Surprise Update: Inside Sources Say Steve Carell Will Return for "The Office" Finale!

[JamesG]

No Steve Carell for "Office" Finale, Greg Daniels Says
May 2, 2013
by Liz Raftery


The Dunder Mifflin crew will assemble for the last time on the series finale of "The Office", but their former boss Michael Scott won't be joining them.

Showrunner Greg Daniels told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that Steve Carell won't be appearing in the final episode.

"I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the 'Goodbye, Michael' episode was his goodbye and he didn't want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved," he said.



Daniels also teased that the finale would be "very similar" to the ending of the original British series.

The one-hour final episode is scheduled to air on May 16 from 9 to 10 p.m. ET, but Daniels said he's hoping NBC will expand the running time to "slightly more" than 60 minutes.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Steve-Ca...e-1064840.aspx

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Why do I believe that he will appear and they want fans to not expect to see him and then surprise us?

[JamesG]

Exclusive: Steve Carell Back for "The Office" Finale
by Michael Ausiello
5/6/13


Michael Scott, you sneaky little devil you.

On the heels of another carefully worded denial from exec producer Greg Daniels that "The Office‘s" May 16 series finale will not feature a return appearance by Steve Carell, TVLine has learned exclusively that the Dunder Mifflin legend will, in fact, turn up in the swan song.





In a conference call with reporters last week, Daniels sort-of-but-not-really shot down speculation about a Carell comeback, saying, “I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the ‘Goodbye, Michael’ episode was his goodbye and he didn’t want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved.”

Possible translation: Carell’s return won’t overshadow the ending. And by all accounts, it won’t.





According to sources, Carell’s return engagement qualifies as more of a cameo than a full-fledged guest appearance. (It’s unclear if Carell will be joined by his "Office" soul mate Amy Ryan.)

An NBC spokesperson declined to comment, while Carell’s rep insists that the "Office" finale will be Scott-free.

On Saturday, Carell surprised thousands of "Office" fans when he joined his former co-stars at a huge “wrap party” held in the real Scranton, Pennsylvania.

http://tvline.com/2013/05/06/steve-c...series-finale/

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Exclusive: Steve Carell Back for "The Office" Finale
by Michael Ausiello
5/6/13


Michael Scott, you sneaky little devil you.

On the heels of another carefully worded denial from exec producer Greg Daniels that "The Office‘s" May 16 series finale will not feature a return appearance by Steve Carell, TVLine has learned exclusively that the Dunder Mifflin legend will, in fact, turn up in the swan song.





In a conference call with reporters last week, Daniels sort-of-but-not-really shot down speculation about a Carell comeback, saying, “I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the ‘Goodbye, Michael’ episode was his goodbye and he didn’t want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved.”

Possible translation: Carell’s return won’t overshadow the ending. And by all accounts, it won’t.





According to sources, Carell’s return engagement qualifies as more of a cameo than a full-fledged guest appearance. (It’s unclear if Carell will be joined by his "Office" soul mate Amy Ryan.)

An NBC spokesperson declined to comment, while Carell’s rep insists that the "Office" finale will be Scott-free.

On Saturday, Carell surprised thousands of "Office" fans when he joined his former co-stars at a huge “wrap party” held in the real Scranton, Pennsylvania.

http://tvline.com/2013/05/06/steve-c...series-finale/

I saw that he was at a wrap party in the philly daily news and I started thinking why would he be there???


I told you he was going to be involved