Published 7/16/2008
by The Huffington Post News Team
at Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com
This just in from TV Week : "Saturday Night Live" regular Amy Poehler is in advance negotiations with NBC to star in the network's upcoming spinoff of "The Office," according to network and talent agency sources..."The Office" spinoff is scheduled to join NBC's Thursday roster in February, following a post-Super Bowl premiere.
Fans of Poehler will be torn: On the one hand, she's awesome and deserves every opportunity to shine. On the other hand, it will be sad to see her limited to just one awesome character instead of the many awesome characters she plays on "Saturday Night Live," where she has been a staple since she joined the cast in 2001. Rumors that she would be leaving the show sometime next year have solidified into conventional wisdom, which generally holds that she'll remain until after the election (though of course, her Hillary Clinton impression will now be less in demand) (which may be for the best, since Clinton is not pregnant — unlike Poehler, who is due to deliver her ...
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