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The website "Monsters and Critics" posted a rather lengthy chat with Rainn Wilson and Greg Daniels today. The questions were kind of all over the map, but there were a few gems including the following:Greg, can you give clues to anything that's coming up in the upcoming 'Office' episodes going forward?Greg Daniels: Well I mean, that's a very - kind of a charged situation where Michael has been asking Pam and Jim to come have dinner with him and Jan over and over, and over again.And he finally manages this - through this kind of scam, to destroy all their excuses. And it just happens to be after the previous episode which is when he went to New York to try and help Jan with her deposition and he kind of blew her sort of wrongful termination lawsuit.There's a lot of tension between them in that episode. And then coming up we have some episodes that follow off on that.Some of them involve the character of Ryan whose website initiative started the season off and is kind of crumbling underneath him and has gotten - for some reason has become like infested with sexual predators.And - which is just one of the problems his website has. And we have episodes coming up where Dwight and Michael are going to have joined Ryan in some of his club-hopping New York partying and try to - I think get involved in his life a little bit more. But there's some cool, weird things happening that I can't talk about and, you know, you'll just have to see it to truly enjoy all the twists and turns.Head on over to the FULL ARTICLE for more.
Scranton held their big annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, one of the "town defining" events which has never quite made it onto the show (blame it on the usual March hiatus). Dunder-Mifflin WAS represented this year, however, with the inclusion of CFO David (Andy Buckley) Wallace, who was apparently a big hit according to the Scranton Times-Tribune. Apparently, some politician showed up as well... but who cares, next to a rising star like Wallace? (har)Click on the link above to read more, and check out some videos of the festivities.
Episode # 38 of THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID finds Matt and Kevin looking for love in all the wrong places. It's february here in TWSS-land, so what better time to revisit a holiday classic? Love is in the air at Dunder-Miflin Scranton... at least for the budding entity known as "Dwangela." A bobblehead is born, JAM goes unrequited, and Michael takes on NYC like Stormin' Norman took down those Iraqis in Desert Storm. Let's get you home, TWSS listeners... you're going to get the best sex of your life! Incidental music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Email us at TWSSpodcast @ gmail.com, or leave a comment on our blog page at TWSSpodcast. com. Check out Kevin's blog and podcast at the-frat-pack. com. iTunes reviews are always appreciated! Help spread the word! [note: As you can see, this episode was originally intended to air during February. Unfortunately, I came down with the flu and was unable to put the show together until now. Someone on iTunes said something in a review about how I "get sick too much," and you know what? I agree :) It sucks. We're going to try and get at least one more retro episode out before April 10th, and you can count on TWSS to be there for all the new episodes set to air in April and May. Thanks for your patience!]
Kevin Crossman says:There was a lot of talk about Rashida Jones potentially returning to The Office this season, but then her Fox pilot was picked up and next thing you know Jim Halpert is driving home from NYC looking for dinner with Pam.Unhitched recently debuted, and is also available on iTunes. I had a chance to sample the first episode last week when it was free on iTunes. Rashida Jones must have landed a winner if she was willing to leave a plum role on The Office, right? Wrong. Unhitched is awful.As if the phallic promo photo wasn't bad enough, the show was boring, trying-too-hard- but-not-hard-enough-to-be edgy, and most of all not funny. Check it out on Fox... while it lasts.Matt says:I've seen the majority of the first two episodes, and I have to agree with Kevin for the most part. The show desperately wants to be the new "Seinfeld" (and Fox's ads for the show certainly go out of their way to make the same connection), but so far it seems more on par with the "made for cable" sitcoms currently airing on TBS. Did I laugh at the "shrimp/angel wing/skin tag" plotline from this past week's episode? Not really... it certainly WAS rather disturbing (which makes sense, seeing as the show is a product of the Farrelly brothers). All told, though, I actually sort of liked the "B" story of the mild-mannered doctor friend "Freddy" (played by Shaun Majumder). As for Jones' story... pretty forgettable.Have you ever seen the first NEW episode of FAMILY GUY after it returned from cancellation? The one where Peter reads off a list of about 50 cancelled Fox TV shows? I have a feeling UNHITCHED will be joining that list sometime soon. I predict a big return for Karen in season five.
Hey guys.We've had the Valentine's Day podcast recorded since last week, but (like many times this year) I've come down with the flu these last few days and haven't been able to do much of anything beyond getting out of bed. As soon as I'm feeling better, I'll get back to editing. Should be up sometime soon (I hope!).**EDIT**Because of all the new spam lately, I have turned off unmoderated comments. If you leave a comment, I will have to approve it in order for it to show up. Hopefully we can figure out what is going on and get back to normal soon.
Thanks to listener Joe Bidinger for tipping me off that today-- February 15th -- is "International 'That's What She Said!'" day.Organized by Facebook, ITWSSD asks you to spend your time today trying your best to inject the famous TWSS! into any and all random conversations you may come across that require its insertion.Try not to hurt yourselves.
A little more specific information on when THE OFFICE will return, and how many episodes we should expect.From the New York Times article today:Greg Daniels, executive producer of "The Office,? said, "We're going to do another six,? though he added, "We might be able to squeeze in seven if NBC asks for them.?"The Office? had a script ready to shoot the week the strike began, and that will be the first one the show produces. A second script was going to be the Christmas show. "We're going to throw that one out,? Mr. Daniels said. He added that the writing team would discuss this week how to advance the show's story lines."I'm tempted to just leap ahead to where we would have been,? Mr. Daniels said.Well... not quite the ten episodes I was hoping for, but I suppose six (or hopefully seven) episodes are definitely better than nothing. I know that it's not exactly "April" material, but I find it a crying shame that this year's Christmas show will just end up in the garbage bin. So let's assume that Daniels and the writers decide to incorporate the strike gap INTO the actual storyline... another 3 month "fast forward" like we usually get over the summer? That would definitely be kind of weird... man, I can just see it now-- we come back from break, and Pam and Jim are already broken up. They can't be THAT evil, would they?EDIT:The AP posted a brief comment from Rainn Wilson today, regarding the end of the strike:Rainn Wilson, a Writers Guild member and co-star of "The Office," said he was hearing that everyone on the show will report back on March 10 to shoot six more episodes.Early on, the strike was a hiatus from the daily grind for some. By Tuesday night's overwhelming vote to end the walkout, it was clear they were eager to get back to work."The break has been long enough," Wilson said. "Everyone slyly around December was like, 'Actually, this is kind of cool.' Then it was January, February, you know, so we're ready to get back."
... Vera Chokalingam?Wow. You learn something new every day.
Thanks to occasional co-host Drew for the link to TV Guide's Ausiello Report. Not sure if there's a better or more comprehensive list out there somewhere, but click HERE to see a list of when our favorite shows will return and how many episodes we can expect to see once production resumes.As for THE OFFICE:The Office Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.I'm sure Office Tally will get more detailed information sometime soon.I have to say that if we DO get the max 10 more new episodes, the season won't have been a total waste (and besides, who wants to buy an 8 episode DVD of season 4? :))... that will put us at a respectable 18 episodes, with 4 hour shows thrown in... not too bad all told for a 3 month strike.
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