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The Office casting director reveals which two A-listers nearly played Steve Carell's Michael Scott
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Office casting director reveals which two A-listers nearly played Steve Carell's Michael Scott

Daily Mail  

Steve Carell's starring role on The Office was almost played by two other A-list actors. Casting director Allison Jones, 69, revealed on the Office Ladies podcast — hosted by the sitcom's Jenna Fischer, 50, and Angela Kinsey, 53 — that NBC initially wanted a well-known star to play lead character Michael Scott. Steve Carell's starring role on The Office was …

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The Office was poisoned by the US remake – Australia never stood a chance
2 months ago

The Office was poisoned by the US remake – Australia never stood a chance

The Independent  

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The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’
2 months, 1 week ago

The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’

The Independent  

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A mutilated CPR dummy. A cat crashing through the ceiling. Inside one of ‘The Office’s’ best episodes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A mutilated CPR dummy. A cat crashing through the ceiling. Inside one of ‘The Office’s’ best episodes

LA Times  

In “Inside the Episode,” writers and directors reflect on the making of their Emmy-winning episodes. A CPR dummy is turned into one of Buffalo Bill’s victims from “The Silence of the Lambs.” A cat falls through the ceiling. Blitz, who broke into the business with his Oscar-nominated 2002 documentary “Spellbound,” talks to The Times about the rules for directing a …

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Racial and Religious Stereotypes in Films and TV Can Pose Real Harm to Communities
3 years, 8 months ago

Racial and Religious Stereotypes in Films and TV Can Pose Real Harm to Communities

News 18  

Recently, American actress Kat Ahn, who appeared in the Benihana Christmas episode of the popular sitcom The Office, talked about how the show’s stereotypical portrayal of two Asian American characters not only harmed her professionally, but also led to her facing similar incidents in real-life. Their second episode was ‘Diversity Day’ in which the employees of Dunder Mifflin were asked …

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Andrew Yang fails to show his authentic "New Yorker-ness" in a revealing tweet about Shake Shack
3 years, 10 months ago

Andrew Yang fails to show his authentic "New Yorker-ness" in a revealing tweet about Shake Shack

Salon  

In the "Valentine's Day" episode of the second season of "The Office," Michael Scott traverses from Scranton, Pa., to New York for a meeting with Dunder Mifflin corporate. Yang has made attempts to assert his "New York-ness" ever since announcing his run for mayor in a January video directed by Darren Aronofsky, who was born in Brooklyn. "He strolls through …

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Steve Carell Describes Filming Michael Scott's Goodbye from 'The Office' an 'Emotional Torture'
4 years, 3 months ago

Steve Carell Describes Filming Michael Scott's Goodbye from 'The Office' an 'Emotional Torture'

News 18  

It is not easy for an actor to quit a show, especially if they have been associated with it for long. The actor played the character, Michael Scott, for seven seasons before bidding adieu to the Dunder Mifflin family. If you think it was just difficult for us to accept that farewell, we are here to reveal that the 22nd …

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