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Other Mindy/Diwali news

Welcome to the Mindy News Network. At least for today. :)

Rather than put each new Mindy/Diwali story in a separate post, I will list them here:

  • NBC.com: Interview with Mindy Kaling about Diwali. (Thanks Jill!)
  • Netscape: on the set of The Office, part 2, with Mindy Kaling.
  • Zap2it: Happy Diwali From ‘The Office’. Mindy Kaling takes center stage in episode about Hindu festival.
  • NPR Fresh Air: Interview with Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling (34 minutes).
  • KDWB radio, Minneapolis: Dave Ryan in the Morning Show interviews Mindy Kaling.
  • WKLH radio, Milwaukee: The Dave and Carole Show interviews Mindy Kaling. OfficeTally provided some of the questions!

SPOILER WARNING Any or all of the above may be spoilerish. I haven’t had time to check out each one, so this is a blanket warning. :)

Thanks to the many, many people who sent in tips on these tidbits, and a SPECIAL thank you to Marcus, Dave, and Carole over at WKLH!

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Mindy Kaling throws a party

TVGuide.com talks to Mindy Kaling about tonight’s episode, Diwali, which she wrote.

I love this quote:

The thing about our show is whenever there’s like a sweet moment, we have to counter it with a grotesque moment. Otherwise we become the sort of maudlin sitcom that we as writers hate. We don’t ever want to be the show with the “very special moment,” or where two characters understand each other finally. It has to be cut with something that’s not right, so we can “reset the order of the universe.”

Read Mindy Kaling Throws a Surprise-filled Office Party!

SPOILER WARNING! The article is a little spoilerish. Read at your own risk.

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One-hour Office special coming!

There is something very interesting in an article about The Office’s popularity at the iTunes Store, as reported by Newsday’s Verne Gay:

Paul Lieberstein, one of “The Office’s” executive producers (who also plays human resources manager Toby) says that when the iTunes effect kicked in last December, “it was this huge gift that made everyone kind of go ‘Wait, what’s going on with that show?'”

Ever since then, “The Office” has paid almost as much attention to iTunes as to NBC. For example, “because people are watching more than once, it’s become one more reason for us to to be very careful to include subtle things as well as broad physical stuff,” Lieberstein says. The iTunes effect hasn’t hurt in attracting big-name directors either; Harold Ramis will direct an hour-long episode to air around Christmas, while “Lost’s” J.J. Abrams is on board for a February one.

Uh, ex-SQUEEZE me? An HOUR-LONG episode?! Did I read that right?

And J.J. Abrams? Wow.

Read How iTunes saved ‘The Office’ and post your thoughts.

Update: Jenna’s confirmed that yes, there will be an hour-long Office Christmas special next month! A supersized episode this month, and a superDUPERsized episode next month. YOWSAH!

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The Weekend Tally

New blogs this week

Other notable items

  • Angela on Megan Mullally: If you missed the show, here is the video.
  • New fanvid site: Welcome the latest addition to the OfficeTally Links Page: TheOfficeVids.com — a compendium of Office-based fan videos, maintained by Becca, quite an accomplished fanvid creator in her own right.
  • An Office Halloween: I’ve posted a bunch of Office-inspired Halloween photos that people have sent in. Bask in the creativity!
  • TV Squad photos of Office set: People are leaving some interesting comments on what they are noticing in the photos. Props to the props team for their amazing attention to detail!
  • Office Games Get Flash Make-Over: “NBC’s The Office Games has produced a flash-enhanced game … The new [games] feature cleaner graphics, enhanced sound and quicker relay times …” Read more here.
  • Messages from the cast: I’ve added Angela’s and Kate’s audio messages to the sidebar — find them in the “Notable Posts” list.
  • 48 hours with Rainn Wilson: A little blurb on what does Rainn like to do on the weekend. Thanks to Jill for the tip!
  • Wicked sibling rivalry: And lastly, Jenna Fischer appeared in a video entry for the Instant Films Festival in 2003, entitled The Girl’s Guide to Summer. “What’s a little bit smaller than a cow?” Thanks to Paula for the tip! (And here is a Behind the scenes clip that is also really fascinating …)