Pam Beesly the Vampire Slayer? Well, not exactly.Rumor has it that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and TV ubergod Joss Whedon will return to television to direct an upcoming episode of NBC's hit sitcom (and Televisionary obsession) The Office.
The move marks Whedon's first return to the small screen since the release of Firefly feature film spinoff Serenity. Before that, the prolific creator wrote and directed a number of episodes on Buffy, Angel, and Firely (and wrote his fair share of Roseanne scripts as well).
But what really gets my geek blood going is that Whedon's Office episode will be followed by J.J. Abrams' Office installment. Whedon and Abrams on The Office? The creators of Buffy and Lost and Steve Carell??? Somewhere the stars collided... or I'm dreaming.
Pinch me.
Look for Whedon's take on Michael Scott and the gang at Dunder-Mifflin to air sometime in the spring.
And, in the meantime, let's just hope there isn't a Hellmouth under Scranton.
UPDATE: Entertainment Weekly has confirmed my scoop:
"Awesome! NBC Universal has confirmed to EW's Dan Snierson that Whedon and Abrams are indeed both directing episodes of The Office. Watch for them to air around late February."And... scene.
Comments
When will there be an official announcement?
You've gotten the scoop before, so I'm ready to mark my calender.
Yep, I will definitely check out the Buffy Season 8 comic. Joss is co-writing it, so it's gonna be worth it to just check out where Season 8 would have gone.
And with Abrams hitting up Dunder-Mifflin this should make the perfect 2nd half of an already incredible season.
The writing staff of The Office is top-notch and having an outsider chime in just seems wrong. Maybe in season 8, if the staff has run out of ideas (Simpsosns), you can call in some help. Just not now when everything is just peachy. I realize I am in the monority.
Joss won't be writing the episode, just directing. So no worries, it will still be the same fantastic Office writing staff, just with Joss at the directorial helm.
I'm sure you've seen that but if not... there it is!
Joss talking about The Office... a promo they cut.