Ever feel like Erin (Ellie Kemper) and Andy (Ed Helms) are following the sort of cutesy path of the now married Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) on The Office? The show's main couple, after all, finally tied the knot this season after several seasons of flirting and is actually expecting their first baby this February - or babies.
Office big boss Greg Daniels begs off this comparison between the two couples, adding that Andy or Erin aren't very smart fellows, and are therefore prone to more fun stuff.
"They're very different characters than Jim and Pam," he tells TV Guide. "Jim and Pam were reasonable and were smarter than the room. I don't think anyone thinks that Andy or Erin is smarter than the room. They do like each other though... For now, Andy and Erin will be more about the funny things that happen as they fumble toward a relationship."
Kemper, 29, was the latest introduction to
The Office cast this season, as replacement to Pam when she left her receptionist job to join breakaway Michael's (Steve Carell) Michael Scott Paper Company. Her character used to have little to no speaking lines (and personality), until recently when her character started being integrated to the storylines.
On "Murder" Andy asked her out, and she said yes, but it was all in the guise of the game they were playing. It was obvious, however, that both wanted the invitation to mean the real thing.
Is Andy and Erin the new Jim and Pam?
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TV Guide(Image courtesy of NBC)