Free NBC Show Buttons: A Network Promotional Stunt That's Actually Cool

Via TV Squad: NBC is giving away political-style campaign buttons for the network's fifteen Emmy-nominated shows. You just choose the buttons you want, fill out a quick form and they're on their way to your house to be thrown out... CONTINUE READING FREE NBC SHOW BUTTONS: A NETWORK PROMOTIONAL STUNT THAT'S ACTUALLY COOL»

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Merch (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Lipstick Jungle | The Office

The Three Best Clips From The Surprisingly Awesome SNL Finale

So how about SNL's Steve Carell-hosted finale this weekend? It was actually ... really ... funny. It's almost as if having a host who's a veteran comic actor and not some flavor-of-the-month celebrity makes a difference in the quality of... CONTINUE READING THE THREE BEST CLIPS FROM THE SURPRISINGLY AWESOME SNL FINALE»

Want A Little Rainn Wilson In Your Movie Poster?

Before he was caught (verbing) (noun) on last night's The Office finale, Rainn Wilson was a cute little nerd who also looked (surprise) like a tiny version of his current self. Fox is capitalizing on a perfect real picture of... CONTINUE READING WANT A LITTLE RAINN WILSON IN YOUR MOVIE POSTER?»

Posted on May 16, 2008 in Movie Posters (0 comments)
Tags: Dwight Schrute | Rainn Wilson | The Office | The Rocker

Kevin On The Office Is Retarded

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an open letter to The Office, explaining that while the show was great and funny, someone, or possibly a group of people, had taken one too many Whoops pills before the casting session,... CONTINUE READING KEVIN ON THE OFFICE IS RETARDED»

Jan From The Office Was The First Poseur Punk

I got an IM from my friend Darci yesterday with some exciting where-were-they-then news about Melora Hardin, aka Steve Carell's on-again-off-again paramour Jan on The Office: Darci: Melora Hardin from the Office was in a very famous episode of Quincy... CONTINUE READING JAN FROM THE OFFICE WAS THE FIRST POSEUR PUNK»

Posted on May 14, 2008 in Music Related Content, Sitcoms, Where Were They Then? (5 comments)
Tags: Melora Hardin | Punk | Quincy ME | Quincy Punks | The Office

A Guy Who Has Never Seen The Office Made An Audition Tape

This is Michael Scott, and this is his audition tape for HDTV's "On Air Handyman." Nothing about this tape disqualifies Michael Scott from becoming a fully competent on-air handyman, except the fact that he has the name as America's (second)... CONTINUE READING A GUY WHO HAS NEVER SEEN THE OFFICE MADE AN AUDITION TAPE»

Posted on May 9, 2008 in I Find Things On YouTube (2 comments)
Tags: Michael Scott | The Office

The Office Is Not Realistic!

My friend Andrew asks a pertinent question about The Office, you guys: "Is the conceit of the program still that they're being filmed for a documentary? Does that even make sense anymore?" That is a good question, and I think... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE IS NOT REALISTIC!»

Proposal: Give The Office Spinoff To Jan's Ex Assistant, Hunter!

Today on Vulture, Will Leitch handicaps the odds of each major Office character getting a spinoff in time for the Super Bowl next year, and they would all make great shows, but I have an indecent proposal: Nick D'Agosto, aka... CONTINUE READING PROPOSAL: GIVE THE OFFICE SPINOFF TO JAN'S EX ASSISTANT, HUNTER!»

Posted on May 1, 2008 in Music Related Content, Sitcoms (2 comments)
Tags: Hunter | Nicholas D'Agosto | Spinoff | The New Pornographers | The Office

Videogum.com, Now With Fewer Predators And Identity Thieves

The Office was not very funny last night. Let's just say they could have been a little cooler and considerate about their jokes. TOO SOON, The Office. http://www.officegum.com. I'm so good at video editing. I'm pretty sure that I'm getting... CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM.COM, NOW WITH FEWER PREDATORS AND IDENTITY THIEVES»

Posted on April 25, 2008 in Technical Difficulties (7 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Horrible Mashups | Narnia | The Office

The Office To Surprise You With Easily Anticipated Plot Twist

Over at Ain't It Cool they have a potential SPOILER about the May 15th season finale of The Office: "My man Mike Ausiello at TV Guide says the May 15 finale will feature two Office characters getting engaged." Oooooh. But... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE TO SURPRISE YOU WITH EASILY ANTICIPATED PLOT TWIST»

The Many Faces Of Jim Halpert

John Krasinski's Muppet-like face (yes, second time today I've compared a face to a Muppet) makes him perfect for the close-up reaction shots we need to navigate the absurdity of The Office. As the media often points out, Krasinski's Halpert... CONTINUE READING THE MANY FACES OF JIM HALPERT»

Posted on April 21, 2008 in Sitcoms, Supercuts (1 comments)
Tags: Jim Halpert | John Krasinski | Martin Freeman | The Office

DVR Descriptions: Teasing Jonah Hill

On today's Ellen Degeneres Show, Jonah Hill is one semi-colon (actually, one dot) away from being the Biggest Loser winner: And while I'm indulging what will be an ongoing DVR description obsession, they really summed up last week's The Office... CONTINUE READING DVR DESCRIPTIONS: TEASING JONAH HILL»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in DVR Descriptions (3 comments)
Tags: Ellen Degeneres | Jonah Hill | The Biggest Loser | The Office

An Open Letter To The Office

Dear The Office, You're a great show, so congratulations on that and stuff. As someone who has worked in plenty of offices, you're really nailing offices. You did it! They are horrible! Did you know that you spend more time... CONTINUE READING AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OFFICE»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in An Open Letter, Sitcoms (8 comments)
Tags: Brian Baumgartner | Ed Helms | Steve Carell | The Office

The Office Comes Home

Everyone was anticipating last night's return of The Office (and 30 Rock), after the five month writers strike hiatus. Well, fuck you guys. That's not me saying that, that's The Office saying that. Last night's return was one of the... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE COMES HOME»

Posted on April 11, 2008 in Sitcoms (13 comments)
Tags: Cringegaze | Ricky Gervais | Steve Carell | The Office