Comments on: ‘The Office’ and spin-off staff news

By: hannah

hannah — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:54:54 +0000

tuna tuna tuna, i could not agree more! your predictions sound perfect!

and i ADORE freaks and geeks. i borrowed the DVD set and watched it whenever i could. it was so great!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:19:21 +0000

I love Aziz Ansari!!!!

By: angela

angela — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:10:56 +0000

way to go, paul!! i have always loved him, he deserves this. i’m very much looking forward to this spin-off, it looks like it’s coming together well

By: banned from Chili's

banned from Chili's — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:19:52 +0000

has no one seriously even THOUGHT about the spinoff being the Utica branch???? it would be an obvious choice.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:45:03 +0000

Aziz is so funny! He was in an episode of “Flight of the Conchords” and it’s one of my favorites. :)

By: KMW

KMW — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:57:29 +0000

OMG! I went to high school with Aziz. Awesome! Go Aziz!

By: Party Mike

Party Mike — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:40:17 +0000

Wow, Aziz has a great agent. He’s in this AND the new season of Scrubs on ABC. Both should be airing around the same time. This is going to make him a high-profile comedy actor.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:56:45 +0000

Everybody loves Raymond was hilarious – formulaic or not. Of course, it probably appealed most to those who are married – with kids and in-laws.

By: Joe Sixpack

Joe Sixpack — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:25:17 +0000

Does that mean that Greg and Michael will no longer be writing for the office?

By: brian

brian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:52:14 +0000

Totally love the Aziz casting.

Isn’t Tucker Cawley the showrunner from Everybody Loves Raymond? I really hope the spin-off doesn’t drift toward to formulaic sitcom world that ELR was.

By: I like beets

I like beets — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:47:16 +0000

So Far so good!!! :)

By: Franklin

Franklin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:44:53 +0000

Aziz!!!!! That is wonderful news I know he will do
a great job. I had some big worries about this but I am actually excited now.

By: Pam Scherbatsky

Pam Scherbatsky — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:40:06 +0000

Whoa whoa. Congrats, Paul! And Paul, Aaron, and Charlie, welcome to Scranton!

By: Sacks Romana

Sacks Romana — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:36:58 +0000

The announcement of the spinoff created a bad knot in my stomach. But these updates have actually made me look forward to it. Ever since it was revealed that original cast members weren’t leaving for it, each subsequent post keeps indicating that both shows are moving in the right direction.

By: tuna tuna tuna

tuna tuna tuna — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:32:57 +0000

oh, and congrats to paul! he is more than deserving.

By: tuna tuna tuna

tuna tuna tuna — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:31:29 +0000

i am such a huge freaks and geeks fan, this is great news.
also, at the risk of tooting my own horn, so far all the news coming out about this spin off fits with my predictions: no one from the office will leave, it won’t be what we expect – a spin off in the traditional sense, it might not even be totally related to the office. and i still think that rashida’s contract is for her to return to the original office, not the spin-off, in the role of michael’s boss at corporate (aka jan/rayan).

By: mandy

mandy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:04:40 +0000

AZIZ!

By: Happy Smile Patrol

Happy Smile Patrol — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:52:37 +0000

It’s great the spin-off is finally starting to take shape with specific names attached to it. I haven’t seen any of Aziz’s work, but from the comments here he sounds hilarious. And that is beyond awesome that Paul Feig is becoming a regular writer for The Office.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:07:42 +0000

Wow, seeing this made me really excited! Aziz is hilarious on Human Giant, and I loved him on Flight Of the Conchords! And yay Paul Feig! Freaks and Geeks remains one of my favorite shows, and he is a very nice person! He came to my school two years ago to talk about The Office, and he couldn’t have been nicer or funnier! I can’t wait to see what kind of stuff he’ll write.

By: Kenna

Kenna — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:02:10 +0000

So it’s “unlikely” that any cast members from The Office will be drifting over to the spinoff, Aziz Ansari is the first hire, and they’ve gotten writers from Late Night and South Park. Although I’m still a tad bit worried about Greg and Mike’s attention being diverted away from The Office, I gotta say, I’m actually starting to get excited about this spinoff!

Also – congrats to Paul, and welcome, new Office writers! :)