When Ricky Gervais couldn’t be at the 2007 Emmy Awards show to accept his Best Comedy Actor award for “Extras,” presenters Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert gave it to The Office’s Steve Carell instead.
The Weekend Tally
- DVD news: The Office debuted at No. 1 on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Sept. 9.
- Article: a nice summary of The Office’s Emmy nominations.
- Article: updates on the Office Convention by the Scranton Times-Tribune and The Times Leader.
- Article: Jenna talks about her wardrobe malfunction from last year’s Emmys.
- Article: Craig Robinson talks about Dragon Wars, his audition for The Office, and who would survive a monster attack on Dunder Mifflin.
- Article: First look: ‘Walk Hard’ riffs on greatest rockers, co-starring Jenna Fischer.
- Video: as mentioned in last week’s Weekend Tally, Rainn Wilson appears in several videos for Nike Soccer. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
- Video: a preview for the movie ‘Juno,’ co-starring Rainn Wilson.
- Appearance: Rainn Wilson will appear in a skit with Kanye West at tonight’s Emmy show.
- Appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Wednesday, Sept. 26 — the day before the Season 4 premiere of The Office.
- Appearance: Paul Lieberstein conducts a comedy writing session at the Film and Television Forum, Sept. 26-29.
- Auction item: bid on a decorative teapot signed by The Office cast.
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The Office Emmy news
Update: Congratulations to David Rogers and Dean Holland for winning the Emmy for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series! WOO! The episode submitted was ‘The Job.’
Link: 59th Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Tipster: Matt
Previous Emmy news and the complete list of nominations after the jump.
The Weekend Tally
- Season 4 premiere news: Bright House Networks offers its Indiana customers “extras” from The Office season premiere two weeks early!
- Article: Rainn Wilson talks about The Rocker.
- Article: Dwight Schrute explains how to enliven your workspace.
- Article: Creed Bratton appears in Entertainment Weekly’s Slack Pack.
- Photo: John Krasinski as an intern for ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien.’
- Graphic: a box shot of The Office Seasons 1 and 2 DVD, en français.
- Ballot: vote for Steve Carell in AskMen.com’s Top Men of 2007 poll.
- Video: MySpace “Artist on Artist” pairs Rainn Wilson and Rob Zombie.
- Video: if you’re a fan of the original show, here’s a US & British Pilot Mix.
- Video: Rainn Wilson appeals to the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team.
- Fan report: check out lemoñadé and Mexicanity’s report on Craig Robinson’s performance in Tempe.
- Merchandise: the NBC Store is offering free shipping on purchases totaling $50 or more. Just use the coupon code LABORDAY at checkout. Good through September 5th. Head on over to the NBC Office store.
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The Weekend Tally
Wow, this is really late. Sorry, guys. So completely distracted today …
- Updated blogs: Bob Vance, Kevin, Angela, Kate, and Bealsebub.
- Awards: Steve Carell was named best TV actor in a comedy by the Teen Choice Awards.
- Movie news: Rainn Wilson’s Renaissance Men is picked up by Universal Pictures.
- Article: Greg Daniels talks The Office.
- Article: At The Office with Ed Helms.
- Article: Cap’n Jack in Iraq.
- Gadgets: add a random quote from The Office to your iGoogle page.
- Games: a photo of The Office video game box by Mumbo Jumbo. Release date is Oct. 30.
- Video: Craig Robinson in Mr. Robinson’s Driving School.
- Syndication: The Office airs in syndication on TBS starting September 11, Tuesdays at 10/9c.
- Merchandise: new items at the NBC store — Mug Shot T-Shirt, 2008 Daily Calendar, and Dunder Mifflin Auto Umbrella.
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Happy Birthday, Steve!
And very Happy Birthday greetings also go out to Steve Carell, a kind and soft-spoken man with an amazing talent for time travel …
No wait, I’m confusing him with his character from Second City’s “Life As We Know It.”
Have a great day, Steve!
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The art of improv
MTV.com has an interesting story about the role of improv comedy in current film and TV show hits.
The story includes quotes from The Office’s Steve Carell, Leslie David Baker, and Phyllis Smith, as well as a video clip of Jenna Fischer “improvising” with her Blades of Glory co-stars.
I have to agree with what Phyllis says — during the pivotal Jan/Michael scene in “Women’s Appreciation,” where she’s in his office listening to his “break up” voicemail, Steve and Melora improvised brilliantly.
From my set visit notes:
One time Jan growls, another time she starts to cry, and another time, she accidentally gets tangled up in some phone cord or something, and exits Michael’s office in a flustered huff.
On another take, Jan actually throws an orange (or an orange ball, I couldn’t tell which) at Michael. We asked Steve later if he knew that Melora was going to throw something at him. He said, “she got that look in her eyes, so I knew something was coming.”
Link: Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Others Reveal Magic Behind Improv Comedy
The Steve and John Tally
I am continuing to update this post to include all the Steve Carell and John Krasinski highlights of this week — full list after the jump. Holy moly, there was a lot going on this week!
Added today:
- June 23: John Krasinski in GQ
- June 23: A lengthy interview of Steve Carell in Fade In magazine:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 - June 20: John Krasinski on Fuse TV’s ‘The Sauce’
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