You can't replace Steve Carell

Over the past couple of years I have noticed a decline in my television viewing and I am very seldom to watch just any TV show. But one show I know I can always count on is The Office. The Office has been something I have looked forward to every Thursday night.

The show provides a dry sense of humor that I absolutely love. And even though the situations do not always make sense, I cannot help but laugh. The characters are extremely relatable and I feel attached with each episode I view.

However, with this topic of Steve Carrel finally leaving the show, I have no idea what to expect. I’m not even sure if I will be able to with Carrel gone. It upsets me because he’s part of what makes The Office, well The Office.

I feel like if they don’t have Carrel there is really no place for the show to go on and I really fear that a cancellation may be in its future.

There is a lot of talk about who will replace Carrel. There are a plethora of actors such as Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, and Ray Romano to name a few. Which don’t get me wrong, each of these men are really funny.

However, I don’t think it’s possible for any of them to replace Carrel. He is the boss. That is his character. He plays it well. And if he’s not it, I think the show will lose everything it’s about.

Now the show isn’t entirely about Michael Scott, but his quirky sense of humor and outlook on what goes on in the office is what helps make the show funny.

Yes, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and the rest of the cast are brilliant. They each add to the shows success, and could very well carry on with the series without Carrel. But I feel like it won’t be the same. It won’t have the same kick.

Now I could be completely wrong in my justification of this situation. Even though I think it is impossible to replace Carrel, it could be very well possible. They could find someone; maybe even one I’ve already listed, and make the show even better.

But in this point of time from what I’ve seen I’m not so sure that will happen. And although the show has had a great run, it could be time for them to shut the book. As much as this would upset me, I’m not really sure where they can go on from here.

I mean, Pam and Jim got married and they have a kid, Michael has been reunited with the love of his life, Holly, and one after another the rest of the cast have found their happiness too. Regardless of what happens, The Office is still personally one of my favorites. I’m not excited for the changes, but I’m hoping whatever the changes may be it will be the best possible decisions for the show.

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Oh, Charlie Sheen...

When I was a young girl, I remember always wanting to be famous. Whether I was a rock star or an actress, I did not care. I just knew I wanted to be out in the lime light. That had changed since then, and not just because of the fact that I'm a lot shyer than I was when I was little. But because of the abuse I have seen those in the public eye go through.

Now I am in no way saying this whole Sheen controversy is not his fault. What I'm trying to say is what Sheen is going through is what I have seen a lot of actors, actresses and musicians go through over the years.

It seems like a lot of stars go over the edge when they're so-called "famous". I think this label makes it harder for people to function properly.

When someone is "famous" it's harder for him or her to make decisions and do mundane tasks that "infamous" people have no problem carrying through unnoticed.

This has to be one of the reasons as to why so many “famous” people turn to substance and alcohol abuse.

Of course, this is not the only reason, and I am not in any way an expert on the matter.

But I think that if being “famous” were not such a stressful job, things like this would not happen.

Sheen is an actor who has made some pretty horrible mistakes, and he definitely needs to start working toward cleaning up his act.

But what if all the attention he is receiving from all of the headlines that have been out there recently is making his situation worse?

I know if I were Sheen, I would not want everyone in the world knowing my business and the daily struggles I have.

I mean, I’d like to have a few close friends, whom knew what I was going through, so I’d have someone to lean on who’d support me.

But most of the feedback coming to Sheen is negative. Yes, this is a situation, which deserves negativity coming at it. However, how are we suppose to help someone who needs it, if we keep knocking him down.

Maybe all this cockiness Sheen is showing, is actually just a front for the pain he is actually going through.He could just need someone to pick him up, dust him off and support him through the darkness he is currently in.

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I WILL NOT CONFORM!

Now, before I start this off, you have to realize that I love electronics and I'm all for moving forward into the future, but I'm also old fashioned as well.

I mean I'm a video blogger, social media enthusiast AND I have an iPhone! I don't think it's possible for me to get anymore electronically and technologically advanced than I already am.

DON'T SAY IT!

I am a writer and a reader. I LOVE the smell of a newly, just opened, freshly bought BOOK! Don't judge me, it's a beautiful thing.

However, I cannot get a handle on this whole e-book craze. I mean, I suppose it's rather convenient to have access to thousands and thousands of books on hand at any moment. But this still does not entice me to buy one.

I suppose if I were a faster reader or a long distance traveler, I might consider buying one of these e-books. But since neither of these characteristics are true, there is no reason for me to be even moderately interested in buying one.

The world is transforming and new "toys" are getting developed on a daily basis. But that does not mean everyone should go out and buy an e-book, at least not in my opinion.

I do realize as an aspiring writer, I should not be so negative about this, because I mean one day Steve Jobs is going to come up and swallow up anything made of paper and we will all have to conform to the life known as 'paperless', but I feel I should hold out as long as I can. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, but I'm sure he could find a way).

As a book lover, I feel it's my duty to speak out against it as.

I don't have too many complaints about e-books, just the important ones. You don't get that new-book smell, you do not have a physical copy of the book on hand, and obviously the price of each book.

I get it. Writers need to make money too. And I have no problem paying $10-15 for a PHYSICAL copy of a book, but you're really going to charge me the SAME price for one bought electronically?

There are many more good things the e-book has to offer. These being access to thousands of books anywhere, takes up less space in a purse or bag, makes it easier to track down the book the book stores never have, we save trees and 'eliminates the middle man' for writers.

Cutting out the middle man in book publishing is something I should be grateful for. This makes it a lot easier for me to even begin to think I have a chance of one of my biggest dreams coming true.

Although I know that physical copies of newspapers, book, and other forms of reading material will not disappear entirely for a long time, there is still the fear in the back of mind in which it will happen.

But there is just something about a hardcover/ paperback that makes me shout 'nay' to this whole e-book nonsense.

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