The Office - Season 8 - Interview with Paul Lieberstein

The last time I ran into "The Office" showrunner Paul Lieberstein at an NBC press tour party, he couldn't say much of anything about the show's plans for life after Steve Carell. Last night, though, Lieberstein and I were able to talk openly about the hiring of James Spader and the role his character, Robert California, will play within the world of Dunder-Mifflin.

On the other hand, Lieberstein didn't want to discuss the other shoe that will drop with Spader's hiring, but we did talk quite a bit about what a Carell-less "Office" will be like, why certain characters went in the direction they did last season, the population boom at the Scranton branch, the cameo by Lieberstein's brother (and "Office" staff writer) Warren as Toby's brother Rory, and more.

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