NBC is Spinning Off Dwight Schrute From 'The Office'

[Brian Damage]

Dwight Schrute, your moment has finally arrived.

Our sister site Deadline.com is reporting that NBC is developing an Office spinoff built around Rainn Wilson’s long-suffering second banana, to launch in early 2013

http://www.tvline.com/

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Dwight Schrute, your moment has finally arrived.

Our sister site Deadline.com is reporting that NBC is developing an Office spinoff built around Rainn Wilson’s long-suffering second banana, to launch in early 2013

http://www.tvline.com/

Why if the Parent show is not doing well in the ratings?

[Jaqui-Michel]

The character is good as part of an ensemble. Probably couldn't stand him as a lead.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Jaqui-Michel

The character is good as part of an ensemble. Probably couldn't stand him as a lead.

And the show is going to be about him and his beet farm? FAIL

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

And the show is going to be about him and his beet farm? FAIL

Didn't your Momma ever tell you to "Try it, you might like it???" LOL

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Didn't your Momma ever tell you to "Try it, you might like it???" LOL

It's no way I would look at a show with JUST DWIGHT and that BEET FARM. WHen the beet farm is shown on the Office I find myself losing interest

[Adamantium]

I'm just concerned with how this will affect The Office. If they continue it without him then it's "The Office" without Michael Scott AND Dwight Schrute!!! Some fans have made peace with no Michael and now this! Then again, this could be NBC's ploy to get rid of The Office but keep the popular Dwight character on NBC (that sentence reeks of the Leno/Conan mess, lol).

I can't imagine Jim without Dwight, all for a spin-off that doesn't sound too strong an idea. It all comes down to actually seeing it, of course. The spin-off could be really funny but I think season 9 of The Office will be it's last season as a result of it and Dwight will be in all the episodes except for the last nine or so.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Adamantium

I'm just concerned with how this will affect The Office. If they continue it without him then it's "The Office" without Michael Scott AND Dwight Schrute!!! Some fans have made peace with no Michael and now this! Then again, this could be NBC's ploy to get rid of The Office but keep the popular Dwight character on NBC (that sentence reeks of the Leno/Conan mess, lol).

I can't imagine Jim without Dwight, all for a spin-off that doesn't sound too strong an idea. It all comes down to actually seeing it, of course. The spin-off could be really funny but I think season 9 of The Office will be it's last season as a result of it and Dwight will be in all the episodes except for the last nine or so.

Adam I believe the Office will have ended by the fall of 2013. They wouldn't have the Office still running after 8 years especially since they would be developing a new spinoff. Kind of like how Friends ended and Joey started

[Brian Damage]

I don't see the Office ending anytime soon. I mean I could be wrong, but it is one of the few and I mean FEW hits they have at NBC.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I don't see the Office ending anytime soon. I mean I could be wrong, but it is one of the few and I mean FEW hits they have at NBC.

Brian why would they develop a new show for Dwight and still have the Office on the air?-lol They are obviously preparing for the POST OFFICE ERA which will be a dwight show

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Adam I believe the Office will have ended by the fall of 2013. They wouldn't have the Office still running after 8 years especially since they would be developing a new spinoff. Kind of like how Friends ended and Joey started

That would be for the best.

So right now it's the 8th season: 2011-2012. It looks like there's going to be a 9th season for 2012-2013, however, the actors haven't signed onto yet. If the article is correct, Dwight would depart at some point in the 9th season to do his mid-season spin-off. So there may not be a 10th season of The Office but the ending of the 9th season doesn't look promising as it won't have Dwight and if all the main actors don't sign on for season 9 to begin with then the whole season looks bleak.

I don't mind the show ending, I just hate to see it go out so crappily.

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I don't see the Office ending anytime soon. I mean I could be wrong, but it is one of the few and I mean FEW hits they have at NBC.

That's what I thought until I read the news of a Dwight spin-off. Now I don't know. The new show would only hurt The Office because of Dwight's departure and it's ratings would get even lower. Then again, the show is Rainn Wilson and Paul Lieberstein's idea. Maybe, Rainn doesn't want to go back to The Office but is willing to do this spin-off.

[TVFactFan]

Since NBC thinks highly enough of the Dwight character to do a spinoff, I'm surprised he wasn't made the Manager instead of Andy

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Since NBC thinks highly enough of the Dwight character to do a spinoff, I'm surprised he wasn't made the Manager instead of Andy

Why make him the manager if he is being spun-off to be a farmer???

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Brian why would they develop a new show for Dwight and still have the Office on the air?-lol They are obviously preparing for the POST OFFICE ERA which will be a dwight show

this is NBC we are talking about lol