New producers for final season of The Office

Well, new to producing The Office, but definitely not new to the show itself. :)

Some of you noticed a list of new producers in the opening credits of last week’s episode, New Guys — yes, The Office’s very own Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Ed Helms, and Rainn Wilson!

I asked Jenna about this, and here’s what she said:

Yes, we have all been promoted to producers and that will be the case for the entire season.

We will be working closely with the writers to develop the episodes. A few of the things we do are: listen to and pitch story ideas, read and review story outlines before they go to script, and stay after our table reads to discuss the script with the writers.

John and I have been particularly involved in developing the Jim/Pam arc for the season. So we hope you like it!

Greg Daniels oversees all of the creative direction of the show and our amazing writers bring it all to life. We feel privileged to be a small part of the process!

Wow, I am so excited to hear this, particularly for the Jim/Pam story. How about y’all?

Rainn Wilson interview with Gold Derby

Gold Derby interviews Rainn Wilson about last season’s episode of The Office (including some cool behind-the-scenes details about a scene with John Krasinski), his upcoming work on ‘The Farm,’ and some interesting trivia about the Season 2 holiday classic, ‘Christmas Party.’

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Rainn also mentions the fact that he may be the only actor who’s ever been nominated for a SAG Best Ensemble Award for both a comedy (‘The Office’) and a drama (‘Six Feet Under’ — one of my favorite shows of all time).

Good stuff!

Rainn Wilson at SXSW today

The Office’s Rainn Wilson speaks at SXSW today:

The View from Inside Rainn Wilson’s Brainstem
The brainchild of actor Rainn Wilson (Dwight from NBC’s The Office), SoulPancake is a movement to “Chew on Life’s Big Questions” and tackle art, philosophy, creativity, and spirituality across multiple platforms. Wilson will offer the audience a thoughtful, funny look at how art and creativity can be explored in all forms of media. He’ll share some of the challenges of building an online community; developing creative content; and the interactivity and social networking that fuels it all.

Saturday, March 10
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Austin Convention Center
Exhibit Hall 5

Link: The View from Inside Rainn Wilson’s Brainstem