Recent Office media mentions

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Thanks to Gene, Jill, Samuel, J, and everybody else who sent tips on the various articles! My inbox runneth over. ;)

It’s Office premiere week!

Can you believe The Office Season 3 is FINALLY HERE?

Here’s a run-down of events for this incredibly exciting week:

It’s an insane week of Office goodness.

The Office Emmys coverage

Videos – Other

NBC Office cast interview I: B.J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Creed Bratton, Leslie David Baker, Melora Hardin (spoiler), Rainn Wilson
NBC Office cast interview II: David Denman, Mindy Kaling, Kate Flannery, Ricky Gervais, John Krasinski, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey
TV Guide After Party interview with B.J. Novak. Includes Season 3 spoilers!
TV Guide Joan Rivers interview with Rainn Wilson
E! Post-Emmys interview: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, B.J. Novak, Rainn Wilson, and Jenna Fischer
E! red carpet interviews and Emmy show segments. Courtesy Denise
NBC’s Angela Goes To The Emmys

Videos – Emmy Broadcast

Best Comedy Series presentation (thanks, GMMR!) | NBC version
Conan’s opening montage (thanks Brad!)

Photos

Jenna’s photos
Good luck cake
– Post-Emmys: Page 1 | Page 2. Courtesy txvoodoo at LiveJournal
Red carpet
People Magazine
Glam JAM
US Magazine Best Dressed (slide 7)
The Office Post-Emmy Party

Cast reaction

Jenna’s MySpace blog
Angela’s MySpace blog
Kevin’s MySpace blog
Brian’s TV Guide blog
Meredith’s MySpace blog

Articles

Zap2it: “The Office” executive producer Greg Daniels learned you shouldn’t make a toy out of the pointiest award in showbiz. Steve Carell was jokingly describing how the show’s set is home to “a lot of animosity and friction,” and to drive home the point, Daniels pantomimed bludgeoning his star with his best comedy Emmy.

Variety: “We kind of felt like we were doing the show in a bubble, but clearly it’s catching on,” said Steve Carell, speaking on behalf of “The Office” crew, which won the prize for comedy series in its second season. Exec producer Greg Daniels called the evening “a night of ups and downs” after he cut his hand on the wings of the Emmy backstage. “People thought it was going to be really hard to adapt an English show, but I speak English, so we really had a leg up there,” Daniels joked. But seriously, folks, “It was such a good show in the first place, I don’t think it was as hard as people thought.”

The Envelope.com: In the “The Office” clutch, writer/co-star B.J. Novak looks at his statue and reflects, “I watched the ‘In Memoriam’ and wondered if when I died I’d be up there. Now it’s a tiny bit more likely I will be.” Novak’s co-writer Paul Lieberstein, who plays beleaguered human resources officer Toby on the show, looks at his statue with a hint of fear and chagrin, particularly at the remarkably sharp points of the angel’s wings. “I’ve already scooped up one of Steve Carell’s cufflinks with his.”

Entertainment Weekly: The cast and producers of the best comedy winner, The Office, greeted each new reporter’s question with a group wave and a cheery ”hello!” When asked about their infectious merriment, star Steve Carell gamely answered, with a perfect deadpan, ”We’re pretty deadly serious the entire time.”

The Office Emmy photos

Here’s a bunch of red carpet photos:

If you see other pics online, post a link in the comments section!

Countdown to the Emmys!

The Emmys air this Sunday, August 27th, on NBC. Conan O’Brien hosts.

To recap, our beloved Office has garnered five nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series (Steve Carell), and Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series (Michael Schur, Christmas Party).

Here’s a list of recent Office Emmy tidbits, and I will update it throughout the week (newest stuff listed first):

Aug. 27, BostonHerald.com: “NBC’s ‘The Office,’ which enjoyed a fabulous second season, was shown a lot of love — including nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and a nod for star Steve Carell. Newton native John Krasinski, who plays lovable Jim on the series, was thrilled. ‘Having Steve nominated is, of course, just the best because he deserves it. He really is such an amazing guy to be around and he deserves everything. Then the show getting nominated, I’m so proud of the whole production,’ Krasinski said. ‘Now we get to thank the writers and the producer and all these people who, to be honest, really make the show what it is. They put in more hours than we do, more blood, sweat and tears. And I really hope that they get rewarded for it.'” Read the full article here.

Aug. 25, NBC Studio Pass Newsletter: “Watch the LIVE webcast only at NBC.com! Plus, check out the live blog from backstage during the event, exclusive video featuring Angela Kinsey from “The Office” and the chance to win during the red carpet special and the awards show!”

Continue reading “Countdown to the Emmys!”

Emmy good luck cake

On behalf of excited Office fans everywhere, a good luck cake was delivered to The Office set today:

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Jenna Fischer proclaimed: “It tasted really good. I mean, like, it was amazing. Have you had cake from this place before? If not, treat yourself to one. Amazing!”

For all the details, head on over to GMMR. (And thanks to Wendy for being the mastermind and project manager for putting this together!)