With a Sabre printer appearing in Dexter: Original Sin, is also in the works.
At the time when Dexter was struggling to find a way to continue the story, NBC had no such issue when it came to The Office, even if it was going through changes of its own. Prior to Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leaving in season 7, the series changed Dunder Mifflin by having Sabre buy the company. The new leadership saw Dunder Mifflin expand its reach to sell more than just paper, with Sabre's cheap printers being the big selling point. Even though the printers had problems - like catching on fire, as proven by Andy - and weren't that prominently featured on The Office, one of them can be seen in Dexter season 6.
Dexter Featured A Sabre Printer From The Office
The Unexpected Prop Launched The Fan Theory
During Dexter season 6, episode 5, "The Angel of Death", Miami Metro is continuing the investigation surrounding the The Scranton Strangler.
Other theories explaining the inclusion of the Sabre printer suggest that The Office is a show that also exists within the Dexter world. This theory would suggest that Dexter or someone else in the Miami Metro could be a big fan of the show and personally put a Sabre logo on the work printer just for fun. Since both Dexter and The Office ended without providing more connections, fans will have to decide for themselves which theory they want to believe to explain the Sabre printer.
The Office And Dexter Connection Is Not Real
Sabre Printers Have Appeared In Other Shows
While there is a lot of fun that can be explored with this theory, the inclusion of the Sabre printer in Dexter appears to be nothing more than a fun reference to another show that was popular at the time. Dexter and The Office aired on different networks and didn't include any of the same creative team. "The Angel of Death" director SJ Clarkson never worked on The Office, while production designer Jessica Kender didn't work on the sitcom either.
This doesn't completely negate the chance for Dexter and The Office to exist in the same universe, but it does make it less probable that this was the intention of the Easter egg. After all, a Sabre printer has been used in other shows besides The Office and Dexter. One of the printers can be seen in Parks and Recreation. However, this simply led to some fans assuming that Parks and Recreation was just a third show included in the shared universe. Regardless of the faults in the theory, it is an entertaining connection to make.
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Could Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Ted Lasso Be Linked?
While the Dexter and The Office shared universe might not actually be true, there are a lot of other theories that fans have come up with about the possibility of some very different shows being connected. In some cases, the fans can run wild with their own backstory and continued mythology based simply on the fact that two shows share the same actor. This is the case with a theory from Redditor sophandros, who used the inclusion of actor Anthony Stewart Head to connect Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso:
Rupert Giles changed his last name to Mansion after the events of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He went back to England, used the powers he temporarily gained from the Devon Coven to acquire wealth, bought Richmond FC, and married Rebecca Welton. However, he couldn't stay away from younger women, and this ended up cheating on Rebecca.
While simply seeing one actor appearing on two different shows is hardly any evidence for a shared universe, there is one TV character who has managed to link together a number of different shows. Richard Belzer originated the role of Detective Munch on the crime series Homicide: Life on the Streets, but Munch is likely best recognized as part of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ensemble. However, Munch also made a cameo in another crime series, The Wire, years later, and even appeared in Arrested Development.
It is always fun to see the different ways fans can take details from their shows and make their own inventive stories about how things are connected. This can be seen in Redditor FailResorts' theory about the "McBrideverse", a connection of shows all developed by and starring Danny McBride. While they point out loose connections between Righteous Gemstones and Vice Principals, they also offer the idea that McBride is playing an alternate version of the same character in all the shows:
Kenny Powers is McBride as a baseball player.
Neal Gamby is McBride if he stayed as a teacher and became a principal.
Jesse Gemstone is McBride if he became a mega church preacher.
Red (from Pineapple Express) is McBride if he became a drug dealer.
Some of these theories are even more outlandish than The Office and Dexter connection, but show the same ways fans can continue to have fun with a show outside of watching it.
Dexter is a television series following Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Police who secretly leads a dual life as a vigilante serial killer. Released in 2006, the show focuses on Dexter's internal conflict as he hunts down criminals who elude justice within the legal system.
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