Watching The Office

It’s Toby in Costa Rica! He’s been so embarrassed by this incident…

…so he bolts out of Scranton and does his own show in Costa Rica. Bwaha!

Of course I’m kidding. But I could be right about it, too… since NBC is putting up a live blog for Toby on the show’s season finale on May 15. The title of the entry? “Goodbye, Toby”.

Goodbye, Toby - Live Blog with Paul Lieberstein
It’s the season finale, so we’re going to wrap things up with a live blog with Paul Lieberstein aka Toby! Be sure to join us on Thursday, May 15 at 10pm EST/7pm PST.

Is Paul Leiberstein going to be working on the spin-off?

But back to Toby in Costa Rica — wouldn’t it make a good concept though? And even better if he’s new character shifts from the weakling human resources guy he once was. Would you watch a show with Toby in the lead?

Anyway, how did The Office do last week, against Grey’s Anatomy (which returned from their strike-imposed hiatus)? Here was last Thursday’s standing:

1. “CSI� (CBS) 16.74m
2. “Grey’s Anatomy� (ABC) 16.02m
3. “Without a Trace� (CBS) 13.50m
4. “Survivor: Micronesia� (CBS) 12.98m
5. “Lost� (ABC) 12.33m
6. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?� (8-10) (FOX) 8.64m
7. “Ugly Betty� (ABC) 8.52m
8. “The Office� (NBC) 7.56m
9. “ER� (NBC) 7.35m
10. “My Name is Earl� (NBC) 6.06m
11. “30 Rock� (NBC) 5.54m
12. “Scrubs� (NBC) 5.30m
13. “Smallville� (CW) 3.56m
14. “Supernatural� (CW) 2.27m

If you’ve been following the ratings from the beginning, it seems like every show that night went down, especially top-rated ones like CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. The Office drops, too. But I was expecting that one and based on the results I still think it remains solid compared to 30 Rock.

Still from last week’s episode, Night Out, OfficeTally held a chat session with Mindy Kaling, the writer (who plays Kelly). She gamely answered viewer questions (such a funny woman!)and provided behind the scenes tidbits.

Remote Access has an interview with Carrie Fliegel, the actress playing the woman Dwight Schrute made-out with in last week’s episode. She relates not knowing about the kissing scene when she got to the set, ready to shoot for two days. But she also say this was the “most significant thing I have ever done.” Carrie is a Harvard graduate who has appeared in reality shows before this.

Lastly, Night Out deleted scenes are up. Check it out!

The Office, Toby from the Office, Paul Leiberstein, Mindy Kaling, Carrie Fliegel, The Office Night Out