No Steve Carell: Michael Scott Not in 'The Office' Season 9 NBC Finale? Reunion Scene Doesn't Include Him, 'Already Said His Goodbye'
By Jessica Durham , FashionnStyle Reporter | May 02, 2013 12:27 PM EDT
It looks like there will be no Steve Carell at "The Office" season finale on May 16. (Photo : Reuters)
According to UPI, the comedy series finale, which airs on NBC on May 16, will not include Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, in a reunion scene during the finale.
"I wish, I wish that that was the case. You know it was a big question: 'Was he coming back?' And it was like, he said his good-bye, so they didn't want to overshadow the whole finale with that, because Michael had already said his good-bye," cast member Craig Robinson said.
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"I think Steve felt, and I agree, that the 'Goodbye, Michael' episode was his goodbye and he didn't want to overshadow the ending that all the other characters deserved," said Greg Daniels, executive producer of the comedy show.
Reuters said that the May 16 finale would be patterned after the original British version, in which characters reunited after becoming famous as reality TV stars. Daniels is hoping for a longer finale.
"After attempting to beat that (British) ending in a number of different ways, we ended up doing something very similar," Daniels told reporters on a conference call, adding that he was hoping to stretch out the finale beyond its scheduled one-hour running time.
"We are trying to get more time and the network (NBC) is being very creative about scraping some more time without us having to start the finale at a weird time that will cause half the audience to miss the first 10 minutes.
"We are still hopeful of getting slightly more than one hour," he added.
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