Your thoughts on "The Office (US)"

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I love The Office. It's been my favorite show for a long time now, and I own season three (the best season) on DVD. However, I feel like the show has really decreased in quality, and it especially shows in season eight.

Robert California doesn't add much, even though he is a cool character. I wish that Jim had been the new manager after Michael left; I honestly think they just put Andy in the chair so the show could still be pretty funny.

IMHO, too much of the season's first half was about Andy taking the office ensemble various places, like a garden party, Gettysburg, a tattoo shop, trivia night, etc. I wished there was much more time spent in office environments, like "The List" and "Special Project" (two episodes I loved).

What are your thoughts? Have you noticed that while this show is still kind of funny and entertaining, that its recent seasons have not been as good as seasons like three?