OfficeTally in the news

Our local paper, the Mercury News, posted a nice article (with photos even!) about my obsession with this thing called OfficeTally.

Link: P.A. woman’s site pivotal in success of ‘The Office’

There are a few people I’d like to thank: Merc reporter Mark de la Viña for listening to me prattle on about the show for hours, Angela Kinsey and Kent Zbornak, for taking the time to provide some amazing quotes, and last but not least, the hardworking and dedicated folks at NBC.com for bringing this story to Mark in the first place!

P.S. A shout-out, too, to Michael Schur, who also provided quotes for the story that were unfortunately not included. My favorite — when asked “What sort of contact have you had with Jennie?”, Michael replied, “I did a lengthy Q and A with Jennie a few months ago, and it was brutal. She raked me across the coals. It was like Mike Wallace going after a tobacco company lawyer.” Giggle.

128 comments

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   128. Brigette  Sat. Sep. 29, 2007 | 9:49am

   Hi! I’ve been a long-time-lurker at this site and I just want you to know how much I appreciate it. I’m a busy gal these days and it’s nice to know that if anything is happening in the world of The Office, it’ll be here. It’s wonderful to know that the average person can really be a part of keeping something as great as The Office alive. You are DAWESOME!!!

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   127. Allie  Fri. Sep. 28, 2007 | 3:26pm

   Congrats, Tanster!! You do such a great job of keeping us all up to date!! Saves me a lot of time from searching around for gossip!! You’re the best!

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   126. JGons  Fri. Sep. 28, 2007 | 7:33am

   way to go, tanster!!!!

4. 
   125. Lauren  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 8:57pm

   I’ve been reading this site ever since I became hooked on the Office this spring (a bit late in the game, I know). Thanks for all the work you put into it!

   I can’t believe you’re a Palo Altan as well!!! I live near Stanford (I recently relocated from L.A.). Maybe we local Dunder Mifflinites should start planning Office-watching parties!

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   124. erin  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 8:45pm

   That’s awesome – congrats! And thanks for all your efforts keeping the site up & running so smoothly!

   (The reporter missed a biggie though – no mention of Jenna Fischer giving an exclusive interview to OfficeTally re: her Emmy nomination. That was so cool!)

6. 
   123. JenRN  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 6:24pm

   Hey Jen, saw you in the Palo Alto daily news today. Working here at Stanford. Way to go!! 2.5 more hrs….

7. 
   122. Stephanie  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 6:07pm

   Completely, completely deserved.

   OfficeTally is by far my favorite fansite out there. I can’t get through the day without checking it…I don’t know…at least a hundred times. ;)

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   121. Left crying by a fountain  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 5:08pm

   Totally deserved. You Rock.

9. 
   120. pencilcup  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 4:35pm

   This site is a part of my daily routine.
   Very well done, I don’t know how you do it, but well done. Take the credit and enjoy it, because we all know you deserve it. Thank you Jennie!

10. 
    119. yankee swap  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 4:25pm

    Another thank you Jennie. Like I’ve said before this site is AWESOME! You are so dedicated and I don’t take that for granted. Congratulations!

11. 
    118. Alana  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 4:18pm

    Thanks you so much for all the hard work you do here. You’ve helped make The Office more than just a tv show for me, it a way of life. I really appreciate everything you do on this site.

12. 
    117. JerseyGirl  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 4:15pm

    Jennie, That is awesome. You deserve a Dundie for the hardest worker ever at Dunder Mifflin…although Dwight might object!

13. 
    116. Sid  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 3:50pm

    Thanks alot “tanster” we all appreciate what you do!

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    115. jenn  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 3:37pm

    Jennie, thanks for bringing us joy! Seriously, this show is something that really brightens my day/week and it’s great to share and read others’ comments. I’d also like to say it’s so nice that people are generally kind and appreciative of each other on officetally.

    Thanks for all the hard work, Tanster!!

15. 
    114. GeorgeJetson  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 3:08pm

    All I can say is…

    Rock on, Jennie. Rock on.

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    113. Julie T.  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 2:55pm

    I’ve been checking this site DAILY for the last year as The Office is the only show that I will stop what I’m doing to watch or talk about at anytime. Booze Cruise is the episode that got me hooked, and since then, I haven’t looked back, I bring up episodes at work and make references to it that are too numerous to count. I’ve made several people convert to my obsession and I think my DVDs are worn because of it. I read all the comments on this site though I have never submitted one myself, but after reading this article, Ms. Jennie, you truly are amazing at what you do here for all of the faithful fans of the best show on television. Keep up the wonderful work and be proud of the recognition that you receive, it’s well deserved!

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    112. Christina  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 2:52pm

    Superb (my new and most favourite word)! Love your work Jennie!

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    111. Lauren  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 2:39pm

    Congratulations! You deserve every bit of good press. I love this site and it’s so beautifully maintained.

    May God guide you on your quest.

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    110. Jessica  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 1:41pm

    Wow! You’re more than local, you’re like a neighbor. I’m a P-A gal as well. Either way, a fantastic article for a fantastic website-runner-do-er-person-er. Thanks for everything you do, sincerely. I live for Office news via Office Tally, so really. Thank you.

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    109. Jonny  Thu. Sep. 27, 2007 | 1:41pm

    Holy schnikes. I didnt realize you we’re a fellow Bay Arean until I saw the article! Keep up the good work.

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