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Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Holy cow, the Tally runneth over this week, because I’m still catching up from last week …

Tipsters: Mark, Melissa at LiveJournal Office, Nick, Angela, Tom, Parfectionist, rachel, _bales, Scott, Carla, Courtney, Molly, Stefanie, Sadia

Posted in Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Mindy Kaling, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, David Denman, Oscar Nuñez

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  1. Bob Vance Breakdown

    29 | Joanna  Thu. Oct. 11, 2007 at 11:37pm

  2. Awww! I loved that invitation video — they really worked hard on it.

    28 | Danna  Wed. Oct. 10, 2007 at 7:18pm

  3. ahahhahahaa..that invitation video is HILARIOUS! Scranton is so silly! :)

    27 | hyphen  Wed. Oct. 10, 2007 at 5:13am

  4. I really enjoyed the Creed interview - wish they’d release the video of the talking head he wrote for himself - I’d love to see it!

    Great banner!

    26 | TobyFan  Tue. Oct. 9, 2007 at 2:23pm

  5. I was looking over at that “Clothes off Our Back” auction site and found Jenna Fischer’s Little Black Dress!!

    25 | iHaveA_Dundie  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 5:07pm

  6. Wow! Such great stuff to read & watch this week.

    I loved the video invitation. How creative!

    24 | Heather in WI  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 3:31pm

  7. Funny that American Way interviewed Steve Carell. I really liked that bit on the show. But Doris Roberts talked about Phoenix, not Albuquerque, Steve. Ha!

    23 | Packer  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 1:55pm

  8. Hi JJ, you bring up a great point. “Grey’s” ads costs more because it has higher ratings than “CSI” in the adults 18-49 demo and (in all likelihood) other key demos that are favored by advertisers. That’s why our little show costs so much in terms of advertising, even though the average overall viewership only hovers at around the 9 million mark. Brian mentioned in his latest blog that “The Office” premiere beat both “Grey’s” and “CSI” in the men 18-34 demo (hugely impressive performance!). If you’re a consistently high performer in a demo that advertisers covet, your ad costs will increase. Demo performance is the key here, rather than overall viewership.

    22 | _bales  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 1:02pm

  9. What a great banner! And I really liked the letter from Ken Levine. It must be difficult to navigate through all the notoriety that comes with being on a successful show, and I think he has written some sage advice (though this cast seems very down to earth and appreciative about their success, which makes me love the show even more).

    21 | Not just any girl  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 11:40am

  10. The two interviews with Steve Carell were so great! I especially loved the one from American Way mag…he seems like such a real person and his fame hasn’t gone to his head. He’s just the best. :)

    20 | you have won a tiny dundee  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 10:08am

  11. 186,000 for an ad? That’s up there for all tv shows. Grey’s Anatomy ads are ridiculously overpriced seeing as CSI gets a lot more viewers this year.

    The invitation from Scranton was cute.

    19 | JJ  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 9:49am

  12. While Ken Levine’s open letter is sincere and a good reminder to the cast, I disagree with some of his points. He tells the cast.. “these people who love you? They love you in context. They love the character, not you. And to that end” Which I think is untrue for many fans of the Office. This show is unique in a way. Many cast members have myspaces as themselves, not their characters. Personally, while I like the characters, I also like the cast and crew. I like Pam, but I also like Jenna Fischer…and I know the 2 are different.
    And as for the “never think you can write the show better than the writers”, I think that having actors that have been involved in improv makes this show different. The Office tends to embrace the ad-libbed lines and moments. And since many cast members are also writers, I’m sure they have respect for the writing.
    I don’t know, he had some good points, but I think The Office differs a little from Fraiser or Friends. I could just be a biased fan.

    18 | dwigt  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 9:22am

  13. I adore Julie Elgar’s blogs. Her blog was the inspiration for my employment law presentation last year. I used clips from “Email Surveillance”, “Sexual Harassment”, “Diversity Day” and “Gay Witch Hunt”. I got an A and my professor asked to borrow my Office DVDs!

    17 | Callan  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 9:02am

  14. The invitation video was amazing! Congratulations Scranton on a cool job, and thanks once more to The Office for being the kind of show that inspires that kind of dedication :)

    16 | calindigo  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 8:30am

  15. I agree with Tom (post #14). Ken Levine obviously likes “The Office” and means well with his letter. For those interested, he also wrote a post a while back on Jenna. The URL is self-explanatory :)

    15 | _bales  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 8:12am

  16. I was the tipster on the open letter, and I respectfully disagree with TT.

    I thought the letter was well thought out. Mr. Levine is obviously a fan:”..my guess is you know and intend to avoid most of this stuff already…but it never hurts to have a reminder. And I offer these selfishly. I love your show. I don’t want to see anything screw it up.”

    And did you read his credentials? He’s a TV writer.
    Ken has worked on MASH, CHEERS, FRASIER, THE SIMPSONS, WINGS, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, BECKER, DHARMA & GREG, and has co-created his own series including ALMOST PERFECT starring Nancy Travis.

    And he wraps up with:’Have another undefeated season!’

    Nothing wrong with a little preventative medicine from a voice with experience.

    14 | Tom  Mon. Oct. 8, 2007 at 6:58am

  17. That invitation video was pretty cool. Congrats on a good job Scranton, and good luck getting the entire cast and crew there.

    13 | Barry  Sun. Oct. 7, 2007 at 10:41pm

  18. That invitation video is aMAZing. All of the inside jokes and tidbits about the actors (I mean, BJ’s cream egg obsession? Wow.) really good.

    I have to say though, I didn’t really like the obsessed fan because he dissed Melora and BJ. Not cool, man. Not cool.

    12 | IsThisOak  Sun. Oct. 7, 2007 at 10:27pm

  19. The Deal or No Deal clip was hard to watch. Michael with massive lips!? GAH! Although Dwight was funny and everyone’s timing was pretty good.

    11 | Big Tuna  Sun. Oct. 7, 2007 at 9:03pm

  20. Ooo, that banner creeps me out!

    10 | ES  Sun. Oct. 7, 2007 at 5:38pm

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