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The show had to stop production in November 2007 because of a writer's strike. Steve Carell (himself a WGA member) supported the writers, and refused to cross the picket lines, even for non-writing duties. Carell went so far as to call in sick to the network on the first day of the strike, citing a case of "enlarged balls" as the reason he couldn't come in to set.
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John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to high school together. They went to Newton South High School in Newton, Massachusetts, and they both graduated in 1997. They were even on the same little league baseball team.
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When John Krasinski (Jim Halpert) got the role of Jim, the first thing he asked the casting director was "did Jenna Fischer (Pam) get the role?" Similarly, when Jenna got the job, the first thing she asked the casting director was about John getting the role.
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The computers on the Dunder Mifflin office set were wired for the internet. Cast members admitted that when they're in the background of scenes, they were often checking e-mail and surfing the net.
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Steve Carell only watched a few minutes of the British version before permanently stopping such viewing because he did not want to copy Ricky Gervais' performance as the office manager. John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson, on the other hand, were avid viewers of the original.
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