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Television Fri Sep 16 2011
Sitcom Cast Change Countdown #5: The Office
Ah, now for a cast-change drama that's still playing itself out! When Steve Carrell's contract expired during last season (the seventh for the US version), he decided to part ways with the popular NBC show. An Office without Michael is difficult to fathom, but Will Ferrell's run as interim branch manager helped soothe the break. Whether or not a Michael-free Office will make any sense -- and, in fact, who the new boss will be -- remains to be seen. The show's 8th season premieres on September 22.