Random Poll: Andy’s Greatest Hits

This week’s topic: Andy greatest performances
The first two things that anyone who meets Andy Bernard will learn is a) he went to Cornell (ever heard of it?) and b) he likes to sing. And boy does he sing. From the standards to the 70s, to alternative and beyond, Andy seems to be the sole contestant on his own Dunder Mifflin Idol. Let’s look back at some of his greatest hits and vote for your favorite.

Fanart Friday: Eight tries added up

It’s been a very long time since I posted fanart, but I happened upon this piece by Astrodevil at deviantART. It was a Daily Deviation (featured piece) and rightly so. Fantastic caricatures of all regulars and a few semi-regulars.

See the full sized piece here.

21 characters, and this artist has never even seen the show! Bravo, my friend.

Fun Run: Episode 4.01-4.02

This recap is in my new new format, info about this format is on the about page

“Fun Run”
Season 4 Episode 1-2 (hourlong)
Air Date: September 27, 2007
Writer: Greg Daniels
Synopsis: Michael thinks the office is cursed after a couple freak accidents. He then decides to hold a charity fun run. The fate of Jim and Pam’s dinner date is revealed. And a death will test Dwight and Angela.

Aaaand we’re back!

Let the bells of Dunder Mifflin chime out the message: The Office will return tonight.

Cancel your plans and reset those DVRs, “Dinner Party” will air at 9e/8c.

If you’ve forgotten what’s happened so far in S4, I wrote a little refresher course for TheTwoCents, so check it out.

My heart is truly soaring with the eagle’s nest.

Office Season 4 Schedule

ike the title says, this post is devoted to the Season 4 schedule of The Office. Episode titles, NBC summaries, and official promotional items after the jump.

NEW 4/25 Title, Synopsis and Large Photos for 5/15 episode *note: very spoilerly if you haven’t seen the 4/24 episode “Night Out”.

4/24 Promo photos for 5/1 Episode

Random Poll: Breaking Up (is hard to do)

It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better day to talk about broken hearts!

Break-ups are a bit like people; they’re all different. Some are quiet, while other are loud, some are somewhat amiable, while others leave people destroying property. Here’s a look back at the Break-ups of Dunder Mifflin, and a poll on which was the ugliest break up.

Who’s ready to work?

I’ve very happy to announce the Writer’s strike is ending, and everyone will get back to working on our favorite show soon. We should see new episodes in a few weeks time! While we won’t get the full 30 episodes that NBC ordered this season, there will be at least 6 more episodes in season 4. Considering many shows are scraping their seasons in favorite of “relaunching” in Fall, I’m more than happy with the promise of half-a-dozen new episodes.

This site kind of took an unexpected hiatus along with the writers, and I’m sorry about that. But I do have a new poll written, so look for that soon!

Life Without The Office: Day 16

That’s right, it’s been merely 16 days since the last episode of The Office, but it certainly feels longer, doesn’t it? It also doesn’t help that I haven’t been posting on this site much. I was going to promise to have Random Polls and Viewing Clubs, but it’s good I didn’t because I wouldn’t have followed up very well.

Anyway, the big news on the Writer’s Guide Strike is they started talking to the Studios again this week, but what the studios are offering is far from what the WGA is asking for, so I don’t know if we’re very much closer to a resolution to this strike.

In happier news, Angela Kinsey announced that she expecting her first child in May. Yay, Angela!

As far as what I’ve been up to that’s Office related, I wrote recaps of the last two episodes for TheTwoCents.com, so you can check those out: Survivor Man, The Deposition.

Also, in what might become a regular segment, I would like to spotlight other Office Sites that I think are worth checking out.

This time I would like to Spotlight Scranton Times. This Livejournal community is basically a “Reader’s Digest” of the Office Fandom, posting a list of the best that office flans have to offer every couple days.

This post is kinda everywhere, and I’m sorry. It just shows how lost I am without this show. Come back soon, Office!

The Office is closed

and how we can help reopen it

If you’ve been keeping up with any TV sites, you know the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike. In order to show solidarity, show runner Greg Daniels is picketing with the writers, and Steve Carell refuses to cross the line, so production of the show had to be shut down.

How many more new episodes are there?
- There are no new episodes ready after Nov. 15th

Does this mean Season 4 is (almost) over?
- It’s a possibility depending on how long the strike lasts. Greg Daniels said that roughly every month the strike lasts, about 4 episode will be shaved off the season. The last Hollywood writers strike in the late 80’s lasted 22 weeks.

Why are the writers on strike?
- DVDs and “New Media” (Internet, iTunes, etc.)

Writers receive very little “residuals” for DVDs. For a $20 DVD, writers get about 4 cents. This rate was established in 1985 before home video became the huge market that it is today. Writers get the same percentage for Amazon and iTunes downloads, even though downloads don’t have the manufacturing costs DVDs have.

As it stands now, writers (and actors, directors, crew, etc) are getting nothing for “new media”. When you watch a repeat episode of The Office on TV, the writers get residuals per their contracts. However when you stream an episode online, the writers get nothing because the studios consider internet streaming “promotional”. But as we can clearly see, advertisements are run with online videos, meaning money is being made. This isn’t a huge deal now, but it will be in the future as the trend continues towards online streaming and internet downloads. For example, ABC doesn’t air repeats of LOST in favor of streaming it online, and other shows and studios will surely follow suit.

What can I do?

I saw it, and it was amazing

I’m going to go ahead and say the “Launch Party” cold opener was one of the best ever. It was hilarious and very realistic; who hasn’t zoned out watching that little DVD box bounce around?  And of course, since Office fans are awesome, someone already made an “Office” version of the bouncing box. You can make it your screen saver, put it on your MySpace, or just go to the web page and watch the little box go to the corner. Just remember to believe!

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