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Jenna blogs about ‘The Dundies’

Once again, Jenna Fischer (“Pam”) goes above and beyond the call of duty with a new blog entry during a rerun week! (Thanks, Jenna!)

This time, it’s a fresh behind-the-scenes look at one of my personal favorites, The Dundies.

Jenna writes mainly about the interesting “research” she did in order to play a drunk Pam, and how Chili’s protest to a particular scene resulted in Pam falling off her bar stool instead! (The alternative would have been a little more, shall we say…sticky.)

Go to Jenna’s blog here, and be sure to read B.J. Novak’s (“Ryan”) perspective on the episode here.

For those of you who haven’t seen this episode yet, you are in for a real treat. Especially if you’re a JAM fan. :)

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Jenna Fischer answers fan questions!

Even with no Office episode airing tonight, Jenna Fischer (“Pam”) still took the time to post to her blog at TVGuide.com.

Bless her heart. Maybe today isn’t so gloomy after all.

Was that John Krasinski’s (“Jim”) actual yearbook picture in Email Surveillance? (I swear, I just don’t see the resemblance.)

Read her answer to that question and more here.

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Reminder: Lots of Office treats today

Just a reminder of all the Office goodies we get today:

  • Jenna Fischer appears on various radio shows around the country, 6am-9am PT. Schedule
  • Angela Kinsey appears on Rock107 Scranton in the morning and Rock 105.3 San Diego in the afternoon.
  • Office characters appear in “The More You Know” spots throughout primetime tonight.
  • First run of Michael’s Birthday. Come right back here at 7pm PT to vote!
  • Jenna Fischer appears on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Yowsah!

Update

  • Here is the audio from Angela’s interview with Rock107.
  • Here are some quick TV Guide interviews (scroll to the bottom of the page) with the cast about tonight’s episode, Michael’s Birthday. Thanks to jillcet at LiveJournal for the tip!
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Jenna Fischer TV Guide blog: Diversity Day

From Jenna Fischer’s TV Guide blog, dated March 9, 2006:

The Office Relives a Classic “Day”

It’s an oldie but goodie on The Office tonight [9:30 pm/ET on NBC]. We are rerunning an episode from Season 1 called “Diversity Day.” Michael is subjected to a day of diversity training after complaints are made to corporate about his behavior. He hijacks the meeting and teaches his own brand of sensitivity.

If you are new to The Office, this will be a treat. “Diversity Day” is an often-quoted fan favorite. It is also a favorite of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the creators of the original British version of The Office. One of Michael’s lines from this episode inspired The Office fan site NorthernAttack.com. And, if that weren’t enough to convince you that you should be excited about a rerun… this episode, written by B.J. Novak, was nominated for a Writers Guild Award.

More fun facts about “Diversity Day”:

  • This was the second episode we ever shot. It was our first completely original episode. (Our pilot episode was adapted from the script of the British pilot.)
  • You will see Steve Carell before he lost a ton of weight for The 40 Year Old Virgin.
  • John Krasinski’s hair is longer.
  • My hair is darker.
  • You can see the very beginnings of the Jim-Pam romance.
  • This is the episode that contains the infamous “Chris Rock Routine.”