The “Office” Finale

After nine years, "The Office" wrapped its run on NBC with an hour-long retrospective leading into the series finale. For months, there has been speculation as to whether or not original series star Steve Carell would make aThe Office” ended on a modest, and slightly saccharine, note.There's a temptation for a long-running television comedy to go out with a high-concept twist — the “Seinfeld” trial, the “Newhart” bad dream, the “Frasier” plane ride. “The Office” was having none of that on Thursday night, when it closed its nineThis week in Slate, Mark Blankenship took a guess at what “adult-oriented rock” songs would play on the final episode of The Office, suggesting everything from Amy Grant's “Baby Baby” to “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars. But last night the seriesHaving a hard time letting go of "The Office" after

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