Sonofanump;723477 wrote:I'm in the minority, I think Farrell to be overrated and not as funny as he thinks he is.

krambman;724026 wrote:Not every character he does is exactly the same, but they are close enough that it sure feels that way. While Michael Scott was wacky, Carrel played him with enough sincerity that it was believable that there could be someone who actually was that awkward. Ferrel on the other hand plays every character like a cartoon. He's so outlandish it's unrealistic, which is part of the reason all his characters seem similar. For me, I don't find that character very funny..

Speedofsand;741796 wrote:I think some of his stuff sucks but some is classic. He has done lots of work. I saw him and his group leaving Talladega. The race was rained out and he went right by me, so we said hi and by to each other as they kept going through a crowd to a van parked by a small bldg. under the stands that I was working out of.

OneBuckeye;741836 wrote:The show last night was one of the weirdest shows I have ever seen. SMH. I watched 2 minutes of parks and recreation afterwards (I have never watched it before) and I laughed more than I did for the whole episode of the office.

Some major names guest star on the show in the next few weeks: Will Ferrell, James Spader, Will Arnett, Ray Romano. Did you worry about the show becoming too much like Will & Grace, with stunt casting galore?

Usually my feeling has always been, "No giant guests for single episodes." That's the rule I've been going by. I feel like you can't lose the fact that they're a giant celeb in a single episode. But over multiple episodes, a character emerges you can start to believe. The thing about many celebrities — not all — is that they're fantastic actors. If we've created a really juicy role, it just feels like a fantastic actor should be playing the part. If it's a long enough part, we consider anyone. If it's a single episode, we don't usually let a single actor on. Because that' s just stunting.

Now, in the finale, we do have some very big stars for that single episode. But we're asking people to believe these people are in consideration for a spot that can't go to an unknown [actor] — or that it's very unlikely it would go to someone without Steve's experience. It seems a lot easier to believe James Spader is truly a candidate for the manager position because he's someone who could easily get that job in the fall. In the real world. It's a lot to ask in someone to completely suspend their knowledge of how television works. With Spader or Will Arnett or Ray Romano or Catherine Tate, it's easier to believe this is someone who could be in contention.

McFly1955;741998 wrote:For some reason I LOL'd when Andy was doing all of the crazy stuff in the kitchen trying to make Ferrell laugh, and out of nowhere says "here, eat some soap".