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Should ‘The Office’ Be Used In HR Training?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 | 6 comments

From NPR:

The Office, a comedy about a jumble of oddball workers trying to get along in a claustrophobic environment, is a phenomenon of our times, a period when the American workforce is more diverse than it has ever been.

But what does the fictional office tell us about the national workplace?

… Though the show is clearly a caricature, there are grains of truth in the dysfunctional conflicts that drive its humor …

Link: Should ‘The Office’ Be Used In HR Training?

Tipster: TheRachel84

Beth Grant: Dwight’s ‘Dinner Party’ date

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | 3 comments

The Onion’s A.V. Club interviews actress Beth Grant, who talks at length about her role as Dwight’s babysitter/date in The Office’s Season 4 episode, Dinner Party.

Here’s a snippet:

Greg Daniels, I worked with on King Of The Hill … He had seen No Country For Old Men and really liked it, and as soon as they went back to work, he called me to do the “Dinner Party” episode. The director won an Emmy; it was this great, great, dark episode … Their fight is so embarrassing to everyone concerned — and with Dwight bringing me as his date, who’s also his babysitter, it’s just sick!

She goes on to talk about what it was like working with Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson.

Link: The A.V. Club interview with Beth Grant (scroll down to The Office section)

The Office cast at TCA press tour

Monday, January 11th, 2010 | 3 comments

Content and comments may contain spoilers.

E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos talks to some of The Office cast at this past weekend’s TCA press tour:

Welcome back, The Office cast and staff!

Monday, January 4th, 2010 | 22 comments

As NBC.com reports, The Office cast and staff return to work today to film the remainder of Season 6.

Welcome back, everybody!

UPDATE: NBC.com confirms that the episode being filmed this week will air on February 4th, is written by Jen Celotta, and marks John Krasinski’s directorial debut on ‘The Office’!

‘The Office’ marathon on Dec. 30

Sunday, December 20th, 2009 | 8 comments

Good news if you weren’t able to watch the holiday episode of ‘The Office’ due to NFL Thursday — ‘Secret Santa’ will be rerun today as part of a 4-episode marathon!

• 8:00-8:30: Gossip
• 8:30-9:00: The Lover
• 8:30-9:00: Double Date
• 9:30-10:00: Secret Santa

‘Scott’s Tots’ newspaper article

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | 8 comments

Remember the newspaper article that Stanley held up to the camera in Scott’s Tots? — the one detailing Michael Scott’s promise to a classroom of third graders that he would pay for their college education?

Even though the article is shown for only a few seconds, it was written with all the care and authenticity you’d expect from ‘The Office’ writing staff.

They even sought the help of Randy Shemanski from the real Scranton Times-Tribune and Electric City publications, who designed the actual newspaper for the story.

Here is Randy’s story and the full text of the Scott’s Tots article, courtesy of Tim from the Scranton Times-Tribune and The Office writing staff. Enjoy!

Scene from The Office episode, Scott’s Tots.

Steve Carell performs in Second City alumni event

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 | 18 comments

UPDATE: re-posting this since the event is today. If you attend, please post a report!

The legendary improv comedy institution The Second City in Chicago is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a weekend of events in December, including a live performance of alumni including The Office’s Steve Carell, Kate Flannery, and Dave Koechner.

From press release:

Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:00pm: “The Second City Alumni: One Night Only” – will feature alumni from every generation performing classic scenes from The Second City archives.

The list of alumni slated to return … Jim Belushi, Steve Carell, Dan Castellaneta, Stephen Colbert, Robert Klein, David Koechner, Jack McBrayer, Harold Ramis, Horatio Sanz, Nia Vardalos, George Wendt, Fred Willard and many, many more. (The Second City Mainstage and e.t.c. Theatres – Tickets $125)

Link: More info

Tipster: Kenna

The Office Ends

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 | 56 comments

Filming ceases at the office of Dunder Mifflin, Scranton.

Link: ‘The Office’ Ends As Documentary Crew Gets All The Footage It Needs

Tipster: SJ

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