NBC’s Kevin Reilly guests on ‘The Office’

Did you miss NBC President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly’s cameo on ‘The Office’ last night? Me too!

With no advance fanfare, Reilly briefly popped up in this week’s episode of the Peacock’s hit laffer “The Office.” Reilly — whose cameo featured no lines and lasted about three seconds — played a prospective boss interviewing Dwight Schruth (Rainn Wilson) for a job.

Link: NBC’s Reilly guests on ‘The Office’

Tipster: Wendy

The Office renewed for Season 4

From the NBC press release:

NBC has ordered early full-season pickups for the 2007-08 season for four hit series — the comedies “The Office” and “My Name Is Earl,” and dramas “Heroes” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ” it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment.

Did we have any doubts?

Link: NBC RENEWS HIT SERIES ‘THE OFFICE,’ ‘MY NAME IS EARL,’ ‘HEROES’ AND ‘LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT’ FOR FULL SEASON OF EPISODES IN 2007-08

Tipsters: Tori and Sean

Joss Whedon to direct Office episode

Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, is directing an episode of The Office, according to Televisionary:

Rumor has it that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and TV ubergod Joss Whedon will return to television to direct an upcoming episode of NBC’s hit sitcom (and Televisionary obsession) The Office … Look for Whedon’s take on Michael Scott and the gang at Dunder-Mifflin to air sometime in the spring.

Whedon responds to the rumor in his Whedoneque blog.

Links: Televisionary original story and EW confirmation | Whedonesque

Tipster: Owen

LITO’s iPod giveaway

Speaking of cool Apple gadgets, Brian over at LITO wrote to tell me of his iPod Giveaway:

I recently started some Office forums over at LifeInTheOffice. To get it jump started, I’m having a contest and the prize is an Office packed iPod. (All the episodes and audio clips pre-loaded.)

Go check it out!

Future Dwight helps to demo iPhone

macworld

During Steve Job’s Macworld keynote address today, he announced the coming of a revolutionary new product called the iPhone.

To show off the iPhone’s video capability, he used the cold open from ‘Branch Closing’ in his demo!

Click here to see a demo of iPhone’s widescreen video capability, brought to you by The Office and Future Dwight. (link no longer available)

I worked at Macworld myself today, and believe me, the excitement surrounding this thing was unbelievable. And yeah, the phone is FREAKING COOL.

Tipsters: Too numerous to mention! But I appreciate each and every one of you.

Office Cast Watch List: Jan. 5 – 11

See Office cast members on these upcoming shows:

  • Sun Jan. 7:
    Steve Carell on ‘Between the Lions’ (kids’ reading show)
    Station: KQEDK. Episode: ‘Too Cool.’
  • Mon Jan. 8:
    Jenna Fischer on ‘That 70s Show.’
    Station: KICU (SF). Episode: ‘Don’t Lie to Me.’
  • Mon Jan. 8:
    Rainn Wilson on ‘Six Feet Under.’
    Station: Bravo. Episode: ‘The Trap.’
    Rainn plays Arthur, the creepy mortuary apprentice. Man, I loved that show.