OfficeTally

Paul Lieberstein (”Toby”) will blog live at NBC.com at 10pm EST, after ‘The Office’ Season 4 finale airs on the East Coast tonight

Paul co-wrote the finale with Jen Celotta. (I’m hoping Jen joins him for the blogging!)

You can submit a question at the NBC.com link below.

Link: Season 4 Finale Live Blog with Paul Lieberstein

Here are some photos of ‘The Office’ cast during upfronts week in New York — including the NBC Universal Experience, the Entertainment Weekly Vavoom Party, and the LUCKY CLUB event.

More »

Holy cow, the Tally runneth over this week, because I’m still catching up from last week …

• This week’s blogs: Kevin | Kate | Angela
• Film news: Smiley Face, co-starring John Krasinski, releases straight to DVD on January 8, 2008.
• Article: New York Magazine interviews Mindy Kaling.
• Article: Catching up with Rainn Wilson, a Baha’i brilliant star.
• Article: Paul Lieberstein talks at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
• Article: New York Post interviews John Krasinski.
• Article: Steve Carell in American Way Magazine.
• Article: an open letter to the cast of The Office by TV writer Ken Levine.
• Article: how much does it cost to buy a 30-second advertising spot on The Office?
• Article: the Times-Tribune interviews Creed Bratton.
• Article: Backstage.com interviews Oscar Nuñez.
• Article: Men’s Vogue interviews Steve Carell.
• Graphics: clear your browser cache and check out OT’s Halloween banner, courtesy of the fabulous Allison!
• Website: a reminder that Julie Elgar is back with her “That’s What She Said” blog — assessing the litigation value of each Office episode.
• Video: TBS.com offers The Office Bitcoms.
• Video: The Deal or No Deal Ladies perform a scene from The Office. And they aren’t half bad.
• Video: “The Office” Obsessed Fan.
• Video: an invitation to the cast to attend The Office Convention.
• Auction: a reminder to bid on Brian Baumgartner’s and David Denman’s Emmy sunglasses.

Tipsters: Mark, Melissa at LiveJournal Office, Nick, Angela, Tom, Parfectionist, rachel, _bales, Scott, Carla, Courtney, Molly, Stefanie, Sadia

• DVD news: The Office debuted at No. 1 on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Sept. 9.
• Article: a nice summary of The Office’s Emmy nominations.
• Article: updates on the Office Convention by the Scranton Times-Tribune and The Times Leader.
• Article: Jenna talks about her wardrobe malfunction from last year’s Emmys.
• Article: Craig Robinson talks about Dragon Wars, his audition for The Office, and who would survive a monster attack on Dunder Mifflin.
• Article: First look: ‘Walk Hard’ riffs on greatest rockers, co-starring Jenna Fischer.
• Video: as mentioned in last week’s Weekend Tally, Rainn Wilson appears in several videos for Nike Soccer. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Video: a preview for the movie ‘Juno,’ co-starring Rainn Wilson.
• Appearance: Rainn Wilson will appear in a skit with Kanye West at tonight’s Emmy show.
• Appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Wednesday, Sept. 26 — the day before the Season 4 premiere of The Office.
• Appearance: Paul Lieberstein conducts a comedy writing session at the Film and Television Forum, Sept. 26-29.
• Auction item: bid on a decorative teapot signed by The Office cast.

Tipsters: Michelle, J, Justin, Big Fan, bsimon, Amanda, Denise

Variety has a really interesting article about the challenges of being both an actor and writer — true of several staff members on The Office:

[Paul] Lieberstein, who was strictly a writer before coming to “The Office,” finds his actor mind and producer mind in conflict in another way. [Steve] Carell, he explains, will pounce (in character) on any actor who fumbles an improv.

“He just devours you. If you take too long, he makes fun of you. If you say something that didn’t follow, he makes fun of you. It’s kind of amazing. While I’m watching it as a producer, when I’m not in the scene, it’s definitely something I’m hoping for.”

Link: Writer-performers stage balancing acts

Paul Lieberstein’s alma mater, Hamilton College, interviews him about his various roles on The Office:

Best Part of Your Job: When we are in pre-production, this is the best job in the world. Working 10 to 7, sitting around and brainstorming with the other writers, making things funnier and writing and rewriting scenes — that’s as fun as it gets.

Link: Interview with Paul Lieberstein

Tipster: AE