The Office’s Brian Baumgartner takes Dodgers Magazine on a tour of the set.
And shows off an impressive collection of bobbleheads!
Link:
Brian’s tour of ‘The Office’
Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell, Golden Globes 2010
Here is Ricky Gervais, host of the Golden Globes Awards 2010, ribbing The Office’s Steve Carell.
Golden Globe Awards 2010
Watch the Golden Globe Awards hosted by Ricky Gervais tonight live 8pm ET/5pm PT on NBC!
The Office is nominated for two awards:
Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical: The Office
Best TV Actor, Comedy or Musical: Steve Carell
I’ve post videos, photos, and award results here. As always, if you have a tip, post a comment with a link!
Videos
- 2: Show opener: Ricky Gervais ribs Steve Carell Tipster: Megan
- 3: Jenna Fischer talks to TV Guide
- 4: Jenna Fischer talks to the L.A. Times about the sex of the baby! Tipster: katherine
- 27: Which Office staffer is a ‘Glee’ fan?
Photos
- 5: Ed Helms
- 6-9: Jenna Fischer
- 10: John Krasinski
- 11-12: Steve Carell
- 13: John Krasinski and Ed Helms at E!’s 360 glam cam HILARIOUS
- 14-16: Angela Kinsey
- 17: Ricky Gervais
- 18: Mindy Kaling
- 19: Kate Flannery
- 20-21: Phyllis Smith (dancing with Chuck’s Zachary Levi!) CUTEST COUPLE
- 22: B.J. Novak
- 23: Oscar Nunez
- 24-26: Group photos (includes Craig Robinson, Leslie David Baker, Ellie Kemper, and Brian Baumgartner)
Other links
Award results
- Congratulations to Ed Helms — ‘The Hangover’ wins the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Comedy!
- The Golden Globe for Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical, goes to Glee.
- The Golden Globe for Best TV Actor, Comedy or Musical, goes to Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock.
Ricky Gervais coming to The Office?
Could The Office’s creator and original star Ricky Gervais possibly make an appearance on the U.S. version of the show sometime soon?
Here are some various tidbits:
From The Sun:
BUNGLING boss David Brent is to return, Ricky Gervais has confirmed.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Ricky said his Brent will clash egos with his US equivalent in the American version of hit BBC comedy The Office.
Revealing his plans for the episode, Ricky, 48, said: “I think it would be funny for David Brent to walk into the US Office and hear them go, ‘Oh my god, there’s two of them!’
“We don’t need to know about Brent’s back story – the English Office exists in a cocoon and in the DVD.
“Michael Scott could just bump into Brent, who is a bloke from England.
“I don’t think we’ll take any of the other UK characters over – we’ll probably leave it with just me because it’s just too complicated.”
From Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello:
I heard an unconfirmed rumor earlier today that Ricky Gervais was seriously considering reprising his role as original Office manager David Brent on the U.S. version later this season. Too good to be true, right? That’s what I thought. Well, about an hour ago, Ricky Gervais took the stage at press tour (he’s here promoting his new self-titled animated HBO comedy) and hinted that he might do something with the U.S. Office next season.
From the L.A. Times:
As for future plans, Gervais offered: “We might do something with the American ‘Office’ next season. But that’s in our heads at the moment.”
From USA Today:
Gervais, who wrote an episode of the American Office with Merchant, would like to write and direct another one. He doesn’t rule out an appearance on the show, either as the British Office’s David Brent or Extras’ Andy Millman.
“I think that’s not out of the question now. I think the time would be right there,” he says.
He has thought of one scenario in which The Office’s Jim and Pam are watching Extras and Michael Scott — the American version of Gervais’ Brent — comes along. “And (he) goes: ‘I don’t like that English guy in it. If they ever did an American remake, I reckon I could do that.’ That would be a lovely in-joke.”
What do you think of the idea? What could some possible storylines be?
Ricky Gervais on ‘The Tonight Show’
Here is Ricky Gervais’ visit to ‘The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien’ last night (four clips):
Should ‘The Office’ Be Used In HR Training?
From NPR:
The Office, a comedy about a jumble of oddball workers trying to get along in a claustrophobic environment, is a phenomenon of our times, a period when the American workforce is more diverse than it has ever been.
But what does the fictional office tell us about the national workplace?
… Though the show is clearly a caricature, there are grains of truth in the dysfunctional conflicts that drive its humor …
Link: Should ‘The Office’ Be Used In HR Training?
Tipster: TheRachel84
Jenna Fischer is new spokesperson for Proactiv
The Office’s Jenna Fischer is a new spokesperson for Proactiv, according to PEOPLE Magazine:
Proactiv Solution, the world’s best-selling pimple-fighting beauty regimen, probably also boasts the longest and most renowned list of celebrity spokespeople — especially with the just-announced additions of Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne and Jenna Fischer to their lineup … the trio of stars will join Proactiv’s famous pitchpeople … by touting the acne remedy with televised one-minute, two-minute, and 30-second commercials launching later this month.
Jenna mentions doing a voiceover for Proactiv in her March 2009 blog.
Link: PEOPLE Magazine
Brian Baumgartner’s cool Secret Santa gift
During the recent TCA press tour, The Office’s Brian Baumgartner was asked who he’s picking for the Super Bowl:
“Drew Brees will lead New Orleans to the Super Bowl,” he said. “Definitely they’re going to stop the Cardinals. They’re going to have a tough time against Dallas I think the next week. I think it’s going to be the Chargers and Saints in the Super Bowl, and if we get that far you can call me and I’ll tell you who will win.”
There’s a story behind Baumgartner’s confidence in Brees. The two met a couple of years ago while both were playing in a celebrity golf tournament, a relationship that allowed Baumgartner to execute one of the all-time-best Secret Santa gifts for a displaced Saints fan.
Link: ‘The Office’s’ Kevin, Drew Brees connect on Secret Santa completion