• Blog: Jenna Fischer has her first ‘Paparazzi Moment.’
• Article: “The Office” co-star returns to Minneapolis.
• Article: Sell-out crowd hears advice, humor from star of NBC’s ‘Office’.
• Article: Steve Carell to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in May?
• Video: download Rashida Jones’ new TV show Unhitched from the iTunes Store for free.
• Merchandise: The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
• Merchandise: Urban Outfitters is now selling the $1 Target Office magnets and I Love Jim mug.
• Live appearance: Rainn Wilson speaks on behalf of the Mona Foundation at the Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, AZ on March 1st.

Tipsters: FishRockette, Tessieholic, Jules

Our first post-strike Weekend Tally is a ginormous one. Thanks, tipstahs! :)

• Blog updates: B.J. | Kevin | Jenna | Angela 1 | Angela 2
• Article: ‘The Office’ writers get back to job.
• Article: Office star B.J. Novak talks about fame, the strike, and future episodes.
• Article: B.J. Novak Laughs at Himself.
• Article: Let it Rainn.
• Article: Ex ‘Daily Show’ dudes try on new roles.
• Article: Willie Wisely & Jenna Fischer: Kodak Moment.
• Article: Pam and Jim, not surprisingly, made it on to the ‘Top TV Couples’ lists at AOL (#16), Entertainment Weekly (#10), and MSN (#18).
• Article: Rashida Jones set to ‘Love’ Rudd.
• Article: Rashida Jones and Partner Launch LaLoo Clothing Line.
• Video: The Aimee Mann Christmas Trilogy, with a hilariously awkward appearance by John Krasinski at the two-minute mark.
• Video: Rainn Wilson conducts an emergency seance (around six minutes before the end of the clip).
• Video: Craig Robinson appears in the trailer for ‘Pineapple Express.’
• Award: Ken Whittingham has won a NAACP Image Award for Best Directing in a Comedy Series for his work on ‘Phyllis’ Wedding.’
• Voicemail: if you’re a YouMail user, you can set the Fun Run announcement as your outgoing message.
• Wallpaper: the Wallpaper Archive has been updated!
• Post updates: The ‘Get Smart’ Tally has been updated.
• Show appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ this Monday, Feb. 18.
• Live appearance: B.J. Novak appears at Cornell University on March 29th.
• Live appearance: Ricky Gervais has added a new day to his U.S. tour — Friday, July 11th in Hollywood.
• Merchandise: Vance Refrigeration items are now available at the NBC Store. Don’t forget to use promo code officetallycom for 5% off!

Tipsters: Jackie, Chillis, PB&J, Kenna, Bry, Lindsay, Cher, Mike, sorano916, Jaimee, Megan, Rosa, Amy

• Blog updates: Kate | Brian | Angela (new slideshow of SAG Awards)
• Article: AskMen.com’s Top 99 Women of 2008 places Jenna Fischer at #98 and Rashida Jones at #77.
• Video: B.J. Novak reads ‘Wikipedia Brown’ at Northeastern University.
• Video: an oldie of Steve Carell and his wife Nancy Walls on The Daily Show’s ‘We Love Showbiz.’
• Live appearance: Mindy Kaling appears in Human Giant Live Tour Preview Show at the UCB Theatre in NYC on Feb. 11.
• Live appearance: Mindy Kaling appears in Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me at the UCB Theatre in NYC on Feb. 13.
• Live appearance: B.J. Novak performs at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco March 1-2.
• Live appearance: Kate Flannery performs in The Lampshades in various venues on Feb. 6 and 29.
• Merchandise: thanks to Tallyheads selling out The Office DVD Wall Calendar at WallDaddy.com, they sent this message: “Hello from Walldaddy.com. We are excited to see such good responses about our site and The Office products. Just for you guys here is a 20% off coupon to use on anything in our store — OT2008. Just redeem during check out! Hope you enjoy.” Check out Walldaddy.com’s other Office items here.

Tipsters: Matt, Mark, liezl, Marskye, Matt#2

• Article: NBC’s Zucker hints at return to iTunes?
• Article: B.J. Novak Comes Back to Boston.
• Article: Escaping the ‘Office’ — NBC star BJ Novak draws sold-out crowd to Blackman.
• Article: Between Takes — Jenna Fischer.
• Article: Mendes, Eggers take on American comedy; Krasinski, Rudolph rumored to star.
• Article: 13 Questions With Melora Hardin.
• Movie news: you can now add Smiley Face, co-starring John Krasinski, to your Netflix queue.
• Graphic: DVD cover art for The Office Season 2, to be released in the U.K. on Jan. 28.
• Video: a blast from the past — Jenna Fischer in a 2001 episode of “Undeclared.”
• Appearance: as reported earlier, Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nuñez will be on hand to judge contestants for the reality show ‘Last Comic Standing’ this Tuesday, Jan. 29th.
• Merchandise: a reminder that the NBC Office auction ends this Wednesday, Jan. 30.
• Awards: don’t forget tonight is the Screen Actors Guild Awards! Not only is The Office nominated for two awards, but Steve Carell is also scheduled to be a presenter.

Tipsters: Michale, Nick, Claire, smartone

• Article: Steve Carell goes where the action is in ‘Get Smart.’
• Article: John Krasinski plays the field in George Clooney’s ‘Leatherheads.’
• Article: Office Politics.
• Article: Rashida Jones’ studio home gets a makeover.
• Article: The GPS is not right all the time.
• Article: Dwight’s sinus remedy from ‘Christmas Party’ is real.
• Photo: John Krasinski + Bachelor Party = Madness!
• Audio: Scranton Mayor Christopher Doherty talks about ‘The Office’ (scroll down the page).
• Live appearances: B.J. Novak has added more appearances to his MySpace calendar, starting with tomorrow’s guest spot in “Patton Oswalt and Friends” at Largo in Los Angeles (sorry, B.J. says the show is already sold out). See the OfficeTally Calendar for a complete listing.
• Merchandise: Tallyhead Denise reports “One of my MySpace friends sent me a message saying she got some Office stuff for 99 cents at Kmart that sounds a lot like the stuff they had at Target.“

Tipsters: Amanda, Denise, Meg, vielgluck, Meghan, love it

• Article: more details on Year One — a film co-written by The Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky.
• Article: Charity’s work aligns with Rainn Wilson’s faith.
• Photo: Steve Carell, Master of All Media.
• Photo: John Krasinski parties in Vegas.
• Video: Angela hangs with Ed and Creed. Man, I miss this show.
• Video: The Office strike, speedpaint version.
• Merchandise: for the ultra-geeky Office fan.
• Vote: JAM needs your help.
• Upcoming event: B.J. Novak appears in ‘See You Next Tuesday’ at the UCB Theatre on Tuesday, January 8. This is a FREE event!
• Upcoming event: Tallyhead Secondrink reports that “Mindy [Kaling] and Craig [Robinson] will be performing stand-up at Ohio State University on Feb. 17. Unfortunately, it’s only for staff and students. I will try to send you a report when it happens, as there is supposed to be a Q & A after the show.”

Tipsters: Secondrink, Sue, Red, liezl, Michael, Jessica