The Office Thursday on Give Me My Remote

Although we don’t get a new episode of The Office this week, we get the next bext thing…3 repeats. Yes, NBC is showing the love by airing the show multiple times tonight. Since there isn’t a new ep, we won’t be having our live ‘Office’ chat over at BuddyTV. Sorry. But don’t fret, because we will be chatting it up next week, and I can’t wait!!

There’s not a ton of Office gossip this week, but what I have is yours.

UPDATE: Mo Ryan’s got some scoop (and some minor spoilers) straight from Andy & Jan (Check it out)

Triple Decker of The Office…

“The Coup” (8:30 pm EST)
After Jan busts Michael for holding ‘Movie Monday’, Angela pushes Dwight into making a play for Michael’s job. Meanwhile, Pam internet shops and has a fashion show…fashion show…fashion show at lunch. In Stamford, Jim plays video games and gets killed in virtual reality. (Episode Highlight)

“Grief Counseling” (10:00 pm EST)
After learning that the former regional manager has tragically died (his capa was detated from his head), Michael attempts to compel an appropriate show of grief from the Dunder Mifflin staff as he searches for the right way to honor a company man. Roy helps Pam duck out of the session. And in the Stamford office, Jim and Karen go on a hunt for snacks. (Episode Highlight)

“Initiation” (10:30 pm EST)
Ryan goes out on his first sales call, but is taken aback by the odd series of challenges that Dwight puts before him along the way, including a sidetrip to the Schrute family beet farm (FEAR). Back at the office, Pam keeps a log of Michael’s activities, while trying to help him be productive. Jim & Pam talk for the first time since Casino Night. (Episode Highlight)

From the Desk of Kate Flannery…
Check out Kate’s latest TV Guide blog for more on the craziness that is awards season, the incredible ratings news about The Office, and why she and some of the other Dunder Mifflin gals were feeling like The Golden Girls while shooting an upcoming episode. (Kate’s TV Guide Blog) Trivia: Did you know that the character of Dorothy (Bea Arthur) on The Golden Girls got her last name from Office producer Kent Zbornak? True.

More Office Thursday after the jump

Lessons from The Office…
The people over at MSN think that The Office is a ‘cautionary tale about how NOT to behave in a professional setting’, and they are not wrong. They offer a few tips on the do’s and don’ts of working in a real office.

Joke with care.
When it comes to having a good sense of humor in the workplace, focus on developing the “good sense” part. While most professionals can easily identify jokes that fall into the “absolutely acceptable” and “clearly inappropriate” categories, they have trouble navigating the gray area in between. (Um, I think they are talking to you Halpert & Beesly) (More lessons)

Ed Helms is My Hero…
Andy may have been all up in our ‘bidness’ and bothering the ‘bejeezus’ out of us lately, but we all know that Ed Helms is nothing like his on screen persona. TVSquad.com’s Joel Keller got a first hand look at how cool Ed is when he came to the aid of a woman in need. He seems like a pretty chill guy, and I personally can’t wait for Andy to come back from his ‘anger management’ training. (Why Ed Helms is a Mensch)

Brief News of Brief Interviews…
During his winter hiatus from The Office, John Krasinski directed Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, a film he wrote based on the David Foster Wallace book of the same name. The film stars Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton (who stars with Rainn Wilson in The Last Mimzy), as well as some of John’s good friends including Julianne Nicholson (Law & Order: CI, but more importantly from Medford, MA where Mom & Pop GMMR live), Joey Slotnick (Nip/Tuck) and the beautiful Rashida Jones. There’s not a ton of news on Brief Interviews, but I stumbled across a bit of scoop from MTV.

We all know that “The Office” star John Krasinski spends enough time looking at the camera, so it’s refreshing that he’s decided to step behind it for a change. “John did a really interesting thing with the adaptation,” actor Timothy Hutton said this week of “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men”, a movie written and directed by Krasinski and based on the bestselling book by David Foster Wallace. “It’s his favorite book. Foster Wallace read the script and thought what John did was amazing, and said to John, ‘You solved the puzzle.’ (Read the rest of the entry at MTV.com)

David Denman at Sundance…
David Denman was featured in two flicks that premiered at Sundance: If I Had Known I Was a Genius and The Nines. David was in town for all the festivities. It killed me not to post these pics right away, but I wanted to wait for Office Thursday to share the hotness. Be prepared to swoon.

Special thanks to the people who shared their Office icons at the Office Livejournal community.