Ricky Gervais has faced criticism that he criticized the Office finale on his blog, claiming that they ‘jumped shark.’
“‘It’s only Warren Buffett…….. What are you doing in a paper merchant’s in Scranton? It’s mental,’” he wrote on his blog. “If you’re going to jump a shark, jump a big one. Still we’ve a had a good innings. Ha ha.”
The shark he’s accuses the show of jumping involves its multitude of guest stars interviewing for the manager position vacated by Steve Carell/Michael Scott and Will Ferrell/Deangelo Vickers, including Will Arnett, Ray Romano, Catherine Tate, James Spader and Jim Carrey.
He later took to his blog to to defend his earlier remarks…
Sorry, who dissed The Office finale? I f*cking didn’t, that’s for sure.
I simply said it’s different to the original which I created and made with different ambitions.
What’s wrong with that?
The bit about it “jumping the shark” and being like Chris Martin in Extras was meant to be a little self deprecating in-joke. I myself, did a fun but pointless, over-hyped cameo in the episode too remember. I did it for a laugh like everyone else, I assume.
I certainly wasn’t dissing anyone involved more than myself.