OfficeTally

• Article: Kate Flannery Dishes The Office Gossip.
• Article: Gervais blogs the ’Truth.’
• Article: Teens tickled to meet Hollywood actor John Krasinski.
• Article: Remote Access interviews Paul “Cool Guy Paul” Faust.
• Audio: TheScrumBrandon.com interviews Mike Schur. The Office talk starts around minute 34.
• Audio: WJFK’s Mike O’Meara interviews Leslie David Baker.
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• Photo: B.J. Novak at the White House correspondents dinner (scroll down a bit).
• Photo: Melora Hardin and her daughters at the Little Mommy Day Tea Party.
• Vote: I’ve included this on a previous Weekend Tally, but I got a short note from Rainn Wilson this week, asking Tallyheads to vote for the film at the Now Film Festival — it’s called ‘Missing Pieces,’ and Rainn says “It’s a dark, funny, sad little piece.” Vote here (scroll down to ‘Missing Pieces’ at the very bottom of the selections).
• Upcoming TV appearances: B.J. Novak appears on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien this Wednesday; Jenna Fischer appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ this Thursday; Steve Carell on ‘Weekend Today’ this Saturday.
• Upcoming live appearances: Kate Flannery in ‘The Rudy Casoni Show,’ Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood, this Wednesday; Craig Robinson at Zanies, Chicago, this Thursday.

For a complete list of events, subscribe to the OfficeTally Calendar.

Tipsters: Paul, Molly, Alice, Marisol

Here is the Tally I would have posted last weekend had I not spent so much time putting my set visit trip report together. :)

Items submitted April 14-20:

• Blog updates: Jenna — A blog mostly for the Los Angeles actor … plus some other stuff, Brian — No Parking for Chair Models, Schrute-Space — The Arrival of Spring, Creed Thoughts — Yetis and models.
• Article: Ricky Gervais will appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
• Article: John Krasinski appears in this month’s Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine.
• Article: Entertainment Weekly names Oscar Nuñez an incredibly awesome accountant.
• Article: Five Families boss “Cool Guy Paul” from last week’s episode ‘Chair Model’ really is named Paul Faust and really does own a business named Disaster Kits Limited!
• Audio: speaking of ‘Chair Model,’ call up 1-800-984-3672 (formerly Dwight’s flasher hotline) for a message from another Five Families boss, W.B. Jones.
• Audio: Kate Flannery’s interview with Adam Carolla.
• Audio: Melora Hardin talks about ‘Dinner Party’ and the spin-off.
• Game: check out Mental Floss’ Office quiz.
• Merchandise: buy the Michael & Dwight bobbleheads together and save $18! That’s like getting Dwight for only a buck! Offer ends April 25.

Tipsters: Katie, Robm, cervantes240, Tara, Theresa, SarSar

The next Weekend Tally will be posted this Sunday, April 27, and include items submitted April 21-27th.

• Blog updates: Jenna — A Quick Little Blog, Kate — Nights and Daze at The Office, Creed Thoughts.
• Press release: “Heroes,” “Chuck” And “The Office” Webisodes On NBC.com Beginning July ‘08.
• Article: Greg Daniels talks about the return of webisodes.
• Article: Steve Carell: Beyond “The Office.”
• Article: Angela Kinsey’s Down-Home Baby Shower.
• Article: M&C Interview: Angela Kinsey from ‘The Office.’
• Article: John Krasinski in Entertainment Weekly — scans of printed version | online version.
• Article: John Krasinski Takes the Field.
• Article: John Patterson meets John Krasinski.
• Article: behind the scenes of OfficeTally’s April Fool’s Day prank.
• Tally update: the ‘Get Smart’ Tally has been updated with some cool goodies!
• Photos: John Krasinski on ‘The Sauce.’
• Audio: if you are a Jim Rome Show subscriber, you can listen to his interview with John Krasinski.
• Video: John Krasinski on ‘Today.’
• Video: Melora Hardin on ‘Free Radio.’ ‘Free Radio’ is very much like ‘The Office’ — no laugh track, lots of cringeworthy moments, and a big boob of a main character, played by Lance Krall (who played Dwight’s sensei, Ira, in ‘The Fight’). In this clip, Melora appears about halfway through. When Lance silently reacts to Melora singing … well, it’s one of the funniest moments of the show!
• Video: John Krasinski on ‘The Sauce.’
• Contest: winners for the ‘Dan In Real Life’ DVD giveaway have been chosen!
• Game: play GoCross The Office, a new online game being run by GoCrossCampus (GXC), which was recently featured in the New York Times.
• Live appearance: Monday, April 7 — ‘The Office’ cast hosts The Armando Show, iO West, Los Angeles, CA.
• TV appearance: Thursday, April 10 — John Krasinski on ‘The Rachael Ray Show.’

For a complete listing of events, subscribe to the OfficeTally Calendar.

Tipsters: Andrea M, Mui, black cat, Austtin, Lou, Rachel, Rob

• Blog update: Mindy — Sour Candies.
• Article: Hollywood panel discusses strike. The panel included The Office’s Executive Producer Greg Daniels, who said “The executives were so glad to see us … all I’m getting is a feeling of relief to be back to work. There’s a great spirit of gratitude for everyone on my show.”
• Article: Nesting With a Vengeance (and a Deadline). “Angela Kinsey, who plays Angela Martin on the television comedy “The Office,” is seven months pregnant and “trying to prioritize” all the improvements she is making on her 1950s single-story home in Los Angeles.”
• Article: Look To The Stars Asks Melora Hardin. Melora feels each person can make a difference to the world.
• Article: Sox-ing it to LA. Which Office cast members were in attendance at the exhibition game between the Red Sox and the Dodgers?
• Photos: “Joining other fellow comedians in reading excerpts from the book Comedy By The Numbers, special unannounced guest Kate Flannery showed up to lend her voice to the book reading.”
• Video: Mose is actually a teacher? Michael Schur turns up on ‘Miss Guided.’
• Spoiler updates: I’ve backfilled a few interesting spoiler tidbits, including information on the upcoming episode ‘Night Out’ and the possibility of new webisodes! Go to “Season 4 spoilers/news” in the sidebar. Over there. —–>
• Upcoming event: Craig Robinson plays a series of dates at Zanies Chicago, St. Charles, and Vernon Hills on May 8-10.
• Upcoming event: Brian Baumgartner participates in The American Century Championship golf tournament, July 8-13 at Edgewood Tahoe, NV.

For a complete listing of events, check out the OfficeTally Calendar.

Tipsters: liezl, Kim, Chillis

• Blog updates:
  Kevin’s No Country for Bald Men | Mindy’s Carol’s Daughter Candy Paint
• Article: Optimedia Measures TV’s Total Value. ‘The Office’ ranks an impressive 6th overall under this system.
• Article: Krasinski, Rudolph, Hines Team for Comedy.
• Article: Horton Hears a Who Q &A: Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
• Article: Parents.com’s A Chat with Melora Hardin.
• Article: Parents.com’s Celeb Q&A: Steve Carell.
• Article: EW.com’s Reader Picks: TV Characters You’d Date — Jim | Pam/Karen.
• Photos: scans of John Krasinski from Best Life magazine.
• Video: Ed Helms appears in the trailer for Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
• Games: a new Office trivia game is due out later this year.
• OfficeTally site update: since a few bits of news are starting to trickle out about next season, I’ve created a Season 5 post. You can find it under “NOTABLE POSTS” in the sidebar.
• Fan report wanted: anybody attend the ‘The Craig Robinson Show’ with Seth Rogen and Kevin Smith at the Pittsburgh Improv last night? Send me a report!

Tipsters: Kim, Rachel, Allyson, Eileen

• Blog update: Kate’s TVguide.com Office blog returns!
• Article: NBC Revamping Fledgling NBC Direct with Pando Networks Deal.
• Article: Michael Schur’s sports blog, Fire Joe Morgan, has made it into Rolling Stone’s Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond.
• Article: Rashida Jones: From the Other Woman to Leading Lady.
• Article: Rashida Jones keeps it real about her ‘humiliating’ new role.
• Wallpaper: The Office 2008 wallpapers page has been updated with March.
• Video: Rainn Wilson at NEBY Fest 2008.
• Audio: Elliot in the Morning interviews Rashida Jones.
• Photo: Melora Hardin and daughters at ‘Cindy and the Disco Ball’ premiere.
• Contest winners: I’ve finally picked a winner for the Rainn Wilson/Dennis Hopper “caption this” contest. No wait, I picked three winners!
• Game: NBC.com’s ‘Finish The Quote’ game, round 3.
• TV appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘Today’ on Tuesday, March 4th.
• TV appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Wednesday, March 5th.
• TV appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ on Thursday, March 13th.
• Live performance: Kate Flannery performs in ‘The Lampshades’ on March 5th and 15th in Los Angeles.
• Live performance: Craig Robinson performs with Seth Rogan and Kevin Smith on Saturday, March 8th in Pittsburgh.
• Live performance: Melora Hardin appears in ‘Les Misérables in Concert’ on August 8-10 at the Hollywood Bowl.

For a complete schedule of events, subscribe to the OfficeTally Calendar.

Tipsters: Alexis, Nura, Shankar, lemoñadé, Ashley, Neal P, Danna