‘The Office’ set visit 2009

Monday, April 13

Hi all!

It’s been a long amazing day today on the set of ‘The Office,’ and I would love to go into it in my usual obsessive detail; unfortunately, I have to get up super early tomorrow morning on what will probably turn out to be a really long day as well.

I wanted to post a few notes about the Season 5 finale right now, with more notes and photos to come!

• The Season 5 finale is called ‘Company Picnic.’
• ‘Company Picnic’ includes all branches of Dunder Mifflin.
• ‘Company Picnic’ was written by executive producers Jen Celotta and Paul Lieberstein, and directed by Ken Kwapis.
• It is a 30-minute episode, NOT a one-hour episode.
• As mentioned previously, this is also The Office’s 100th episode.
• The show is shooting the picnic on location, and that’s where I’ll be the rest of the week!

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154 comments

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   154. Traci  Fri. May. 15, 2009 | 6:45pm

   Wow…I saw you in two scenes last night. Congratulations! What an awesome honor. Fantastic show too!

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   153. Kathleen  Fri. May. 15, 2009 | 7:34am

   I caught your closeup, well done! And I want one of those Buffalo shirts in the worst way! LOL

3. 
   152. Stephanie  Fri. May. 15, 2009 | 7:04am

   Tanster–Were the people in the light blue shirts from the “Atlanta” branch?

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   151. BobbleHead_Nisa  Fri. May. 15, 2009 | 7:00am

   Whoa! Amazing episode! I love the Dwight and Jim hug.

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   150. Andy's Plaid Pants  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 10:09pm

   I got super excited and yelled out “it’s Tanster!” then added “she does Office Tally!” for my roommate.

   Wow, corporate are a bunch of JERKS! And of course, YAY JAM!

6. 
   149. Tricia  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 9:30pm

   So, Tanster, did you find out about Pam being preggers while you were on set, or was that part a surprise to you as well?

7. 
   148. Sara  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 6:18pm

   Just saw you!

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   147. Amelia  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 5:14pm

   To Tanster:

   Hey I just wanted to thank you so much for this website and how amazing and dedicated you are! I have checked it every single day for the past 3 years and it really is the best :) NBC should thank you two hundred million times for all the support and viewers you have brought to the show! No doubt we’ve been through the good (JAM finally together) and the bad (writer’s strike), and now with the season finale of season 5 less than 3 hours away, I just wanted to say
   THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!

   -Amelia (rockin it in the bay area!)

   [from tanster: thank you so much, amelia! :) ]

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   146. Grace  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 4:54pm

   Two– well one more hour to go!!

   I’m coming right back on here after the show to see the rest of the photos! Thanks for posting them!

   [from tanster: you're welcome! and to clarify, the photos and such are coming after tonight, but not immediately. in fact, they'll be slowly posted in installments.]

10. 
    145. pamelajnewell  Thu. May. 14, 2009 | 4:18pm

    @ TANSTER:
    Are you an east coaster??

    [from tanster: no. but i wish i was tonight! :) ]

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    144. Kaiser986  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 7:43pm

    I just have one question… Do you know if this episode will be a 30-minutes or 1-hour long?

    Bye ;)

12. 
    143. Koos  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 5:39pm

    Tanster, it is so awesome of you to share these tidbits with us! Cool!

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    142. FlonkertonChamp  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 3:39pm

    john uses burts bees!!!! so do i… obviously we’re soul mates! (uh, i’m kidding about that last part. i’m not delusional.)

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    141. Tiffany, Office Examiner  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 3:24pm

    I am fully supporting guys wearing eyeliner ever since Johnny Depp’s performance in Pirates. And, agreed, the lighting really washes out a person’s face. Bring on the eyeliner :)

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    140. Sammie  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 3:08pm

    I think it’s a small brush too, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the male actors wore a touch of eyeliner too. Those lights can wash you out!

    I love this behind the scenes stuff…thanks so much!

    [from tanster: you're welcome! i have LOTS more to post. after tomorrow night. :) ]

16. 
    139. laura  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 3:03pm

    @ 139

    To me, that looks more like a small brush than eyeliner. It would be funny if it were though.

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    138. nv  Wed. May. 13, 2009 | 2:31pm

    Is that…eyeliner? I’m going to say (hope) it’s not.
    But I do think I spot some Burt’s Bees lip chap- love that stuff!
    I also love that the accountants teamed up for the coffee cart!

    Thanks for taking the time to get pictures of these cool little details, tanster!

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    137. schrutebernardlapinvancestanley  Tue. May. 12, 2009 | 6:36pm

    “Awesome footage, Jennie. Did you take that with a Flip? It’s surprisingly steady for a hand held. Very cool.
    [from tanster: yes, it's with a Flip! the best little gadget ever. especially for a newbie like me. :) ]” was it with a flip mino hd or flip ultra hd? if you know.

    [from tanster: mino hd!]

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    136. Wendy  Tue. May. 12, 2009 | 8:48am

    Thanks for all the behind-the-scene photos and stories – I’ve enjoyed them! I saw you had a photo with the hair/makeup/prop ladies . . . do you think they would ever be willing to do a Q&A? I’m always curious about the little details of that aspect of the show too – who came up with Jim’s trademark “floppy” hairstyle, where did they get Pam’s pretty pink dress in Cafe Disco, etc.?

    [from tanster: good idea! we'll have to see about doing a Q&A with the behind-the-scenes folks next season. you can read more about jim's hairstyle here.]

20. 
    135. Niki  Tue. May. 12, 2009 | 8:44am

    Tanster, can you please take the pic of Jim and Pam off the desk, photocopy it, and upload it so everyone can share in it’s squeeworthyness? Or just ask Jenna to do it. haha

    Love the photos, awesome experience.

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