I watched the British version of The Office when it was released to DVD, and I enjoyed it. Then, I grew to love its American counterpart once it had grown into itself a bit (Season 3 was my entrance to the show). While I was never a huge Dwight fan, I appreciate the complexity and nuance with which Rainn Wilson imbued the character. So I was delighted to see the audiobook version of his memoir The Bassoon King at my local library last month. The […]
“Oh, and if you are reading this on a computerized reading machine, F@*& YOU!!!”
I really enjoyed some parts of Rainn Wilson’s biography — tell me more about The Office, and the criminally underrated good/bad movie Sahara! — although some of the navel-gazing, actor-y stuff got a little old. Overall, it’s worth the read to see how many different ways he can insult his own head-size. For real. “I was terrified, lost. Like most moments of intense personal tragedy, it was both heartbreaking and a little bit ridiculous.” Rainn had an…interesting upbringing. His parents separated when he was a toddler, […]
“My name is Dwight Schrute. My father’s name? Dwight Schrute. His father’s name? Dwide Schrood”
I don’t know why Rainn Wilson named his memoir The Bassoon King, yes he played the bassoon as a teenager but it wasn’t a pivotal part of his growing up. He talks about Dungeons & Dragons, sci-fi books, and his Baha’i faith shaping his childhood more than being a band geek. I suppose it does set the tone of a not-quite-serious look at the boy who would become Dwight Schrute. Rainn Wilson would not have been given a book deal if he hadn’t played Dwight, […]