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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:57 pm

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NBC developing ‘The Office’ spinoff for Rainn Wilson
By Lynette Rice

Now this is a spinoff worth cheering over: NBC is giving consideration to a new family comedy that would feature The Office character Dwight Schrute as a farmer.

Yep, you read that right. Deadline is reporting that Schrute –played by Rainn Wilson —would conceivably return home to the family beet farm and bed & breakfast. A backdoor pilot would air later this season and take place at the Schrute Farms. If picked up to series, the show would likely air as part of NBC’s midseason lineup in 2013.

“Paul and Rainn have been joking for years about Dwight’s life on the farm, his family and how ill-suited he is to run a B&B,” a source told Deadline. “A while ago, it started to feel like a show to them. NBC agreed, it’s been further developed to include multiple generations, many cousins and neighbors. At its base it will be about a family farm struggling to survive and a family trying to stay together.”

The pitch is not from Office creator Greg Daniels, who also oversees Parks & Recreations and the NBC comedy pilot Friday Night Dinner. Wilson himself came up with idea, as did The Office executive producer/showrunner Paul Lieberstein. Should NBC go ahead with the spinoff as well as a ninth season for The Office, Wilson is expected to return to the mothership in the fall before moving onto the new show, Deadline says.

This isn’t the first time NBC explored the possibility of an Office spinoff. Parks & Recreation was originally pitched as an Office spinoff until Daniels and SNL vet Michael Schur took it in a different direction and developed it as a mockumentary about small-town government. But even then, Daniels wouldn’t close the door on a spinoff.

“It’s possible that some combination of other Office people could produce it without my giving blood for it,” he told members of the press.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:03 am

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Bad.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:12 am

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Rainn Wilson should be forced to watch all 6 episodes of Hello Larry starring MacLean Stevenson.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:14 am

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I could see this being funny for like 4 episodes and then get real bad real fast.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:46 am

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4 minutes would be a stretch

There are probably 10 possible office spin offs that would be better and none of those would be any good.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:47 am

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The Rocker was pure cinematic genius. He carried that film. Based on that performance this will be a huge success.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:05 am

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4 episodes is about right...

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:28 am

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don't forget: The Ropers, A Different World, Jackee, the Cleveland Show, and 60 Minutes II.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:30 am

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:32 am

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A different world doesnt belong. It was decent.

Married with Children had a couple REAL bad spinoffs.

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rogers park bryan wrote:

A different world doesnt belong. It was decent.

Married with Children had a couple REAL bad spinoffs.

Married with Children had spin-offs?

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SomeGuy wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

A different world doesnt belong. It was decent.

Married with Children had a couple REAL bad spinoffs.

Married with Children had spin-offs?

I was thinking the same thing? What were they because I can not remember them?

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:37 am

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A different world sucked compared to the Cosby Show....on it's own it was o.k.

Top of the Heap and Bobby and Vinnie are the MWC spin-offs.

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rogers park bryan

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:38 am

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Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

SomeGuy wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

A different world doesnt belong. It was decent.

Married with Children had a couple REAL bad spinoffs.

Married with Children had spin-offs?

I was thinking the same thing? What were they because I can not remember them?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married..._with_Children#Spin-offs

Only one. I was thinking of another bad show with Jason Bateman and Steve (Marcy's Husband) that wasnt a spin off

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Office spin-off?

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:39 am

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How bout GOOD spin offs

1. Frasier
2. Mork and Mindy
3. ????

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doug - evergreen park

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:44 am

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:47 am

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This thread is going to give SHARK a boner.

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rogers park bryan

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Douchebag wrote:

This thread is going to give SHARK a boner.

His " button is going to break today

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:32 am

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:42 am

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rogers park bryan wrote:

How bout GOOD spin offs

1. Frasier
2. Mork and Mindy
3. ????

Family Matters

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:59 am

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SHARK

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It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

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rogers park bryan

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:24 pm

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SHARK wrote:

It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

15 years ago?

What year are you in SHARK?

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Krazy Ivan

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SHARK wrote:

It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

Joey
Original run September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) –
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)

:scratch:

:scratch:

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Krazy Ivan wrote:

SHARK wrote:

It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

Joey
Original run September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) –
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)

:scratch:

:scratch:

Thanks for the correction, Krazy.

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rogers park bryan

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:32 pm

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SHARK wrote:

Krazy Ivan wrote:

SHARK wrote:

It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

Joey
Original run September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) –
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)

:scratch:

:scratch:

Thanks for the correction, Krazy.

Not so fast SHARK

I believe you are posting in the year 2021

Have the Cubs won yet?

Robin Meade still looking good?

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SHARK

Post subject: Re: Office spin-off?

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:37 pm

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This isn't "Back to the Future", RP. The Cubs still haven't won the World Series and Robin Meade is still hot...Todd "Fritzy" Fritz's "Cougar of the Week" candidate on "The Dan Patrick Show"?

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SHARK

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:39 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

SHARK wrote:

It can't be any worse than "Joey", the "Friends" spinoff that didn't last long about 15 years ago...

That was like 6 years ago?

And fuck me for knowing that.

I stand corrected...In fact, "Friends" lasted from 1994 to 2004 on NBC, and then they gave "Joey" a show of his own. Big mistake.

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