words cannot describe how happy this makes me

NBC posted a new "preview" of sorts for the upcoming season of the office. so if you're like me and curious to see what the office did on their summer vacation, just hit play. the only sad part is that the new season doesn't start til sept. 27th. ahhhh. a whole month of waiting!!!

pam beasley, ugly betty, and other tv characters' salaries

according to research by job website careerbuilder, some of our favorite tv characters don't make nearly as much as their lifestyles lead us to believe.

for example, surgical resident dr. meredith grey would only make an average of $37K a year as a surgical resident. and betty suarez would only make about $37K a year as well as an administrative assistant. and poor pam beasley? as a receptionist, she stands to only make about $23K a year. of course, that money stretches a lot further in scranton than other larger metropolitan areas.

for more info on what lorelei gilmore, denny crane, and lilly rush make, head over to the careerbuilder website.

creed thoughts has been updated

remember creed's blog? well, there's been an update over at creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts. for more creed thoughts, head over to the nbc website.

May 31, 06:06 PM
Creed Thoughts
Where’s Thousand Island? I’ve got some vacation time saved up and it sounds like a delicious place to visit.
Root beer floats. It does. I’ve tested it.
There’s a fat man that sits by me. He has some sort of jar of multi-colored power beans. I need those beans, man.
The last thing I want to deal with at work is people.
I’m thinking about buying a horse. Great for transportation and once you’re done with it, you’ve got about seven days worth of meals.
Never trust mailmen.
Reminder: Michael’s safe combo: 20-22-36.

recap: the office- "the job- parts 1 and 2"

*spoiler alert- if you have NOT watched last night's finale episode, do not keep reading*

last night was the 3rd season finale of the office. at the beginning of the episode, we see michael in the lobby of dunder-mifflin corporate offices in new york. when cfo david wallace walks in, he looks surprised to see michael since his interview isn't until the next day. right off the bat, off to a funny start.

so here basically is a summary of the events that happened last night (summary from nbc):

the office is still buzzing from the events of their day at the beach. a job opening in corporate pits coworker against coworker as michael, jim, and karen all head to new york for final interviews. in scranton, dwight’s new regime institutes sweeping reforms, pam plays an interesting role and jan comes in with exciting news.

so here's what that means:

-scranton dunderlings tease pam about what she said at the beach, but she has no regrets

-michael, karen, and jim all go to ny to interview for a corporate job, which turns out to be jan's job as they are going to fire her

-michael tells jan, she flips out and michael "respectfully" withdraws his name for consideration. jan is fired and escorted out.

-dwight is picked by michael as his successor. needless to say the news goes to his head

-and jan's exciting news...wait for it...a boob job.

-creed has a blog titled creed thoughts.

the episode ended with RYAN getting the job (surprise twist!). and for the pam/jim cliffhanger...click here to watch.

upfronts: nbc gives us what we want

nbc is officially holding their upfront presentation today at 3pm at radio city music hall in new york city. luckily for us, the network has already posted what shows are returning, which are cancelled, and what new shows will be added to the line up.

nbc has added five dramas, one comedy, and two new reality/competition shows. also, nbc made additional announcements regarding heroes, earl, and the office. looks like studio 60 has officially gotten the axe (good riddance), as have crossing jordan and the short-lived black donnellys. those that escaped cancellation: friday night lights (i seriously have to start watching it), scrubs, and las vegas (miracle)

-NBC "bulks up" with 30 combined episodes of "Heroes" and "Heroes: Origins," an innovative new spin-off that each week will introduce a new character -- one of whom will be chosen by viewers through the "Heroes" website on NBC.com to become a cast regular the following season.

-The network has ordered 30 half-hours of the hit series "The Office," including five hour-long episodes, and also has increased the season order for "My Name Is Earl" to 25 episodes.

meanwhile, the "comedy night done right" thursday will have the same shows, just in a slightly different order: NBC's acclaimed Thursday "Comedy Night Done Right" lineup will next year lead off with "My Name is Earl" at 8 p.m. (ET), which will be followed by "30 Rock" at 8:30 p.m., the Peabody Award-winning "The Office" at 9 p.m. and "Scrubs" at 9:30.

i can't even to begin to express how excited at the idea of 30 new office episodes...or 25 since five of them will be an hour long. i can't wait!!!!! (insert little girl squeal here)

here's what NBC's line up looks like for the 2007-2008 season:

*New programs in CAPS (with the exception of "ER")

MONDAY 8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" 9-10 p.m. "Heroes"10-11 p.m. "JOURNEYMAN"

TUESDAY 8-9 p.m. "The Biggest Loser"9-10 p.m. "CHUCK"10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY 8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" 9-10 p.m. "BIONIC WOMAN" 10-11 p.m. "LIFE"

THURSDAY 8-8:30 p.m. "My Name Is Earl" 8:30-9 p.m. "30 Rock"9-9:30 p.m. "The Office" 9:30-10 p.m. "Scrubs"10-11 p.m. "ER"

FRIDAY 8-9 p.m. "1 vs 100"/"THE SINGING BEE" 9-10 p.m. "Las Vegas" 10-11 p.m. "Friday Night Lights"

SATURDAY 8-9 p.m. "Dateline NBC"9-11 p.m. Drama Series Encores

SUNDAY (Fall 2007)7-8 p.m. "Football Night in America" 8-11 p.m. "NBC Sunday Night Football"

SUNDAY (January 2008)7-8 p.m. "Dateline NBC"8-9 p.m. "Law & Order"9-10 p.m. "Medium"10-11 p.m. "LIPSTICK JUNGLE"

for more info on the new shows, click here.

(via the futon critic)

recap: the office- "beach games"

first of all, let me say god bless jeff zucker for creating the concept of supersized episodes. with that said, last night's office episode was hilarious!

*spoiler alert! if you haven't watched the office "beach games" episode from 5.10.07 (shame on you), don't continue reading.*

the episode starts off hilariously with dwight in michael's office, trying to figure out what's "medically wrong" with michael. dwight asks him when he started feeling sick. michael replies "about 10 minutes ago." dwight replies back, "you mean when i brought in the paperwork?"

pam: About 40 times a year, Michael gets really sick, but has no symptoms. Dwight is always gravely concerned.

dwight tells him to point at the part where it hurts so he can help diagnose him.

dwight: you have to point to a specific part of the body.
michael: right there.
dwight: “abdomen. menses.”
michael: maybe.
dwight: “the uterus contracts after your egg passes through it.”
michael: not it. I don’t have eggs.

pam comes in and tells michael that he has a call from the CFO of dunder-mifflin. david (the CFO) tells michael that he's calling because michael is being considered for a job at corporate. after embarassing himself for a few moments (spilling the details about "breaking jan's heart"), david tells him to drive to ny the following week with his figures along with a recommendation for his replacement in scranton.

the next day, the staff is dressed and ready for "a day at the beach". of course michael is wearing his sandals t-shirt under his hawaiian shirt. after telling poor toby that he can't go (because "someone has to stay at the office"), the rest of the crew boards the party bus. michael tells them that they'll all be participating in "fun activities. fun-tivities" (my favorite line of the night). everyone but pam is allowed to participate. michael tells her she has to take notes for him on everyone's performance so he can evaluate them later.
they arrive at the lake and michael picks team captains (dwight, jim, stanley, and andy). they each pick team names.

dwight: we will be called gryffindor.

jim: really? not slytherin?

dwight: Slytherin are the bad guys, jim.

jim: i know. okay, we will be voldemort.

dwight: he who must not be named? I wouldn’t do that.

jim: vol-de-mort, vol-de-mort …

stanley picks "blue team" and andy picks "team usa". michael reluctantly tells the staff that they're all competing to be his replacement because he's being considered for a job at corporate. later we see jim and karen talking to david the CFO on the phone saying they want to be considered for the corporate job. they take part in various activities (carrying an egg on a spoon blindfolded, hot dog eating contest, sumo wrestling, and walking across fire).no one wants to walk across the fire until michael does it, so he attempts to, but chickens out. dwight shows michael his dedication and walks across the coals (and burns himself).
later we see michael talking to the staff telling them that they're going to have "tribal council" and vote. he asks jim to reveal why he would be a good replacement. jim tells michael he doesn't want to be considered for the regional manager job because he's going to meet with david in ny about the corporate job.

meanwhile, pam is by the coals and works up the courage to walk across them. she then approaches the staff and says she's been trying to be more honest lately. she asks everyone (rhetorically) why they didn't go to her art show. she says she feels invisible at the office. but the biggest revelation, she tells jim she called off her wedding for him! along with other crap. it was fantastic!

pam: hey, i want to say something. i’ve been trying to be more honest lately and i just need to say a few things. i did the coal walk! just, i did it. michael, you couldn’t even do that. maybe i should be your boss. wow, i feel really good right now. why didn’t any of you come to my art show? i invited all of you. that really sucked. it’s like sometimes, some of you act like i don’t even exist. jim, i called off my wedding because of you. and now we’re not even friends. and things are just like weird between us, and that sucks. and i miss you. you were my best friend before you went to stamford. and i really miss you. i shouldn’t have been with roy, and there were a lot of reasons to call off my wedding. but the truth is, i didn’t care about any of those reasons until i met you. and now you’re with someone else, and that’s fine. it’s … whatever. that’s not what i’m … i’m not … okay my feet really hurt. the thing that i’m just trying to say to you, jim, and to everyone else in the circle i guess, is that i miss having fun with you. just you, not everyone in the circle. okay, i am gonna go walk in the water now. yeah, it’s a good day.

michael: pam, that was amazing. but i am still looking for someone with a sales background.

if you missed last night's episode, nbc released a promo for next week's finale. the promo doesn't have any new scenes, but it does make for a good recap of last night. and there's stuff that i didn't include in the recap. but you should watch the 40 minutes of goodness for yourself. if you can't, watch the promo here:

preview: tonight's office- "beach games"

counting tonight, there are only TWO more episodes of the office left, which means two more weeks until someone puts a pacifier in my mouth because i'll be crying like a baby for the entire summer of re-runs.

tonight's episode is titled "beach games". here is the official summary from nbc:
Michael is being considered for a position in Corporate and has to recommend his replacement. While the group expects a fun outing at Lake Scranton, Michael has planned a day of Survivor-like competitions to find his successor. Meanwhile, Pam is not asked to join in any of the activities and is forced to watch Jim and Karen have fun together.

you can see two short clips of tonight's episode over at yahoo! tv. i cannot wait for the supersized fun.

"ain't no party like a scranton party, cause a scranton party don't stop!"

attention all office fans! we are getting closer and closer to having a long-rumored office convention in scranton. i never in my life thought i would be this excited at the possibility of traveling to scranton, pennsylvania.

in two weeks, two of the show's stars (angela kinsey and brian baumgartner) will be in scranton for hang out with the fans.

if i weren't going out of town on the 19th, i might actually head out there. but i'm holding out for the full-out party (at the celebrity breakfast to be held, it says there will be a special announcement about plans for the office convention in scranton). click here to see the flyer and info for the events on the 19th with angela and brian.

and just as a special treat, check out the nbc promo for this week's episode titled "beach games".

(via officetally)

preview: tonight's office- "women's apprecation"

the office returns tonight with a supersized episide! here's a summary of tonight's upcoming episode titled "women's apprecation":

Outrage breaks out in the office after Phyllis gets an unexpected eyeful from a flasher. Michael makes some important personal decisions when he takes the women on a special outing. Meanwhile, Dwight and Andy work on catching the predator.

if you can't wait the 4 hours (like me), you can check out clips of tonight's show on yahoo! tv.

in other office related news, the onion is reporting that cbs is planning on airing it's own version of the office. i think if this were a real article, the word sacrilege would come to mind. it's an entertaining article though and jennie tan (who runs officetally) is quoted in the "story".

and for all you krasinski fans (like me, duh), the license to wed trailer is finally available. i don't care if this movie has mandy moore and robin williams in it. consider my ticket already pre-bought on fandango.

The Rumormill: the office to be extended to one hour?

interesting news for all office fans.

according to an article about jeff zucker on cnnmoney.com, the critically acclaimed sitcom is not only coming back for a 4th season this fall, but it might be extended to one hour:

"At NBC's "upfront" presentation to advertisers on May 14, Zucker says he expects NBC to unveil five new programs - three dramas, one comedy, and one reality show - for its fall schedule. Zucker and Reilly are considering stretching The Office to an hour and canceling the original Law & Order. "

this makes me squeal with so much joy i can hardly contain myself. also on that cnn page is a video of paul liberstein, better known as toby, talking about his duties as a writer/actor/co-executive producer of the show and michael scott as a boss. click here to see the video.

(via cnn money)