The Office writers at Paley Center

This post contains photos and details of The Office writer panel held on October 14 at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles.

Q and A | Photos | Jennie’s notes

Credit: Kevin Parry/The Paley Center for Media

Group shot in the Green Room before the event. Jen Celotta and Aaron Shure hadn’t arrived at this point yet. I’m holding my 18-page script!

Back row:
Lester Lewis, Charlie Grandy, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels, me, Michael Schur

Front row:
Ryan Koh, Justin Spitzer, Anthony Farrell, Lee Eisenberg

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109 comments

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   109. littlekidlover  Fri. Oct. 24, 2008 | 12:15pm

   Thanks for the report tanster! What a great experience that must have been for you (:
   On another note, I saw the link to the movie BJ will be in…it’s so intense, how did Mr.Comedy-Writer/Fire Guy get cast in that one?

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   108. holly  Fri. Oct. 24, 2008 | 11:00am

   Sounds like paley was amazing! and thanks for the fancynewwhatever link! i read their recap and i felt like i was really there!

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   107. Kaylie  Thu. Oct. 23, 2008 | 7:12pm

   Hey tanster,
   thanks so much! you were so great! and looked great too!
   i know bj was filming… but where was lee’s other half, gene?

   thanks!

   [from tanster: awww, thank you so much kaylie! gene got called away at the last minute. :( ]

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   106. Laura  Thu. Oct. 23, 2008 | 12:29pm

   Jennie ~ thanks for the fabulous coverage! I wish I could’ve been there to cheer you on, but I’m so glad the evening went well. I’m sure you will always remember this experience. :) We’re so proud of you!

   [from tanster: thank you, laura! it was awesome. and it was nice looking down on my script every once in awhile and seeing the names of everyone who submitted questions. it was comforting. ;) ]

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   105. Jason  Thu. Oct. 23, 2008 | 10:48am

   I’m tired of Holly. It’s time to send her away.

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   104. Diana  Thu. Oct. 23, 2008 | 8:53am

   Thank you, Tanster! Your expression in the pic is priceless! Elation and nervousness all rolled into one.;) Good for you!

   (Also, I love JAM together, but I agree that they can be together without being the main focus of the show. My favorite moments are always the interaction between groups: Jim and Pam pulling a prank on Dwight and Michael or Michael annoying everyone and Phyllis snapping back, etc. )

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   103. oh i like you  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 8:58pm

   Thanks so much for the recap, Tanster! It was great to read answers to such interesting questions and not have to hear the usual (Yes, the actors improv some. Yes, some of us worked in an office. Gah!)

   I was a little concerned, however, at the Jim/Pam backlash I sensed. I would argue that the writers would best take the focus off Jim/Pam by just letting them be together and NOT drawing things out like they are now.

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   102. Jenn  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 4:09pm

   OHH SOO awesome!

   the gals over at fnw did a SUPER detailed recap of the event as well, from the audience perspective.

   thanks for linking up to them Tanster!

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   101. Anthony  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 3:37pm

   So glad the writers get frustrated that fans care more about the JAM plotline than Michael’s. Michael and the comedy aspect have always appealed more to me than the JAM drama and I don’t like how episodes are deemed “bad” by fans because it doesn’t have JAM moments.

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    100. Sarah  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 2:39pm

    Great Recap! And thanks for the Fancy New Whatever link! It’s got some great information about Paley and the mods. are super cute (:

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    99. Ashley  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 2:16pm

    I personally don’t think that any one character “is the show”. Every single character brings something special and unique :)

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    98. Diapers Schrute  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 2:14pm

    Awesome report, tanster! So worth the wait!

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    97. sun  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 2:03pm

    i sooooooooooooooooooo disagree with 95….. STEVE CARELL IS THE SHOW!

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    96. Cash Basket  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 1:45pm

    Thanks so much for this awesome entry!
    Sounds like it was an amazing evening with some amazing people:)

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    95. Gregster  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 11:52am

    While I enjoy disliking Michael aka Steve Carell. I had gone with that it was a full cast effort. I don’t see Steve as “the star”.

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    94. Véronique  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 11:19am

    I just finished reading the whole recap. It was so great, thank you so much Tanster! It must have been an amazing (and well deserved) experience for you.
    Charlie is a very good looking man…
    The top you were wearing was so cute, I want one!

    [from tanster: thanks! i love that top, too, and was bummed i had to throw a sweater over it at the last minute, but i was afraid i'd be too cold otherwise ...]

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    93. The Tapeworm Inside Kelly  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 11:05am

    Fantastic job Tanster! I bet that was a real dream come true. Excellent Q&A and pics.

    That first picture, it looks like Paul is touching Mindy in a weird way. :)

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    92. ridit-dit-didoo  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 10:59am

    How awesome that they asked for you specifically!

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    91. Nader  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 9:56am

    Is BJ Novak not a writer anymore? Maybe you mentioned this but I didn’t see it. I’d be sad.

    [from tanster: B.J. was in Berlin filming Inglourious Basterds.]

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    90. Beth  Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 | 9:49am

    Thanks for the links Tanster! They’re all really great. I’ve never been to the fancy new whatever site, and it’s really cool! :)

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