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content=\"https:\/\/img.buzzfeed.com\/buzzfeed-static\/static\/2025-06\/28\/20\/thumb\/ZKLFHciWs.jpg?crop=1250:625;0,167%26downsize=1250:*\"\/><meta itemprop=\"articleSection\" content=\"US\"\/><meta name=\"next-head-count\" content=\"105\"\/><noscript data-n-css=\"\"\/><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\"><main aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"buzz-content\" class=\"post_main__leFIt post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<div class=\" buzz--list buzz--Celebrity subbuzzes-wrapper subbuzzes--buzzfeed \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-0 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">At this point, the American remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/anitabadejo\/which-character-from-the-office-are-you\"><i>The Office<\/i><\/a> is one of the most beloved TV sitcoms in the history of the medium. It’s just a fact.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-1 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">A large part of what made the show work <i>so<\/i> well was Steve Carell’s performance as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/briangalindo\/michael-scott-quotes-that-are-still-hilarious\">Michael Scott<\/a>. He effectively made the character iconic, and he even won a Golden Globe for his efforts in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">You probably also know that Steve left the show at the end of its seventh season, in 2011. The show would go on for two more seasons before closing out for good in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Some believe that the show was never the same after Steve left, and it sounds like that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/bendzialdowski\/best-moments-the-office\">Rainn Wilson<\/a>, who played Dwight Schrute across all nine seasons of <i>The Office<\/i>. In a recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rainn-wilson-on-god-banana-bread-and-the-dwight-of-it-all\/id1640156422?i=1000713535768\" target=\"_blank\">the<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rainn-wilson-on-god-banana-bread-and-the-dwight-of-it-all\/id1640156422?i=1000713535768\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Good Guys<\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rainn-wilson-on-god-banana-bread-and-the-dwight-of-it-all\/id1640156422?i=1000713535768\" target=\"_blank\"> podcast<\/a>, Rainn got real about how the cast tried to make it to the end without their effective lead anchor of a performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cWhen Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who\u2019s the lead and, how are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott, and without one of the greatest comic actors in American history at the center of our show,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">“That was also a struggle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Rainn also said that, for most of the show’s cast, the writing had been on the wall about anticipating Steve’s departure \u2014 and they were none too surprised when it took place.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-7 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">“We knew it was coming for a long time,” he said, after noting that Steve was “such a big movie star at the time.” \u201cHe was doing, like, <i>Burt Wonderstone<\/i> and these big comedies,” Rainn added. “I\u2019m forgetting all the names of them at the time, but, <i>Get Smart<\/i>, you know? [Movies] that were in 2,000 theaters at the multiplex.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-8 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cSo, of course, he\u2019s going to leave <i>The Office<\/i> when he can!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-9 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Fair enough! 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