Who Won the Movie?
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- Carell and Apatow are the first calls, followed by a request to make the case.
- Case for Apatow: a respected writer-producer not yet considered a comedy auteur, this kicked off 10 years of him at the center of American movie comedy, minted stars, earned critical respect, and the movie itself has aged well.
- Agreement: Apatow was a high lottery pick whose shows, including Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, were canceled, and this became a massive hit that minted people and set up a comedy revolution begun with Anchorman.
- Carell's success probably would have happened anyway because The Office became a phenomenon.
- Counterpoint on Carell: the movie's success may have given The Office runway, with a blockbuster star going back to TV like a reverse Caruso.
- Producer Craig is asked for his pick; the reply is transcribed as 'Hamilton's probably the right call', which is unresolved, and he is teased as a brown-noser.
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