Last year when Steve Carell announced that he would be leaving The Office, NBC was not sure how to replace the actor, who had gone on to develop a successful film career for himself. Would they promote from within Dunder Mifflin or hire an outsider with as much star power as Carell? In a surprise move, NBC overshot expectations by recruiting two of the biggest box office stars (comically speaking) to Scranton: Will Ferrell and Jim Carrey. Can these comedians boost ratings for the series, which in its seventh season, is slumping number-wise?
If you’re a fan of the The Office, you might recall that NBC found great success with the A-list actor stunt once before in its fifth season, when during the Super Bowl lead-out episode, Jack Black, Jessica Alba and Cloris Leachman (she’ll always be A-list at Movieline) guest-starred as actors in a movie that Andy, Pam and Jim pirated. Thanks to the prime time slot and special guest-stars, The Office hosted its largest audience ever at over 22 [...]
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