After nine years, The Office ends tonight. The show hasn’t really been the same since Michael Scott walked out that door, but tonight will still be the end of an era at NBC.
While it is just a coincidence, the final episode will air close to the 15th anniversary of the finale for another long-running legendary NBC series, Seinfeld. Of course, the two could not be farther apart. The Office was always about something - that being the loveable, strange characters who worked at the Dunder Mifflin branch in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
NBC is throwing a full bash for the show, airing a retrospective at 8 p.m., then the finale will follow at 9 p.m. The network gave the show an extra 15 minutes (because how many people out there are really watching Hannibal?) and the full list of guest stars has already been set.
The main question is whether or not Steve Carell will make a final appearance. For months, Carell and executive producer Greg Daniels have been saying that Scott believed “Goodbye Michael” was the best way for the character to go out. It really was one of the best moments in TV history when the world got to say goodbye to the worst boss ever (OK, David Brent was worse, but he only tortured his staffers for 14 episodes) and see him ride off to meet his love.
However, last week, there was another rumor that Carell did make an appearance. We will really just have to tune in tonight to see.
There’s really no mistaking that the last season of The Office has been a little frustrating at times. If they really broke up Jim and Pam, I probably would have thrown the remote at the TV. And I really can’t buy the idea that these employees could be that oblivious to the documentary crew for so long (then again, some are so inept at their jobs that it does make sense, especially for Kevin). But at least Dwight and Angela are finally going to realize their dream of being together. That sounds like a great way to end the show.
Now that The Office is gone, Thursday nights going forward just won’t be the same.
image: NBC
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