Summary
A specific actor’s unfulfilled guest star appearance onThe Officewould have been the perfectcallback to one of Jim Halpert’s most iconic lines. While the ensemblecast ofThe Officewas full of strong performers, some of the best characters were only around for a short while. Throughout its nine-season run,The Office(U.S.) featured plenty of memorable guest starsin a variety of roles. Some, like Josh Groban as Andy’s brother Walter, made multiple appearances, while others played one-off characters that still left an impression. Some celebrities even made cameos as themselves, like Christian Slater in season 6.
The special guests only increased in the last few seasons ofThe Office,but a handful of future stars appeared onThe Officebefore they really made it big. One of the sitcom’s very first guest stars was Amy Adams, who played Jim’s love interest Katy in seasons 1 and 2 when she was still early on in her career. Sadly, oneguest star role that never came to fruition was a hugely missed opportunity because of the meaning behind a famous line in season 3.
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Sackhoff Played Lieutenant Kara “Starbuck” Thrace In Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television series that premiered in 2004. The plot follows the crew of the aging Battlestar Galactica as they protect a small fleet of human survivors from the renewed threat of the Cylons, in a quest to find the mythical 13th colony, Earth.
Sackhoff’s appearance on The Office would have been a brilliant way to pay off not justDwight’s love for Battlestar Galactica in general, but specificallyJim’s reference to the beloved sci-fi series.
Wilson said that theycontinuously tried to get Sackhoff to appear in an episode, either as herself at a fan convention or as a character interacting with Dwight, but unfortunately, it never worked out. Sackhoff’s appearance onThe Officewould have been a brilliant way to pay off not justDwight’s love forBattlestar Galacticain general, but specificallyJim’s reference to the beloved sci-fi series in one of thebest cold opens onThe Office.
While imitating Dwight in season 3, episode 20, “Product Recall,” Jim delivers his iconic line about Dwight’s three passions in his eccentric deskmate’s exact cadence:“Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.” This became one of the most recognizable quotes fromThe Office,and Sackhoff showing up in a later episode would have been the perfect full-circle moment.
Battlestar Galactica(2004-2009) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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Sackhoff Has Starred In Multiple Sci-Fi Franchises That Dwight Is Fond Of
Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.
It’s not just Sackhoff’sBattlestar Galacticalegacy that would’ve made her hypothetical guest star role onThe Officeso fitting. Three years afterBattlestar Galactica’s controversial endingin 2009,Sackhoff joined another sci-fi space franchise Dwight was a massive fan of.AsThe Office’s penultimate season was airing in 2012, Sackhoff made her debut as the voice of Bo-Katan Kryze in season 4 of the animated series,Star Wars: The Clone Wars.Sackhoff continued her voice role inThe Clone Warsseason 5 whenThe Officewas halfway through airing its final season.
SinceThe Officecame to an end in 2013, Sackhoff has reprised her voice role as Bo-Katanin multipleStar Warsseries, includingStar Wars Rebelsand, most recently,Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.She also returned for season 7 ofThe Clone Warsin 2020 and brought her voice role to life by appearing in person inThe Mandalorian. While the majority of herStar Warswork occurred afterThe Officeended,Sackhoff’sStar Warsrole would have added another layer of significance to a guest-star appearancein the last two seasons of the sitcom.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2012-2020
Season 4, Episode 14 Season 5, Episodes 14-16 Season 7, Episodes 7-11
2017
2020-2023
2024
AllStar WarsTV series are available to stream on Disney+.
The Office
This mockumentary comedy series observes the mundane and humorous daily lives of employees at the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It offers insights into office dynamics, personalities, and the eccentric behavior of both management and staff, depicting an ordinary workplace with extraordinary characters.
