The Office Pilot aired on NBC March 24, 2005.
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‘The Office’ in TV Guide’s ‘Top TV Moments’ of 2013
TV Guide has included ‘The Office’ in its “Top TV Moments of the Year” list!
Netflix streams The Office Season 9
From Variety:
Starting Tuesday, Oct. 1, Netflix will stream the final seasons of two of the Peacock’s past comedy hits: “The Office” season 9, featuring the last shenanigans of the Dunder Mifflin gang; and “30 Rock” season 7, starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
All told, Netflix will offer via instant streaming 192 eps of “The Office” and 135 eps of “30 Rock,” representing the entire runs of both skeins.
Link: Netflix Adds ‘The Office’ and ’30 Rock’ Final Seasons on Oct. 1
The Finale Tally
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Back in the early days of OfficeTally, I used to put together Tally posts on the weekend, which would list that week’s most interesting articles.
Given this is the final week of The Office, it seemed right to bring back the Tally.
One last time.
- May 16: ‘The Office’ exit interview, part 2: Greg Daniels, Zap2it.
- May 16: John Krasinski: ‘The Office Gave Me Everything’, Parade.
- May 16: The End of The Office: 100 Reasons Why We Will Always Love the Series, 24-1, E! Online.
- May 16: The Director of ‘The Office’ Previews the Series Finale, Wall Street Journal.
- May 16: ‘The Office’: A look back at a brilliant, volatile comedy mix, HitFix.
- May 16: Is The Office the Definitive TV Show of the ’00s?, Huffington Post.
- May 16: Eight great ‘Office’ moments, chosen by Angela Kinsey, Washington Post.
- May 16: The Office Closes Its Doors: The Show Breaks the Fourth Wall and Shuts Down Dunder Mifflin, TV Guide.
- May 16: Brian Baumgartner talks 10 memorable episodes, Entertainment Weekly.
- May 16: Dunder Mifflin Going Out of Business, my interview with Stanford Magazine!
Previously posted items on the next page.
Back-posting content
I’ve back-posted some photos of The Office Finale table read!
The Office made cringeworthy cool
The New York Times has an amazing article detailing The Office’s early days when it was still trying to find an audience, Executive Producer’s Greg Daniels original idea for the finale (back in Season 3!), and how the show paved the way for cringeworthiness.
As the anchor of NBC’s once-heralded Thursday-night lineup, it played a role in pioneering alternative entertainment forms like TV offerings on iTunes and Webisodes on the Internet. It helped executives recognize the value of delayed viewing. Equally important, it opened broadcast television to a new concept in humor: the sitcom that makes you uncomfortable.
(A warning that there are spoilerish details at the beginning of the article.)
John Krasinski’s post-Office plans
John will lend his voice to the animated film Monsters University, which is a prequel to Disney’s huge hit Monsters, Inc..
He’s also set to guest star on Netflix’s new season of Arrested Development.
Jenna Fischer to star in ‘Reasons To Be Happy’
April 19, 2013
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March 13, 2013: Deadline
Jenna Fischer is making her stage debut with a starring role in the off-Broadway production of Neil LaBute‘s new play ‘Reasons To Be Happy’ at the MCC Theater in New York.
A follow-up to LaBute’s Tony-nominated Reasons To Be Pretty, Reasons To Be Happy features the same characters three years later. After a contentious break-up, Steph (Fischer) and Greg are wondering if they can make a fresh go of it. Trouble is, she’s married to someone else and he’s just embarked on a relationship with Steph’s best friend.
Previews for Reasons To Be Happy begin on May 16, the same night The Office finale airs on NBC. The play opens June 11.
Congratulations, Jenna!