Spader wins 'Office' pool

James Spader ("Boston Legal") will join NBC's "The Office" full time this fall, the network announced today.

But he won't be replacing Steve Carell's Michael Scott. At least not for long.

Instead, according to NBC, he'll be  "CEO Robert California of Sabre, the parent company of Dunder Mifflin."

"James will reprise his role as Robert California, this uber-salesman that has a power to convince and manipulate, like a high-class weirdo Jedi warrior," said Paul Lieberstein, one of the series' executive producers and a series regular in a prepared statement. "He'll have been hired over the summer as the new manager, but within hours, got himself promoted. Within days, he took over the company. James has an energy that is completely his own, and 'The Office' has no tools for dealing with this guy. We're thrilled he's joining our cast."

Color me thrilled, too. And with CBS having put "Shat My Dad Says" out with last season's trash, can a visit from Spader's old "Boston Legal" co-star be far behind?