Lee Eisenberg answers ‘Job Fair’ questions

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | 46 comments

Q. As writers, do you work from the premise that Pam is a truly talented artist who hasn’t yet had the opportunity to truly spread her wings, or merely an average artist who has loaded a lot of expectations into a dream that might not be realistic? | Deborah Shoshlefski

Lee: Personally, I think Pam has some talent that hasn’t been totally tapped. I think she can draw buildings really well. And probably bowls of fruit.

Q. Where was Toby? | kels

Lee: Toby took a personal day and co-wrote the season finale.

Q. When Jim said “screw it,” was it the first time that Jim & Pam were aware that the documentary crew were around to film them kissing? | Jaz

Lee: I think Jim and Pam show a lot of restraint around the cameras. Also, they work together in this tiny office. But I think they were both so excited that for that moment, they didn’t care about the cameras or the fact that Andy and Kevin were inches away.

Q. Were there any mishaps with Steve kicking the basketball? Any injuries? | Scott G

Lee: They used a foam ball so that nobody would get hurt.

Q. I was wondering if the name of the design business Pam applies to has any reference to her and Jim’s relationship, and the decisions they make in the episode: acting on “Impulse”? | MJ

Lee: I was part of a junior achievement program in high school and our company’s name was ‘Creative Impulse.’

Q. The graphic design guy in the closing segment — was this one of John K’s brothers, or even John K himself?!? It looked and sounded a LOT like him. | Cafard

Lee: I know a lot of people had that reaction. I don’t see it at all, personally. But no, there was no intention to draw any connection between the graphic design guy and Jim.

Q. Were there any bloopers of Jim and Pam/John and Jenna kissing with Michael, Andy, and Kevin/ Steve, Ed, and Brian in the background? | sorano916

Lee: If we didn’t cut on Pam’s look at Michael, about a second after that, John totally broke.

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   46. That's What She Said  Thu. May. 15, 2008 | 12:40pm

   I don’t see Jim and the designer looking alike AT ALL.

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   45. dustin  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 1:24pm

   Thanks for the interview Lee! Lots of good tidbits in this one. To those who want a visual of Jim and the designer next to each other, here you go

   I still don’t really see the comparison but to each their own!

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   44. The Five Families  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 9:52am

   Thanks Lee–and big thanks to LaVerne! That was awesome.

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   43. Schaap  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 6:43am

   Ah yea that’s right now I remember. That kid Justin played Frasier’s son Frederick for quite some time. I knew it! He was awesome btw.

   Great stuff.

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   42. Kelicopter  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 6:35am

   Well, if you close your eyes and just listen to the graphics design guy talk, you will hear why so many of us think this was John Krasinski (in disguise – duh). He has the same speech patterns as Jim and I think it would cool for Jim to be the one to tell her that she’s not qualified and needs to get out of Scranton just like he does.

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   41. Jack  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 4:46am

   The office would be a good show if the cast wasn’t cool but the fact that they do this stuff makes the show soooo much more meaningful/awesome

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   40. OssoBucco  Wed. May. 14, 2008 | 1:08am

   Thank you SO much. It’s tremendous that they would take time out of their day to answer our questions.

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   39. Sol  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 9:30pm

   you what i LOVE about this show? not only is it just great as a show, but almost EVERYONE involved in that show from the writers to the actors to even the Costume/Makeup/Stage designers interact with us fans. It shows great loyalty to this show and i really appreciate it cause it makes me love this show just so much more than i ever thought i could. And thanks tanster for having this site. AHH this is all so great. haha

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   38. ellekras  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 5:53pm

   The Q&A features are great! I look forward to these glimpses into the writer’s process, and it is good to see them appreciated for the incredible work they do. The whole staff and crew have been so generous to us fans.

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    37. JimPamFan  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 5:30pm

    Can someone please make a split page of John next to the graphics guy and explain to me WHY anyone would think they look alike? I am so shocked that anyone would even consider that for a second, they don’t seem at ALL alike to me.

    Tanster, you are the best and thanks for forging such a great relationship with everyone on the show that they will do exclusives like this for you. You rock and so do the writers!

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    36. jkfan9989  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 4:17pm

    If anyone that works on “The Office” staff reads these comments…please put John cracking up after the kiss on the blooper reel! When I was watching that scene, I couldn’t believe they could kiss without laughing at Kevin, Andy, and Michael. Michael’s “Kiss her, kiss her good” was a gut buster.

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    35. Pu'u  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 3:57pm

    The only connection I see between Jim and the graphics guy, is that they say the word “absolutely” absolutely the same…

    Great read!! Thanks a lot!!

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    34. mimi  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 3:52pm

    I’m not buying it…that graphics design guy was John…there’s an evasive quality to the way they answered that question….I can’t wait to see why!

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    33. Allison  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:25pm

    AWESOME!! thank you soo much! These interviews are great.

    It’s interesting that we all try to find hidden meanings that really aren’t there ;)

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    32. eb  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:22pm

    Thanks again. Loved it. I’ve said it before, but this is definitively my favourite part of the site. It gives you great insight of the show. I too vote for a longer blooper reel on the DVDs.

    #12 – Really? I mean, the guy looked NOTHING like John. It never once occurred to me that it could have been him. I mean, why would they even do that? This is supposed to be a documentary – meaning the guys on the show aren’t supposed to take on multiple roles. I agree on the very similar voice though.

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    31. TheHandStrikesAndGivesAFlower  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:13pm

    Well i’m glad the graphics designer Q was answered. So now that scene seems pointless since Jenna said she’s not the one leaving…

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    30. Brad  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:12pm

    Officetally is fantastic in so many infinite ways, but being able to offer this kind of inside look through Q&A with the writers is beyond phenomenal. Thanks so much Tanster and Lee!!!

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    29. Pam Scherbatsky  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:04pm

    GREAT question about the blisters. GREAT question.

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    28. what's the dealio?  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 2:02pm

    I loved this episode (and the deleted scenes!). This was a wonderful and really interesting Q&A on top of that–Thank you so much! I hope the actor who played the graphics dude (I never mistook him for JK but thought their voices were totally similar) is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame! Hopefully he’ll get more!

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    27. Amie  Tue. May. 13, 2008 | 1:25pm

    Thank you for answering the questions, it answered a ton of questions I had myself, only I didn’t see the connection between John and the graphic design guy, I don’t see very many similarities. Thanks again! :)

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