Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, and staff for the week ending October 12.

• Blogs: Jenna Fischer — Taking questions.
• Article: the A.V. Club interviews Oscar Nuñez.
• Article: an NBC store kiosk to open in Scranton.
• Article: Steve Carell inks first-look deal with WB.
• Photo: TWSSing is now a punishable offense.
• Video: Cookie Monster sings Chocolate Rain.
• Video: who is that voicing the new BlackBerry commercial?
• New at NBC.com: updates to Andy and Angela’s wedding site (music and location), Meredith’s Blog — Jealous Women, and a new Office Addictionary!

Tipsters: Kenna, Nick, Mike, Brett

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, and staff for the week ending September 14.

Tidbits

• Blog updates: Angela — Hello!, Jenna’s DirectTV Debacle parts one and two.
• Article: TV Guide’s Sept. 15-21 issue previews the new season of The Office and includes a cute picture of Steve and Amy! (Warning: includes future storylines)
• Article: LOBSTER HAT gets big chance.
• Article: Jenna Fischer: ‘A Little’ Crazy About Cats.
• Article: Hollywood director and writer Paul Feig turns pen toward middle school readers.
• Photos: Jenna Fischer at last night’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
• Photo: Melora Hardin and her daughters at Disney World.
• Graphics: check out entries to the Office Photoshop Challenge over at the DMI forums.
• Graphics: what if Dwight Schrute appeared on ‘The Simpsons’?
• Video: Ricky Gervais: Fat Putz With an English Accent.
• Fan report: Rainn Wilson wishes Tiffany a Happy Birthday.
• Vote: was ‘The Office’ cast snubbed by Emmy? Make ‘em EWwy winners! Vote for: Best Actress in a Comedy (Jenna Fischer), Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy (Angela Kinsey), and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy (Paul Lieberstein).
• Merchandise: Tallyhead Rachel reports that her Jacksonville, FL Target store is carrying some of the $1 Office goodies again! Do you guys see them in your store? Any new items?

Events this week

• Tonight: Jenna Fischer hosts Kitten Rescue’s Fundraiser “The Fur Ball at the Skirball,” Los Angeles.
• Mon, Sep. 15: Ricky Gervais on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien.’
• Wed, Sep. 17: Stephen Merchant on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’
• Thu, Sep. 18: Ricky Gervais on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’
• Thu, Sep. 18: Goodbye, Toby on NBC.
• Sat, Sep. 20: Jenna Fischer on ‘Animal Radio.’

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

Tipsters: Tanya, Nick, Diapers Schrute, Mikki, Chris, Paul, Amy, Jules

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, and staff for the week ending September 7.

Tidbits

• Article: They Would Kill for An Emmy. Rainn Wilson joins a panel discussion with other Emmy nominees.
• Article: The borrowers: 16-plus American adaptations of British television shows.
• Article: Steve Carell answers Parade Magazine’s “Someday I’ll want …”
• Video: John Krasinski’s appearance on Friday night’s benefit, ‘Stand Up To Cancer.’
• Film site: check out the website for Into Temptation, Brian Baumgartner’s latest movie.
• Good eats: Tallyhead Luke says “To celebrate the release of the Season 4 DVD, we made these cookies for our coworkers who are also Office fanatics.”
• DVD giveaway: did you miss OfficeTally’s Season 4 DVD giveaway? Here’s another chance at TheTVAddict.com.
• T.V. appearance: Rainn Wilson guests on Fox Movie Channel’s Life After Film School. Check your local listings for when it plays in your area.
• Merchandise: Calendar.com is offering free shipping on any purchase, plus 15% off any purchase $20 and more. Coupon code: EMFSX9. Check out Calendar.com’s selection of ‘The Office’ 2008 calendars here.
• Show filming: from a Cooper’s email — “The TV show ‘The Office’ will be filming at Cooper’s in Scranton this coming Thursday (Sep 11th) for a upcoming episode. The cast will not be here that day. We have been told that they will be filming around the restaurant including people eating lunch. So that being said, if you want to try to get your face on “The Office” TV show stop by for lunch on Thursday!”

Events this week

• Thu, Sep. 11: Dinner Party, Did I Stutter?, and Job Fair on NBC.
• Sun, Sep. 14: Jenna Fischer hosts the Kitten Rescue fundraiser, The Fur Ball at the Skirball.

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

Tipsters: Franchesca, vanfan14, Sara R., Luke, John Webster, Kenna, Vampire-Bat Jim

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, and staff for the week ending August 3.

(A little late with this one because I was on vacation last week …)

Tidbits

• Blog update: Jenna — Back to Work!
• Article: The Office’s Brian Baumgartner on Playing “Special Kevin.”
• Article: ‘Office’s’ Darryl knows what’s funny.
• Article: Melora Hardin - From The Office To Les Misérables.
• Article: Dunder Mifflin Infinity Raises Funds for Lymphoma Research.
• Article: Rainn Wilson describes his last day of life to Maxim.
• Article: UGO.com interviews Oscar Nuñez.
• Article: Angela Kinsey and David Koechner (”Todd Packer”) will appear on the 100th episode of ‘Monk’ on September 5th.
• International news: The Office to be remade in Russia.
• Audio: Tavis Smiley talks to Leslie David Baker.
• Video: here’s a clip from Amp’d - The Music Show, hosted by Craig Robinson. (NSFW for profanity)
• Fan report: 185pounder meets Cool Guy Paul.
• Award win: Steve Carell has won Teen Choice Awards for Choice Summer Movie Comedy: Get Smart and Choice TV Actor Comedy: The Office.
• Award nomination: Oscar Nuñez has been nominated for an ALMA Award in the “Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Television Series” category.

Events this week

• Fri, Aug. 8 - Sun, Aug. 10: Melora Hardin in Les Misérables In Concert, Hollywood Bowl.
• Sat, Aug. 9: Ed Helms and Rob Riggle appear in The Daily Show/Colbert Report Improv Jam, UCB Theatre, New York.

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

Tipsters: Topher, the tempenator, Karis, Carolyn, Secondrink, Meggan