told Variety. “Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent.”The Down Under version of the show will have Howard as the managing director of a packaging company called Flinley Craddick.
After COVID-19, she must deal with the news that her branch is shutting down and her staff will have to work from home. This sends her into outrageous schemes to keep her “work family” together.
This will mark a whopping 13th adaptation of the hit comedy, which has also seen different versions in France and Israel. Although the American version of show is widely regarded as a hit — as it has enjoyed a second life on streaming, pulling in a new generation and countless memes — it had a rocky start.According to the book “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of ‘The Office’” by Brian Baumgartner (who played Kevin Malone) and Ben Silverman (an executive producer), when Carell told Paul Rudd that he was auditioning for the American version of “The Office,” Rudd advised him, “Ugh, don’t do it.
Bad, bad move. I mean, it’s never going to be as good [as the British version].”In that same book, series star John Krasinski recalled that an NBC executive used to come in and tell the cast about the show’s imminent cancellation.“He was like, ‘This will be the last [episode] … It’s just not getting the ratings and the network doesn’t get it.’ He said that every week of the first season,’ ” Krasinski recalled.
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