Month: June 2007

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Welcome home, Jenna!

Jenna Fischer has finally returned home to California after spending nearly three weeks in New York following her accident.

James Gunn, Jenna’s husband, writes in his MySpace blog:

Jenna is much better. There’s marked improvement every few days. She’s walking around fairly normally, and she can get in and out of bed on her own.

In honor of Jenna’s return home, here’s a little extra Rewind this week — a listing of tidbits you may have missed the first time around:

  • The Girl’s Guide to Summer (2003): Jenna Fischer appeared in this video entry for the Instant Films Festival in 2003.
    Video | Behind the scenes
  • Nonhuman Resources (2004, NSFW): Jenna stars as an adorable witch.
    Video
  • 10 Things You Don’t Know About Women (2006, NSFW): Jenna penned this article for Esquire magazine, which was then turned into a video starring many of The Office staff.
    Video | Article | Comment by film maker (see comment by Preston)

And a few bits of new news:

  • Cupcake Courier hits the big time! One of Jenna’s favorite products (and created by her cousin-in-law) is featured in the Summer issue of O at Home magazine, pages 11 and 26!
    Magazine scans | Jenna’s original MySpace blog | Cupcakecourier.com
  • Rover Rescue: Jenna’s fans have now donated more than $2,100 in her honor to Rover Rescue. One fan even sponsored a dog (Gretel) as a get well gift!

Welcome home, Jenna! Continued best wishes on a speedy recovery …

Tipster: Brittany

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Bid on an Office set visit!

Note: the original listing was removed. Click the link below to go to the new listing.

The winner of this auction item and three guests will be given a V.I.P. tour of NBC’s shooting facility in Los Angeles and join the cast and crew for lunch. In addition, the winner will get to watch scenes being filmed for an actual episode.

Having visited the set myself, I guarantee that this will be one of the most exciting days of your life. :)

The auction ends June 15th.

Link: Bid on Office set visit (relisted)

Tipster: Matt

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Clooney shows Krasinski who’s boss

From Entertainment Weekly:

EW: That John Krasinski guy doesn’t look that tough.

CLOONEY: You know, he’s a good kid. I love him, but the fun part is that he talked s—. [To Pitt] I’ve got this kid John Krasinski in my movie. He’s on The Office — really good actor. The first day on the set he’s like, ”I play basketball” and I was like, ”I play a little too.” And he looks at me and goes, ”I’ll kick your ass.”

Find out what happened on page 6 of the interview. And if you’re a George Clooney/Brad Pitt fan, read the whole article — it’s quite entertaining!

Link: Fun with George and Brad

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Upcoming events

A reminder on a few things coming up …

Check out the OfficeTally Calendar for a complete list of events.

Tipsters: GMMR, sorano916, J

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Tell Ausiello: more Office!

Hey, almighty Office fandom, send TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello a strong message that we want more coverage of our favorite show by voting for The Office in his poll!

With ”Gilmore Girls” and ”Veronica Mars” gone, what underrepresented shows should pick up the slack in Ask Ausiello?

Bones — 21%
Medium — 3%
NCIS — 5%
The Office — 35%
One Tree Hill — 8%
Supernatural — 25%

He has not been the most ardent Office fan, but perhaps if he covered the show more, he would change his mind …

Link: Michael Ausiello column (the poll is at the bottom of the page)

Tipster: Kerry

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Wearing multiple hats on The Office

Variety has a really interesting article about the challenges of being both an actor and writer — true of several staff members on The Office:

[Paul] Lieberstein, who was strictly a writer before coming to “The Office,” finds his actor mind and producer mind in conflict in another way. [Steve] Carell, he explains, will pounce (in character) on any actor who fumbles an improv.

“He just devours you. If you take too long, he makes fun of you. If you say something that didn’t follow, he makes fun of you. It’s kind of amazing. While I’m watching it as a producer, when I’m not in the scene, it’s definitely something I’m hoping for.”

Link: Writer-performers stage balancing acts