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Source: 'Office' spin-off 'not alive'

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(L-R) Steve Carrell, B.J. Novak, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson hold the award for outstanding comedy series 'The Office' at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on August 27, 2006. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) 
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Published: July 17, 2008 at 9:02 AM

LOS ANGELES, July 17 (UPI) -- The creation of a spinoff of the U.S. television comedy "The Office" is on the back burner and may be scrapped altogether, a source says.

An insider told EW.com that plans for an "Office" spinoff are "definitely not alive at this point."

"No one could come up with a strong enough concept," another source told EW.com.

Sources confirmed that the original show's executive producer, Greg Daniels, is working on a different series that is to star Amy Poehler, a "Saturday Night Live" player seen recently in the movies "Blades of Glory" and "Baby Mama."

NBC isn't commenting on the alleged change of plans, EW.com said.

Topics: Amy Poehler, Greg Daniels
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