'The Office' Standout Dwight to Get His Own TV Spin-Off?

THR has confirmed that NBC is looking to develop a Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) led spin-off of The Office, highlighting the generations of Schrutes and their successful beet farm operation.  Why the hell didn't they plan this sooner?  I guess given the The Office's choke hold of dominance on network television it makes sense to wait until now for NBC to unearth their next hit series.

The game plan is to test the concept on an episode of The Office later this season and see how it holds up in the ratings.  My prediction is it will be huge and there will be no choice but to create the spin-off of easily the best sitcom character since Gob Bluth and George Costanza, in my opinion.  Or it could be a failure like The Friends spin-off, Joey was.  Of course, not taking the best character from the show is where that spin-off totally blew it.

Wilson's movie career hasn't quite taken off in the way I envisioned years ago, so maybe a continued run for him in TV is the way to go.

Are you as excited as I am for Dwight to get his own sitcom or not? 

Comments

[Excited]

This would be incredible. I'm excited! Make it happen, NBC! Don't even think about it, just do it!