On the heels of another carefully worded denial from exec producer Greg Daniels that The Office‘s May 16 series finale will not feature a return appearance by Steve Carell, TVLine has learned exclusively that the Dunder Mifflin legend will, in fact, turn up in the swan song.
In a conference call with reporters last week, Daniels sort-of-but-not-really shot down speculation about a Carell comeback, saying, “I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the ‘Goodbye, Michael’ episode was his goodbye and he didn’t want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved.”
Possible translation: Carell’s return won’t overshadow the ending.
And by all accounts, it won’t. According to sources, Carell’s return engagement qualifies as more of a cameo than a full-fledged guest appearance.
An NBC spokesperson declined to comment, while Carell’s rep insists that the Office finale will be Scott-free.
Source: TVLine
In a conference call with reporters last week, Daniels sort-of-but-not-really shot down speculation about a Carell comeback, saying, “I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the ‘Goodbye, Michael’ episode was his goodbye and he didn’t want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved.”
Possible translation: Carell’s return won’t overshadow the ending.
And by all accounts, it won’t. According to sources, Carell’s return engagement qualifies as more of a cameo than a full-fledged guest appearance.
An NBC spokesperson declined to comment, while Carell’s rep insists that the Office finale will be Scott-free.
Source: TVLine
Oohh...... I'm so shocked.....
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD I'M SO SURPRISED.
ReplyDeleteLOL, no. We all knew this was coming.
Pfff, NBC, you SUCK. We ALL knew he was coming back, but you suck anyway, it was supposed to be a surprise cameo. I'm mad.
ReplyDeleteThis! Like we all suspected, but couldn't they have left it a surprise so we were truly shocked? It would have been awesome instead of them ruining it.
ReplyDeleteLalala. It was expected. They blew the surprise by admiting it, yadda yadda. I don't care: I'm happy anyway.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it is a worthy finale, not some Seinfeld-like crap.
"according to sources"? What sources? Who do we believe?
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for this, but I would've liked it so much better if it was left a surprise.
ReplyDeleteThe way people have done a cameo before, I expect him to have a small part in the documentary or something. Or another cameo via Skype?
ReplyDeleteYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
ReplyDeletenot much of a surprise... it really wouldn't have been a totally satisfying finale without at least a hint of Micheal Scott
ReplyDeleteif Michael Rosenbaum can return to smallville as Lex Luthor for the series finale, after all the trouble he and the producers had to deal with, and had only one day free to film 2 major scenes of lex, then steve carell can definitely make a cameo appearance.
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