Rainn Wilson answers questions for People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2007 issue.
Link: Rainn Wilson
Tipster: Annie
Rainn Wilson on Monday Night Football
Just a reminder that Rainn Wilson appears on the pre-game segment of Monday Night Football tonight, San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks.
The San Jose Mercury News writes, “In the pregame, Rainn Wilson of “The Office” will lead us around his native city. The tour will cost 20 Schrutebucks.”
Link: Rainn Wilson welcomes you to Seattle
Tipster: Artha
The Weekend Tally
- Blog: Jason Reitman writes about his experience directing ‘Local Ad.’
- Article: Ed Helms channels his inner jerk.
- Article: “The Office” TV Show Knows How To Party! Written by John Sparano’s (former Office prop super dude) wife, Jeanne Benedict.
- Article: Rainn Wilson visited the University of Washington.
- Article: a review of NBC’s new video download service, NBC Direct, now in limited beta.
- Article: Brian Baumgartner is listed as one of Golf Digest’s Top Hollywood Golfers.
- Magazine spread: John Krasinski in the December issue of Men’s Health Magazine.
- Game: MumboJumbo offers a free trial download of The Office game.
- Vote: make The Office EW’s Entertainer of the Year. (Look for them in Division 2.)
- Video: Phyllis Smith talks about her start.
- Video: video from the film ‘Walk Hard,’ co-starring Jenna Fischer.
- Video: a funny vid of Craig Robinson and others tutoring kids at 826 L.A.
- Video: Rainn Wilson recaps ‘Days of Our Lives.’
- Auction: Rainn Wilson’s charity, The Mona Foundation, is auctioning off Dwight Schrute photos, bobbleheads, and Office DVDs and scripts.
- Upcoming appearance: I’ve been told that “Rainn Wilson will be doing the intro to Monday Night Football on Monday, November 12th for the San Francisco 49ers/Seattle Seahawks game.”
- Upcoming appearance: B.J. Novak is scheduled to appear on The Today Show on Thursday, November 15th.
Tipsters: pc, Nathan, LB, jon, Carly, Erynn, Zaida, Nick, Lance, Brooke, sorano916
The Weekend Tally
- Blogs: Jenna | Angela | Kate | Kevin
- Article: The 25 Greatest Moments from “The Office.”
- Article: how will our favorite show be affected if the impending writers’ strike actually happens? Check out what Time and the New York Times say.
- Article: interviews with Steve Carell — NJ.com | Chicago Sun-Times | New York Daily News
- Article: Melora Hardin just can’t seem to slow down.
- Article: Scranton Embraces the ‘Office’ Infamy.
- Article: An ‘Office’ Visit.
- Article: Coach Leather Goods supports the Mona Foundation, Rainn Wilson’s charity choice.
- Photo: Rainn Wilson shows off his favorite t-shirt.
- Audio: radio interviews with Steve Carell — Kidd Kraddick | Ryan Seacrest | Phoenix KISS 104.7 | Philadelphia’s Preston and Steve
- Video: Angela Kinsey’s interview with TV.com — Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- Video: the recent EW post has been updated with a fifth video.
- Video: now you can watch old Steve Carell clips from the new and complete ‘The Daily Show’ archives!
- Website: NBC.com has a few new features — new motivational photos, a Creed contest (separate from the DMI one), a photo set tour, and a video widget you can put on your own blog!
- Vote: vote for The Office at TV Guide’s Online Video Awards — the show is on the ballot in three categories: Best TV Comedy Webisodes, Best Web Actor (Steve Carell), and Best Extras.
- Merchandise: the NBC Office Store has some new items — Dunder Mifflin Crew Fleece, Dunder Mifflin Ladies V-neck tee, and “Hello, My Name Is Dwight” tee. Remember, clicking the link from OfficeTally gets you 5% off all Office items!
Tipsters: Jeannine, Joy, Kell, joyray, Shannon, Shawna, Kristina, Rachel, lemoñadé, Rob, Mui
Note: there will be no Weekend Tally next weekend …
The Weekend Tally
Holy cow, the Tally runneth over this week, because I’m still catching up from last week …
- This week’s blogs: Kevin | Kate | Angela
- Film news: Smiley Face, co-starring John Krasinski, releases straight to DVD on January 8, 2008.
- Article: New York Magazine interviews Mindy Kaling.
- Article: Catching up with Rainn Wilson, a Baha’i brilliant star.
- Article: Paul Lieberstein talks at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
- Article: New York Post interviews John Krasinski.
- Article: Steve Carell in American Way Magazine.
- Article: an open letter to the cast of The Office by TV writer Ken Levine.
- Article: how much does it cost to buy a 30-second advertising spot on The Office?
- Article: the Times-Tribune interviews Creed Bratton.
- Article: Backstage.com interviews Oscar Nuñez.
- Article: Men’s Vogue interviews Steve Carell.
- Graphics: clear your browser cache and check out OT’s Halloween banner, courtesy of the fabulous Allison!
- Website: a reminder that Julie Elgar is back with her “That’s What She Said” blog — assessing the litigation value of each Office episode.
- Video: TBS.com offers The Office Bitcoms.
- Video: The Deal or No Deal Ladies perform a scene from The Office. And they aren’t half bad.
- Video: “The Office” Obsessed Fan.
- Video: an invitation to the cast to attend The Office Convention.
- Auction: a reminder to bid on Brian Baumgartner’s and David Denman’s Emmy sunglasses.
Tipsters: Mark, Melissa at LiveJournal Office, Nick, Angela, Tom, Parfectionist, rachel, _bales, Scott, Carla, Courtney, Molly, Stefanie, Sadia
The Weekend Tally
- DVD news: The Office debuted at No. 1 on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending Sept. 9.
- Article: a nice summary of The Office’s Emmy nominations.
- Article: updates on the Office Convention by the Scranton Times-Tribune and The Times Leader.
- Article: Jenna talks about her wardrobe malfunction from last year’s Emmys.
- Article: Craig Robinson talks about Dragon Wars, his audition for The Office, and who would survive a monster attack on Dunder Mifflin.
- Article: First look: ‘Walk Hard’ riffs on greatest rockers, co-starring Jenna Fischer.
- Video: as mentioned in last week’s Weekend Tally, Rainn Wilson appears in several videos for Nike Soccer. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
- Video: a preview for the movie ‘Juno,’ co-starring Rainn Wilson.
- Appearance: Rainn Wilson will appear in a skit with Kanye West at tonight’s Emmy show.
- Appearance: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Wednesday, Sept. 26 — the day before the Season 4 premiere of The Office.
- Appearance: Paul Lieberstein conducts a comedy writing session at the Film and Television Forum, Sept. 26-29.
- Auction item: bid on a decorative teapot signed by The Office cast.
Tipsters: Michelle, J, Justin, Big Fan, bsimon, Amanda, Denise
The Weekend Tally
- Article: Angela Kinsey shares her secrets of improv.
- Article: Time Magazine names both the U.S. and British versions of The Office to their 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME list.
- Article: the Office gang ranks #50 in 02138 Magazine’s list of the most influential Harvard alums. (Greg Daniels, B.J. Novak, and Michael Schur are all alums.)
- Article: New York Times interviews Steve Carell. (Spoiler warning: contains description of ‘Fun Run’ scene.)
- Article: Backstage.com interviews Craig Robinson.
- Awards: E!’s Kristin Veitch awards the Tater Top Award for Best Comedy to The Office, and couriers over the award for Best Funny Guy to Rainn Wilson.
- Editorial: check out iLounge’s Open Letter to NBC re: Leaving Apple’s iTunes Store.
- Quiz: David Brent vs. Michael Scott.
- Website: sign up for the upcoming private Beta at hulu.com — a site that will reportedly feature full episodes of The Office.
- Video: a fantastic animated version of a scene from The Office.
- Video: even though this is an old video, I had never seen it before — John Krasinski talks about his character, Lancelot, from Shrek the Third.
- Contest: create a diversity promo for The Office!
- Merchandise: LiveJournal Office is reporting seeing an assortment of Dunder Mifflin items in Target’s $1 bins!
Tipsters: Jessica, Rob, Mui, smartone, Purple Belt, ThatsWhatISaid, Alison
Rainn Wilson on Nightline
SPOILER WARNING! Video contains new Office footage.
Rainn Wilson was featured on ABC’s Nightline last night:
Words barely describe Dwight Shrute, the suck-up salesman and assistant regional manager of the Scranton branch for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
But Rainn Wilson, the actor who plays Shrute on NBC’s “The Office,” has a few for you. “Dweeby, fascistic, power-grubbing, hierarchical. Is that a word? Annoying and self-serious. How’s that? Those would be, those are seven words. I was counting them on my fingers,” Wilson said during an interview in his home outside Los Angeles. “And bizarre,” Wilson added. “Did I say bizarre? I didn’t say bizarre, throw that in the mix.”
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