‘Company Picnic’ Q&A with Jen Celotta

Q. Do you already have the next season mapped out, however tentatively? For example, do you know if the new season will pick up right after the company picnic, or if it will jump ahead a few months? | pamalamadingdong

Jen C: We’re still mapping out what will happen next year — we started work a few days after season 5 ended — but I can tell you — (SPOILER ALERT) – that there will be a wedding for Pam and Jim. Where, when, and any kind of specifics beyond that, I don’t know yet.

Q. Is Erin coming back for Season 6? She is a really nice character to have on the show. | Veronica

Jen C: Erin is coming back and we like her a lot, too. She is a fun addition and we think it’s fun to see someone who truly enjoys being there.

Jen decided to turn the tables and ask me some questions.

Jen C: What was the most unexpected thing you saw/learned/felt during your week with us?

tanster: The most surprising part of the week was when you, Jen, made me cry. Okay, you didn’t actually make me cry, but you set me up so that I would cry. (To be explained soon …)

Jen C: What were you thinking about when you were making your horrified look during your close up? Were you imagining some actual horrifying thing or were you just responding to the events onstage?

tanster: As Holly Flax would say (with the Jon Lovitz hand flourish), ACTING! Seriously, I was just playing in the moment, and thinking, why the heck am I watching this ridiculous skit?! — it’s like, so not funny. :)

Jen C: Which actor is most unlike his/her character?

tanster: Most unlike: Brian. Most like: John. Just is: Creed.

Jen C: If you could have any wish in the world for Jen to be a Schrute, and you could have that wish for Jen to be a Schrute come true, would you want for Jen to be a Schrute? And is it Schrute or Shrute?

tanster: According to the official NBC bios, it’s Schrute, with a C. And of course I want to see you as a Schrute! Should we make it our mission? Should we start an online petition? Deliver the results to Greg Daniels with a truckload of beets? Let’s do it!

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   39. lj  Tue. May. 26, 2009 | 8:39pm

   What about Idris? Will he be back next season?

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   38. tuna tuna tuna  Tue. May. 26, 2009 | 3:56pm

   *cough cough*, where is the uncontained excitement over hearing that erin will be returning for season six? that was the best news of all! i am so glad the writers also think she is a fabulous addition to the dynamic of the show. one of my favorite moments was when she sprinted off to join her volleyball row. yay! erin!

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   37. Secondrink  Sun. May. 24, 2009 | 11:22am

   I’ve been a big fan of Jen playing a Schrute ever since she originally mentioned it in a commentary or at the convention…can’t recall the specifics. I think it would be hilarious if she popped up as the long-lost totally normal Schrute that Jim and Pam have theorized exists but never believed they would actually encounter. There could be some before and after pictures as proof of her childhood Amish-ness. Kudos to Melissa (#29) for that idea!

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   36. vending machine fruit  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 2:55pm

   I’m right there with flonkertonchamp. I played volleyball in school and after playing team volleyball for a year, playing PE volleyball sucked. I would totally lie to get out of it if I was Pam. Still, like other people said, the “oops” isn’t that big of a deal and I enjoyed the episode immensely.

   I know I’m being all “high school crush” here but to hear that John is most like his character and to hear that his tears at the end were real and all his, just made me a little weak at the knees. I hope to find a man as awesome as he seems to be.

   Great Q/A! Thanks :)

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   35. Koos  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 1:30pm

   I totally echo Katie, #14! What a great read. I’m so surprised that the Jaws thing was improvised!

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   34. CoolGuyPaul  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 12:24pm

   Awesome Q&A thanks Tanster.
   Jim and Pam wedding= me dying a happy person.

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   33. Gregster  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 9:30am

   Jen Schrute = Marilyn Munster???????

   I hope you get to wear a neck beard.

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   32. diahern  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 8:49am

   You know how Jenna Fischer once mentioned that she’d love to see the JAM wedding take place at Schrute Farms, maybe the writers will consider that and Jen C. can be a Schrute girl then! He he

   Thank you for the awesomeness in this Q&A!!

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   31. SSE  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 8:47am

   This is why The Office is the best show on television. Period. Thank you Jen, thank you Tanster. You rock.

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    30. AwesomeBlossom  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 8:04am

    This is great Tanster! It was so nice of Jen to give us so many answers! Loved the conversation betweeen Jen, Paul and Mose, lol! And I can’t wait to hear about how Jen made you cry. :P
    (and I would sign that petition in a heartbeat)

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    29. Melissa  Sat. May. 23, 2009 | 5:38am

    My first thought was, “Jen Celotta is way too pretty to be a Schrute.” Then I thought, well what if Dwight had this super-hot cousin who was totally normal, and she had been somewhat exiled from the family because of her normality? How would Dwight handle someone like that sharing his superior genes?

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    28. Skylar  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 10:08pm

    This is great! And about the volleyball thing, I just think that Pam being Pam really wouldn’t want to play volleyball in gym class… even if she liked the game. Oh well, doesn’t really matter!

    Vote Jen for Schrute!

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    27. Ginger  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 9:02pm

    Thanks yall for the Q and A! It answered quite a few questions I had and I am excited about that little spoiler. I was hoping though to see what Pam and Jim actually said since we won’t be getting audio. Never the less, thanks :)

    It would be awesome for Jen to be a Schrute. Maybe have her be a distant relative in from Germany during Oktoberfest, getting away from all of us tourist and drunkies. (I went over to Germany last year, it was fun, but the locals just view it as another day with the U-Bahn packed with more drunk foreigners.)

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    26. LoveMeSomeJAM  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 8:44pm

    Awesome Q&A! Thanks for answering my question, Jen! I will totally sign the petition to make you a Schrute!

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    25. Rain  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 6:03pm

    JennyL, the hospital wouldn’t have had to do a blood test- simple urine test! went to doc about 4 years ago thinking my appendix was bursting, found out in less than 3 minutes about my pregnancy with now 3 year old twins!!

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    24. Rain  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 6:03pm

    Thank you Jen and Tanster! Awesome Q&A from the best show ever! Glad Jen was straightforward about volleyball thing… but really wasn’t that big of a deal- even for us diehards :)

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    23. jkfan9989  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 5:54pm

    This was great. Sniff. Three months until a new episode…I cannot wait.

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    22. Ben Franklin  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 5:50pm

    Thanks a lot, both of you, for the Q&A that will help me get through the summer without a new Office (webisodes notwithstanding). Great work!

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    21. PamHalpert  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 5:43pm

    Thank you Jen and Tanster for caring about us fans so much and giving us so much! I really thought that was Jenna in the Mindy song. The double even walked like her!

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    20. ASFan  Fri. May. 22, 2009 | 4:41pm

    Am I missing something here? I didn’t really see tears rolling down John’s face, but I definitely saw that he was teary-eyed. I even rewatched it on iTunes and saw the same thing. Did people who have HD televisions actually see tears rolling his face?

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