Archive: June 2009

Fan report: DMI Marietta get-together

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 | 11 comments

I received this fantastic report from Tallyhead WiseWithWorms, who also happens to be regional manager for the Marietta branch of Dunder Mifflin Infinity.

The online Office Fan Base Dunder-Mifflin Infinity plays host to 100 fictional branches, encouraging participation in fun games and social networking, much like the original Scranton branch does. Some branches take their participation at the base level, but for the final episode of The Office Season 5, one branch decided to celebrate in style! More »

The Office Season 6 premieres Sept. 17th!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | 34 comments

The Office Season 6 premieres Thursday, September 17th!

From NBC’s press release:

Thursday is comedy night on NBC with the only live comedy show between 8-10 p.m. on any network, “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday,” kicking off the night (8-8:30 p.m. ET) beginning September 17, followed by “Parks and Recreation” (8:30-9 p.m. ET), “The Office” (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and new comedy “Community” (9:30-10 p.m. ET) from Emmy winners Joe and Anthony Russo (“Arrested Development”).

On October 8, “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday” will exit the 8 p.m. slot and “Community” will shift to the earlier time period, followed by “Parks and Recreation” (8:30-9 p.m. ET). A one-hour episode of “The Office” will air from 9-10 p.m. ET.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday”
8:30-9 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. – “Community” (series premiere – moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; “30 Rock” returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – “The Jay Leno Show”

Detention slip: TWSS

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | 32 comments

Look what you did, B.J. Novak! (You can see detention slip #1 here.)

Tipster: Country Crock

Angela Kinsey’s beauty secrets

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | 2 comments

As posted earlier, The Office’s Angela Kinsey is Clairol’s new Nice ‘n Easy gal (see her commercial here).

Total Beauty has got a list of Angela’s favorite beauty products, as well as behind-the-scenes photos of her commercial shoot.

Link: Steal Beauty Tricks from Angela from “The Office”

Tipster: sacruzm

‘Diversity Day’ in TV Guide’s Top 100 Episodes

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | 9 comments

TV Guide has named The Office episode ‘Diversity Day’ as one of TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.

This Season 1 classic, written by B.J. Novak and directed by Ken Kwapis, is also rated by OfficeTally readers as their favorite episode in the Season 1 Survivor Poll.

Here is where ‘Diversity Day’ ranked in TV Guide’s top 20:

1. Seinfeld: The Contest
2. The Sopranos: College
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles Bites the Dust
4. I Love Lucy: Lucy Does a TV Commercial
5. Lost: Pilot
6. ER: Love’s Labor Lost
7. The Honeymooners: Better Living Through TV
8. Mad Men: Nixon vs. Kennedy
9. All in the Family: Cousin Maude’s Visit
10. 24: Season 1 finale
11. The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last
12. Saturday Night Live: April 22, 1978
13. The Dick Van Dyke Show: It May Look Like a Walnut
14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling
15. The Cosby Show: Goodbye Mr. Fish
16. The Fugitive: The Judgement
17. South Park: Trapped in the Closet
18. The Andy Griffith Show: Opie the Birdman
19. The Office: Diversity Day. TVG description: By its second episode, NBC’s remake fulfilled the order of Americanizing the classic Britcom The Office. Dunderhead Michael Scott (Steve Carell) puts his underlings through a sensitivity-training session. “It’s the strongest example of the kind of trouble Michael would get into,” exec producer Greg Daniels says. And a job well done.
20. M*A*S*H: Abyssinia, Henry

See the rest of the top 100 in the June 15-28 issue of TV Guide!

Tipster: Megan

The Weekend Tally

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | 21 comments

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, staff, and fans for the week ending June 21.

• Blog update: Jenna Fischer — Year One.
• Article: Amy Ryan: The TV Squad Interview.
• Article: B.J. Novak gives at ‘The Office’ and out of it.
• Article: B.J. Novak and Ed Helms in GQ Magazine.
• Article: The Office writer Lee Eisenberg — He makes dumb smart.
• Article: Oscar Nuñez, ‘The Proposal.’ (Here is the ‘wash and wear’ scene that is mentioned in the article.)
• Video: Oscar Nuñez talks about stripping for lucky Sandra Bullock.
• Audio: NPR interviews Ed Helms. (Whenever NPR interviews someone from ‘The Office,’ it’s always awesome!)
• Movie preview: quiz — how many people in this preview of The Goods have appeared on The Office? Opens August 14th.
• Magazine mention: John Krasinski is one of PEOPLE’s Hottest Bachelors of 2009. On newsstands now!
• Fan photo: it is Hadley’s birthday.

Tipsters: Dwigt, leonora, susy, Jackie

Vote for ‘The Office’ in the 2009 Tater Top Awards

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | 30 comments

From E! Online: “It’s time to vote for Watch with Kristin’s annual Tater Top Awards, where you, the fans, get to decide the best from the past TV season.”

Here are the categories that The Office is nominated in:

• Best Comedy: The Office | Vote!
• Favorite Funny Guy: Steve Carell or John Krasinski | Vote!
• Favorite Funny Lady: Jenna Fischer | Vote!
• Best Guest Star: Amy Ryan | Vote!
• Best Romantic Chemistry: Pam and Jim | Vote!
• Biggest Shocker: Pam and Jim | Vote!

Tipster: tuna tuna tuna

Ryan Started the Fire, extended version

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | 140 comments

Here is the newer extended version of the smash hit mashup, Ryan Started the Fire.

It’s not just a Season 2 ditty anymore.

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