Category: News

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, staff, and fans for the week ending January 19.

• Blog: Mindy Kaling blogs about tiny injustices.
• Article: Steve Carell makes foray into TV production.
• Article: Carell leads with his heart in purchase of Marshfield store.
• Article: Jenna Fischer’s Real Take on Healthy Living.
• Article: Angela Kinsey: ‘I’m Not in Shape.’
• Video: Tony Hawk interviews John Krasinski.
• Auction: bid on Angela Kinsey’s little black dress!

Tipsters: Tyler, Karis, Lauren

From press release:

NBC has renewed the popular series “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “The Biggest Loser” each for an additional year through the 2009-2010 season, it was announced today by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios, and Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

“These renewals represent our faith in ‘The Office’ and ’30 Rock’ as they continue to represent the gold standard in acclaimed and award-winning series,” said Bromstad. “We want the devoted fans of these series to know that we are thrilled that these quality programs will be back with the same high-caliber episodes that viewers have come to expect.”

“The Office” is the season’s #1 comedy in adults 18-34 and is tied for the #2 ranking overall, according to “most current” averages from Nielsen Media Research through the season’s opening 16 weeks. The acclaimed fifth-season comedy also has the most upscale audience for a primetime series on any broadcast networks in terms of its concentration of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100,000-plus incomes. “The Office” is averaging a 4.9 rating, 12 share among adults 18-49, a 5.8/15 among adults 18-34 and 9.4 million viewers overall. .

Woo!

(You can read much more about Season 6 on the news and spoilers page — click ‘spoilers’ at the top of this page.)

ET’s Thea Andrews chats on set with John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and other cast members.

Apologies if you get the song stuck in your head all day …

Tipster: Michele

From Variety:

Thesp Idris Elba has been cast on “The Office” as a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell).

Elba, most recently seen in Guy Ritchie’s “Rocknrolla,” will appear in six episodes later this season. Details are slim on his plot line, other than he’ll play a no-nonsense hire at Dunder Mifflin’s corporate office who will throw Michael Scott into turmoil.

Link: Idris Elba gets ‘Office’ space

Tipster: Joe

Tidbits about ‘The Office’ show, cast, staff, and fans for the week ending January 4.

• Article: ‘The Office’ Star Jenna Fischer Tells the Naked Truth.
• Article: Dwight Schrute: What I’ve Learned by Office writers Anthony Farrell and Charlie Grandy.
• Article: The Onion’s A.V. Club names The Office’s ‘Dinner Party’ one of The Best Television Episodes Of 2008.
• Article: Ricky Gervais is far from unpleasant.
• Fan report: from Tallyhead Laundry&Betrayal — “This weekend my husband and I went to see the show ‘Dividing the Estate’ on Broadway. One of the stars of the ensemble production is Devon Abner, who played Devon on the office! (Remember, he was fired by Michael in ‘Halloween.’ Then he is in a great deleted scene from ‘Valentine’s Day,’ where Michael runs into him in NYC and Devon starts chasing him). Devon was great in the play, he had the same straight intensity that he had on The Office and was the straight man among an otherwise funny cast.”

Tipsters: Jordan, Jason, Paul

Okay Tallyheads, time to let your voice be heard in E! Online’s Watch With Kristin ‘Best of TV 2008’ poll.

Get your votes in!

Link: What’s the Best TV of 2008?

Tipster: Paul