Filmmaker Paul Feig is probably best known for co-creating the iconic TV series Freaks and Geeks and writing and directing hit films as varied as Bridesmaids, Spy, and A Simple Favor, but he was also responsible for helping steer the direction of the U.S. The Office—in particular, he was a key player in the episode that shifted the tone of Steve Carell’s Michael Scott character from an insufferable asshole to an insufferable guy who means well. Indeed, in the first season of the U.S. version of The Office, Carell’s Michael Scott was very much …