Ricky Gervais refused to talk Steve Carell out of leaving the U.S. version of The Office - despite his departure scuppering lucrative syndication deals.
Carell has played embarrassing boss Michael Scott on the series since 2005, in a role based on Gervais' original star turn as David Brent in the hit British version of the show. Carell confirmed last month he doesn't plan to return to the series after its next season, and Gervais - executive producer of the show - insists it's the right decision even though it will cost the Brit future royalties.
On his blog, he writes, 'Well it's official. Steve Carell will leave The Office after this next season. It was of course inevitable (and sad), but I wish him all the luck in the world. It was expected of me, as executive producer, to persuade him to stay on. With syndication in full swing, the more successful the show remains, the more billions we all make.'
Good for Carell, the show really has run its course. This is due in part to the premise that the show is set on: a company that sells paper. It would be disingenuous for the show to act as if the economy wasn't affecting the sale of paper and honestly if there is a downturn in paper sales they wouldn't need as many employees (characters). Yes, the show has gone in a new direction, but most people are familiar with and liked the original premise of the show... The Jim and Pam saga is done and in the books, which happened to be why alot of people actually watched the show. Yeah they're trying to do the whole 'Aaron and Andy romance', but those characters weren't there from the begining and most people don't identify with them like they did with Jim and Pam. If Gervais were smart, he'd give it one more season, tie up all the loose ends and call it a day. If he wants to be greedy and continue for 2 more seasons, then he will surely regret it. There is no show without Michael Scott. Imagine an episode without Steve Carell, it would be horrible! Yeah they could try and give Dwight his job, but that would be a disaster. It's honestly better to go off the air at the top then to go off as a laughing stock. Carell should take some acting classes if he wants to make a career as a movie star. What it take to be a comic is different than what it takes to be an actour, than what it takes to be a movie star... He tends to play it too big too often and go for the 'zinger' laugh which works on the small screen, but doesn't always translate on the bigscreen. Gervais should go back to the drawing board and come up with some new ideas for movies and tv shows. It's not the end of the world...
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