After watching last night's Office dvd box set episode, "The Sting," and very much enjoying the guest star Timothy Olyphant as the dashing paper salesman Danny Cordray, I started to remember some of Dunder Mifflin's other notable guests and realized there haven't been that many. I need to give credit to a show in its seventh season for showing amazing restraint when it comes to stunt casting. That said though, with the show feeling incredibly stagnant, maybe they should start revving up those "shark jumping" engines a bit more and earn some fresh, familiar faces.
Hell, when Steve Carell leaves at the conclusion of this year, they're going to have to do the greatest in stunt casting by replacing him with some other well-known comedic actor. Now that kind of life-support replacement casting usually spells out doom for a series, but harmless character actor fun can really enhance a show. Take a look at 30 Rock. They pulled their guest star card out early and they use it so often that it's almost what the show's become known for. The Office box set has been running with the same core characters for way too long and nowadays the show works best when the status quo gets shaken up a bit by outsiders. The "Danny" storyline last night was pretty damn funny, while the Dwight/Daryl/Kevin makeshift band stuff was just lazy.
So The Office dvd might not have the inspired guest casting selling point of 30 Rock dvd (Hayek, Damon, Arnett, Conway, etc) but the few the few celebs they have had on the show have definitely left their mark.
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