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From Reuters:
Rainn Wilson, who plays corporate toady Dwight on NBC’s cult hit “The Office,” will star in “Kanan Rhodes: Unkillable Servant of Justice,” a comedy in development at MTV Films.
“Rhodes” follows the misadventures of a man who serves subpoenas with the suaveness, intensity and conviction of James Bond, though that is where the similarity ends.
Office creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will appear on ABC’s Nightline tonight to talk with Martin Bashir.
There’s also a great accompanying article on the Nightline site:
Gervais and Merchant were working together at a radio station in London when Merchant asked Gervais to perform in a short film he was making. In one feverish moment, David Brent was born.
“He just stood in front of the camera and performed this character, and it just came out of the box fully formed,” Merchant recalls.
“He’s not malicious. He’s free falling,” Gervais says of his character. “His worst crime is, I suppose, mistaking respect for popularity.”
Read What’s Next for the Creators of ‘The Office.’
Tipsters: Allie and Zahrah
This article was included in the print version of TV Guide a few weeks ago, and was posted at TV Guide Online this week.
Tina Fey and Jenna Fischer talk about their respective must-see Thursday shows, 30 Rock and The Office.
An excerpt:
TV Guide: Since you’re both on TV on Thursdays, do you watch each other’s shows? Don’t lie!
Jenna Fischer: Seriously, 30 Rock is my favorite new show on television. My husband and I TiVo it. I’m really excited for this interview, because I want to geek out with questions about Tina’s show.
Tina Fey: Thank you, Jenna! I’m also an Office geek. I have to say, that season finale last year, you and John Krasinski played that so lovely. Was it weird to have to play a tender love scene with him?
Jenna: Well, I love John, so it was cool because I was so comfortable with him. But we took it seriously. We put a lot of effort into it, and we were very protective.
Read the rest of the article at TV Guide Online; see a scan of the print version at Just Jared.
Tipsters: Mui and SHK
SPOILER WARNING! Video and subsequent comments will contain spoilers.
Jenna Fischer appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS) tonight. Other guests included Edward Norton and Ming Tsai.
Jenna discussed the Golden Globes, her antler-wearin’ husband, and whether zombies poop.
Click here for the video (no longer available); then head on over to James’ (Jenna’s husband) MySpace page for reaction (and a wicked funny photo).
Here are a few stories on Rainn Wilson’s visit to Scranton’s The Mall at Steamtown today:
An excerpt from the article:
Instead of a key to the city, which Mr. Wilson jokingly requested, Mr. Doherty offered his office key as a concession. Mr. Wilson happily took it, then replied, “I’ll need your pin, the password for your computer and your social security number.”
Scranton resident Brian Martin nearly stole Mr. Wilson’s thunder when he proposed to his girlfriend and fellow “Office” fanatic, Jodi Kahanowitz. When Ms. Kahanowitz accepted, Mr. Wilson grabbed her and pretended to make out with her. Then, for full comic effect, he did the same to Mr. Martin.
Tipsters: Amy, Jessica, Opal, James
Whitney Matheson of USA Today’s Pop Candy column talks briefly to Rainn Wilson about Grey’s Anatomy, Dwangela, and plans for the new year.
An excerpt:
And what’s on Dwight’s computer screen between takes?
They always get mad at us because they shoot and a lot of us have websites up that they don’t have clearance for. … So it’s a delicate balancing act. A lot of times I’m writing Dwight’s blog that I do for NBC.com. We’re all instant-messenger-ing each other as well. I’ll try and instant-messenger someone right at the time when they’re shooting a scene (to) try and make them laugh. It never works.
Read A chat with ‘Office’ star Rainn Wilson.
Tipster: Jon Jon
TV Guide talks to David Denman (“Roy”) about how his character has developed this season, and what’s in store for the Roy-Pam-Jim love triangle.
An excerpt:
TVGuide.com: Is it just my perception, or did you go through a big physical change to become the new Roy?
Denman: I definitely did! I lost something like 30 or 40 pounds. I started training for triathlons.
TVGuide.com: Which came first, that you were supposed to lose weight for the character, or that you were training?
Denman: It was never said, “You should lose some weight.” But Greg said, “I want to make you more of a viable option.” I said, “That’s great, because I was actually planning to get back in [shape] and start working out.” I’d kinda turned into a little bit of a couch potato. And then one of the camera operators on the show, Matt Sohn, who has done a bunch of triathlons, was trying to get us to go do this Malibu triathlon, and I said, “Yeah, I’ll do it.” I started on this training schedule for about eight weeks. I had so much fun, I did another one, like, a month later.
There is no denying that Roy is looking fine this season …
SPOILER WARNING! The article contains spoilers about tonight’s episode, ‘A Benihana Christmas.’
