OfficeTally at The Paley Center, NYC

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Update: here’s a report of the evening by Jennifer Wagner.

Previous news after the jump.

May 19, 2008

I had a blast tonight on the fansite panel at The Paley Center. It was really fun watching clips of the different shows and talking about what it’s like to run a fansite.

I hope I wasn’t too goofy introducing ‘The Office’ clip — I still get goosebumps when i watch it. ;)

Thanks to Jenna, Carly, Paul, Steven, and all the other Office fans who came out tonight. Hope you enjoyed the event!

I fly back to California tomorrow afternoon, at which time the regularly scheduled OfficeTally blogging will resume …

May 7, 2008

The Paley Center is very generously giving me ten free tickets to this event, and I’d like to give them away to y’all! If you will be in New York the evening of Monday, May 19th, and would like to attend, please email me your full name and I will put you on the list. I would love your support! (You can also buy tickets here.)

I never thought I would actually participate in a Paley Center event. :)

But The Paley Center has invited me to join a discussion on the influence of TV fansites:

Tickets are on sale for $8 plus a $1.50 handling fee.

Links: PaleyCenter.org | Buy tickets here

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Lucky lucky! Wish I could have been there. Must have been SO fun!
69 | Pam Scherbatsky Fri. May. 23, 2008 at 6:24am
Great job at the Paley Center. I very much enjoyed meeting you and listening to the panel.

Hope to see you again soon.

Paul
68 | Paul Faust Thu. May. 22, 2008 at 7:31pm
Congratulations tanster! You deserve to be highlighted for the wonderful site you have developed.
67 | officechick Wed. May. 21, 2008 at 8:37am
thank you again sooo much for the ticket- it was so great to hear you speak. Us OFFICE fans are soo lucky- we were def the coolest kids in class. and I KNEW what clip you had for sure!
66 | jennaistheoffice Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 5:55pm
it’s cool to think that fan reactions to episodes have some sort of effect. tanster, will you be posting any interesting tidbits from the evening, what was said about these fan sites etc? i would love to know more!
65 | tuna tuna tuna Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 5:44pm
That’s awesome, Tanster! I’m disappointed I missed it this time, maybe if you do it again next year I’ll be able to go :)
64 | Joy Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 3:05pm
I don’t suppose anyone there was able to get video or audio of the panel? I would love to hear it!

[from tanster: unfortunately, paley is very strict with its recording policy, so we weren't even allowed to take photos inside the auditorium! they told me, though, that they will probably post a short clip of the event on their site soon ...]
63 | Kenna Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 2:37pm
Thank you for your gracious invitation to last night’s event. When your name got called and you went up to seat yourself among the other panelists, I was happy that us Officetally fans shouted and clapped twice as hard than anyone else. You were great, the clip was great and you gave me greater incentive to contribute to the site as opposed to being such a “passive observer”. Thanks for keeping us so informed…and so entertained.
My best wishes!!
Claudia
62 | Photochick Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 12:34pm
YAY Tanster!

You did such a great job last night and it was wonderful meeting you afterwards! Like the others, I was reminded how lucky we are at Officetally to have a cast and crew that interacts with the website- I guess I didn’t realize other fansites didn’t have that connection.

Let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you out on the East Coast (My offer to conduct cast interviews still stands, as I’m sure you would be too busy for such a thing)
61 | Extra Awesome Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 11:28am
Awesome job last night! I really enjoyed the panel. And it was great to meet you. :)
(I’m one of the M/J fans that was there last night :).)
60 | Elisa Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 11:01am
I really enjoyed last night. It was great meeting you afterward. And I loved the clip you picked out, but I’m a sucker for the Jim/Pam scenes.
59 | Jennifer Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 10:41am
tanster! thanks so much for hooking us up with seats last night for the panel. i love how the officetally fans knew exactly which clip you chose just by the “very satisfying” hint.

it was great to see how far the cast and crew of the office reach out to their fans beyond any other show on television. it made me proud to call myself a dunderhead.

and also i’m sorry for telling you how i would have humped john krasinski’s leg. hahaha.
58 | delegate from iceland Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 9:29am
Tanster, you did great last night! Not only was it a great panel, but it made me realize how lucky us Office fans are that the cast is so interactive with their fanbase as opposed to other shows…and how lucky we are to have you as well!
57 | -nicole Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 9:13am
I just want to let all of you know (for those who did not meet her at the convention last year) Jennie is just as awesome blossom in person as she is here.

Double awesome!
56 | Vampire-Bat Jim Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 8:57am
Congratulations tanster! I’m so mad that I wasn’t in town, but it sounds like it was a blast!
55 | LittleKidLover Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 8:10am
Tanster, I was there last night, and you were wonderful! The Office was totally in the house, and you represented us so well. I think our voices were loudest in the auditorium. Also, the clip you chose was perfection. Jim and Pam’s kiss in the season two finale.
54 | Debi Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 6:32am
I was there last night and thought you did a great job! It really was an interesting panel.
GREAT choice on the scene! (the kiss at the end of S2)
53 | Katie Tue. May. 20, 2008 at 5:50am
Tanster - which clip did you choose?

[from tanster: the kiss from 'casino night' :) ]
52 | Brooke Mon. May. 19, 2008 at 10:38pm
Thanks for the ticket to the Paley Center tonight. It was so much fun. I live in NYC but have never been there before. It was also cool to hear from the folks at Lostpedia and TWOP as well. We all really appreciate what you do here at OfficeTally. It’s a great blog and it keeps me sane when I need an Office fix!
51 | Jessi Mon. May. 19, 2008 at 5:45pm
When are you getting to New York? I’ll be waiting in line at the crack of dawn on Saturday to get a standby ticket to see Steve on SNL. And I think he’ll be on Conan either the 13th or 14th (conflicting sources).
50 | duebackthursday Thu. May. 8, 2008 at 10:24am