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Steve Carell saved The Office by making sure Michael Scott wasn't just 'an asshole': 'The whole show turned around'

Paul Feig, who directed a number of 'The Office' episodes, says Steve Carell saved the workplace comedy by making sure Michael Scott wasn't just 'an asshole': 'The whole show turned around'

Paul Feig, who served as a director on a number of episodes on The Office, recalled the shift in an interview on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast, Dinner's on Me. While the Brits "love tearing down a bore," Americans tend to want to sympathize with an unlikable lead character. While filming the second season episode, "Office Olympics," Carell made an acting choice that changed the course of Michael Scott's development forever.

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