Coming soon: The Office cell phone game

Just when you thought you couldn’t waste any more time watching Office episodes and fan vids over and over again, here comes a cell phone game!

Capturing the essence of the series is paramount to Indiagames, which says it aims to bring “petty behavior and zero productivity” to mobile. Players sit inside the Dunder Mifflin offices in Scranton, PA and play classic cubicle timewasters like Wasteketball (basketball with a wastepaper basket), paper football, and table-top golf.

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Poll: Who left the joint in the parking lot?

I was over at the Northern Attack Watercooler forums, posting my theory that in the upcoming episode, Drug Testing, it will be Jan who left the joint in the parking lot, and Michael tries to protect her from an overzealous Dwight.

Then I thought: wow, what a good idea for a poll. :)

So who do you think left the half joint in the parking lot? Cast your vote here!

I’ll close the poll before the episode airs. Then we’ll see how savvy we really are… ;)

Emmy buzz already!

As I was riding my scooter all around the Internet today looking for Office news, I noticed that there is already some buzz around The Office as shoo-in for an Emmy “Outstanding Comedy Series” nomination, and Steve Carell for an “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series” nod.

You can be sure I’ll be up bright and early on July 6th when all the nominations are announced! The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 27th.

Mark these dates on your calendar! Oh, I already have. (You really need to subscribe to the OfficeTally calendar. You really do.)

I don’t actually ride a scooter around the Internet. But everything else is true.

Supersized season finale announced!

NBC has announced that the May 11 season finale is supersized!

THE OFFICE (9:20-10 p.m.)
“Casino Night”

IN SUPER-SIZED SEASON FINALE WRITTEN BY SERIES STAR STEVE CARELL, ‘OFFICE’ MATES LET IT ROLL — In the super-sized season finale, Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) and the Dunder Mifflin crew hold a “Casino Night” for charity in their warehouse — and take some big gambles. Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Melora Hardin and David Denham also star. The episode was written by series star Steve Carell.

TVGuide.com’s synopsis:

In the second-season finale, the Dunder Mifflin warehouse is converted into a full-blown gambling hall for the Scranton Business Park’s casino night. But things get dicey for Michael when he ends up with two dates for the event, or, in his words, “two queens.” Meanwhile, Pam searches for a band for her wedding, and even considers hiring Kevin’s Steve Miller tribute band, Jokers and Tokers. Steve Carell wrote the script.