Another day, another new actor in a lead role on a long-running series. This time it was James Spader stepping in for Steve Carell on 'The Office' (Thu., 9PM ET on NBC), though his Robert California didn't take over Michael Scott's position.

As promised, he instead quickly took over Jo's position as CEO of Dunder-Mifflin, though they show pretty quickly glossed over what could have been a fascinating scene. Couldn't they steal Kathy Bates away from 'Harry's Law' for one quick transfer-of-power scene?

Right off, though, Robert is a more hands-on CEO, as we learn that he spends half his time setting up camp in the Scranton branch's conference room. He's certainly an interesting character, but very different in tone than Michael Scott.

For one, he quite clearly doesn't care what people think about him. When a list of names from his notebook circulated around the office, it raised quite a stir as people tried to figure out what it meant. Robert didn't mince words, after he invited one column of names to have lunch with him.

"If I invited you to lunch, I think you're a winner," he said quite candidly. "If I didn't, I don't. But I just met you all. Life is long, opinions change. Winners, prove me right. Losers, prove me wrong."

That's definitely not the Michael Scott who's desperate to be everyone's friend. Speaking of Michael, though, we also learned that despite being lumped into the "losers" category, Andy Bernard has been elevated to the regional manager position. He's definitely green in the position, but his heart is shown to be in the right place, and he's willing to take a stand for the team.

It's hard to argue with fellow 'Daily Show' alum, Ed Helms, taking over from Carell, though in this episode he seemed to be almost inconsequential as the boss with Robert such a domineering presence.

We did love him reclassifying everyone in the office as "winners" for Robert, explaining why for each of them. While it feels like a very different show in some ways with these two men at the top, they could prove to have a very compelling dynamic.