Wed, 9 April 2008
Timed to both promote "Leatherheads" AND the return of THE OFFICE this week, The Onion AV Club ran a rather lengthy interview with everyone's favorite football phenom/Office hearth-throb Johnny K. Most of the interview focusses on "Leatherheads," but it eventually shifts over to THE OFFICE towards the end. One quote on how the writer's strike affected the show: AVClub: How did the strike affect the show? The Office can do standalone episodes as well, but it also has plot developments. What happens when the strike blows a hole through the season? How do you recover from that and make a complete season out of it? John Krasinski: I didn't know how they were going to do it. But I think they've done a great job of sort of picking up and creating these little mini-arcs, and just planting seeds. But yeah, the strike definitely devastated any chances of long lead arcs or very intricate arcs. I was really interested to see where it's going to go, but it didn't affect the tone of the show. Some of our funniest episodes are coming up now. And every episode relies at least a little on having some prior knowledge of the show. For instance, on our first episode back, Pam and I finally go to dinner with Michael and Jan, which has been in the works for a long, long time. Read the rest of the article HERE. EDIT: The Sporting News posted a Q&A session with old JK today as well.
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Wed, 9 April 2008
I always wonder how these reporters/writers convince their bosses to let them tie their favorite TV show into their job somehow (kind of like those people you read about who write their masters dissertation on "Lost"). Call me cynical, but I imagine lots of "expensed" DVD sets and many a working hour "taking notes" while the aforementioned DVDs play happily in the background. U.S. News & World Report is the latest in a long line of periodicals that have attempted to find some deeper meaning in the world of Dunder Mifflin. Check out their article on "7 Career Lessons From NBC's THE OFFICE." Now if only I could figure out some way to design a few lesson plan units around the show... hmmm...
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Tue, 8 April 2008
Episode # 39 of THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID finds Matt alone at the
switchboard, gearing up for the big return next week. Two audio clips
this week, including Kevin and I teaming up with Sarah from THE OFFICE
ALLIANCE to discuss our thoughts on movies, what to expect in the rest
of season 4, and the proposed Office spinoff series. Then join me as I
talk to Jeremy Wisnewski, editor and contributor for a new book
entitled THE OFFICE AND PHILOSOPHY. I prank, therefore I am? Find out
more inside. 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!
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Tue, 8 April 2008
Now that the file finally posted, I guess I'll change this "Libsyn stinks" post into a "please leave your comments about episode # 39" post (since comments seem to be AWOL on the real post above).
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