Ever since Steve Carell confirmed that he was leaving “The Office” after next season, there’s been non-stop chatter about who would replace him as the branch manager at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch. The most recent rumor comes from breathless retard Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly, who claims that sources told him EXCLUSIVELY that NBC has reached out to Danny McBride (“Eastbound & Down”) and Rhys Darby (Murray Hewitt in “Flight of the Conchords”) about joining the cast.
Well, here’s an EXCLUSIVE for you: Michael Ausiello was fed lead paint chips as a baby (probably an assortment of pastels). Because according to MY source, while McBride “WILL show up at some point throughout the series,” Carell’s replacement will be someone else. Just to make this fun, I’ll put it in blind item form: WHICH “Arrested Development” veteran “has already been chosen” to replace Carell and “is being shown the ropes”????? (The extra question marks are there to make you think harder.)
Oh, and if I’m wrong about this, I’ll happily run an update admitting my mistake. Except the part about the paint chips.
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michael cera, of course
/crosses fingers
Bob Einstein, Bob Einstein, Bob Einstein, no whammmyyyyyy….STOP!
Scott Baio is an option, right?
An Office AND Arrested Development rumor all swirled into one post? If you could find a way to work in “MEGAN FOX LESBIAN SEX WITH ‘I QUIT’ WHITEBOARD GIRL”, you’d have the perfect storm of internet traffic.
I’d rather speculate on what will replace my dead grandmother’s tampon besides worms or my finger
Mickey Rooney. He was the biggest star from 1939-1941 – two decades!
After watching the “Todd Margaret” clips, it has to be David Cross.
I’ll somehow accidentally catch (between the million airings per day on TBS, Fox Chicago, WGN and Grandes Television Spectaclar Chico Escuelas) episodes of The American Office season 2 and 3 and cry how shitty the show got, cry. I’d throw poop at my tv but fear I’d make the show better, or confuse myself and think the Bears were on
They’ll never suspect…GENE PARMESAN!
If you’re wrong, you should totally say, “I’ve made a huge mistake”
John Michael Higgins. Book it.
Scott Baio is an option, right?
Bob Loblaw will be heading up the new legal team.
Not a bad guess Punte, considering he has already been on 2 NBC sitcoms (Community and Kath and Kim, f.u. guys my wife watched it).
Martin Short- The Bullet
It’s the fiiiiinal countdowwwwwwwwn!!!!! *releases flames from right sleeve, dead dove from left*
Franklin Delano Bluth. Book It.
I was pretty sure it was going to be Hermanos.
You’re all wrong. The Hoff will be announcing his acceptance of the role during the comedy central roast (and after a fifth of Jack)
and by the way, nice save Uff. Brendon has run out of tits to show and has four tv related posts, including the E rumor without the “source”.
Onyong
Andy Richter.
It’s either the guy who played George Bluth Sr. or the guy who played Oscar Bluth.
STEVE HOLT!
Something tells me it’ll be Tony Hale.
After his tenure at the Milford School, he knows how to lay low and not be seen.
Carl Weathers.
Your disdain for that queermo Michael Ausiello never gets old.
[Enter name of every minor character in Arrested Development here]! Book it.
My penis curves upward. Book it.
Guys, it’s as Ann as the nose on Plain’s face.
I’d be amused if somehow Sharlto Copley wound up on it as the strangely always arm brace wearing South African branch replacement. He looks like Murray from FOTC anyway as Wickus.
I’d rather make fun of that “breathless retard” Ausiello than make a guess myself. I’m as tired as many others with the most hyperbolic pipsqueak in entertainment journalism’s constant claims of exclusivity for even the most trivial items. I’m equally tired of twitpics and other images of MA schmoozing and mugging with Hollywood hoi polloi. You’re a journalist, man! Have some respect for the profession. If kissing C-lister ass is necessary to get access and “exclusives,” the rest of us don’t need to see it.
Nobody will replace him, next season will be the last one
A) I hope it’s Jeffrey Tambor or Will Arnett (possible since he is already involved with NBC in 30 Rock, however, that same fact makes it possibly unlikely)
2) I hope its not Stringer Bell, he wasn’t very good.
R) Ricky Gervais’ show is animated so he can’t be that busy. Why not?
7) I hope it’s that girl whose picture I just noticed over the “UCF’s Locker Room is Looking Good” story.
J Walter Weatherman. “and thats why you always get a fax confirmation”
The ONLY person who could pull that off with the current cast still in place is Will Arnett! Think about it. His character as Gob on Arrested Development embodied many of the same characteristics when taking over the family company. I could see him being Kathy Bates’ nephew or something and he could clearly be a ladies man type that is horrible at most everything else but wouldn’t have to worry about getting fired. Will Arnett is likely the most underrated comedic actor and his time is coming.
On another not; wouldn’t it be great if the creators actually brought in several replacement candidates and actually let Michael Scott interview them as his office replacement. Picture an episode, possibly two where Michael has announced he’s leaving for whatever reason and he gets to interview Will Arnett, Danny McBride & Ryse Darby as his new replacement. We’d get to see the chemistry before they made a final decision. That would be an awesome way to go!