OfficeTally

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

• Blog: Mindy’s updated her blog, Things I’ve Bought That I Love.
• Blog: Julie Elgar has updated her legal blog, That’s What She Said.
• Newsletter: the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Newsletter, Vol. 10 has been published.
• Article: NBC Entertainment co-Chairman Ben Silverman has agreed to sell his production company, which makes “The Office.”
• Article: John Krasinski is a fun fearless male.
• Article: Rashida Jones — The Office star proves that geeks can be sexy too.
• Quiz: Which ‘Office’ character are you?
• Comics: ‘The Office’ makes an appearance on Pearls Before Swine.
• Merchandise: get your Scranton Parade Day Dunder Mifflin Shirts!
• Live appearance: the Feb. 4th edition of The Armando Show, which will feature Angela Kinsey and Kate Flannery, has added Ed Helms to the roster. Should be a fun night! (See the OfficeTally Calendar for a full list of events.)

Tipsters: Grace, Laura L, Caroline, Janice, Rana, NV, Laura H

• 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