2011 EMMY ROUNDTABLE: Comedy Actresses

This year’s Hollywood Reporter Emmy Roundtable consisted of:

L to R: Kaley Cuoco (Big Band Theory), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Lea Michele (Glee), Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation) and Jenn Fischer (The Office)

Here’s the video of their “discussion” (Be aware it’s about an hour long!):

Click below for the Hollywood Reporter article/interview (including more pictures) with the actresses:

THE OFFICE 4/28/11: 7.22 “Goodbye Michael”

Michael Scott has left the building. :(

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The last episode with Michael Scott (Steve Carell).  Gosh, it’s so hard to believe he won’t be back at Dunder Mifflin next week.  The finale was…appropriate.  I thought they did it in the best “Office” way.  Michael was able to have “personal moments” with pretty much everyone, albeit in his own “Michael Scott” way (some of them were pretty awkward or crazy…Umm, Oscar’s?  Toby’s?).

The best moments Michael had were with Dwight & Jim.  Dwight’s was really touching…Michael giving him a letter of recommendation, saying what a great person Dwight was. Aww!  Then they had a paintball showdown outside…that was pretty cute.  Jim’s moment with Michael was really sweet.  They both got to say what they wanted without it getting too mushy.  Altho I was crying watching it.  Mainly because you know it wasn’t just Jim & Michael…it was John & Steve.  VERY TOUCHING.  Loved their scene.

Pam’s goodbye was the most interesting.  She had to chase him down at the airport as he was leaving!  Plus, Michael had taken off his microphone so we couldn’t hear a word of their goodbye.  Pretty interesting.  Glad they had a moment tho.  How could he NOT say goodbye to Pam?!

To be honest, the show hasn’t been as good this whole season.  And now that Michael is gone…can’t believe it’ll get any better.  Adding Will Ferrell for these last few episodes hasn’t done much either.  Altho I’m kinda interested to see the end of the season when they bring in celebs Ray Romano, James Spader, Ricky Gervais &…Jim Carrey?!  Wow.  That’ll be interesting.

The show did a good job with Michael/Steve’s goodbye…but I really don’t think the show can last without Steve Carell.  And why should it?!  HE WAS The Office.  He will DEFINITELY be missed…

THE OFFICE CASTING NEWS: Will Ferrell!

Wow, this is BIG news!  It’s just been announced that none other than WILL FERRELL will be joing The Office for a 4-EPISODE stint before Steve Carell leaves the show!

Supposedly Will approached the show’s producers about “offering his services because he’s a fan and  wanted to commemorate Carell’s swan song by taking part.” He will play a branch manager who comes from the home office and is just as inappropriate as Steve Carell’s Michael Scott character.

This is big!  Will hasn’t done TV since his Saturday Night Live days.  And altho he’s a big name…there’s NO WAY he will be able to REPLACE…or even really COMPETE will Steve Carell on that show as far as the comedy/humor goes.  At least not in my opinion.  Steve really makes that show.  But it’ll be quite entertaining to see the two of them together on the small screen!

No word yet on WHEN Will’s episodes will air, but he has committed to one episode beyond Carell’s finale, to help create a bridge.

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THE OFFICE CASTING NEWS: Steve vs Ricky!

E! has just confirmed that Ricky Gervais (who starred in the British version of The Office), will be making a guest appearance on the U.S. version of the show (starring Steve Carell)!

Not too many details were given as to the storyline/reason Ricky will be on the show, but it has confirmed that Ricky & Steve will have scenes together.

Ricky & Steve have done numerous jabs/skits with each other at various award shows/events…mostly Ricky making jokes about how he “made” Steve who he is because of the show, etc.  It’ll be great to see them act together on the show!

How fun!

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CASTING NEWS: The Office – Holly’s Back!

According to E! News, it’s true!  Amy Ryan (aka “Holly”) will be returning this season on The Office!

And not only just RETURNING, she’s supposedly going to be in EIGHT EPISODES!  That’s a pretty big return!  Yay!  Those of you who watch the show know that NO other woman quite matched Michael Scott like Holly did.  She basically was the female version of Michael…it was pretty crazy how much they were alike!

Supposedly tho…Holly’s “not happy about coming back.” Mainly because she’s got a pretty good thing going with her Nashua boyfriend, played by Rob Huebel.  But I’m sure once she’s back, she and Michael will pick up right where they left off…

I liked Holly a lot!  Looking forward to the new season!

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THE OFFICE: SCRANTON NEWSLETTER – SCOTT’S SHOTS

On The Office official website, they post something called the Scranton Newsletter, where there are articles posted written by The Office characters.  In this particular edition, “Michael Scott” (Steve Carell’s character) posted all about Glee.

If you watch the show, it’s QUITE HILARIOUS thinking of Michael actually saying all of these comments.  Too bad there wasn’t a video of Michael actually giving these “suggestions” for the show:

Scott’s Shots – by Michael Scott

All this fuss is made about Spring Break, but hardly anyone talks about Summer Break, which is dumb because it’s way hotter – literally! MTV should get with it. Anyway, this summer I’m going catch up on my new favorite show, Glee. I’ve watched the first season and I have some ideas for the producers:

* Why is it called Glee? Couldn’t it be called Show Choir or High School Musical?
* That chubby black girl, Lexus, should only sing songs by Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson and the legendary Nell Carter.
* Could the wheelchair boy get a legs transplant and start walking? I’m getting tired of seeing him in that chair.
* Why don’t the cheerleaders sing “Hey Mickey”? How have they not thought about this yet?!
* There’re a lot of gay guys but not one lesbian, so maybe the show should be less racist and have one Ellen in the cast.
* David Archuleta could transfer to the high school, he’d fit right in and they don’t have a Latino boy (I thought the cool football jock with the Mohawk was Latino, but in a surprise twist he’s Jewish)
* Could the wheelchair boy sing “Wheeling Through Memphis” or “Wheel This Way” or “Wheel the Line” Ha ha!! Get it? ‘Cause he can’t walk.
* I could guest star as a new bad boy that come to the school and rap lyrics between their dance breaks…they could call me White Rabbit. Just a thought.

Producers of Glee, when you read this company newsletter, please take my notes seriously. With my suggestions Glee can go from a good show, to a gooder show. You’re welcome.

Umm…how funny was that?!  Love Michael.

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THE OFFICE 10/8/09: 6.04 “Niagara”

It finally happened!  Jim and Pam got married!  And boy…what an “Office Wedding” it was!

…K

In true “office” fashion, the wedding had its usual ridiculous and crazy moments (Michael’s speech at the rehearsal dinner, Dwight bedding a bridesmaid…Andy hurting his “man parts”…Michael getting together with Pam’s mom…Kevin & the ice machine)…but it really was a great episode!  Nice that the whole office could be there for their special day (even tho Jim & Pam themselves would rather have been married alone…which they kinda did at Niagara Falls).

Probably one of the best moments was the walk down the aisle in the church…Basically, it ended up being a dance-off to Chris Brown’s “Forever.”  HILARIOUS!  I wish I had pictures I could post, but I couldn’t find any…so here’s the video clip:

Watch the wedding dance-off video (includes the Niagara wedding ceremony) clip HERE.

John & Emily Engaged!

According to People, John Krasinski (The Office, Away We Go) and Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, Dan In Real Life) are engaged!

They’ve been dating since November 2008.  I’m actually pretty surprised…didn’t realize they were that serious!

Congrats to them!

Jenna Fischer engaged!

What’s with all these celebrities getting engaged/married?!  Now Jenna Fischer (“Pam” on The Office) has announced her engagement to some writer guy named Lee Kirk.  I didn’t even know she was dating someone new!  Don’t remember seeing any pictures with this guy.  In any case, congrats to her!  Hope the 2nd time’s the charm! ;-)

The Office: Season Finale 5/14/09

It’s company picnic time! 

  • The office is so bad when they play those tricks on Michael!  They are FUNNY tricks tho…and he ALWAYS falls for them.  Wouldn’t you want to work in an office like theirs?

  • Holly’s back!  She and Michael really are made for each other.  She’s the only one who really gets his jokes, has the same sense of humor, and also accepts him for who he is…

  • It was so funny how Pam was kind of the ringer of the volleyball games.  Man, she was good!  Pam played volleyball?  REALLY?  THRU COLLEGE?  REALLY?

  • So what’s the big news for Jim & Pam?  It’s gotta be that they’re expecting, right?  Guess we’ll have to wait ’til next season to know for sure…

The Office: 5/7/09

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this episode…It started out pretty weird.  But it picked up and turned out to be quite the laugher!

  • Having Michael back as the boss now instead of Charles…Everyone in the office doesn’t know how to be part of “Michael’s Office” anymore…He lost his “working” atmosphere…!
  • Jim and Pam were really going to just get married at the courthouse?!  When Jim cut those flowers from outside the office…That was kinda lame/dorky.  Then after all that…They decide to go back to the wedding plan.  What was all that for?! 

 

LET’S ALL GO TO CAFE DISCO! 

  • Oh man…when Phyllis went down to dance with Michael, but then hurt her back…after doing just ONE MOVE, that was pretty funny!
  • Then when Dwight was trying to fix Phyllis’ back, and referred to her/treated her like an injured horse…Hilarious!  And BTW…how was she still able to wear that blouse to Cafe Disco after Dwight cut the entire back in 2?!
  • Kevin being lured by Michael to stay at Cafe Disco…with a cookie…Come on Kevin!  Be strong!  THERE’S NO COOKIE!
  • That dance-off between Andy & Kelly…They’ve got some MOVES! :-p  Especially Andy!  Man, that guy sure has skills! Ha!
  • It was cute when Angela was AT LEAST shaking her foot a bit at the end…Michael tried the whole episode to get her to dance, but…Angela is Angela.  AT LEAST she was sitting in Cafe Disco…That’s something!

The Office: 4/30/09

So Michael, Ryan & Pam are back at Dunder Mifflin after being bought out by the company to get rid of the Michael Scott Paper Company…

Casual Fridays.  Funny to see them all dressed down… 

  • Pam & Phyllis wearing the same purple plaid.  Awesome.  Gotta say…Funny enough, I thought Phyllis looked better in it. 

  • Meredith is hilarious.  Now THAT was definitely casual.  A bit TOO casual. :-)

I had no idea that Stanley and Phyllis were salespeople…I always thought it was just Jim, Dwight & Andy.  Guess I never really thought about it.  Huh.  What does Meredith do then?  Since she wasn’t allowed at the “sales only” meeting that Dwight called (in pee, btw…Gross!).

Wasn’t loving the whole “favoritism” thing Michael was doing with Pam & Ryan.  Especially Ryan…He didn’t LEAVE w/you Michael!  You basically recruited him, offering him a better job than working at some dinky store (was it a store or restaurant?  can’t remember.)…Pam was the only loyal one, really!  Ryan doesn’t deserve the special treatment…

I’m also not loving the way the show’s going.  I want it to be back to how it was before!  Hope Michael just lets it all go and think of them as a whole team again.  No more sides anymore!

The Office: Happy 100th!

The cast of The Office celebrated their 100th episode…Gosh, can’t believe they’ve had that many episodes already!  I was a late fan to this show…My sister actually was the one who got me into it (she’s a huge fan), and my other friend Reid kept telling me about it too.  Now I’m a weekly watcher of the show.  It’s not a show for everyone…Let’s say it’s an “aquired taste.”  I’s one of those shows where it’s hard to just jump in and watch a random episode because it quite extreme and could even offend sometimes, but it’s really a great show…So funny!

Congratulations to them!

The Office: 4/9/09

  • I’m not loving this whole Michael Scott Paper Company stuff…It’s junk that they’re separated like this…At least they’re in the same building, but it’s just not the same.  I hope it doesn’t last much longer…
  • Jim was kinda irritating in this episode…Just ASK Charles what a rundown is…He already doesn’t like you…At least then you’ll do it right!

  • It’s kinda cute how Dwight & Andy are like best friends now (I’m sure Angela is loving it…).  Andy is do dorky…Doing a little jig when he bumped into the new receptionist, Erin (nice name, BTW! :-) )  When they were both trying to hit on Erin, that was some funny stuff. 

  • Poor Phyllis, getting creamed by that soccer ball!  Altho for once at least it wasn’t Meredith! ;-)
  • Ryan’s hair…What’s up with that?! 
  • Umm…thank god for censoring!  We don’t need to see THAT much of Michael…

The Office: 3/26/09

  • Wow, can’t believe Michael actually quit Dunder Mifflin.  Thought when he quit at the end of last week’s episode that this week he would just come back or make like it was joke or something…Guess not.

  • Do we like the new boss Charles?  I know he was brought in to cause tension and to “show up” Michael.  I do think he’s kind of good looking tho.  Is he going to be working out of the conference room every week now?
  • When Michael was crawling on the floor trying to sneak back into the Office…That was pretty classic.
  • For Pam to just walk out with Michael…Wow.  Are they really going to start up their own paper company?  Seriously?  How is that going to work as far as the show goes? 

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