The Office: Season 8

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I have a feeling this will be the last season.

James Spader is in talks to join The Office for Season 8, but not for the role you might think. He will play the CEO of Dunder Mifflin, replacing Kathy Bates' Jo Bennett.
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Rumor to air September 22, 2011.


As Season 8 kicks off without the (blatantly) obvious presence of Steve Carell, the producers of The Office have already started making casting arrangements to keep the show moving.

One role is for a woman described as “Scranton hot.” She’s hired as an assistant to the office manager. Her former job was at an old folks’ home and she seems “pleasant and smart.”

The second role is for a man who’s fresh on the job market who joins Dunder Mifflin’s accounting department. The guy used to work at a golf course, probably went a community college, and is just happy to have a real job in this tough market. He’s “good-looking, but not WB looking.” (I’m loving whoever is writing these casting descriptions).

The parts are in addition to the role of Stanley’s older daughter — a part that’s now being cast that may also become a series regular.

There also rumors surfacing that Jo (Kathy Bates) will have a son who surfaces in a role at the Scranton Branch.
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It'll start with a bang, end with a whimper and cancellation. The standard has been set too high.
 
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James Spader's character was a little too weird for me on the season finale. He might be okay if he only makes occasional appearances like Bates did.
 
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Adding a new characters is usually the sure sign a show is about to bite it. I really don't hope they add all those characters. Didn't they just hire a manager's assistant? And the rumored new guy sounds like a new Ryan.

The latest rumor I read is Spader may be getting a semi-full time spot as his character may be hired at Sabre Corporate. But the same rumor is that Michael's replacement is the woman who interviewed and if that's the case, I'm not sure I'll even watch. She was the worst of all, but word is she's the writers' favorite.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Adding a new characters is usually the sure sign a show is about to bite it. I really don't hope they add all those characters. Didn't they just hire a manager's assistant? And the rumored new guy sounds like a new Ryan.

The latest rumor I read is Spader may be getting a semi-full time spot as his character may be hired at Sabre Corporate. But the same rumor is that Michael's replacement is the woman who interviewed and if that's the case, I'm not sure I'll even watch. She was the worst of all, but word is she's the writers' favorite.
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She will kill the show if she ends up being manager...I'm hoping Andy gets it.
 
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The woman or Spader would be terrible. Spader's character got old before his interview was even over.
 
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govols182 said:
Even Andy?
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Absolutely not

From a believability standpoint, it would be horrible. He's very possibly the worst salesmen in the company, he typically makes an ass of himself dealing with people, the other employees don't really respect him, and the only management experience he has is anger management. Just because he knows how far away the earth is from the sun doesn't mean he would be a competent manager in any way.

From a comedy standpoint, it would likely be dreadful. Andy was easily at his funniest when he was the angry suck-up that first appeared on the show. Since then, the only laughs he has provided have been some awkward singing scenes, his strange taste in women, and occasional homosexuality jokes. I don't see him being that funny at all in large doses.
 
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the last few episodes without Carell were excellently written. They were some of the very best of the season, IMO.

If they can keep the writing going I think they have a chance to do a few more seasons.
 
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govols182 said:
I don't know, these writers are pretty good.
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Not so sure I agree lately. Seassons 1-3 were outstanding, and most of 4 was good, too. After that, I've just watched because my wife likes it. I really don't think there are more than half a dozen truly funny episodes from the past three seasons.
 
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Strange that they're going to make him ceo. Have to say I didn't see that one coming.
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I'm betting andy gets the job...

Ed helms is a huge actor right now.
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I hope Bates gets a goodbye episode at least, I liked her character in small doses. I hope this means Gabe is gone for good.
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Debuts on NBC this upcoming Thursday night at 9 EST.

I can't wait for the new season. Bought season 7 DVD last week to catch up. Curious to find out who the next regional manager is and how the show will be without Steve Carell for a full season. James Spader should be hilarious, I wanted him as the new replacement for Michael Scott but having him as CEO of Sabre is just as good.
 
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I'll watch but I'm expecting this to be the last season and I don't see it living long without MS. I'm praying we get a Michael/Holly wedding episode.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I'll watch but I'm expecting this to be the last season and I don't see it living long without MS. I'm praying we get a Michael/Holly wedding episode.
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Me too man. Surely Steve will come back on for 1 episode. I want to see the wedding. It wouldn't make much sense if this entire season went by without any mention of Michael Scott, as if he never existed.

And I hope this isn't the last season. The writers said they are going to try and keep doing as many seasons as they can. But also mentioned they'd like to change up the characters, similar to what E.R. did after their main cast members left. That would be a terrible move, IMO. Once Rainn Wilson leaves I'll be done with the show. It's already gotten pretty bland ever since Jim and Pam got together/married. Seems like they've ran out of ideas.
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The wedding just makes sense, considering how big him finding a wife was a huge storyline focuse for pretty much the entire series. And I would think it would make sense for him to come back for the series finale, whenever that is.

Trying to do it like ER is a bad idea; I believe that worked on ER because it was a drama, with comedies it's way harder to just replace people.

I think the problem with Jim/Pam is they're the only ones that have really "grown up" or moved along in their lives. Everyone else in the office is almost the same. So really it wouldn't make sense for Jim to be the same prankster goof off he was years ago, but that was also one of the best things about the show early on, his "fued" with Dwight.
 
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