Official Ending

Executive producer Greg Daniels has announced the upcoming season of The Office, its ninth, will be its last. At least two seasons too late, I'd say. The show has always had flaws, but after lead Michael Scott left there was no reason to continue.

Daniels also says the show will answer a lot of plot questions as it goes out.  No thanks.  This isn't Lost.  Just be as funny as you can.  He's also promised to reveal more about the documentary crew--even though the whole documentary conceit has been silly from the start and is best ignored.

As has been announced, the Dwight Schrute character will be spun off into his own show.  This also sounds like a bad idea.  He's such an extreme character that it'll be tough to make a show work where he's at the center unless he's watered down.