Roseanne Barr brought in to help The Office end with dignity
Time is running short for The Office, and with it the opportunities to cram in famous guest stars as a means of distracting from wrapping up its core characters’ various lingering storylines. Though in the case of the just-cast Roseanne Barr, it seems like she’ll be actively participating in that resolution by playing Carla Fern, a talent agent who drops into the Dunder Mifflin universe to help Ed Helms’ Andy fulfill his dream of being in show business. Said dream is, apparently, Andy's next, probably final major arc, after transforming from a tightly wound rageaholic into an affably nerdy underdog you were supposed to sympathize with, then into a cruel and cocky asshole, before finally becoming a guy on a boat who hasn’t been seen nor barely mentioned for several months.