Jenna Fischer is defending the later seasons of “The Office” after Steve Carell’s exit.
The actor addressed the generally held perception that the present was going by means of the motions after Carell’s character, Michael Scott, departed Dunder Mifflin in Season 7 (the present aired for 9 seasons in complete).
Since starring on the present, Fischer has rewatched all the episodes for her “Office Ladies” podcast along with her former co-star Angela Kinsey.
“My biggest takeaway from having rewatched it was that it’s really good the whole time,” Fischer mentioned throughout an look on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s comedy podcast, “Fly on the Wall,” which was launched Wednesday.
“I think there was this lore, especially among the cast and the creatives, that maybe we, like, hit our peak in Season 3 or Season 4,” Fischer mentioned on the podcast.
“Also this belief that, like, the two seasons after Steve left, we were just treading water and maybe they weren’t as good,” she defined. “But when I watched everything, some of my favorite episodes were in Seasons 8 and 9 after Steve had left. There were still these amazing storylines.”
However Fischer did admit that a few of her favourite episodes of the present have been in Seasons 4 by means of 6, and shouted out “Dinner Party” and the Michael Scott Paper Firm period as a few of her most memorable episodes and storylines.
She additionally defined why these on the present received it of their heads that they weren’t being artistic sufficient in a while.
“I think, you know, some of the award nominations stopped after Season 3, so I think maybe we got in our heads,” Fischer defined.
The present could have a second likelihood at maybe correcting a few of these long-held beliefs by followers, as a brand new iteration of “The Office” is headed to the small display quickly.
Sadly, “Office” favourite Carell already has introduced that he’ll more than likely not be making an look.
“I will be watching, but I will not be showing up,” the actor mentioned final yr in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, earlier than explaining why there aren’t any exhausting emotions.
“It’s just a new thing, and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that.”
