‘The Office’ non-spin-off news

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | 572 comments

This post lists news about the new TV show being helmed by The Office’s Greg Daniels and Mike Schur. While initially announced as possibly being a spin-off of ‘The Office,’ that is no longer the case. Mike Schur currently refers to it as “The Untitled Amy Poehler Project.” It is scheduled to air on NBC in April 2009.

Latest updates

• Nov. 18: “Jones is set to play Ann Logan, a nurse whose boyfriend has a strange injury. It’s that injury that leads Jones’ character into the world populated by Poehler and Aziz Ansari.” More at Variety.
• Nov. 18: The New York Post reported this morning that Rashida Jones is joining the cast. (Tipster: Paul) Immediately suspicious of this information, I contacted Michael Schur, one of the showrunners, who confirms “It’s true. She’ll be playing a nurse named Ann. (Not Karen Fillipelli.)” There you have it — an OfficeTally scoop. Thanks, Mike!

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1. 
   572. the office spinoff  Thu. Dec. 18, 2008 | 2:47am

   I love the show can’t wait to see it!

2. 
   571. kris  Wed. Nov. 19, 2008 | 3:11pm

   Yay! I love Rashida! …And Amy. Haha, this is really cool. :)

3. 
   570. nv  Wed. Nov. 19, 2008 | 6:23am

   This is great news! First of all, Rashida Jones is awesome, and second of all, if her character’s name is Ann, then the Office world and this show’s world cannot overlap in any way. I’m excited to see this.

4. 
   569. Karen  Wed. Nov. 19, 2008 | 6:16am

   Great quote from that Variety article:
   “”She (Rashida) is perfect for this new show, which — just to remind everyone — is not a spinoff of ‘The Office,’ ” he said. “It is a spinoff of ‘MASH’ called ‘Seinfeld II.’ “

5. 
   568. Eric  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 10:05pm

   The new show cannot possibly be set in a hospital/rehab center/what have you. It’s too obvious. Michael Schur or someone made it clear months ago that they would try to keep the premise a secret for as long as they can…possibly up until its April premiere. Schur is just messing with us to make us think it’s a hospital.

6. 
   567. Koos  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 9:33pm

   So it is a hospital show of sorts!

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   566. Steve  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 6:06pm

   It says she’s playing a nurse. Is it possibly set in a hospital or pediatric center?

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   565. Danielle  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 5:06pm

   Rashida! It’ll be so nice to see her back on TV and in something by the Office guys. Much better than that Fox sitcom, she totally deserves better roles than that.

9. 
   564. lianhanshee  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 3:33pm

   OMG Yay! Rashida on my TV every week!!!

   Thanks, Tanster, for making my day with your scoop!

10. 
    563. Nate  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 2:18pm

    How can some of you guys hate on Rashida? Sure, you may not like Karen, but seriously, what else has Rashida been in that makes you dislike her?

    [from tanster: i agree, nate. it's quite puzzling.]

    Anyway, I can’t wait to see Aziz Ansari on tv. That dude is hilarious.

11. 
    562. diahern  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 1:37pm

    Tanster,

    Eonline.com did an Officetally.com plug! They put up an article regarding Rashida Jones’ being signed on to the spin-off. Kudos!

    [from tanster: how cool is that? thanks! :) ]

12. 
    561. polo31  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 12:05pm

    Is Rashida Jones coming back as Karen?

13. 
    560. Stefanie  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 11:58am

    Being the forever Jim/Pam-lover and thus Karen-hater that I am, it will be nice to see Rashida in a different role! She was brilliant as Karen, and that’s probably what made me hate her! And as a nurse? I wonder if we will soon see a Dr. Poehler emerge… Interesting developments… : )

14. 
    559. Tara  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 10:34am

    I don’t get it. She’s just not funny.

15. 
    558. Alison  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 10:18am

    I guess I am happy about this news, because if Rashida is playing a different character, then this is definitely a different world from “The Office,” so they can’t steal away any of the current cast!

    That said, I’m not a Rashida fan, so it’s kinda a bummer she’s a part of the new show. Not sure if I’ll watch.

16. 
    557. Clipnotavailablefromlocation  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 10:17am

    l read in the Washington Post the TV columnist saying the project wasn’t going anywhere so it would never happen.
    l got really pessimistic and sad because Amy poehler is a comedy genius (Steve Carell level talent)and she could carry a show all by herself.

    l feel better if casting process is going on but not totally confident.

17. 
    556. Colin Zeal  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 10:13am

    Thanks, Tanster and Mike, for the scoop!
    Can’t wait to see the show.

18. 
    555. DrunkBiking  Tue. Nov. 18, 2008 | 9:53am

    A nurse? So is the show set in a hospital? If only we knew someone who could ask Mike Schur that question. ;)

19. 
    554. MIXED BERRY  Fri. Oct. 24, 2008 | 7:51am

    I can’t wait to see this show… if it, you know, ever happens…

20. 
    553. andyroke  Thu. Oct. 23, 2008 | 1:57pm

    So will Greg and Mike no longer be part of the show anymore?

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