Yesterday, the internet rejoiced to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the series premiere of the NBC comedy The Office. The iconic show was a hit in its day, but it has found a new life through streaming services like Netflix.
One thing about the show fans may not know is that a ‘70s classic was almost the show’s theme song. In his 2015 memoir, The Bassoon King: My Life In Art, Faith, And Idiocy, Rainn Wilson—who played Dwight Schrute on the show—wrote about how songs from acts like Electric Light Orchestra, Modest Mouse, and The Kinks were all considered for the show’s opening theme.
Wilson wrote: There was an interesting process to decide on our theme song. Many songs were being considered seriously, including ‘Better Things’ by The
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