Archive: March 2005

The Office: Diversity Day, 1.02

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005 | 37 comments

W: B.J. Novak, D: Ken Kwapis

Summary (DVD): A “Racial Tolerance and Diversity in the Workplace” seminar is anything but harmonious when Michael, ignoring the fact that his own inappropriate behavior necessitated the workshop, undermines the consultant. Guest star: Larry Wilmore.

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Steve Carell on Leno

Monday, March 28th, 2005 | 2 comments

This appearance is laugh out loud funny. Even Rosario Dawson thinks so!

And Office watercoolers filled with scotch? — I am so there.

View the video clip here.

See a complete list of events in the calendar.

Video courtesy of Prince at LiveJournal.

The Office: Pilot, 1.01

Thursday, March 24th, 2005 | 8 comments

W: Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant,
D: Ken Kwapis

Summary (DVD): A documentary crew visits Dunder Mifflin to learn about modern management techniques and observe employee behavior. Oblivious regional supervisor Michael Scott struggles to maintain his staff’s morale as rumors of impending layoffs circulate.

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Steve Carell on Conan

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005 | 6 comments

This is one of my favorite Steve Carell late show appearances!

He does bits of “The German Who Says Nice Things,” “A Waiter Who’s Nauseated by Food,” and Gary from “The Ambiguously Gay Duo.”

View the video clip here.

See a complete list of events in the calendar.

LET’S ALL PILE INTO THE MINIVAN AND GET SOME FROZEN YOGURT!

Video courtesy of Prince at LiveJournal.

With ‘Office,’ NBC Goes Off the Beaten Laugh Track

Sunday, March 20th, 2005 | Add a comment

William Booth of the Washington Post talks to Greg Daniels, executive producer, and B. J. Novak and Mindy Kaling, both writers and actors, of The Office.

To give “The Office” its docu-parody vibe, the show hired camera crews from reality series such as “Survivor,” and so the look is rough and jumpy, the action shot through potted plants, sometimes intimate and sometimes panning back and forth as characters engage.

“The camera guys from the reality show are going wherever they’re interested,” Daniels says. “So the cameraman isn’t 100 percent sure where he’s supposed to be, and you get things at just the right moment. You get these happy accidents, because they follow their instincts.”

To read the full article, click here.

Source: Prince at LiveJournal

Clips and Quips video

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005 | 9 comments

Boaz Frankel interviews John, Rainn, B. J., and Jenna, sometime before the Season 2 premier.

Watch Rainn and Jim’s wacky improv!

View the Office video here.

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