Steve Carell's "The Office" is running out of gas in its fourth season, says Allison Ruderman.
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Four seasons into “The Office,” the show has proven itself as a worthy successor to Ricky Gervais’s brilliant BBC original. Contracts have been inked to syndicate the show in 2009, guaranteeing its future relevance. The show even made Steve Carell popular enough to win a starring role in a bad summer blockbuster, “Evan Almighty.” Odds are you’ve heard of Carell’s character in “The Office,” Michael Scott, and know that he’s a clueless blowhard, the type of guy who buys himself a “World’s Best Boss” mug.
