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Fat Women Need Bachelors Too
2:30AM Richard | Movies get directors, and they also get Matthew McConaughey. The Office actors just got rich, and fat people just got validated, in glorious reality show form. More »
‘The Office’ Porn Features Almost As Many Couplings As The Actual ‘Office’
8:37AM Kyle Buchanan | Worried that The Office has become mired in too many relationship subplots? Have we got the NSFW version for you! More »
Amy Poehler’s Non-’Office’ Non-Spinoff Exactly Like ‘The Office’
8:04AM Kyle Buchanan | Sitcoms are rarely created under a veil of intense secrecy, but the creators behind NBC’s new Amy Poehler “non-spinoff” of The Office rival even Lost for sheer obfuscation. Now, finally, we have a synopsis. More »
Jessica Alba, Cloris Leachman Join Jack Black as Glitzy ‘Office’ Temps
8:29AM STV | NBC will leave no stunt unplayed in its attempt to own Super Bowl Sunday, with Jessica Alba and Cloris Leachman now confirmed to appear alongside Jack Black in that night’s special hour-long Office episode. More »
The Boss, ‘Office’ to Battle ‘Wipeout’ in Super Bowl of the Soul
5:10AM STV | Chalk up another victory for the creative class: US network, ABC’s obstacle-course competition hit Wipeout will return for two episodes on Super Bowl Sunday, directly challenging both NBC’s halftime show featuring Bruce Springsteen and a special postgame edition of The Office. It’s the biggest such counterprogramming battle in five years, and as with everything else pertaining to the network these days, the Peacock might be in trouble. More »
WGA Awards Recognise Every Half-Decent Show On TV With Its Own, Worthless Nomination
8:12AM STV | The Writers Guild unveiled its 2009 TV nominees this morning, revealing a radical shift in taste that rotated only one new drama and two new comedies into the year’s Best Series nominations — all replacing old nominees that weren’t on the air this year. Let’s hear it for attrition! More »
John Krasinski’s Harmonising with Aimee Mann Not Quite Jim-and-Pam Level
3:45AM Kyle Buchanan | John Krasinski is a true renaissance man: in addition to his work on The Office, he can count a Sundance directorial debut and a facility for Muppet arms to his credit. Still, one thing that may need a little more work is his incipient singing career, which he humbly debuted this past weekend in Los Angeles. More »
Rainn Wilson As Sick of Super-Sized ‘Office’ Seasons As You Are
7:25AM Kyle Buchanan | Though Ricky Gervais’s version of The Office folded up shop after two six-episode runs, that wouldn’t amount to even half of a current season of the Steve Carell-toplined Office, which is continually pressed into service for hourlong episodes, spinoffs, and expanded seasons by NBC. Though the moves have pumped up ratings for the sitcom, the results are not always well-regarded by critics — or by a burnt-out cast, says Rainn Wilson: More »
Great Moments In FCC Baiting Presents: ‘The Office’ Training Call
7:01AM Seth | On The Office last night, we learned that Dunder Mifflin customer service rep Kelly Kapoor threw an America’s Got Talent finale party, where she gave out personalised gift mugs featuring every worker’s face over a blue star. (In a nice touch, you can purchase said mugs at the NBC online store. We’ll take six Phyllises—something about her smile puts us in the mood for warm beverages.) More »
