a very good achievement for a program these days but i really wouldnt want it to end unless it was losing steam in that case it would be better to end on a high.
If he does go then the office can't carry on it'd be like the sub par scrubs med school which was horrible. I'd say, hopefully, he is just doing as you all hav mentioned and that is to get power over the network so he'll prob get a yr extension. So long as it ends with Michael having some kind of happy relationship i'll be ok with it and will follow all the cast to whatever else they do especially Jim and Dwight
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Vixie79 said:
Yeah, I would like to see Michael finally get what he wants on the show though. you bring up a great point there electricelle.
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smoore23 said:
The Office would not be the same without its #1 character. Pick an episode from the show, any episode: now take out ALL the Michael scenes. Boring, huh? It just would not be the same. This is why I highly doubt The Office will continue without Michael/Steve Carell. As annoying as he is and as much as people claim to not like him, The Office would be nothing without Michael's antics.

@PrisonMike91 - It is entirely possible that Carell is just making a ploy. Let's face it though, The Office has been going downhill for a while now. I think Steve wants to get out to move onto the big screen, because he has been a big movie star for quite a few years now. Like I said before, it's all about money. Carell wants more money than what he's getting on The Office, and NBC profits greatly from The Office, like you mentioned. Without The Office, NBC is going to be in trouble. Community and Parks & Rec seem to have a pretty loyal following. Now that The Office has become so mainstream (remember in season 1 when they said they were so shocked that they got picked up for a second season?), more people are watching it, and therefore NBC is getting more money. But NBC needs The Office since they're struggling with their other shows. So yes, it is possible that they'll try to push Carell into more seasons. I for one hope he leaves after season 7. You said that he has power on the show - so true. I can't see the other major cast members signing on for more seasons without Steve. Many of them have made a name for themselves from The Office - before The Office do you think paparazzi were following John Krasinski around? No. Would Angela Kinsey be on Clairol ads on TV? No. I get the sense that the actors think they're 'big shots' now that they're famous. It seems like many of them are ready to move on, just like Carell is.

@snoznoodle - Totally right, NBC will be in trouble without The Office. It's one of their most popular shows and without Steve it would be nothing. The show is *definitely* not what it used to be, and I'm in the same boat as you - I used to love this show so, so much but now I don't even care about it. In fact, I've quit watching it, which makes me sad, but I'll always love seasons 1, 2, and 3. Without Carell/Michael the show would just be more of a mess than it already is. Too bad the writers/Greg Daniels/etc weren't smart and didn't end it while they were on a high (like the UK version). But here in the US, money > quality, unfortunately.

@electricelle - I'd say that in some ways it is losing steam and in some ways it is not. It continues to become more and more mainstream - so many people watch it now! - but that means that they've had to dumb down the humor so that it can appeal to a wider audience. That change in humor has alienated viewers like myself who were fans of the older seasons. But you're right, seven seasons for a prime time show is pretty impressive, and I know that the cast/writers had no idea just how successful the show would be.
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@smoore23, I pretty much agree with everything you said, but I have a differing opinion on one thing. Even though The Office is not what it once was, I still find it better then 75% of the other stuff on TV. It is definitely still my favorite show and I would have been extremely disappointed if they ended it after the 3td season, though I completely understand why you and many others would have prefered that. This is just my opinion, but 3 seasons worth of angsty love triangle drama would have been a lot less appealing if we weren't able to see Jim and Pam as a happy couple eventually marrying and having a kid. Besides it's The Office, not the Jim and Pam show. Ending the show after season 3 would have been a slap in the face to the other actors/characters. There would have been so much left abandoned regarding Michael, Dwight, Andy, etc. Had the show ended after the 3rd season we would have been left with a broken, lovelorn man who so despartely wants to love and be loved. Michael's desire to have a family may not yet have come to fruition, but his need to have friends has. Jim, Pam, and Dwight are some of the few people who truly understand Michael, and he has developed a close-knit almost family type relationship with them, especially Pam. There's also Dwight's lust for power. At the end of season 3 Dwight was manager for one day when Michael, Jim, and Karen were being interviewed for the coporate position. Michael withdrew his name and Dwight was once again demoted to sales. Jim is the Assistant Regional Manager/#2 guy, so Dwight didn't even have that to fall back on. I could keep going, but I'm pretty sure I got my point across. I think by the time The Office does end that these storylines, plus several others I did not mention, will be addressed. To summarize, I completely understand why many people would have prefered for The Office to and with season 3, but for me there was, and still is, still too many things left unresolved.
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smoore23 said:
To be honest, I've never thought about that, but now I'm intrigued. I've always said that "The Job" would've been the perfect series finale - don't get me wrong, I would've been *so* mad if it had ended then, but at least it wouldn't have dragged on and on - but you're right about Michael. I think it's a deleted scene where Michael watches Jan move her stuff into his condo and he just has this look of horror on his face like "Oh god, what I have I gotten myself into." And you're completely right, that wouldn't have been a good ending for him. It would've been a good ending for Jim/Pam (we knew they were finally together and we would've been pretty sure that they'd be together for good) as well as Ryan (who received the job of his dreams and broke up with Kelly). Dwight got his taste of power, etc.

I just feel like The Office is running out of plausible ideas. For example, the whole Michael Scott Paper Company that ultimately led to nothing. Well, Pam is now a salesperson but that's all that changed. Pam went to art school, perhaps her greatest dream, but failed and refused to try again. Once again, that led nowhere. So it's like they're throwing all these plot twists at us but they're not really going anywhere.

The humor has gotten "dumber" (for lack of a better word) and therefore less funny (for me, anyways). The show used to be all about awkward moments. That was a huge factor for the funny moments but now they're gone. One of my friends, who never has watched The Office, watched a season 6 episode and mentioned how dry the humor was. I just thought, "Wow, if you think season 6 is dry, I can't even imagine how you'd choose to describe season 1!"

But it is better than a lot of other TV, that's true. I just can't watch it anymore because I hate seeing what was once my favorite show collapse in on itself like a dying star, as Jan Levinson might say. ;)
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amymeymy said:
Oh my god, I feel so sad with my NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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papa said:
Sad to hear, but I have to agree with a lot of you; the show is a shadow of its former self. I've stopped watching regularly since the wedding special. It's still funny at times, but I agree with smoore23 that the humor has been dumbed down a lot.

I think the peak season for me was season 3. But even up through last season there were great moments (the Michael Scott Paper Company was brilliant, but the story-arc wrapped up too quickly).

But I'll miss Michael Scott on tv regardless.
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bensondp said:
I don't know if they can still keep the theme of the show without Michael Scott. I mean, the show is centered around him isn't it?
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good movie!
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smoore23 said:
Do you mean 'good move'?
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Datsyuk13 said:
Michael Scott is the backbone of The Office, and if he leaves, there won't be a good boss to stand for Dunder Mifflin Scranton. Steve Carell must extend his contract w/NBC, so we can still see more of his funny antics. Everyone, including me, will be sad if this one is real.
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heyyy i love dog the bounty hunter
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Thats bs... The show will be nothing without him. I mean he's not my favorite character but he holds it all together </3
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1122ridr said:
If he dose leave, I'll miss him. </3
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smoore23 said:
Wow.
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There's at least 3 trolls in this thread.
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@smoore23- have to agree the humor has become i dunno more silly and less clever in recent seasons if thats the right way to describe it. I still love it and nothing is on par with it comedy-wise but it does seem to lack the sly humor it used to have.
The stories have become a bit too repetitive, Jim and Pam are pretty much sorted now, married kid job and they were a big part of the cliffhanger of what would happen next without that it has gone a little flat we're not really waiting for anything to happen anymore bar a catastropic attempt at a relationship by Michael, and now Andy and Erin.
Maybe it needs a new character erin is alrite but not really doing much even if she is a bit of a nutter.
Though i'll still watch it no matter how long it will continue for i think steve carell's contract should be extended to the 8 years like the rest of the cast and the writers should focus on making that the end and creating the best possible ending for the characters especially Michael. Let it end as good as it started unlike many shows that were bled dry.
Haha also interesting posts there melthomas..........really insightful :)
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mazerati said:
First and foremost, The Office can't go on successfully without Michael Scott, and thats no offense to the other characters. But Michael Scott is the glue that holds the show together, because without him, the office would run smoothly. But it's Michael who throws a monkey wrench into every situation and blows even the minuet problems into total ca-has. There are plenty of directions that the office can take, and many fresh story lines that haven't been thought of. If NBC decides to move on without Steve Carell and continue to produce the show, then there's only one character who can replace him. It can't be Jim or Dwight, because that would ruin the balance of the show. Ryan has already had his moment and is to power hungry. Darryl wouldn't work, because he's to down to earth and the offie would function just fine under his managment. Although I love Kelly's character, she doesn't hold the same star power of a Michael Scott. The only person who could take over the office as Regional Sales Manager of Dunder Mifflin is....Todd Packard!!! With Todd Packard the office would be just as dysfunctional! Plus, there is small pieces of Michael Scott's character in Todd Packard. BUT like I continue to say, the show should end with Michael Scott...selling the building for magic beans :)
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if that were to happen i would cry! then buy every season on DVD.
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