The Office Search Committee Script Pages Initially Updated (DELUXE)
Fans hated that the Search Committee episodes didn’t include more . The initial updated draft actually addresses this. In a margin note (likely from a writer or Greg Daniels), it says:
So the next time you watch Dwight interviewing a psychic or Kevin eating chili off the floor, remember: some writer, on a Tuesday afternoon in April 2011, initially updated that joke. And television changed, just a little bit, for the better. the office search committee script pages initially updated
“Can we get one real callback here? Even a voice cameo?” Fans hated that the Search Committee episodes didn’t
Rhys Darby (Murray from Flight of the Conchords ) was originally set to play a hyper-specific "paper sommelier" who claimed he could taste the difference between 20 lb bond and 24 lb bond. The initially updated pages show an entire two-page sequence where Darby’s character leads the committee through a "paper tasting." The revision (Pink 3) cuts the scene entirely, with a producer’s note: "Funny but kills momentum before California entrance." And television changed, just a little bit, for the better