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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
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 " Sleepless " marked the first on screen appearance of Steven Williams as Fox Mulder 's new source , " X. " The character was originally intended to be a woman , and an actress was cast in the role , but after shooting her first scene the role was recast with Williams , an actor who had previous experience with writers Glen Morgan and James Wong . Natalija Nogulich , the actor who originally earned the role , was replaced because the writing staff felt she was not able to create the " right chemistry " between her co @-@ stars . 

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 Four of the show 's writers have also performed in front of the camera . B. J. Novak was cast as reluctant temp Ryan Howard after Daniels saw his stand @-@ up act . Paul Lieberstein was cast as human resources director Toby Flenderson on Novak 's suggestion after his cold readings of scripts . Greg Daniels was originally unsure where to use Mindy Kaling on @-@ screen in the series until the opportunity came in the script for the second episode , " Diversity Day " , where Michael needed to be slapped by a minority . " Since [ that slap ] , I 've been on the show " ( as Kelly Kapoor ) , says Kaling . Michael Schur has also made occasional appearances as Dwight 's cousin Mose , and consulting producer Larry Wilmore has played diversity trainer Mr. Brown . Plans were made for Mackenzie Crook , Martin Freeman , and Lucy Davis , from the British version of The Office , to appear in the third season , but those plans were scrapped due to scheduling conflicts . 

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 Jack Noseworthy was originally rumored to portray Brad Vickers , however , this was later revealed as a rumor . Two weeks before production began , Jared Harris was cast as a new character called Dr. Ashford who developed and produced the T @-@ virus . 

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 The writers decided to kill off agent Pendrell in this episode . Actor Brendan Beiser portrayed the character in eight other episodes , first appearing in the third season episode " Nisei " . Val Steffof , the assistant director of the filming crew , wanted a part , telling director Kim Manners " you know , I can act " ; this led to Steffof being cast as a bartender . The song " Unmarked Helicopters " by Soul Coughing can be heard playing in Max Fenig 's trailer ; the song also appeared on the 1996 compilation album Songs in the Key of X : Music from and Inspired by the X @-@ Files . 

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 Auditions were held for Sam and Diane . Three pairs were tested : William Devane and Lisa Eichhorn , Fred Dryer and Julia Duffy , and Ted Danson and Shelley Long . Before the show premiered Danson appeared in 1979 's The Onion Field ; Long appeared in 1982 's Night Shift , starring Henry Winkler of Happy Days . Fred Dryer later appeared as Dave Richards , a sportscaster friend of Sam 's , in " Sam at Eleven " in 1982 . Sam Malone was originally " a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots " , and Fred Dryer was considered for the role because he was a football player . However , NBC executives liked test scenes with Danson and Long so the creators chose them instead , making Sam a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox . Ed O 'Neill also auditioned for the role of Sam Malone . 
