Archive: December 2007

‘The Office’ earns four WGA nominations

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 | 33 comments

‘The Office’ has earned four nominations in the 2008 Writers Guild Awards!

Comedy Series

• “The Office,” written by Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Anthony Farrell, Brent Forrester, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Caroline Williams, Larry Wilmore

EPISODIC COMEDY, any length, one airing time

• “The Job” (“The Office”), written by Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur
• “Local Ad” (“The Office”), written by B.J. Novak
• “Phyllis’ Wedding” (“The Office”), written by Caroline Williams

Congratulations, writers! Yes, a bit of good news this month!

The awards ceremony takes place February 9, 2008, in Los Angeles and New York.

Link: 2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced

Tipster: Jules

The Office accountants on ‘Deal or No Deal’

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 | 27 comments

Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, and Oscar Nuñez appeared on ‘Deal or No Deal’ tonight. They shot their appearance way back in late September.

NBC.com has a bunch of video clips.

Links: Behind the scenes | Watching DOND1 | Watching DOND2 | Watching DOND3

NBC refunds advertisers as ratings plunge

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | 38 comments

From Yahoo News:

Fourth-ranked broadcaster NBC has quietly begun reimbursing advertisers an average of $500,000 each for failing to reach guaranteed ratings levels, the first time a network has taken such a step in years, media buyers said.

This paragraph is interesting:

Magna Global audience analysis exec vp Steve Sternberg said he saw no problem with NBC airing a reality block on a low-rated night like Saturday or even during the week if the production values were high or if it replaced other reality programming. However, “if it replaces midweek scripted hours, it could have a negative impact” on ratings and audience quality, he said.

(The Office will be replaced by Celebrity Apprentice starting January 3rd.)

Link: NBC refunds advertisers as ratings plunge

Tipster: LoveJim

Write a letter (part 2)

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | 56 comments

Tonight I received this email from Michael Schur, writer and co-executive producer of The Office:

Hey tanster,

Saw this somewhere and thought TallyHeads might be into it.

This site, Firedoglake, has made it really easy to send emails to the companies on behalf of specific shows. I’d encourage them not only to do it for The Office, but for any show on any network they like and want to see come back.

Constant pressure on the networks is having an effect — and on advertisers, too. At least one large national company is considering pulling ads from shows because of pressure from consumers. (Unconfirmed but there’ve been a lot of rumors.)

Anyway, thought this might be something good for the site … as always, thanks.

If you wrote and sent a letter the first time around, you are a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Now it’s time to do it again. Tell those network execs to get back to the negotiating table!

Do it for The Office. Do it for Mose.

Ed Helms in Geek Magazine

Monday, December 10th, 2007 | 24 comments

Ed Helms appears in the latest issue of Geek Monthly Magazine.

” … it’s a little bit cathartic to see that we all act like jackasses sometimes. [The Office] celebrates that.”

Link: First two pages of Ed Helms in Geek Monthly Magazine

Tipster: Secondrink

Office set visit auction for a cause!

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 | 38 comments

Kent Zbornak, co-executive producer of The Office, is auctioning off a set visit to The Office!

All proceeds go to the Office Fans Christmas Fund, benefiting The Office staff members that were laid off after the WGA strike began.

Details of the set visit from Kent:

As part of the Office Fans Christmas Fund, we would like to donate a guest tour of our production. The winner of this auction item and three guests will be given a V.I.P. tour of our shooting facility in Los Angeles and join the cast and crew for lunch. In addition, the winner will get to watch scenes being filmed for an actual episode.

I contacted Kent personally about this auction, and he assures me that it is legitimate.

Tallyheads, please let me know if you bid and win! I would love to feature your report and photos here at OT.

The auction ends December 14th.

Link: Bid on Office set visit (no longer available)

Tipster: Alyssa

UPDATE: The set visit auction is no longer available, and The Office Fans Christmas Fund is now closed. For more information about your donation, please see http://www.myspace.com/ofcf.

Vote for your favorite Office Lolcat!

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 | 62 comments

Presenting the top 20 finalists of The OfficeTally Lolcat Contest!

Apologies for the delay in getting the final poll posted — Lolcat judges Mosby, Matt, and Tori, negotiated at an undisclosed location for days until they agreed on the 20 finalists. (Wait, I’m getting this mixed up with another story …)

Thanks to the judges for coming up with the final list! Some of the entries are hilarious.

Please vote for your favorite Office LOLCat after the jump. The top five vote-getters will each receive a Target Office goodie from OT’s available stash! (There are a couple of multiple entries; if one person manages to get more than one entry in the Top 5, I’ll go down the list and award #6 and/or #7.)

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The Weekend Tally

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 | 13 comments

• Article: NBC pulls its TV shows from Apple iTunes.
• Article: ‘Office’ puts Scranton on magazine’s map.
• Article: Steve Carell honors Steve Martin at the Kennedy Center Honors.
• Article: 10 Questions for Ricky Gervais.
• Article: Angela Kinsey on Pregnancy Cravings and Maternity Clothes.
• Article: Jenna Fischer Readies Her Own Indie Comedy.
• Article: Parade Magazine interviews Jenna Fischer — includes a nice set of photos as well!
• Article: Jenna Fischer Talks About Sex Scenes With Her Movie Co-star.
• News: “Rainn Wilson is in negotiations to provide the voice of the sarcastic sports car Kitt in a new Knight Rider movie.” Source
• Photos: photos from the premiere of the film ‘Juno,’ including a few of Rainn Wilson (who makes a cameo) and David Denman.
• Photo: a photo of John Krasinski at the opening of ‘August: Osage County.’
• Photo: a photo of B.J. Novak at a funny holiday party.
• Live show: The Office writer Anthony Farrell has written a sketch show called The Audacity, which plays at The MET Theatre in Hollywood this weekend and next.
• Auction: bid on a copy of the book ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ signed by Julianne Nicholson and John Krasinski.
• Sale: Target.com is currently selling The Office Season 1 DVD for $9.99 and The Office Season 2 DVD for $12.99!

Tipsters: C Iorio, Carly, Jenny, Michelle T., Kathleen, Meg, Jared

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