‘Sopranos’ was “the biggest influence” on ‘The Office’ according to original writer
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nme.comThe Office writer, director and star B.J. Novak has spoken about how influential The Sopranos was on the US sitcom – watch the interview below.In a new interview on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Novak spoke about the time James Gandolfini was considered as a possible replacement for Steve Carell’s Michael Scott, who left the show in 2011 after seven seasons.“I was at the meeting with James Gandolfini where we tried to convince him to join the show,” said Novak. “He was shy, intrigued and he’s my favourite actor of all time so I just thought it would be great because to me, The Sopranos was actually the biggest influence on The Office because of the way that comedy, drama and character were all completely indistinguishable.“In.
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