Top 10 Best Ways To End The Office

10. The final episode begins with everyone in great spirits. Dunder Mifflin is in the black and giving competitors like Staples and Office Max a run for their money. Michael is back with Holly. Pam and Jim are still together. Ryan and Kelly are still a couple, but, luckily for Ryan, Ryan is cheating on Kelly and she has no idea. Dwight and Angela are reunited. Even Stanley is in a good mood. The episode ends with Michael Scott walking out of the office building and getting shot in the head by the guy he fired after trying and failing to fire Creed early in Season 2 (Devin or Devlin, I'm not sure which and I couldn't find him on imdb - it was a Halloween episode and he was dressed as a hobo).

9. Michael thinks it would be hilarious to fake his own death. He manages to succeed so thoroughly that Dunder Mifflin hires a new regional manager and his condo is sold to someone else.

8. Michael does one of his infamous fake-firings, but on a grand scale. He fake-fires the entire office. Everyone believes him. The final episode deals with how all of the office's former employees have moved on. Everyone agrees on one thing - their lives are better now. The final scene opens with Michael giggling to himself and bragging about how surprised everyone is going to be and how he "got everyone GOOD." The episode ends with the film crew playing a tape of Michael's now former employees talking about how much happier they are now. Michael stands and watches it soberly, well into the night.

7. Dwight is finally irrevocably fired. The final scene ends with Dwight pulling into the office parking lot and entering the building carrying an arsenal of guns and homemade explosives.

6. Dunder Mifflin goes out of business, but Michael refuses to accept it. Fueled by Dwight's mad ravings, Michael encourages all of his employees to stay and uses the metaphor of a band of survivors in a post-apocalyptic film. And, as they usually do, Michael, Dwight, and Andy take the metaphor way too seriously - they board up the office, arm themselves with shotguns and golf clubs, talk like they're in a Mad Max film, swearing to keep on selling paper until the zombies come and eat all their brains.

5. One of Michael's comedic idols - preferably Steve Martin or Robin Williams - comes to Scranton. Michael stumbles upon them in a bar or restaurant. The celebrity tries and fails to get Michael to stop bothering them. Eventually, Michael follows them to a hotel where he manages to catch them doing something unsavory with someone like a teenage girl, a hooker, etc. Michael blackmails them to help him get his comedy career moving. He quits Dunder Mifflin and goes on a stand-up tour which enjoys a degree of unexpected success - largely out of an ironic appreciation for how horrible Michael is. He basically becomes the stand-up comedy version of William Hung and Snakes on a Plane.

4. Dunder Mifflin is bought out by a UK office supply company. Michael Scott meets his new boss in the final scene - David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais.

3. Michael wins the lottery and uses the proceeds to fund his film opus Threat Level: Midnight. He invites his employees to star in the film, and the final episode is littered with scenes from the finished product. It's possible Michael Skarn's love interest will be played by BJ Novak.

2. The final episode opens with Michael Scott found dead in his office. Dwight conducts a characteristically stupid investigation. We never learn who did it because everyone had equal motive and desire. However, the general feeling is that everyone is better off for it. Including Michael.

1. The film crew either decides they're finally done filming, or they run out of funding. Michael tries everything he can to keep them at the office. He tries to complain to the producer of whatever documentary they've been making all this time. He even tries calling corporate to fund a new film crew. The series ends with Michael running after the crew, simultaneously begging them to come back and singing "Don't Stop Believing". It goes to black on the word "stop."