So, Ben Silverman is acting on "The Office" now ...
No, Steve Carell isn't coming back for the final season of "The Office," but that doesn't mean the show hasn't had key players from its creation in America making appearances. Ben Silverman, the exec producer who, as Reveille topper (not to mention future NBC Entertainment head) was instrumental in bringing the format Stateside, has been recurring on the show in recent weeks as one of the guys Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) has been working with on a start-up business.
By the way, I'm still not clear on what exactly Jim's start-up is designed to do.
Thursday's "Office" was momentous because for the first time (quit reading here if you haven't seen the episode but intend to) ...
... it showed the crew behind the ongoing documentary onscreen. The moment came after Jim and Pam (Jenna Fischer) had a very realistic and emotional fight — one that had "Office" fans on Twitter in a frenzy about whether it might mean the end of their marriage, though anyone who thinks that one fight is the end of the world can't really ever have been married, can they? Nevertheless, it was a strong scene in a final season of "The Office" that, as much as the show misses Carell and as long in the tooth as it is, has had good moments.
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