Photo: Chris Haston/NBCU; NBCU Photo BankJenna Fischeris opening up about lost work after her time onThe Office.In the latest episode of herOffice Ladiespodcast, the 47-year-old actress said that she was fired after shooting a pilot forMan with a Planbecause test audiences closely associated herself andMatt LeBlancwith their respective characters onThe OfficeandFriendsand didn’t “believe Pam would marry Joey.“Fischer, who played Pam Beesly onThe Officefor nine seasons until the workplace comedy’s end in 2013, recalled that network executives initially wanted “more scenes” with her when she was cast as LeBlanc’s onscreen wife, but had a change of heart after showing the pilot episode to a focus group.“They said — this is a literal quote, they said, ‘I don’t believe Pam would marry Joey. The chemistry doesn’t work between these two,'” Fischer told herOffice Ladiesco-hostAngela Kinsey. “That was the feedback they got.““They could only see you as Pam and Joey?” asked Kinsey, who played Angela Martin onThe Office.“Yeah,” Fischer replied. “So it wasn’t working for them that we got married and had a family.“Jenna Fischer.Craig Barritt/GettyAccording to Fischer, she learned that the show was moving on without her just days before she was was set to go to New York for upfronts.“The first thing I said was, ‘Is [Man with a Plan] not getting picked up?'” Fischer remembered asking after receiving a call from her reps. “And they said, ‘It’s worse than that, hun.’ And I was like, ‘What’s worse than that?’ They said, ‘It’s getting picked up, but without you.’ And I was like, ‘Wow, I guess I’ll unpack my suitcase.'“Man with a Planran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020 on CBS, with Liza Snyder starring opposite of LeBlanc.WhileThe Officeended more than eight years ago, the NBC series has continued to enthrall fans around the world.RELATED VIDEO: Ed Helms Says He Gets Recognized as Andy the Most: The Office Has ‘Ridiculous Staying Power’Last year, Fischer admitted during an appearance onAn Oral History of The Officepodcast that she still has ahard time explaining to fansthat she andJohn Krasinski— who played her character’s love interest Jim on the show — are just formeron-screen lovers, as she feels like she’s shattering the illusion of the series.“People don’t know how John and I are not a couple in real life,” she explained. “They don’t understand it.““I don’t know how to explain it, because it’s a little bit like telling kids there’s no Santa,” she added.
Photo: Chris Haston/NBCU; NBCU Photo Bank
Jenna Fischeris opening up about lost work after her time onThe Office.In the latest episode of herOffice Ladiespodcast, the 47-year-old actress said that she was fired after shooting a pilot forMan with a Planbecause test audiences closely associated herself andMatt LeBlancwith their respective characters onThe OfficeandFriendsand didn’t “believe Pam would marry Joey.“Fischer, who played Pam Beesly onThe Officefor nine seasons until the workplace comedy’s end in 2013, recalled that network executives initially wanted “more scenes” with her when she was cast as LeBlanc’s onscreen wife, but had a change of heart after showing the pilot episode to a focus group.“They said — this is a literal quote, they said, ‘I don’t believe Pam would marry Joey. The chemistry doesn’t work between these two,'” Fischer told herOffice Ladiesco-hostAngela Kinsey. “That was the feedback they got.““They could only see you as Pam and Joey?” asked Kinsey, who played Angela Martin onThe Office.“Yeah,” Fischer replied. “So it wasn’t working for them that we got married and had a family.“Jenna Fischer.Craig Barritt/GettyAccording to Fischer, she learned that the show was moving on without her just days before she was was set to go to New York for upfronts.“The first thing I said was, ‘Is [Man with a Plan] not getting picked up?'” Fischer remembered asking after receiving a call from her reps. “And they said, ‘It’s worse than that, hun.’ And I was like, ‘What’s worse than that?’ They said, ‘It’s getting picked up, but without you.’ And I was like, ‘Wow, I guess I’ll unpack my suitcase.'“Man with a Planran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020 on CBS, with Liza Snyder starring opposite of LeBlanc.WhileThe Officeended more than eight years ago, the NBC series has continued to enthrall fans around the world.RELATED VIDEO: Ed Helms Says He Gets Recognized as Andy the Most: The Office Has ‘Ridiculous Staying Power’Last year, Fischer admitted during an appearance onAn Oral History of The Officepodcast that she still has ahard time explaining to fansthat she andJohn Krasinski— who played her character’s love interest Jim on the show — are just formeron-screen lovers, as she feels like she’s shattering the illusion of the series.“People don’t know how John and I are not a couple in real life,” she explained. “They don’t understand it.““I don’t know how to explain it, because it’s a little bit like telling kids there’s no Santa,” she added.
Jenna Fischeris opening up about lost work after her time onThe Office.
In the latest episode of herOffice Ladiespodcast, the 47-year-old actress said that she was fired after shooting a pilot forMan with a Planbecause test audiences closely associated herself andMatt LeBlancwith their respective characters onThe OfficeandFriendsand didn’t “believe Pam would marry Joey.”
Fischer, who played Pam Beesly onThe Officefor nine seasons until the workplace comedy’s end in 2013, recalled that network executives initially wanted “more scenes” with her when she was cast as LeBlanc’s onscreen wife, but had a change of heart after showing the pilot episode to a focus group.
“They said — this is a literal quote, they said, ‘I don’t believe Pam would marry Joey. The chemistry doesn’t work between these two,'” Fischer told herOffice Ladiesco-hostAngela Kinsey. “That was the feedback they got.”
“They could only see you as Pam and Joey?” asked Kinsey, who played Angela Martin onThe Office.
“Yeah,” Fischer replied. “So it wasn’t working for them that we got married and had a family.”
Jenna Fischer.Craig Barritt/Getty
According to Fischer, she learned that the show was moving on without her just days before she was was set to go to New York for upfronts.
“The first thing I said was, ‘Is [Man with a Plan] not getting picked up?'” Fischer remembered asking after receiving a call from her reps. “And they said, ‘It’s worse than that, hun.’ And I was like, ‘What’s worse than that?’ They said, ‘It’s getting picked up, but without you.’ And I was like, ‘Wow, I guess I’ll unpack my suitcase.'”
Man with a Planran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020 on CBS, with Liza Snyder starring opposite of LeBlanc.
WhileThe Officeended more than eight years ago, the NBC series has continued to enthrall fans around the world.
RELATED VIDEO: Ed Helms Says He Gets Recognized as Andy the Most: The Office Has ‘Ridiculous Staying Power’
Last year, Fischer admitted during an appearance onAn Oral History of The Officepodcast that she still has ahard time explaining to fansthat she andJohn Krasinski— who played her character’s love interest Jim on the show — are just formeron-screen lovers, as she feels like she’s shattering the illusion of the series.
“People don’t know how John and I are not a couple in real life,” she explained. “They don’t understand it.”
“I don’t know how to explain it, because it’s a little bit like telling kids there’s no Santa,” she added.
source: people.com
