Watching The Office

I haven’t had the pleasure of blogging on John Krasinki too much, haven’t I? I’m not ignoring the guy, I adore JK! But I am making a conscious effort (or at least trying to!) to avoid allowing my school girl crush on John to fully blow.

I am a closet JAM shipper. I’m not totally out because I’m hoping to heed to what Greg Daniels hopes The Office viewers would see — that is, putting more focus on The Office being the show that it is and less on the romance brewing between characters.

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This promo from NBC is actually so good, I. Cannot. Stop. Laughing!!!

• Big transformations for Pam and Ryan.
• Funny quip from Creed, as usual. And Stanley….he’s….still the same! LOL!
• Love Michael’s inputs on Ytu Mama Tambien and Ratatouille.

Almost everyone is in this clip and they’re all so good at what they do — that is, making people laugh!

I so enjoyed that one. Whew!

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The sets will officially be released next week, September 4, but some reviews worth reading are already up! Read up on these reviews:

IGN gives the DVD release high scores

Simply put - everything here is funny. This is the rare DVD instance where deleted scenes - whether they were cut for a reason or not - are a perfectly worthy, gut-busting inclusion. The show must be rich in unaired, unseen, improvised and scripted material and what’s here - from the tiny featurettes to bloopers to the deleted scenes themselves - showcase the cast both in and out of character doing what they do best: making the audience laugh.

UnderGroundOnline believes that with the release of Season 3’s DVD, the show is deserving to go to the next level:

With Season Four on the not-too-distant horizon, it almost seems like The Office is ready for a promotion now that fans have even more to sink their teeth into with Season 3 on DVD.

And finally, The Office Tally, provides a couple of menu screenshots and details of the commentary and extras (with minor spoilers)

Clearly, the boxset is packed with goodies. Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?

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The teens have spoken! And they have bestowed upon Steve Carell the award for Best TV Actor - Comedy in the recently concluded Teen Choice Awards. He bested fellow nominees Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men), David Spade (Rules of Engagement), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother).

The Office was also nominated for Best TV Series, but teens preferred Hanna Montana to win it.

It’s amazing how much of an impact Steve (as well as the show) imparts to the kids. As a parent himself, he surely realizes how big the responsibility it is to be a teen role model.

Speaking of role models, here’s another thing noteworthy of Steve — he takes part in a campaign sponsored by Sky TV and did this amusing commercial:

Many thanks to the diligent people of The Office LJ Community for finding and posting this clip!

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Another week starts. What do we have here?

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Earlier, we’ve announced the launch of the official Dunder Mifflin Website and quite obviously, it’s a marketing tool for the series, just one of the clever ways by which NBC is selling The Office to the online public (where the show has a huge following!).

This week, the first newsletter generated by that website is officially out. If you have signed up for it via Dunder Mifflin’s site, you should have already gotten this in your email. If you haven’t, you can still view the contents of the newsletter here. There are a combined four articles written by Michael Gary Scott and Dwight Schrute. Go read it, it’s hilarious.

Especially notable to me is this one, from Dwight:

I am particularly enjoying this, marketing gimmick or what-not. It just makes the characters feel so much more accessible, as if I’m also part of it.

Good job, Michael and Dwight!

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Steve Carell will join a handful of celebrities, such as Jon Stewart, Keifer Sutherland, Katherine Heigl and Kate Walsh, as presenters in this year’s Emmy Awards ceremony, now on it’s 59th year.

Read full story here: Steve Carell, Jon Stewart, Katherine Heigl, ‘Entourage’ Cast Among Emmy Presenters

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Just Jared has posted tons of photos from The Office Fun Run Episode. Along with it are some spoilers… so if you don’t like to read those kinds of stuff, steer clear. I have, however, taken just one photo from the batch. It is something that I particularly like, because it just says so much:

The Dwangelas are fighting!

There are also other promo photos at this site.

Incidentally, it’s 36 days before the season premiere, yay!

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The Emmy Awards is drawing nearer and nearer. I can’t say I’m generally excited for the outcome this year since some of my preferred TV series, specifically those that I thought would at least get a nomination recognition like Brothers & Sisters or Lost, failed to earn the favor of the voting panel. (Boo!!)

Although, one category the Emmy’s got at least 90% correct is Comedy. This year would have to be a pretty tight race, especially in the individual awards (Actor and Supporting Actor - Comedy).

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Hello, guys! I hope your weekend was superb. Let’s start this week right with me offering you a bunch of The Office related news and links worth checking out.

IGN TV: What do you think attracts people like that to the show?
Nunez: It’s a good show. Quality attracts quality. People want to be on a good show. Ricky Gervais is a genius. If you watch the original Office and Extras — arguably that’s the funniest thing on television right now, is Extras — Extras is so brilliant, and he wrote that. He writes that dialogue that’s so very good. It’s very good comedy

Enjoy the week ahead!

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Today we’re celebrating:

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The latest trailer from Steve Carell’s new movie which is coming out in October:

I don’t expect this to be a box-office hit although I hope it does well. This is the kind of material I think Steve can do very well as an actor — light comedy with a hint of drama.

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Masi Oka, who currently enjoys TV Star status thanks to the show Heroes, once said in an interview that he’s a big The Office fan.

What’s it like going toe-to-toe with crazy Steve Carell?
Oka: My big triumph was making him crack up during his close-ups. I figure if I can make Carell laugh with my improvs, I’ve made it! I’m a big geek for The Office. I also work with Jenna Fischer in another new movie, Quebec. I play a real-estate agent and I get to cuss, which I can’t do on Heroes. When Hiro stabbed Sylar in the season finale he said, “Yatta!” but my secret subtext was, “Yatta, you motherf–ker!” I couldn’t say it, but I played it!

Oka is starring in Get Smart, a new movie opposite Steve Carell.

30 Rock creator and star, Tina Fey, also professes her love for The Office in this very recent TV Guide interview:

Who makes you laugh?
Fey: I really like The Office — I think everyone on that show is brilliant. The Larry Sanders Show [is] the funniest show… ever. All my friends on SNL. Arrested Development made me laugh.

Well, we hope 30 Rock goes the route of The Office and not Arrested Development.
Fey: [Laughs] I know. It’s hard to say because some days I think, “Well, if we go the route of Arrested Development I can raise my kid because I won’t be at work so much.” But it would be nice to be The Office, too — it remains to be seen.

Do you know of any other TV star who has also expressed their fondness for The Office? Talk back!

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I am simply amazed by the number of drawings and designs people have come up with on DeviantArt on The Office.

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What I’m about to show next is a very detailed account of what happens in The Office Season 4’s very first episode: Fun Run. I tried very hard not to read everything because I still want to be surprised when I watch the show. But you curious George/s out there can read all you want — A very detailed SPOILER POST from TWoP.

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