The Office Stars Improvised Season 6's Intense Shootout Scene Ending
Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey have revealed in an episode of the Office Ladies podcast that part of The Office's iconic three-way shootout scene was actually improvised. The Office ran on NBC from 2005 to 2013 as an American adaptation of the original British show and became one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. Now Fischer and Kinsey, real-life best friends who played Pam and Angela respectively, have taken to sharing behind-the-scenes secrets from the show on their podcast.
The shootout scene in question is from The Office season 6, episode 10, «Murder.» The staff of Dunder Mifflin is roped into an elaborate murder mystery game in order to distract them from the announcement of the company's looming financial difficulties, hosted by Michael Scott, played by Steve Carrell. The episode ends with Michael, Dwight, and Andy locked in a finger-guns Mexican standoff. It's quickly revealed that Pam has also inserted herself into the situation, complete with a bad Southern accent. She's only extricated by the intervention of her husband Jim, who is desperate to go home, having already stayed an hour late to accommodate the murder mystery game. After Pam backs out of the room, the standoff is broken as the three remaining players fire their finger guns in a frenzy and fall to the floor, convulsing and screaming.
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The latest episode of the Office Ladies podcast co-hosted by stars Fischer and Kinsey focused on The Office season 6, episode 10, «Murder.» Fischer revealed that though the script initially called for the scene to end with Pam backing out of the office, Carell, Rainn Wilson, and Ed Helms improvised its final punchline in which they all shoot one
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