Sorry for that horrible title.  I didn't catch the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards last night, mostly because I got burned watching the Golden Globes and saw all of my beloved The Office cast members come up with bupkis.

While the SAG awards looked a helluva lot like the GG awards, there were a few notable differences:  for one, THE OFFICE took the award for best Ensemble in a Comedy Series! Nice job, folks.  Steve Carell also got another statue when "Little Miss Sunshine" took the award for best Cast of a Motion Picture. 

Steve gave the acceptance speech for THE OFFICE:

STEVE CARELL: This is quite the honor having these people present this to us.[applause] I was craning my neck, Oh my God! There she is! They're there! Oh my God! Let's get serious for just one second. Webster's defines the word 'ensemble' as follows: a complete costume of complementary clothing and accessories.[laughter] And even though this is not the right definition, I think it applies to our cast.[laughter]

I'd like to... we'd like to thank Greg Daniels, our executive producer, [applause] for being the person who assembled the ensemble, and choosing people who get along, who work well together, who enjoy each other's company, who are friends. Also Allison Jones who took part in that trip.[applause] It's really a great honor and we will treasure this. Thank you.[applause]

The "people" he's referring to above (who presented the award) were the reunited cast of the classic MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW.

None too shabby.

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TVGuide.com also had some THE OFFICE related information:

9:00 Male cast members of The Office (sans Steve Carell, who was readying to present) enter the pressroom after the show wins for best comedy series ensemble. "We're the men of Ugly Betty," quips Rainn Wilson, who reveals that his likeness was used in conceiving SAG's Actor statue: "I actually posed for this several years ago. I was the model for the buttocks."

9:01 Paul Lieberstein (Toby), who's also one of the Office scribes, was asked to offer up a juicy February sweeps preview. "Someone will get married," he shares, "[and] someone will die." Really?! "I'm kidding about someone dying," he adds, "but an animal will attack. Nobody is safe."

9:03 Did actors from The Office get to talk to The Mary Tyler Moore Show cast? "I told [Mary] that I sold her some flatware at Bloomingdale's 15 years ago in New York City," says Oscar Nunez (Oscar). "And now here I am. That's pretty cool."

This is pretty old technology, which has been done by thousands of blogs and podcasts, but what the hell? As I was driving around tonight, I started to wonder about where everyone was located and thought it might be cool to get a graphical representation.

For those of you who don't know, FRAPPR is basically a mapping service.  You can sign in and leave your details, upload a picture, etc., and you'll then show up on the map of the world along with all the other TWSS listeners who have done the same.

For those of you paying attention, you know that our dear Jenna Fischer is set to co-star in the film BLADES OF GLORY with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder.  The plot of the movie?  Well, Wikipedia says:

At the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships, rival world-class men's singles skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) disgraced their sport with an all-out brawl. Consequently, they were both banned from the men's singles competition for the rest of their lives. After three long, arduous years away from the sport they love, they attempt to put aside their differences and team-up in an effort to exploit a loophole in their suspension. It turns out that there is one category in which they can both still compete: pairs figure skating. Of course, that event is usually reserved for opposite-sex couples and the duo is sure to find fierce competition from rivals far more experienced at the art. Stranz (Will Arnett) and Fairchild (Amy Poehler), the uncompromisingly competitive reigning pairs champions, comprise one such team.

I mention this because the trailer recently hit Apple.com (today, in fact).  Check it out if you're so inclined.  Jenna plays someone called "Katie," who unfortunately doesn't appear in the trailer.  Pity.

Mr. Crossman, you looking forward to this one?

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BTW, while you're there, check out HOT FUZZ, the latest from Simon Pegg & Nick Frost (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead)... it looks totally dawesome.

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Kevin sent me a link to a shaky trailer on youtube for SMILEY FACE, a stoner comedy starring Anna Faris.  Why should anyone but Creed care?  Because a nearly unrecognizable John Krasinski also stars as Faris' "nerdy best friend."  Lord, what will the "Jammers" think?

Not that I'm above dropping any hints (although both Ian and I would LOVE to receive one of these babies), but I just thought these were cool and needed to be brought to your collective attentions if you didn't know of them already:

It's time for Michael (Steve Carell) to revisit his roots with the company as he hits the road for sales call duty. Meanwhile, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) attempts to cover up a crucial deadline missed by Angela (Angela Kinsey) while Karen (Rashida Jones) is in for some surprising news. David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin, Mindy Kaling, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith and Paul Lieberstein also star.

So we've already had a special Ivan Reitman directed episode, a Ricky Gervais written episode, and we're still awaiting the J. J. Abrams directed episode to hit sometime soon.

News hit the blogs this week that none other than "Mr. Firefly/ Buffy/ Astonishing X-Men" himself, JOSS WHEDON, is now onboard to direct an episode of The Office as well.

The move marks Whedon's first return to the small screen since the release of Firefly feature film spinoff Serenity. Before that, the prolific creator wrote and directed a number of episodes on Buffy, Angel, and Firely (and wrote his fair share of Roseanne scripts as well).

Entertainment Weekly verified the rumor yesterday, so it seems a lock.

What, if anything, will Whedon bring to our favorite work-space?  Only time will tell. 

After looking over our options for how to get episode #12 "Back From Vacation" out the door, Ian and I were faced with several key issues:

So... here's what we've decided-- our next episode is going to be a double episode, dealing with both "Back From Vacation" AND "Traveling Salesmen."  We'll prep it over the weekend, and it will be up at the usual time on Sunday night.  We'll try to keep things under 90 minutes, and cover both episodes as best we can.

I know lots of people look forward to TWSS to help them through a boring commute or an otherwise tedious workday, but I hope you can forgive us just this once.

Enjoy the episode tonight everyone... I'll be traveling and won't be able to see it myself until perhaps Friday at the earliest.  Not sure when the new episode of TWSS will be up, but I will let you know as soon as I can.

Right now, I'm wondering if I should make a detour through Scranton on my way home?

Hmm...

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Hey, I *did* visit the "Electric City," if only for about 25 minutes.  Good times!