The Office extended to TWO more seasons?
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Could Season 5 of The Office be a lock?
RickyGervais.com has this news posted on the front page:
Ricky has scored further success in America, with NBC deciding to make two more series* of the US version of his comedy The Office. Network boss Kevin Reilly said That The Office represented ‘the best of what we consider quality shows’. This will bring the total episodes to 94 which will almost certainly mean syndication.
*I think “series” is equivalent to “seasons” in this case.
Assuming 22 episodes each for Seasons 3-5, 94 does add up …
Updates after the jump.
Tipster: Carly
Just in case the blurb gets removed from Gervais’ site, I took a quick snapshot of it:
It is interesting that just within the past few hours, the blurb has already been reworded and no longer mentions syndication.
Also note that this news has NOT been confirmed by NBC.
the word “series” in England actually just means 12 episodes. as in the original UK Office, the show only had 24 total episodes, the first 12 being labeled as “series 1″ and the second 12 being labeled as “series 2″
54 | sad Sun. Jul. 15, 2007 at 4:00amI might be the worst joke writer in the world but it worked anyway. Besides, I had left some clues it was a joke, including the obvious “C.S.I.” model for franchise development. That sums up my worst (and unfounded) nightmare for the show. The Martin Short reference was the only thing with any truth in it, as he was in the short list for the lead role before they chose Steve. I hope that nobody took it too seriously.
53 | Dwigt Sat. Jan. 27, 2007 at 1:38amFYI, I might have made up the facts but “série” really means “T.V. show” in French.
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52 | Samantha Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 4:53pmThat is a joke, right?
Umm…no.
No. No. No.
Can’t say it any other way.
51 | phyllis*farm Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 4:45pmThe word is that the signature is actually not about an additional 5th season (currently) but a spin-off, as “series” means for British producers. According to my sources, Martin Short is already signed, along with Lisa Kudrow, to star in “The Office: Henderson”, a TV show that will follow the activities of Dunder-Mifflin Nevada. When I first heard this, I was very cautious but Greg Daniels will also produce the show, so it might be an opportunity for twice as much fun as today. It it works as expected, you should even expect at mid-season ‘07-’08 “The Office: San Diego”.
50 | Dwigt Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 1:39pmum. YESSSSSSSSS. but they better not drag Jim and Pam out for those two seasons. I would probably get mad if they did. They just need to get together and make gorgeous babies.
Off-topic: wouldn’t it be great if in an episode we find out that Jan is pregnant with Michael’s baby? it would also be funny if we found out she was pregnant but it was with someone else’s baby. lol.
49 | savannah Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 9:10amI’m delighted if this news is true. I am certainly not going to worry about the show “going bad” until I see that happening. No sign of it so far for me. Maybe I have a longer attention span than some…heck, maybe I am more easily amused. But long running shows like MASH and Seinfeld I can still watch over and over to this day. I’d love loads of seasons of the Office to enjoy for years to come.
48 | OpalArk Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 6:47amwow! that would be awesome to have two more seasons of the office. i just hope that they can keep it as funny and smart as it is now…
47 | Yankee Swap Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 6:45amLets hope it means 94 Episodes. Maybe take a break a do a 2 years later kind of thing.
46 | Marksiwel Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 5:58amThere’s nothing there that says the show will END after two more seasons. If the writing remains good, they can go on indefinitely. I don’t want them to jump the shark either, but I’m sure that they’ll keep a sharp eye on it. I think the total number of episodes is just an estimate and that they were just adding things up to give the readers an idea of how many have been/will be made.
45 | Purple Belt Fri. Jan. 26, 2007 at 5:14am“You don’t think they should reinvent or try something new?”
I think there are too many conference room scenes and too many parties, actually. But I’m not sure it is possible to change it more than a little. I think the conference room scenes are at least more understandable but they should tone down the parties, half the episodes are parties.
As to things like 5 years of Jim faces and little things like that? Yes I’m okay with that, that’s just a signature of the show as far as I”m concerned.
44 | DrunkBiking Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 10:47pm“It’s just how TV is, there’s a repetitiveness we have to suspend disbelief about with all network TV no matter how good.”
So you’re okay with that? You don’t think they should reinvent or try something new?
I just hate that things are getting predictable. Oh look, Stanley is about to talk. I bet he’s going to make a quip about how little he cares or about his paycheck/bonus. Better have an alcohol joke regarding Meridith. Here’s Michael. Let’s make him mispronounce a word. The show really doesn’t surprise me anymore.
I’m only saying this because I love it. :/
43 | Trent Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 10:41pmThey could get Pam and Jim together at the end of the 5th, in a serious relationship. Have it fall apart during 6, causing Pam to leave D-M for a new job in lets say Chicago in graphic design, and then Jim goes to the airport and doesn’t get there in time, and goes back home and breaks down and she shows up at his door.
Oh wait thats kinda like Friends
42 | Bring it back for a 6th! Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 9:29pmWell certainly the idea of Jim and Pam getting together at the very end of the series seems a little improbable now. I don’t think I can handle unrequited love for another 2 years.
41 | Becky Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 9:19pmAlso, I see a lot of people praising the cast day in day out here, well their big chance to finally make serious money is in contract negotiations after the 5th year, that’s how it goes. They’ve given us so much joy, why begrudge them a year or two of going for the green?
40 | DrunkBiking Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 8:49pm“How many more times can Michael call a meeting in the conference room? How many more times can Jim shoot his patented charming smirk to the camera?”
Yes but how many times did Hawkeye make a wisecrack in an operating room or MTM have an awkward conversation with Lou Grant in his office? How many times did Jack Benny look at the camera after someone said something stupid, or Get Smart use his shoe phone as an easy joke? It’s just how TV is, there’s a repetitiveness we have to suspend disbelief about with all network TV no matter how good.
39 | DrunkBiking Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 8:46pmtrent you’re not the only one. i’m not ecstatic about this news either. it’s basically a law of television that shows go down the drain after 4-5 seasons, sometimes less. and i really, really love this show. sure, i’ll be devastated when it ends. but, as weird as it sounds, i WANT to be devastated when this show goes. it’s been so good to me-i don’t want it go on so long that it just fades away shamefully from low ratings and bad quality. it’d be a huge sacrifice to say goodbye to the office- but i think it’s worth it for the integrity of the show.
38 | nv Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 8:28pmI think 6, maybe 7 seasons is a good number to shoot for. See The Mary Tyler Moore show (1970-1977), which was still doing great in the ratings, but knew when to call it a day. It’s plenty for syndication (which is good for the cast members’ futures in terms of them getting some chunk of that money).
Seinfeld (1990-1998) a lot of people felt ran on maybe 1-2 seasons more than it needed to but it was NBC’s ratings and cash cow.
What I don’t want to see is the Office run so far past it’s welcome that key cast members start leaving and the show’s never the same (see The X-Files, 1993-2002) or most of the whole cast turns over (see M*A*S*H, 1972-83).
The other problem if a show hits 8-9-10 years is the cast gets permanently stereotyped and has difficulties ever latching onto another successful show (as had the Seinfeld cast, although Julia Louise-Dreyfus finally had another hit).
37 | corporalgeo Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 7:41pmOh boy! The show is gonna go through lots of changes if it goes for many seasons. I hope that’s a good thing. I love these characters, though so I think I’ll probably still enjoy it.
36 | God Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 7:37pmWhat I mean is… that the writers SHOULDN’T be relying on conference meetings/parties so much.
35 | Carly Thu. Jan. 25, 2007 at 7:35pm