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Packing up ‘The Office’ for good

"The Office" will cap its nine-season run on NBC in May with a one-hour farewell. Ed Helms is prepped for a shoot.

“The Office” will cap its nine-season run on NBC in May with a one-hour farewell. Ed Helms is prepped for a shoot.  (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

The unconventional comedy -- a remake of a British series -- wrapping up after nine years, many as ‘must-see TV.’ Along the way, it faced near cancellation, loss of a key actor and NBC’s dwindling fortunes.

Ed Helms

Ed Helms marks the beginning of the scene.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

Ed Helms

Ed Helms and Catherine Tate record a scene during one of the last filmings of the show.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

Rainn Wilson

Phyllis Smith and Rainn Wilson.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Director Matt Sohn watches the monitor of a shoot.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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A crew member checks the shooting schedule.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Phyllis Smith clamps her hand over Rainn Wilson’s mouth.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski

Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Leslie David Baker as Stanley makes a entrance after walking up the stairs. Ellie Kemper is at left.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson gestures to the sign warning about the elevator out of service.  (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Phyllis Smith, left, Kate Flannery, Brian Baumartner, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Oscar Nunez.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Ed Helms, left, Jake Lacy, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Brian Baumgartner, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Oscar Nunez.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Craig Robinson, left, Ellie Kemper, Oscar Nunez and Kate Flannery.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Ed Helms, left, Jake Lacy, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Creed Bratton, Brian Baumgartner and Oscar Nunez.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Brian Baumartner, left, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Oscar Nunez.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Craig Robinson between takes.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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The crew changes the light between takes.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pa., branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Between scenes the cast poses for a photo: Ellie Kemper, left, Craig Robinson, (director) Matt Sohn, Kate Flannery and Phyllis Smith.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Ed Helms hugs a script supervisor.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Kate Flannery (red hair) poses with Canadian fans who won a contest to see the last filmings.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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A sign for the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.   (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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Marking a scene.  (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)

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