Do you think it’s possible 10 years ago Michael wasn’t crazy?
What if he had lots of friends at Dunder Mifflin, was charming, and even flirted with the pretty girl who worked at reception?
Nahhh …
Right?
Jim Halpert certainly hopes not.
Meet Stanley in Chicago
Hey Chicago Office fans, just a quickie post that Leslie David Baker (“Stanley”) appears at NBC5’s Travel Expo on Saturday, November 10th. (That’s tomorrow.)
Link: NBC5 Travel Expo
Tipster: Jodi
Call to action: write a letter!
Tori said it in her review. The Office’s Michael Schur and Jen Celotta said it in the chat room. And now I am officially appealing to Tallyheads and Office fans everywhere —
The best thing you can do to support the writers during the WGA strike is to write a letter. Specifically, write a letter to Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC/Universal.
Be articulate. Be polite. Tell Mr. Zucker that you’re an Office fan and you want your show back. That you won’t watch any replacement programming until The Office returns.
Check out various Tallyhead letters in the comments below.
Let’s get the entire Office staff back where they belong, doing what they do best: making our favorite show.
Mail letters to:
Jeff Zucker
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
P.S. The Office staff has heard every other idea that you guys have had — from boycotting DunderMifflinInfinity.com, to not watching The Office online, to turning off your TV altogether. Again, Michael Schur says “we can’t quite figure out what the right move is with digital media stuff for right now, but we do know that writing letters is good.” As for a DMI boycott, I spoke to another Office writer who says, “DMI has nothing to do with the Writers’ Guild strike. The strike is only about scripted content, so keep on participating in DMI and reading the character blogs. It’s all we’ve got right now!”
The Office: Survivor Man, 4.11
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Writer: Steve Carell, Director: Paul Feig
Summary (NBC): After Ryan excludes Michael from a corporate wilderness retreat, Michael heads into the woods for his own survival adventure. Back at work, Jim tries to revolutionize the office birthday party.
Michael Schur and Jen Celotta visit the OTCR
It was an absolute thrill to welcome The Office’s co-executive producers and writers extraordinaire Michael Schur and Jen Celotta into the OfficeTally Chat Room tonight!
Aside from Mike mistaking Parker for a guy and Jen trying to type replies on a toaster, the chat went very well. They answered questions about the strike and the future of the show.
I talked to Mike afterwards, and he sounded totally pumped about the whole experience. Another chat is a definite possibility for the near future.
A full transcript of the chat after the jump. A few tiny spoilerish tidbits included.
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“The Office Is Closed”
Tipster: Pammite
Tori’s Review: The WGA Strike
One Office Fan’s Completely Biased View of the Strike ( … or how you can help the writers of The Office)
Turn off your televisions and get out a pen; or in support of “new media” — write an email.
The people who bring us The Office each week are picketing outside the set, on a vacant cul-de-sac in the middle of nowhere with no media attention. Why? Because the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers can’t come to an agreement about the amount of money the show’s writers should receive from DVD sales, and/or “new media,” a blanket term for shows that are downloaded or streamed on the Internet.
While new media might not seem like a big of a deal right now, it will be in the future. One day, you’ll park your flying car in the garage, float “Second Life”-style to your couch, and have the biggest urge to watch “The Injury.” In less than a second, your home’s central computer will download it to your 200-inch television.
Your DVD player will be rotting in your attic next to your original limbs.
Promo pics of ‘The Deposition’
Courtesy of JustJared: Photos from ‘The Deposition.’
Tipster: Tina