This was the whole point. People loved Michael Scott. So they gave them someone horrible. Then when they installed Andy as the boss it was a relief.

@regisclarke9390

3 ай бұрын

It was not a relief when Andy became manager lol

@2CanChewBoo

3 ай бұрын

​@@regisclarke9390I agree it wasn't a relief but it was a breath of fresh air to a degree I really enjoy. Will Ferrell but I hated him in the office

@JayMaverick

3 ай бұрын

The problem is not hating Will Ferrell's character. The problem is that the character is wildly inconsistent.

@mattkurek9259

3 ай бұрын

I hated Andy as the boss. They completely ruined his character by the later seasons. Like, when he first came into the show he was at least a competent salesman, yet they tried their damndest to show how he’s not a good salesman anymore, one of worst in the office.

@jackseaton7486

3 ай бұрын

Ye the problem wasn’t that he was unlikable, just badly written

His invisible juggling bit was pretty good. Plus the line "that baby could be the star of a show called 'Babies I don't care about'."

@TheJuice_1995

3 ай бұрын

Also like where he reveals his name was deangelo 😂

@redacted2275

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't justify his guest appearance.

@TheJuice_1995

3 ай бұрын

@@redacted2275 says whom?

@manofmagic1803

2 ай бұрын

@@redacted2275 eh, having him on the show could have been better but it was still interesting to see what the writers did .

@Brandon_nodnarB

2 ай бұрын

I do say “and then I gotta…get him to the Dundies” kinda often for as much as I dislike his character

Don't forget it took them an entire season to get Michael right, so this kind of tracks.

@shawnfoster4506

2 ай бұрын

If by entire season you mean 6 episodes, then sure. Also, pretty irrelevant considering Will Ferrell was never going to be part of the cast long term

@201hastings

13 күн бұрын

Man did you just not watch show? It was like 5 episodes

@philp3786

19 сағат бұрын

In a way, but they had a direction for the character and it doesn't seem like they altered that or his personality too much. They just realized that he wouldn't be that likeable which would be bad to have that for the major character over thr long term, so they made him more sympathetic and apparent that despite being clueless, ignorant, and childish, he means well and cares about those around him

I do like that we got Creed as the manager.

@toastedtoaster3836

2 ай бұрын

A very classic episode

@marcusmoser6911

2 ай бұрын

Boboddy

@XRavenHunt

2 ай бұрын

BIZNNIS I like it!

@dagr8dwalo777

16 күн бұрын

Those were my favorite two episodes

I wish you didn’t point this out. I had already forgiven them.

@ERIKALLOYD-fs4en

3 ай бұрын

Stings all over again 😅

@liliarosales1961

3 ай бұрын

LOL same

Bob Odenkirk was the best choice but I will assume it was too late when they figured this out

@scottshanahan3827

3 ай бұрын

But, if he got the role maybe we wouldn't have gotten Better Call Saul.

@SurrealiamPrime

3 ай бұрын

@@scottshanahan3827we’d be in an alternate universe where Steve Carrel is Saul Goodman 😂

@Masckerdoom

3 ай бұрын

Totally forgot he was in the show for a second. I think it would have been more challenging than Will Ferrell but if they did it right, it would have been great.

@SurrealiamPrime

3 ай бұрын

@@Masckerdoom he was VERY close to being the Michael for S1 but i think they said he was a way more firm manager then a loveable idiot

@nickirmen6671

2 ай бұрын

He was too busy being Saul Goodman at that point.

Man, that mime juggling scene, and then Pam’s parody of it directly after has me rolling every time.

@tylarjackson7928

3 ай бұрын

"Look one hand! No hands!"

@SiccazHD

3 ай бұрын

On the floor laughing?

@windlink4everable

6 күн бұрын

Some people are so easily amused

I remember being really intrigued seeing Ferrell potentially being Carell’s replacement and being sorely disappointed by his character.

They should have made Will Ferrell a slightly toned down version of Ron Burgendy!

@tylarjackson7928

3 ай бұрын

Absurd, but incredibly competent and successful (AKA Ron Burgundy) actually does seem like what they were going for at the beginning, now that you mention it. They just didn't stick with it.

@redacted2275

3 ай бұрын

They should've had no Will Ferrell at all. Andy and Dwight were right there, ready to be used.

@maxkull2899

3 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it could have worked especially if they didn't have him "replace" the role of Michael's character in the show. Just have a bumbly, confident Office manager as one of the regulars. They made DiAngelo a bit too mean and borderline psychotic at times- I think a toned down version of Ron would have been great, and you could do more stories focused on Jim, Pam, Dwight, Andy, etc. and skip the 2 seasons of "who will be the new manager?"

@Masckerdoom

3 ай бұрын

​@@redacted2275I think making Dwight manager completely throws the power balance between him and Jim and every episode would have just been torturing Jim for laughs, unless they gave Dwight some sort of redemptive character arc or removed Jim like in season 3.

@Bonbonbon739

3 ай бұрын

Hell yes lol

I was really disappointed when this character manifested. Not only did I thoroughly dislike him {even more than Robert California), but it put an anti-climactic tonal damper on Michael's final episodes.

@logannewberger9112

3 ай бұрын

Very good point

@logannewberger9112

3 ай бұрын

Makes me kinda dread watching the last couple michael episodes lol

@tretretre1111

3 ай бұрын

I love Robert California.

@aliatef7203

3 ай бұрын

nah california was great

@Flipindabird23

3 ай бұрын

You keep the Lizard kings name out of your fucking mouth.

5:15 ok but “they say he’s gonna be my right hand man. Ad-lib masturbation joke” was perfectly delivered

This era of the office really resonated with me because shortly before this aired i worked a job that had recently cleared a bad boss, had another bad replacement, a period of bossless chaos, a boss that we thought was going to be great but was a liar. Mix in a handful of shifting boss' bosses and the office was really real. Deangelo, David Wallace, Robert California, Jo, Idris Elba's character, Michael... one of the most real parts of the show to me.

@stephengrigg5988

3 ай бұрын

"Idris Elba's character" You can't remember his name, can you 😂

@drewe2331

3 ай бұрын

@stephengrigg5988 i can't! I tried for a moment and the figured that it was a better commentary that the actor superceded the role. Charles Miner? I think i remembered while typing this.

@stephengrigg5988

3 ай бұрын

@@drewe2331 yes! It was Charles. The only reason I suspected you couldn't remember, is because I couldn't remember either 😂 I feel bad because Idris gives a really good performance. Even when he played a murdering drug dealer in the wire, he was more likable than that stubborn asskissser Charles. I wish he would have been a regular antagonist, him being the only character to dislike Jim and have it out for him, was such a good concept.

Jim: “hey, you have a sec?” Vickers: “yeah I got all the time, this job a joke”

The bit where he comes back braindamaged trying to give a speech in a hospital gown will always be funny to me

@Jake-mp7ex

2 ай бұрын

I remember him telling a joke but you can't understand the words. Either way, very original and clever little piece of acting, I love how despite the gibberish it sounds like a perfect speech/joke.

I love how the office has so much content, nerdstalgic has done a million videos on it and i find each one interesting as heck. Truly one of the all time greatest television shows.

The way you're describing Deangelo is how I feel about Will Ferrel in every role I've seen him in, I've never found him funny.

@alexsamain812

3 ай бұрын

The only films i found him hilarious were Night at rhe Roxbury and Old School. Scene stealer. Everything else he is just annouing.

@matityaloran9157

3 ай бұрын

@@alexsamain812What do you think of Megamind?

@realtalk6195

2 ай бұрын

Same! He's rarely funny.

@LayItDownTarot

2 ай бұрын

Step Brothers was funny, other than that I agree.

@CrisHaasbro

2 ай бұрын

ELF though@@LayItDownTarot is a masterpiece

I can name at least 5 other characters/actors that the show relied on way more than Mindy Kaling.

There weren't many characters that were fully built out. It was really just Michael, Pam, Jim, and Dwight (and maybe Angela). They didn't really develop too many other characters and leaned into the size of the ensemble cast. Erin was woefully underused and constantly changing, Andy was a whiplash of a character, Gabe was inconsistent, etc.

@user-yc5um2pl5v

2 ай бұрын

Typical problem of the US sitcoms - they cannot handle more than a handful characters. Why there's this constant need to bring in others and swell the cast then? Cannot understand.

@bill4665

2 ай бұрын

Andy was amazing from season 5 to the start of season 8. Those parts where he is just sweet and innocent. Watching him play around with Dwight, and that scene where its revealed hes the new boss (that smile was so sweet). He's generally just a really good guy who's kinda clueless and his talent is under-appreciated. Sadly, in the final season he was just a dick until he said goodbye.

"his attempts at drama" -- he was incredible in Stranger than Fiction

@matityaloran9157

3 ай бұрын

True

@MrSandwich1769

3 ай бұрын

Stranger than Fiction is easily one of my favorite movies, and he was really good in Everything Must Go too.

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr

2 ай бұрын

I don’t understand you guys. I saw stranger than fiction in theaters and I HATED IT. One of my least favorite movies of all time

@rjjackson2044

Ай бұрын

@@LightsaberGoBrrrrrrwatch it again w a new lense, I didn’t like it the first time either but my second watch it was just amazing, one of will’s best to this day

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr

Ай бұрын

@@rjjackson2044 Eh, I suppose I could try but I'm not sure I'd want to spend the time again tbh. I really dont like Will Ferell in serious roles. Matter of fact what was the movie where hes like a broken dad or whatever and hes selling as his stuff on the front lawn? Another terrible movie imo

I really liked what Will Ferrel did with Deangelo Vickers. He had Michael’s bumbling idiocy but NONE of his heart. Michael is a child who’s trying to make everyone be his friend, Deangelo is an alien who’s trying to learn how to behave around people. I found Deangelo’s chemistry with the rest of the cast interesting to watch through that lens. It’s fair enough if people just didn’t find him funny, but we were never supposed to like him more than Michael.

@steamyrv

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, he wasn't playing funny. Will Ferrell has some pretty good acting chops and can play more dramatic roles, he was meant to be uncomfortable because that's how the employees felt...uncomfortable. You've been working with the same guy for years, you're used to a certain rhythm and all of a sudden, everything changes and you need to adapt. That's an uneasy feeling, and Deangelo was the pefect character to showcase that.

Will Ferrell's sense of humor is LOUD and that's not a good thing

@AaronTheHarris

3 ай бұрын

Ok but same for Steve Carrell ... He does a lot of yelling in his comedy

@pigs6486

3 ай бұрын

@@rtothec1234What a disgusting comparison. Will Ferrell is a fucking legend.

@JK-vm1er

3 ай бұрын

@@pigs6486damn… disgusting is a little harsh

@ashtonndlovu9470

3 ай бұрын

​@@pigs6486u OK bud?

@loganpraz2566

Ай бұрын

And being a goofball

I haven't seen the show but Will Ferrell being the boss that breaks all the rules probably would have been fun. From parking in 3 parking spots to having his "10 year old nephew"(a one off character) doing his work on the computer.

"That is Will Ferrell, one of the funniest comic actors..." Is he, though?

@larrycrabs5995

11 күн бұрын

I think so

@larrycrabs5995

11 күн бұрын

Have you seen Step Brothers?

Only Will Ferrell can pull off the invisible juggling routine

@Chigger

3 ай бұрын

What about Jack Black or Charlie Chaplin?

It was my understanding that Deangelo was just a guy off the street that Jo hired without interviewing because he helped her in some way. I also thought the implication was that Deangelo was supposed to be mentally unstable. Where I thought management went wrong was not hiring David Brent. He did send in a video application. At least Creed got to be manager for a day. The most I remember about Deangelo is when he had his breakdown and Dight looked at Jim and said "Uh oh."

@matityaloran9157

3 ай бұрын

Jo hired him because he helped out her dog

I think The Office just showed that will Ferrell is not as funny as people think.

@GG-yp6kd

2 ай бұрын

When you got talented actors like will Ferrell, it all comes down to writing. Not his fault the office made his character boring

@parsleysmite1862

2 ай бұрын

@@GG-yp6kd but in some aspects it may even be Will Ferrell

@Peter-gu9ph

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I struggle to find Will Ferrell funny in anything. Probably for me the closest he got was in The Other Guys but that also had a lot of unfunny patches...

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr

2 ай бұрын

@@Peter-gu9phthe other guys was great. AMERICAAAAA!!!!!

@nathanwente3246

2 ай бұрын

This 👆🏼👆🏼 I think he’s more annoying than anything

3:35 oh man Ashton Kutcher and Will Ferrell!

@livewiiiiire

3 ай бұрын

I don't get it 😭

@marcusmoser6911

2 ай бұрын

​@@livewiiiiire is that Ashton Kutcher? No! It's Kevin Malone.

@TheGoldenApex

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@TheGoldenApex

Ай бұрын

@@livewiiiiireit’s a reference to an earlier episode

@livewiiiiire

Ай бұрын

@@TheGoldenApex oh oops lol

I always felt that his character went back to the extra uncomfortableness you felt watching the first season before they softened Michael and loved his arc for that. It was funny in its own way. The employees hated him in a similar way that they hated Michael early on making him feel more like “this is going to be another arc where he eventually becomes family” but then they pull the rug out from under you and turn him into a vegetable instead.

@steamyrv

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. I think that while Deangelo staying full time wouldn't have worked, he was a good mix of silly and cringy with just enough malice to come off as a douche but not a monster. I think this kind of character is what The Office needed. You're not going to replace Steve Carrell as Michael Scott, so give us something completely different.

I liked the whole “trying to find a new manager” plot line. A lot of funny moments with that

I have never seen Will Ferrel be funny in any of the movies he’s been in

The only thing I liked about the Dangelo character was how he wasn't willing to eat up Jim and Pam's gimmick of using their baby as a means to bond and get in good with 'the boss'. I thought writing wise it would be a clever back and forth for Jim and Pam to be more genuine with newer faces in the office but it didn't happen as much as I thought it would.

Will Ferrel’s 4-episode arc gets better upon rewatch in my opinion, and I think Will Ferrell is great as DeAngelo. Only problem I have is the writing. The character changes personality wise each episode until he leaves, making the character almost seem bipolar, which may have been the intent. I don’t really know.

@LavaChip

3 ай бұрын

He’s supposed to be a mentally unstable homeless man who got the job by accident from Jo

@travistotle

3 ай бұрын

Disagree that the Ferrell arc gets better over time. If anything, it speaks to why the show's quality plummeted after Carrell left: it's tonally inconsistent, makes constant, unwanted changes to character's personalities, and it just shows an overall lack of focus or direction. They just didn't know where to go or what to DO after Michael left, and if anything the Will Ferrell intro was the first sign of the more unfocused writing to come.

@Vivi_9

3 ай бұрын

@@travistotle I liked season 8! Season 9 was a train wreck lol

@steamyrv

3 ай бұрын

That was kind of the point. Deangelo is unstable. He's basically the worst elements of Michael dialed up to 11. He's more snake than buffoon. Michael wanted to be liked, genuinely liked. Deangelo wanted to be respected, he didn't care about love. He said it himself how he doesn't want them to figure him out.

That's no big deal Holmes and Watson did that with it's eyes closed.

@marcen12

3 ай бұрын

That would imply that HaW had ANY senses to begin with.

I just finished watching Season 7 for the first time, so this was great timing! I typically find Will Ferrell funny, but you hit it right on the head - the character was ill-defined, which then made him distracting or confusing.

This is pretty much how I see Will Ferrell in general.

@soniachristine9450

Ай бұрын

God bless, I’m not alone. I’m not trying to be mean or anything, but i really can’t stand Will Ferrell, let alone find him funny. He creeps me out no matter the movie he is in.

@Bapuji42

Ай бұрын

@@soniachristine9450 You are The Chosen One.

@Drew-56949

Ай бұрын

Will Fertile is funny. Dont get what you guys are saying

@Bapuji42

Ай бұрын

@@Drew-56949 lol who?

@JakeWerkmeister

Ай бұрын

Will Ferrell is hilarious! Well, if you think that talking loud and staring blankly into a camera is comedy. Will is what you get when enough people are told someone is talented. The group actually begins to believe it. The litmus test is going back and watching Will's SNL skits or movies. None of it has aged well. That's what happens when the crowd isn't telling you how funny something is.

The problem is that Will Ferrell is that he's mostly just playing Will Ferrell.

I loved Deangelo Gerimitrius Vickers. The fake juggling routine is a top 10 bit in the whole show. Do you believe in me Phyllis? Cause I believe in you.

@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock

2 ай бұрын

Woooooow. Top 10? Maybe The Office just isn't the right show for you.

My Uncle watched this entire show too and he absolutely despises Deangelo in almost every way. I can admit myself that he’s not the most fleshed out character. It felt to me like the writers were attempting to try out an idea they had for a new type of manager to take over for Michael and they wanted to give audiences a small taste of it to see how they reacted. Clearly, they ended up going in a much better direction for Season 8 because love him or hate him, Robert California is in my opinion one of the show’s greatest and best used characters.

@AYVYN

3 ай бұрын

I hated Robert California but he was never boring

@BrendanPappas

3 ай бұрын

@@AYVYN I personally felt like you were supposed to hate him. I enjoyed him every second he was on screen though.

@steamyrv

3 ай бұрын

Hell yes! I loved Robert California. He should have been the manager, not Andy.

Forget everything else. I just always thought it was downright mean of the writers to give him a permanent TBI in the end.

celebrity guests on the office in general don't work because so much of the charm of the show comes from the fact that the actors seem like they could pass as anonymous office workers. none of the actors except for Steve carrell had established comedy careers and even Steve wasn't tremendously well known at the time the office first aired and he looked like he could be a regional manager with his overly oiled hair, awkward constipated smile and badly fitting suits. therefore there was a sense of authenticity to show's mockumentary format because the cast seemed like they were plausibly the people they were playing and the audience had little or no preconceptions of who these actors were that could undermine the illusion of the characters being real people. but with will ferrell he was a comedy actor superstar when he appeared on the office and looks like he could not exist outside of movies and television. he doesn't read as a convincing office manager because he's too unusual looking to exist in this world of office workers and the audience knows him as will ferrell so there's an understandable expectation for him to act like will Ferrell's comedy persona. so the show tries to have it both ways and try to make him seem like a convincing white collar worker at some points and have him be will ferrell at other times. it just doesn't work either way because having will ferrell on the show at all goes against what made the office interesting to begin with.

I believe that Ferrell and Carell have great chemistry in the scenes where they are together, but shows that the writers were not ready for Carell's departure so them not finding a clear direction for Deangelo's character was somewhat of a sign that they would not able to find a clear direction and tone for the final seasons. But the mime juggling scene is still funny, Deangelo has some nice moments if you see them as clips without context.

@stefanharris659

3 ай бұрын

They were ready. They made will so unlikable on purpose in order for the audience to be happy when Andy becomes the new boss. It was actually genius 😊

If I see will ferrel on my TV I instantly change channel

I honestly thought Will Pharrell was funny. His efforts to be “unpredictable,” the invisible juggling routine, and his attempt at dunking the basketball… classic 😂

It would´ve been a very interesting experiment but the circumstances were bad. Will and Steve work really well together, but those last episodes were important to give closure to Michael´s character, not to introduce his replacement, especially when they knew Will wasn´t going to stay. I´m guessing that was why they tried to give him different personalities because they tried to fit all the character's evolution in just four episodes.

I completely forgot he was in The Office

I really love your channel. I do think listening to The Office Ladies podcast about these episodes would give a lot of insight into the intentionality of this non-funny Ferrell.

I always thought him reading the stage directions in the Dundee episode was an homage to Ron burgundy

The first episode with him was good I thought. A boss like Michael at first but then you see he's a bit meaner then a bit more then a bit more still making you realize the good side of Michael Scott. I think that could have really worked. But it's like they blinked. And they didn't have the character for long enough. A whole season and they could have found an equalibriam for the character but with so few episodes you really couldn't afford to change

I don't recall ever seeing will ferrel and laughing.

One thing I've learned is that forced things may have unpleasant results: like how scary clowns are feared because they FORCE you to laugh. The character of DeAngelo was so forced to be funny that it came out awkward and cringe which contrasts to the Character of Michael Scott.

Will was never supposed to be funny, he was meant to be just annoying enough to get over mike without longing for him too much. Him and dwight needed more one on one time though

@LavaChip

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! People who are annoyed by DeAngelo don’t understand the purpose of his character. The Deangelo episodes are a stop gap after Michaels departure. Deangelo was never supposed to be a fully flesh out serious character!

@kylemiller6560

3 ай бұрын

@LavaChip its like burning your hand to remove the pain of getting hit in The dick. By the time the burning stops all you have left is sore nuts. Im not great at analogies

@gertywhatagash_

3 ай бұрын

Regardless it was still a mess. And he looked like he was trying too hard.

@saggysackstudios

3 ай бұрын

“its unfunny on purpose” is really not an acceptable defense of a comedy

@kylemiller6560

3 ай бұрын

@@saggysackstudios nuance is hard yes

Oh wow. His character for 4 episodes was just like Andy Bernard for the whole series. Whatever the writers needed him to be.

Will Ferrell being funny = being loud...

@jamesmcfadden5534

3 ай бұрын

But in this case, even those of us who find him funny acknowledge he or at least his character is terrible.

Oh shit this is brand new

Really goes to show that one role cant really portray how good of an actor someone is

It usually doesn't end well when you have an ending to a story and you introduce a new element right in the third act. This was Michael's third act, they added a new character that was always with him and that made it immediately awkward. Good endings usually play with the elements that are already there.

it feels like a fever dream when i watch the will ferrel episodes.

I always knew they were intentionally making him unlikeable. He was only supposed to be temporary and make the transition from Michael easier.

It was weird to see his character do a 180 so many times in such a short run.

Either way him yelling at Dwight was one of the best moments in the show

This would be like if Peyton Manning was signed to NE Patriots for a couple games to back TB12 up. Its too much star power on one sound stage. Most of Will's roles are so funny but this one shanked in my opinion.

I mean, it's not hard for Will Farrell to not be funny, he does that all the time. Elf? Perfection. Barbie movie? CRIIIIIINGE.

Lmfao hearing Mindy Kaling being a good thing

@ashtonndlovu9470

3 ай бұрын

She wrote more episodes than any one and Co created the show

I absolutely loved this cameo.

While i dont disagree entirely with your point about it not making much sense from a writing perspective (other than being a gimmicky way to add a big star on a short arc), there are a lot of moments from Farrell’s time on the Office that I actually like a lot! I will say, i think I really enjoyed the extended versions on the episodes with Will from the Office Superfan episodes. I think a lot of good will Farrell material got left on the cutting room floor because they needed more time from a narrative perspective for Michael’s departure. I think part of why people may not remember this arc as fondly as they might otherwise was the timing with it being Steve Carell’s departure and that Will Farrell was kind of competing with that for time, but also the stuff that was cut diminished just how funny Will Farrell’s run on the show was. I think it’s better int he Superfan cut.

I actually liked DeAngelo 😂

@claymathewselevator8121

3 ай бұрын

Same

@sjeanmacleod

3 ай бұрын

Same

Within the space of 4 episodes, Deangelo went from super confident in the first episode to beinv unable to speak in public, as well as a poor salesman, sexist and having an eating disorder. Way too many ideas in such a short space of time.

Glad to know i wasnt the only one whom thought his role was cringe, and not funny. Albeit like 3 instances where Michael was still there, and he was just in the scene.

@steamyrv

3 ай бұрын

That was the point. The Office was meant to be cringe at first, but American audiences didn't like it so they toned down the cringe by making Michael more of a loveable goofball and giving him redeeming qualities while also adding more slapstick comedy. It worked very well, but at it's best, the show always toed the line between cringe and more traditional comedy.

I was really disappointed when it first aired but with expectations adjusted I enjoy him on repeat viewings.

Yeah I felt like the whole point of his character is that there will be no “replacement” for Michael. He’s one of a kind and no one can be like him. I think they did that perfectly

nO LIE Bro I watched both the godzilla movies last week and you made a godzilla vid and two days ago I started watching the office and you released this vid like BRO ARE YOU STALKING ME???!!!!

Ryan’s character change worked though. So much of Ryan’s character was situational

It is true that D'Angelo is a mess. But the true worst part of Post-Michael the office is Ed Helm's character. The way they made him get back being manager was like, bad. Nellie as manager was working totally fine but she didn't got even an intro gag. Even Creed got one! (I love Creed, but still). Then they totally wasted her character with stupid Andy stuff. Andy is the worst.

The show ended when Jim married Pam, it went downhill from there.

how did they manage to get ashton kutcher on? 3:35

No matter how good of an actor you are, sometimes you just dont fit a character. Thats my oppinion

I think they purposely wrote this character bad because they knew how much we as an audience would miss Michael when he left despite the similarities he had with Mr Scott. The stunt casting was for sure a gimmick and a little too much. It would’ve been cool to get Bob Odenkirk on board if he wasn’t so wrapped up with Walter and Jessie.

Say what you want, I laughed too hard at that baby show dialogue.

Haha sounds like youre describing creed..however he was more cool doing it as he was allowed to walk away after his one liners

I must be the only person who actually didn't mind Will Ferrell in the show. Obviously they were trying to make him more than a guest on the show, but I never really had an issue with the episodes he was in. I think the main reason why people didn't like him was because he possessed the same characteristics as Michael Scott as if he was the "new" Michael Scott.

Ive always liked it for what it is. The writing was all over the place but there were some good moments.

after Season 4 or so, the Flanderization of most of the supporting characters really went into overdrive, and the show became less "hey that's a slightly exaggerated version of a silly scenario I've faced at my own workplace" and more "insane slapstick humor that no real person would ever actually do." by Season 7 the show was becoming a jumbled mess and the bizarre Will Ferrell storyline (yelling at dogs to gain confidence?) was right at home.

Will Ferrell is best in film in my opinion. It highlights his comedic genius and lets him be more grand. He will forever be one of my favorite comedic actors. Favorite actors ever actually because that’s what him and Carrell are, actors.

A movie actor taking tv roles is very rare, really shows how humble he is

I think the best option was to make David Brent, from the British version, the Regional Manager. It would had made the last two seasons more interesting.

The writers absolutely had a purpose and vision wtf is that horrible take?? The entire point was to show them how bad it could really be to make them miss Michael even though they have complained all these years.

I remember when I heard will ferrel was gonna be in season 7 I was so exited! Now I’m sad😭😭😭

They should put back charles and create some story arc there of making someone a new Micheal to contrast charles pure business attitude

Cinematic anti jokes. A true artist.

I don’t think he was meant to be a likable character He feels thrown in, but honestly the way they threw him in always made me feel like he was written to be unstable

He was just there for Gag bufoonery. One for each episode.

I thought Ferrell's character was funny, agree to disavow my guy.

The Office requires understated humor, and Ferrell requires going over the top to be funny. It’s just a bad casting for that show

thoroughly enjoyed Will's cameo, no complaints here. wished they kept Will on as a regular

Well, IMO, Elf is the ONLY movie Will Ferrell is funny in.

The officer resignation is not a good sign, he can apply to work somewhere else without a firing on his record. Cops do this all the time. They make trades between departments like they're hitting the mlb trade deadline.

i think super serious will ferrell is funnier than goofy will ferrell

I still say “Everyone I know who skis is dead. “ whenever the subject comes up

It's criminal how much they fucked this huge opportunity up in one of the biggest sitcoms ever.

Bill Hader on Brooklyn 99 was the same thing.