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Ausiello Spoils About The Office

Posted by officefan

November 13, 2008 |

Two big items came from EW’s Michael Ausiello’s talk of spoilers yesterday.  And in case you don’t want to know about them, I’m hiding them.  Click the following link to read what he said.

First, sad news for me–

Question: Ask Ausiello has been lacking in Office scoop lately! Spill! — Heather
Ausiello: I’ve got bad news: Turns out Amy Ryan is not returning in the near future. Total bummer. Now for some better news: Another beloved character is!

Second, this news about B.J. Novak.  Not as upset by this and will explain after the blurb–

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Office actor-writer B.J. Novak is taking a leave of absence from the show to appear in Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Inglourious Basterds. NBC declined to comment, but a Peacock insider says Novak asked producers for the time off and they obliged.

But exactly how much time off he’ll be getting is subject to some debate. According to one insider, Novak will be MIA for “several episodes” but will return later this season. Another source, however, says Novak may be done with The Office for good, at least as a performer. “He may write more episodes,” whispers my mole, “but as far as playing Ryan, I think he’s ready to move on.” It’s unclear how Novak’s absence will be explained on screen, but making Ryan a victim of the current recession would be the logical way to go — particularly if you-know-who returns to Scranton and decides she wants her old receptionist job back (hint, hint).

While I will miss Novak’s scripts, I don’t really see anywhere else for his character, Ryan, to go.  I hope B.J. does come back to do the behind the scenes work, but I’m content with not seeing Ryan on the screen again.

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