I know I'm in the minority, but I was fine with Michael leaving... and actually liked the later years.
Yep. You're in the minority alright. Lol.
I liked the later years, but didn't hold a candle to the early ones. The way Michael left was great. It was interesting for minute seeing the guest stars come through to see who would get Michaels job (knowing it would be internal the whole time). Andy though, better secondary character. When he punches the wall when his phone keeps ringing in the ceiling is one of my favorite scenes in the show. But him at the forefront, with Erin, was Jim and Pam all over again.
And Jim and Pam was basically Ross and Rachel, which was basically Sam and Diane....just not original by now and they crammed it in twice in one series.