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Not exactly earth-shattering Office news, but I count myself as one of Ryan's loyal fans, so here we go. B.J. Novak has requested some time off from the series to film Quentin Tarantino's Nazi-slaying epic, Inglourious Basterds, and Ausiello is reporting that he may never come back, not even as a writer. There are conflicting reports -- some say he'll be back for a few more episodes this season, other insiders say he'll still write a few more episodes, but he's done playing Ryan on-screen.
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So two weekends ago I was watching my DVD of Anchorman, and then last weekend I was watching my DVD of The 40 Year Old Virgin, and then this weekend I will probably be watching my DVD of The Ten, because I really love Paul Rudd. (It wasn't so long ago that I last watched my DVD of Wet Hot American Summer, either. That kind of love.) But anyway, watching Rudd interact with Steve Carell in both Anchorman and Virgin, it made me think...why hasn't someone written a role for Rudd on The Office yet? Mindy Kaling, you played Amy, the object of Rudd's character's unrequited love in Virgin -- why haven't you made it happen? Why have they found room for (the admittedly also awesome) David Koechner (who plays Packer on The Office), but not for Rudd, a man I thought we all, as a culture, had agreed is one of our most beloved national treasures and totally adorable besides? Am I the only one who can see Rudd playing, let's say, a new CFO at Corporate making Ryan's life hell? Or maybe Pam's smarmy brother who loved Roy and therefore hates Jim? Creed's long-lost son, just as weird as his dad?
This...is how fanfic gets started, isn't it.
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