That's What She Said -- The Office

Sun, 26 October 2008

Jennifer Godwin, writing for the "Watch With Kristin" column over at Eonline.com, posted some news from The Office writers' appearance at The Paley Center on October 14th.

Most specifically, news about the non-spinoff starring the newly post-pregnant Amy Poehler.

Here are a few tidbits from Mike Schur:

The show still doesn't have a name
Rashida Jones is NOT involved - Only Poehler and Aziz Ansari have been cast
They're almost done with the script; pilot to be shot in February '09
The "season" will only be 6-8 episodes long
Everything else is a secret

In other words, we still don't know much more than we did five months ago. As I've said before, I'm not a huge Poehler fan and still resent the fact that Schur and Daniels are being taken away from The Office in order to produce this new show. Still, I guess we'll see sometime next spring whether it was worth it. And hey, worst case scenerio the show tanks and they'll be back writing The Office in season six :)

BTW, click on THIS LINK for several pictures of the writing/producing staff taken at the event.

Category:general -- posted at: 12:37am EST

Comments[5]

I see no contraction in Matt\'s annoyance of people from The Office leaving to produce new shows. Sure, that Amy Poehler show could be great, but how likely is that? Meanwhile, what are the odds that the quality of The Office doesn\'t go down? I like Poehler but can\'t say this is a \"great thing \" for The Office. IMHO. Meanwhile... Frank: glass houses, man. Glass houses.
posted by: Kevin Crossman on 2008-10-26 22:00:00
I am a fan of Mike Schur - as both Cousin Mos and a writer on The Office. I am also a fan of Amy Poehler, and am curious about this new show. I\'m hoping Mike and Greg\'s absence won\'t be felt too greatly. I have to say, so far this season, I haven\'t noticed any difference. If it keeps up the way it has been, I doubt I will notice their absence.
posted by: Sarah on 2008-10-28 19:28:00
come on, matt! let\'s have some positivity!!! amy poehler carried SNL for a bit... i\'m happy to see her getting her own show! (only wish tiny fey was with her... they are a magic team!) plus i think we could be guaranteed a visit by amy\'s hubby!
posted by: Lara on 2008-10-26 11:20:00
Actually, Matt, I think I\'d consider that a BEST-case scenario...
posted by: Blake on 2008-10-26 12:05:00
You \"resent\" Schur and Daniels moving up in their careers? That\'s YOUR business? Excuse them for not continuing to entertain some random dude on the internet with a website. It\'s a FREE SHOW! You pay nothing! Where do you get off?
posted by: Frank on 2008-10-26 13:29:00

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