Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky visit the OTCR

22:30:10 leeeisenberg: i’ve never seen it (gene)
22:30:17 leeeisenberg: but lee claims it’s the greatest thing ever
22:30:29 updog: ugh – kornheiser and wilbon….really?
22:30:33 leeeisenberg: yes!
22:30:39 leeeisenberg: i love those guys
22:30:47 leeeisenberg: and wilbon is from chicago
22:30:49 ellyisamazing: Flight of the Conchords FTW!
22:31:02 Jim Mosby: It’s Business Time!
22:31:32 mg714: yay chicago!
22:31:39 DestroyPhone: What can you tell us about your new movie Year One?
22:31:53 leeeisenberg: 1) leo and geno are in it
22:32:02 leeeisenberg: (we play sodomites)
22:32:19 Christiaan: What are sodomites?
22:32:35 leeeisenberg: eek. do you know what sodomy is?
22:32:42 tanster: oh boy
22:32:53 leeeisenberg: that’s probably a question for a different chat room
22:32:56 Tori_Weber: I can find a picture
22:33:00 saraadx3: he’s swedish..
22:33:03 leeeisenberg: haha
22:33:06 dannyfisch: and this is where the conversation turns
22:33:14 leeeisenberg: the cast is set
22:33:28 tanster: well we lasted 33 minutes. that wasn’t bad
22:33:32 leeeisenberg: jack black, michael cera, david cross, oliver platt, mclovin
22:33:33 [Action] Jim Mosby: says as a Mod he does not condone such talk here
22:33:53 leeeisenberg: have we crossed the line?
22:33:59 lookitsjulia: Jim is usually the cause of such talk here.
22:34:11 leeeisenberg: if you wanted pg, you shoulda talked to mike and jen again
22:34:15 Jim Mosby: ehhh, not in Tori’s book but that is okay :kiss
22:34:22 leeeisenberg: we’re raw
22:34:29 tanster: ooooh smackdown talk!
22:34:31 tanster: i like it!
22:34:51 leeeisenberg: all jen ever talks about is rainbows and butterflies
22:34:54 Tori_Weber: I’m behaving.
22:35:13 casinodundie: :angel
22:35:24 Tori_Weber: In the UK version of the show, Tim and Dawn are quite racy at times. Was there a discussion to make Jim and Pam a “sweeter” version, or is it just that you can’t get away with as much in the US?
22:37:03 leeeisenberg: Tim and Dawn come from a very “cheeky” British sensibility. Aside from the unrequited love aspect, we didn’t try to mimic the relationship too much. Tim and Dawn were a perfect romantic storyline, but we needed to do our own thing.
22:37:28 TwirlingGrace: i’m so glad you did
22:37:40 TwirlingGrace: What’s your favorite episode you’ve written?
22:38:18 leeeisenberg: probably The Dinner Party, which was shut down when the strike started.
22:38:31 tanster: oh let’s dish about ‘dinner party’!
22:38:41 Tori_Weber: :(
22:38:46 jamfan84: yes please lol
22:38:52 GMMR (Kath): ok now you’re just being cruel
22:39:05 tanster: a crumb, lee and gene, PLEASE
22:39:14 Christiaan: Could you tell us some tiny details about that episode?
22:39:50 tanster: (no visible typing. they must be conferring)
22:40:06 Tori_Weber: or switching laps?
22:40:10 tanster: what?!
22:40:11 leeeisenberg: It’s the fallout of The Deposition. Michael and Jan host a dinner party at Michael’s condo. We tried to write as a play, and it feels different from anything else we’ve ever written
22:40:19 officelover: *twss*
22:40:53 tanster: what does that mean, to write it as a play?
22:41:03 jamfan84: *nice*
22:41:46 leeeisenberg: in the same way that we try to write small, relatable office stories, we tried to write small observational dinner party moments
22:42:09 leeeisenberg: i know we’re being vague, but… greg daniels will have us executed if we spill too much
22:42:27 tanster: where people eat an endless number of hot dogs and then have to spit them into a bucket
22:42:37 tanster: wait, wrong episode
22:42:42 Clare: cool
22:42:49 jamfan84: hot dog fingers..lol
22:42:51 leeeisenberg: but our goal was to write the most awkward half hour of television ever.
22:42:52 Tori_Weber: haha
22:43:16 leeeisenberg: hopefully it’ll turn out well
22:43:17 tanster: isn’t that always your goal?
22:43:23 casinodundie: You haven’t succeeded with that yet?
22:43:26 Tori_Weber: sounds great. I hope you get to shoot it soon
22:43:27 leeeisenberg: good point.
22:43:35 Christiaan: btw is Toby invited to Michael’s dinner party?
22:44:31 leeeisenberg: Michael would rather gouge his eyes out than invite Toby