Cast a replacement for Steve Carell on the The Office

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:49 pm

As discussed in the The Office thread, the show is having somewhat of a resurgence this year. It's also Carell's last year on the show. There's some discussion that Harvey Keitel might be a temporary replacement, but no official announcement is being made until next spring. Let's try come up with the best person to take this job (just for the fuck-all of it).

-- Two Categories --

Category 1: Who is the perfect person to fill this role? It doesn't matter if this person already has a gig, or if they're too successful to ever take this job. It can be anybody.

Category 2: The best person you can think of who might conceivably take this role. This can be a television actor/personality who is between roles or on a show that will likely be cancelled, someone already on The Office, or a film actor who doesn't get regular work/no longer gets regular work. These people make the jump to being television leads all the time these days.

My picks:

Category 1: Stephen Colbert (perfect replacement, although it can't happen).

Category 2: John C. Reilly (right now only signed as a supporting role in 1 film in pre-production. After Dewey Cox flopped he's never going to be a lead. He'd still have time to do a movie or two a year between shooting, as Carell has been doing).

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:52 pm

Michael Keaton

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:58 pm

John Hodgman

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:59 pm

^^^^ Was thinking Hodgman too. Keaton is a great call also.

CATEGORIES PEOPLE, CATEGORIES. These both fall in the realm category 2 (could actually happen). I guess possible for it to be the same person for both though.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:01 pm

Not sure his contact with Community but John Oliver would probably be perfect.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:08 pm

If not for his Broadway resurgence I'd suggest Paul Ruebens.

I think it'd be cool if they got a black boss: Samuel L. Jackson comes in and takes NO SHIT from anyone. Has people washing his car.. driving weed out to buyers....

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:37 pm

Philaflava wrote:Michael Keaton

wow, awesome call.

Dee el Hugely · Post by **Dee el Hugely** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:38 pm

1. I'll agree w/ Colbert.
2. Danny McBride

I don't think it'd be a smart move for either of them - or most anybody else - to take that role, tho.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:49 pm

Odenkirk

Hayzoos · Post by **Hayzoos** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 4:23 pm

No one, the show is nothing without Steve Carrell.

And Dewey Cox was hilarious

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 4:56 pm

Hayzoos wrote:And Dewey Cox was hilarious

regardless of board member's opinions, it was a box office failure.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:29 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Hayzoos wrote:And Dewey Cox was hilarious
regardless of board member's opinions, it was a box office failure.

And it sucked.

battlecatmeowstab212 · Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:45 pm

Category #2 - Dian Bachor

The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:02 pm

also really liked the idea of Ricky Gervais when I heard it, but it's probably for the best that it was shut down.

Is that Harvey Keitel rumor for real? That'd work.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:26 pm

I heard the manager from "Flight of the conchords" was in talks. Any validity to this?
On that tip, Jermaine , from FOTC would be fucking awesome.

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:41 pm

Blockhead wrote:On that tip, Jermaine , from FOTC would be fucking awesome.

love that guy

Nl5H · Post by **Nl5H** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:17 am

steve root or david foley?

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:43 am

Blockhead wrote:
Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Hayzoos wrote:And Dewey Cox was hilarious
regardless of board member's opinions, it was a box office failure.
And it sucked.

thought I remembered being surprised by you really liking Cox.

In any case, yeah, Popa with the point. Doesn't matter if you like Dewey Cox or not, it tanked, and it was basically his 1 shot to be a comedic lead. Some steady TV money would be a good move for Reilly at this point, and he could still do the supporting thing in a movie or two a year that he's been doing since Cox tanked. Plus, he'd be fucking awesome in that role.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:27 am

Andrew Daly could work. They really should just end the show.

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:52 am

^^^ great call on Daly. Would have agreed about just ending the show before this season, but it has been the most consistently funny Thursday night comedy (including the FX shows) this year.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:18 am

I think Ben Stiller could pull it off

ObeseJesus · Post by **ObeseJesus** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:22 am

John C. Reilly would be amazing, especially if he was playing a buffoon, because that's where he shines.

My ideal would be Bill Murray. I mean he's too old for the role, and of course he'd never stoop to that level, but he would be the shit, regardless.

ObeseJesus · Post by **ObeseJesus** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:39 am

some others who could be dope:

Thomas Lennon
Andy Richter
Fred Willard
David Allen Grier
Patrick Warburton

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:08 am

Ha. Can't really see NBC bringing back Andy Richter....

Fred Willard is an obvious choice.

I don't know why, but I fucking hate David Allen Grier.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:11 am

ObeseJesus wrote:My ideal would be Bill Murray. I mean he's too old for the role, and of course he'd never stoop to that level, but he would be the shit, regardless.

Knowing Bill Murray for a couple years, I know for a fact this would never happen. It would have the worst odds of anyone on this list actually. Vegas would put it at infinity to 1.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:23 am

Bill Murray has been a real dick about Ghostbusters 3, which is/was being written by the Office writers.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:29 am

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:30 am

Dick move.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:29 pm

just end the series. some of the suggestions are cool tho..

- danny mcbride
- bob odenkirk
- andy richter
- ben stiller
- bill murray
- ricky gervais

seem all like things that would never ever happen. you could already count ricky gervais out because he said he would never do it, bill murray because he obviously would never do it, andy richter because he already has a job, danny mcbride because he already has a job.. and it just doesn't seem like a job odenkirk or stiller would want.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:32 pm

jerry minor.