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The Office Showrunner Wants a Big Reunion Special, That’s What (S)he Said

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Yes god, yes god, please, yes! YES! YES! YEEEEEEEES! Despite more than a year of rumors that NBC is actively working on an Office revival with a mix of new and old cast members, in walks the most dejected human resources employee of all time to give us a status update. That’s because Paul Lieberstein, a.k.a. Toby Flenderson, a.k.a. a showrunner and executive producer for the sitcom, a.k.a. maybe the Scranton Strangler, admitted he’d like to see the Dunder Mifflin gang back together for one last hurrah — and he has a specific structure in mind. “I think a one-off special would be the way to go,” he told Daily Beast in a new interview. “Some event that brings everyone back together.” A proper revival, he says, would likely be “a bit much” to execute. We know from experience.

The Office Showrunner Wants a Reunion Special