‘The Office’ goes out with a mushy series finale


“The Office” goes out with a mushy series finale

“The finale,” says Willa Paskin, “demonstrated just how much the American ‘Office’ fundamentally does not care about the cringe. It was shamelessly softhearted: since when are Kevin and Dwight even friends?” She notes that the American “Office” was a disavowal of the original’s premise — “it was a burnishing of office life and drone work.” PLUS: It was a tremendously satisfying conclusion.

“Scandal” stages an on-stage table read of the finale
Reading in front of an audience allowed the cast to use less profanity, joked Shonda Rhimes.

Amazon passes on “Zombieland”
“I’ll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans,” tweeted exec producer Rhett Reese. “You guys successfully hated it out of existence.”

Jimmy Kimmel presents “The Baby Bachelor”
Starring Kimmel’s nephew, Wesley.

“Warehouse 13” renewed for a 6-episode final season
Season 5 will be the Syfy drama’s last.

Watch “SNL’s” final promos of the season with Ben Affleck and Kanye West
Featuring possible departing cast member Fred Armisen.

Candice Glover wins “Idol” after being twice rejected
“I’m still trying to process the whole thing,” she said after last night’s finale. “It feels amazing, though.” PLUS: “Idol” is not dead yet.


Adam Sandler to Jay Leno: Go to Fox

Sandler said on Thursday’s show: “Don’t you think he should just take it easy, enjoy, breathe, maybe go to Fox, do a show at 11:00 PM, maybe that kind of thing?”


Here’s Adam Scott & Amy Poehler as “Hart to Hart”

“The Greatest Event in Television History” premieres on June 6 on Adult Swim.

USA promo lets “Modern Family” stars use profanity
Watch them throw around the F word.

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