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The paper chase is almost over: Tonight at 9 p.m., NBC will present the 75-minute series finale of The Office that will tie up the nine-season comedic saga of the sad-sack-yet-lovable employees at a paper company. This last episode will pick up several months after the documentary at the center of the show has aired, feature the wedding of Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Angela (Angela Kinsey), and offer up an assortment of new guest stars (including Joan Cusack, Rachael Harris, Ed Begley, Jr. and Dakota Johnson). Former Office mates Mindy Kaling (a.k.a. Kelly) and B.J. Novak (a.k.a. Ryan) pop up as as well, and rumors swirl that Steve Carell also will make an appearance as world’s greatest ex-boss Michael Scott. (Wilson and Jenna Fischer, who plays Pam, indicated to EW that the rumors weren’t true, but given that these were phone interviews, we couldn’t see if their fingers were crossed.)
So, what will they say about the finale? Wilson calls it “epic” and says that the episode boasts “plots and subplots and action sequences and comedy and tragedy.” “It’s as if Francis Ford Coppola directed,” he loftily declares. “It’s Spielbergian. It’s vast in its scope.”
Adds Fischer: “Before the finale was written, Greg [Daniels, executive producer] reached out to every cast member and encouraged them to say what their dream for their characters would be. And he incorporated a lot of those things into the finale. So as an actress, as a fan, as Pam, I couldn’t be happier with the way the show wraps up. I think people are going to be happy… The finale is very sweet, and it’s emotional. It’s funny, but I think mostly it’s emotional.” Wilson and Fischer offer more gentle hints below. READ FULL STORY »
