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NBC Comedy: The Office, Parks & Recreation, 30 Rock, Community

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It's going to happen: David Brent will meet up with Michael Scott before Steve Carell leaves The Office. Vulture has learned that Ricky Gervais shot a top-secret cameo that will appear in the cold open of the January 27 episode of the NBC series. "It's a little more than if you blink, you'll miss it, but if you don't set your TiVo right, you'll miss it," says Office show-runner Paul Lieberstein.
In a testament to just how secret this whole idea was, Lieberstein says Gervais and Carell shot their scene all the way back in September, when Gervais was in town for the Emmys. "Ricky had wanted to do something [with the U.S. Office] and it felt like we shouldn't go the whole series without them connecting," Lieberstein says. "But we had some issues to work out, like how does David Brent live in the world of Michael Scott." Producers knew it might be odd to link the universes of two office managers who both had documentary crews following them. In the end, the decision was made to shoot the scene away from Dunder-Mifflin. "It's outside of the office, and it's just the two of them interacting," he says. "It's just a little nod to Steve and his final year." To help maintain the cone of silence, Lieberstein adds, "We didn't even tell NBC at first. So [Ricky] worked for free. But don't print that — it might get him in trouble with the INS." In a perfect world, Lieberstein had hoped the cameo could air unannounced, much the way George Clooney popped up in one of the final episodes of ER. Alas, the age of the Internet might have made that impossible, and Lieberstein gave Vulture the thumbs-up to reveal the cameo Wednesday afternoon. This ought to make everyone forget about that whole Golden Globes thing.
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http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/01/ricky_gervais_will_cameo_on_am.html
 
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BuckeyeMac;1864021; said:
Will Ferrell coming to The Office!!!! Oh man this could get interesting.
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Nooo!

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http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/will-ferrell-the-office/
Ferrell will reunite with his Anchorman co-star in a four-episode arc later this season. He’ll play a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inept as Michael Scott.
“We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star,” says executive producer Paul Lieberstein. “We are proud to continue The Office‘s tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they’ll see what we see: tremendous raw sexuality.”
Three episodes will feature Carell and Ferrell together (they’re not co-workers, they’re co-people), then Ferrell will have one episode working with the Office gang solo after Carell departs (he’s leaving the show four episodes before the season finale, you’ll recall).
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WolverineMike;1864100; said:
i don't think it's a jump the shark moment. It's only for 4 episodes. Probably gauge the public interest and ratings and see what happens.
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Will Ferrell won't be joining a TV show as a full time cast member. His best parts are when he isn't the main character (i.e. Old School) so this should be good. I'm not sure if the producers even know who will replace Michael Scott yet and even if they will bring in someone from the outside. What exactly does Gabe do for Sabre besides look awkward?
 
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The Office has had a lot of jump-the-shark opportunities over the years--Jim and Pam, all the other office hookups, this or that new character, Sabre, did I mention Jim and Pam?, even going right back to its start as a trans-Atlantic remake--and I've always enjoyed how the show has managed to evolve past all these big "TV tropes" moments. I think the writers and producers (which includes most of the significant actors) are very attuned to the audience's expectations, in particular the way loyal TV viewers hold their breath waiting for a shark-jump to ruin that favorite perfect show...

But I think ultimately The Office keeps working because it stays so focused on the characters, and so even after the biggest change ever, Michael Scott up and leaving, I'm kind of excited to see where they go with the rest of the cast and whoever joins up in the next year. Plus, I'm a Will Ferrell fan, and he's got a great history with Steve Carell, so his four episodes should be a lot of fun.
 
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exhawg;1864135; said:
Will Ferrell won't be joining a TV show as a full time cast member. His best parts are when he isn't the main character (i.e. Old School) so this should be good. I'm not sure if the producers even know who will replace Michael Scott yet and even if they will bring in someone from the outside. What exactly does Gabe do for Sabre besides look awkward?
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that's why the last episode was the best in awhile, because Gabe wasn't in it.
 
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Gabe and the secretary both need to go. They add nothing. In fact, the secretary just sucks the life out of every second she's on screen. The best part of the first couple seasons was that the characters were believable and you could relate to some of them. She's just a goofy sitcom cliche.
 
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WolverineMike;1864202; said:
that's why the last episode was the best in awhile, because Gabe wasn't in it.
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It's a shame the Scranton Strangler didn't take out Gabe & Erin before getting caught.

I don't think Will Ferrell is the shark moment for this show. It already happened when they had the Michael Scott Paper Company. That development brought us Erin, it brought us Pam in sales, and it brought us the lamest love triangle in the history of television (Andy-Erin-Gabe). Furthermore, a Charles Minor-type of character would have been a perfect follow up to Michael Scott's true departure - I'm sure they could've gotten more mileage out of how a bunch of people who screw around all day and suck at their jobs would react to having a legitimate taskmaster boss, but they already shot their wad on that one. It could've marked a return to early form - humor based on things that actually happen in a real-life office, rather than basing entire episodes around various group outings because you've run out of funny stuff to do in the main setting.
 
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