What Jessica Alba talked about The Office

After watching last night's episode, "The Sting," and very much enjoying the guest star Timothy Olyphant as the dashing paper salesman Danny Cordray, I started to remember some of Dunder Mifflin's other notable guests and realized there haven't been that many. I have to give credit to a show in its seventh season for showing amazing restraint when it comes to stunt casting. That being said though, with the show feeling incredibly stagnant, maybe they should start revving up those "shark jumping" engines a bit more and bring in some fresh, familiar faces.

when Steve Carell leaves at the end of this year, they're going to have to do the ultimate in stunt casting by replacing him with some other well-known comedic actor. Now that kind of life-support replacement casting usually spells out doom for a series, but harmless character actor fun can really enhance a show. They pulled their guest star card out early and they use it so often that it's almost what the show's become known for. The Office dvd has been running with the same core characters for way too long and nowadays the show works best when the status quo gets shaken up a bit by outsiders.

The Office dvd box set might not have the inspired guest casting appeal of 30 Rock dvd but the few the few celebs they have had on the show have definitely left their mark. Now here's the one that really didn't work so well. This was a Super Bowl stunt through and through. Jessica Alba was all on The Office box set as part of an illegally-downloaded movie being watched by Jim, Pam and Andy. Because they only appeared on a computer screen, none of the guests got a chance to interact with any of the actual The actors and the episode gained nothing from their appearance. Modern Family Season 1 DVD Boxset
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