The Office

Late to the party, I know.

If Will & Grace didn’t kick in the TV revival door, Roseanne certainly blew it off the hinges. There’s still a few major TV revivals to ponder, but NBC brass now say Seinfeld or Friends will never happen.

From 'American Idol' to 'The X-Files,' these are the shows that just don't know when to die.

NBC is rarely one to learn the right lessons from success, so how best to follow a thriving Will & Grace revival? Why, undoing any goodwill from The Office series finale, of course, and plotting an official revival for the 2018-19 season!

NBC didn’t waste time declaring its revived Will & Grace would return for a second season, raising the question of other must-see-TV series next in line. According to NBC brass, they’re next hoping for more 30 Rock and The Office, or perhaps even The West Wing.

I am an office super fan.  No really, I belong to a Facebook group called Office Super Fans.  I'm not ashamed to say that 'The Office' was my favorite TV show of all time.  I've watched it at least a half a dozen times from start to finish on Netflix.  It occurred to me today as I was watching it, that one specific episode encapsulates everything that made this show so special.

John Krasinski recently appeared on the cover of Men's Health magazine all buffed out with muscle.  He definitely has a more serious look, no smiles, and doesn't appear to be the good ol Jim Halpert on 'The Office.'  He bulked up to play an ex US Navy Seal in the real life story of the Benghazi attack.  The movie is called 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Last year, the Ohio State University Band gave football fans one hell of a movie tribute, marching along to formations of everything from 'Superman' to 'Jurassic Park,' so what was the one way to top it? TV! See what "the best damn band in the land" came up with for everything from 'Game of Thrones' to 'Dragnet,' with the full TVLand TV tribute!

Finally! We'd all-but given up hope that 'The Office' vet and 'Hot Tub Time Machine' franchise star Craig Robinson would land back on NBC for his eagerly-anticipated new sitcom, especially after NBC left the series off the most recent development slate, but it seems 'Mr. Robinson' will finally move forward with a series order, and a few new tweaks.

Today Cathy and I smelled something a little smoky and looked around for where it was coming from.   Turns out it was nothing, but it reminded me of this hilarious scene from The Office.   I had Cathy watch it for the first time, and she loved it.

Last night was tough, as I expected it would be.  The show itself was described in the special that aired before as a "living thing."  It certainly did take a life of it's own, and it felt like we were putting it down.  But we all knew it had to go, and the writers met most of my expectations that I was hoping for.  SPOILER ALERT

I've talked about how The Office has run it's course last year, and about how the show needed to be wrapped up.  Let me just say that "The Office" is my favorite TV show and I've loved every season of it.  It is the only show that weekly has made me laugh out loud.  And tomorrow, we say goodbye.  It's going to be tough, but here's what I'd like to see.