One Day Until “The Office” Season 3 Premiere

Can you stand it?! You know I can’t. The Office, my favorite show comes back after an excruiating summer of speculation. The spoilers and foilers leaked over the past few weeks have almost been too much to take. I’ll be lucky to make it to 8:30pm tomorrow night.

There’s a lot of Office related activity going on today and tomorrow so I thought I would give you a heads up.

The Office Live Chat…
First off, I hope you ALL will join me tomorrow night for our weekly “Office” TVj session over at BuddyTV.com. The chats have been so much fun and I really love meeting new fans of the show every week. I’m really looking forward to watching the show with all of you. Click on the link below and set a ‘reminder’ for tomorrow night’s chat.

Greg Daniels LIVE Blogging…
Executive Producer Greg Daniels will be LIVE blogging with fans immediately following tomorrow night’s East Coast premiere. I’m going to be talking with my NBC/The Office contact today and I will post all the details ASAP.

Upcoming Appearances…
Our favorite Dunder Mifflinites will be all over the place the next few days…woo hoo! Special thanks to my girl Jennie at OfficeTally.com for pulling together all the cast appearances.

Wed Sep 20:
Steve Carell on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’

Thu Sep 21:
Rainn Wilson on ‘The Megan Mullally Show’
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski on ‘The Today Show’.
John Krasinski on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’
I’ll be back tomorrow with some more “Office” gossip!!

GMMR Getting the Inside Scoop on “Jericho”

CBS just sent me the first two episodes of their new drama Jericho – just in time for me to attend a Jericho press conference tonight.  I know many of you have not seen the show, but if you have and you have any questions, leave me a comment and let me know.

I’ll be back tomorrow with the scoop on the first 2 eps, as well as the news from tonight’s press conference.

Veronica Mars S3 Sneak Peek – WATCH!!

Want a FIRST look at a scene from Veronica Mars?  Then click on the link below and check out an exclusive scene from the new season.  CWTV.com is offering small “director’s cut” videos from some of their top shows including Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill and more.

And I don’t know how this is possible, but Kristen Bell has become even more gorgeous since the end of S2.

Get Ready…Here They Come: The CW is HERE!!!

It’s not everyday that a brand spanking new network launches. So the launch of the all new CW is pretty exciting news in TV land. For those of you who have been living void of all forms of communication for the past year, The CW is the result of a merger between The WB and UPN. The CW now houses the best shows from each network. Well, techincally they aren’t the best shows because if that were the case Everwood would be still be on the air, and the dreadful 7th Heaven would have sung its last hymn. But in any event, I’m pretty excited and I hope you are too.

To properly honor the event, stars of The CW came together last night for a kickoff celebration. A party was held, and it looked to be a fun time filled with pretty people (yes, I’m talking to you Ryan Hansen).

Lucky for all of us, Entertainment Tonight was invited into the soiree and will be sharing some of their footage tonight. ET’s Ryan Devlin and One Tree Hill’s Hilarie Burton will host The CW Preview Special tonight at 9/8c. This special includes footage from the CW Network’s premiere party on the Warner Bros. Studio lot. Featuring red carpet interviews with the network stars, the show also includes exclusive footage from inside the party. The hosts will visit with Tyra Banks (“America’s Next Top Model”), Tom Welling (“Smallville”), Lauren Graham (“Gilmore Girls”), Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Girlfriends”), Donnie Wahlberg (“Runaway”), Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill”) Sophia Bush (“One Tree Hill”) among many others.

And you came to the right place to get a sneak peek at last night’s festitives. Check out these great pics of some of your favorite CW stars as they celebrate!!

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Watchlist: Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Smith – Series Premiere
Criminal mastermind Bobby Stevens (Ray Liotta) plots high-stakes heists across the U.S., but the FBI is determined to bring him down. In the opener, Bobby and his crew plan to steal several paintings from a Pittsburgh museum.

Boston Legal – Can’t We All Get a Lung?
Michael J. Fox returns in the third-season premiere as the terminally ill Daniel Post, who needs Denise and Shirley’s help after running afoul of the law. Meanwhile, Alan defends Jerry after his driving habits lead to trouble.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Season Premiere
In the eighth-season opener, a young woman (Kristen Bush) refuses to cooperate during Benson’s investigation of her brutal attack and rape, which seems to be connected to her involvement with a radical environmental group. Marcia Gay Harden.

House – Informed Consent
A noted 71-year-old cancer researcher (Joel Grey) collapses in his lab. The problem could be with his heart or his lungs; House and his staff don’t know. But the researcher knows that he doesn’t want them to find out. He just wants to die.

The Unit
The second season begins with the Unit in Pakistan, where Jonas learns that terrorists are planning a biological attack by spreading a deadly disease via airline passengers. Back at home, Mack and Tiffy prepare to leave the base for reassignment.

Dancing with the Stars
Second-round competition includes the mambo and the quickstep.

Prison Break Recap: Map 1213

Title: “Map 1213”
Original Airdate: September 18, 2006
Previously on Prison Break…click here.

Michael and Lincoln are continuing on the never ending road trip from hell. These two would probably kill for XM Satellite Radio, or at the very least an iPod with a good playlist right about now, but they are stuck with the crappy car radio – a radio that informs them that Abruzzi was taken down. They were both a bit surprised that the mob boss was the first to go. But they are focused on moving forward towards Utah to get their hands on Westmoreland’s money. Well Michael is focused. The not-so-focused Lincoln suggests they break LJ out of jail and continue on to Panama. Michaels gets pissed. Lincoln, dude, when are you going to realize that Michael is the brains and you are the beauty. Oh wait, Michael is the brains and the beauty…you are…um, the driver! yeah the driver so just shut up and drive.

Catching up with all the other escaped cons….

Tweener brings a whole new meaning to the term “share-a-ride”. While the others are making their way across the country Tweener is still whispering naked sweet nothings into the ear of his co-passenger, Debra Jean. As they bask in their FFG, there’s a knock at the door. Debra Jean looks out the window to see a cop. Tweener hides in the bathroom, as she opens the door and the cop shoves a pic of Tweener in her face, and asks if she has seen him. Even when she hears that he has escaped from prison, she still claims to not know him. The cop leaves and Tweener emergesand tries to explains that he isn’t dangerous – not like the other guys. Debra Jean, who must have some SERIOUS issues with men, looks at him sadly and then suggests that when she get back from her walk, he and her car should be gone. Yeah, she’s not that stable, but whatever, we all have issues. Tweener takes the car and abandons it on the side of the road, close to Utah.

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Watchlist-palooza: Monday, September 18, 2006

With the Fall Season now officially in what we like to call “full swing”, out daily Watchlist is going to be pretty fun. Make sure you check in every morning to see what’s on the TV agenda for GMMR.

The Class – Series Premiere
Following the lives of eight twentysomethings whose only bond is that they were all in the same third-grade class. In the opener, they reunite when one of them (Jason Ritter) invites them all to a surprise party for his fiancée.

Prison Break
Michael and Linc head to Utah and Westmoreland’s loot, as do T-Bag and Tweener. And Mahone’s curiosity is piqued by an article about D.B. Cooper that was retrieved from Michael’s computer. Meanwhile, Sucre goes to Las Vegas to stop Maricruz’s wedding

Deal or No Deal – Season Premiere
The game show begins its second season with the first of four episodes airing this week. The top prize is $1 million for the first game, and it increases by $1 million for each additional game during the week, leading up to $6 million.

How I Met Your Mother – Season Premiere
In the second-season premiere, Ted and Robin are now in love, but they have little time to enjoy it. They’re too busy trying, along with Barney, to help a depressed Marshall get over losing Lily. George Clinton has a cameo.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Series Premiere
Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford and Amanda Peet head up a top-notch ensemble in this drama, which chronicles the backstage goings-on at a popular late-night comedy-sketch show. First up: “Studio 60” showrunner Wes Mendell has a public meltdown.

CSI: Miami – Rio
As the fifth season begins, Horatio and Delko travel to Rio to find Riaz, the man responsible for Marisol’s murder. While there, Horatio meets Yelina and learns that his brother is back doing undercover work and may be connected to Riaz.

New Adventures of Old Christine – Season Premiere
In the second-season opener, Ritchie believes his parents are getting back together after they spend time with one another over the summer, leading Christine and Richard to consider giving the idea a try.

The Watchlist wouldn’t be the watchlist without the help of our friends over at TV with MeeVee.com. So many thanks!!

Goodbye and Thank You WB

Just got back from my weekend away so I’m sorry for posting this so late, but just a reminder that today we are saying goodbye to The WB.  The network that brought us Felicity, Buffy, Dawson’s, Everwood and countless other fan favorites is signing off.

To commemorate the event, The WB is airing the pilot episodes of their most classic shows (well at least the ones that have previously been shelved). Say goodbye by remembering the best that The WB had to offer.  I just caught the last of Felicity and was once again reminded by the genius of JJ Abrams….ah, we knew you when sir.  I’m settled in for the rest of the evening to watch the rest of the farewell.

Angel – 6/5c
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – 7/6c
Dawson’s Creek – 9/8c

Guess, it’s time to get ready for the all new CW.  If you aren’t sure if you have The CW in your area, drop me a line and I’ll see if I can find out for you.

Veronica Mars Season 3 Premiere Synopsis

Well it’s that time of year again. The anticipation of opening my email and finding those little trinkets and gifts from my friends at the network. This weekend, we got a little something from my friends over at The CW who work on a little show you may have heard me mention called Veronica Mars.

You can count on GMMR to cover this fab show in great detail this season, and we already have a few little gems planned for you all. But more on that later.

For those of you who just can’t wait, here’s a synopsis of the Season 3 premiere which we can all check out on The CW on October 3rd at 9/8c.

Episode Title: Welcome Wagon”SYNPOSIS: Veronica (Kristen Bell) is in true form from the moment she and boyfriend Logan (Jason Dohring), along with close friends Wallace (Percy Daggs III) and Mac (Tina Majorino), set foot on the campus of Hearst College. Wallace enlists Veronica’s help when his new roommate, Piz (Chris Lowell), has all his belongings stolen. While working on Piz’s case, Veronica learns that the campus serial rapist has struck again. Meanwhile, Keith (Enrico Colantoni) runs into trouble while transporting a recently released convict across the country to reunite him with Kendall (guest star Charisma Carpenter, “Charmed”).

Ah, I can’t wait for Veronica Mars to come back and thrill us with her crafy ways and wit. Soon enough….soon enough.

So You Wanna Be a Blogger….

UPDATE: WOW! The response to this post has been simply overwhelming. The sheer amount of emails I received was unbelievable.  I’m going to take the time to get back to each and everyone of you. Many of you are interested in covering the same shows, so I have a lot to think about.  Honestly, the best writers are going to have their first picks…and I hope you all appreciate that.  So if you wrote to me, and I haven’t responded, I will. And thanks to each and everyone one of you who took the time to volunteer to help make GiveMeMyRemote.com a better site for all.

-GMMR
With the Fall TV season upon us, I’m starting to grasp the number of shows that I won’t be able to cover on GMMR. It bums be out that I can’t cover more shows for y’all, but there are only so many hours in the day, and until GMMR becomes a paying gig, there’s not much more I can do.

So here’s what I’m thinking. How would YOU like to be a GMMR contributor? We are always looking for smart and witty writers to provide recaps, reviews and info on the best that TV has to offer.

I wish I could say there a lot of perks…but there aren’t. Sorry. But hopefully the adoration of your readers will suffice. We’ve already got a number of shows covered, but there are biggies like Survivor, House, Studio 60 and MANY others that I’d love someone to cover is possible.

If you think you might be interested in covering your favorite show for GMMR in the Fall, please drop me a line.

Jim & Pam: The Best Moment We Never Saw

I’m sorry, but John Krasinski is so ridicuously good in this deleted scene from the “Booze Cruise” episode that I just had to share it.

I’m personally glad this scene didn’t make it into the show, because it would have (1) taken away from the impact of the ’27 seconds of silence’ and (2) perhaps forever ruined my vision of Pam Beesly. Because to be honest, I was kind of hating her in this scene. Having just had that HUGE moment with Jim on the deck, it kills me to see her all smiley with Roy again…and then standsby with a huge smile as she watches Jim have to do THIS. That’s just wrong.
WARNING – If you haven’t yet watched the DVDs, you might want to skip this video…yeah right, I dare you NOT to watch.

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Thanks to mkast21787 for this one.

Sneak Peek: Project Runway Finalist Collections

The four Project Runway finalists, Jeffrey, Laura, Michael and Uli premiered their collections today in Bryant Park as part of New York Fashion Week. Some pics of their collections are already online. They all look fabulous….even Jeffrey’s. I’m personally rooting for Michael ALL.THE.WAY.

Click on the images below to see more photos of the collection at GettyImages.com.

Fall Season Premiere Dates

While I am working on getting you a full list of what GMMR will be watching this Fall, I thought I would pass along this list of ALL the Fall premiere dates. It’s a looooooong list that includes NEW Fall shows as well as the season premieres for all your returning favorites.

You Ready?

9/14/06 (THURSDAY)
8:00 PM – SURVIVOR (CBS) – 13th season premiere

9/15/06 (FRIDAY)
9:00 PM – MEN IN TREES (ABC)

9/17/06 (SUNDAY)
8:30 PM – THE AMAZING RACE (CBS) – 90-minute 10th season premiere – special time

9/18/06 (MONDAY)
8:00 PM – CLASS, THE (CBS) – series premiere
8:00 PM – DEAL OR NO DEAL (NBC) – two-hour 2nd season premiere
8:00 PM – WIFE SWAP (ABC) – two-hour 3rd season premiere
8:30 PM – HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS) – 2nd season premiere
9:00 PM – TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS) – 4th season premiere
9:30 PM – THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (CBS) – 2nd season premiere
10:00 PM – CSI: MIAMI (CBS) – 5th season premiere
10:00 PM – STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP (NBC) – series premiere
11:00 PM – LOVESPRING INTERNATIONAL (LIFETIME) – 1st season finale

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Veronica Mars S3 Pics

The Season 3 premiere of Veronica Mars is just around the corner…a very long corner. While most of my favorite shows are returning next week, we have to wait until October 3rd for Roni and her friends to hit the air with all new eps. How I have missed the residents of Neptune, CA. Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to over the summer.

My peeps over at The CW are feeding my addiction by passing on these two pics from Veronica Mars S3. Nothing spoilerish, but hey…it’s something.

“The Office” Thursdays on Give Me My Remote

With one week before the season premiere of The Office, I had big plans for today’s weekly installment of “The Office” Thursday. Unfortunately, my clients at my “real” job had other plans for me today.

I’m going to keep adding to this post throughout the remainder of the day, so make sure you keep checking back, because there more Office gossip is coming including my thoughts on the S2 DVDs and some special Office-related appearances & events we can expect next week.

Casino Night – Supersized Edition
Don’t forget that tonight’s broadcast of “Casino Night” is the supersized edition. Make sure to set your TiVo’s to start at 9:20pm, and if I were you, I would extend the recording until a little past 10pm. I’m personally holding out for a new promo. Fingers crossed.

The Office TVj Session at BuddyTV.com – TONIGHT!!
Be there or be Dwight! Tonight is our weekly Office chat over at BuddyTV.com. I really hope you guys will join me tonight starting at 8pm EST for a live “Office” chat over at BuddyTV.com. For those of you who are new to The Office TVj sessions, bascially, it’s a place for Officianados to gather and watch the show together. The more, the merrier. Just click on the link below and be sure to set up a reminder. I’d love to see you guys there tonight so we can watch The Office together and start the office countdown to the Season 3 premiere.

Season 3 Episode Synopsis – SPOILER ALERT (no Jim & Pam spoilers though)
SEASON PREMIERE
EPISODE 301
DATE: 9/21/2006
TITLE: Gay Witch Hunt
SYNOPSIS: The third-season opener is set in the wake of casino night, and things get mighty dicey when Michael heedlessly outs a gay Dunder Mifflin employee. Meanwhile, some details about Jim and Pam’s complicated relationship come to light.

EPISODE 302
DATE: 9/28/2006
TITLE:- The Convention
With Dwight in tow, Michael heads to Philadelphia for an important office-supply convention. After meeting with Jan, Michael plans to spread brotherly love by having a party in his room for fellow conventioneers. Meanwhile, Ryan goes out on a double date – with none other than gabby Kelly.

Dunder Mifflinite World Tour
The cast will be out in full swing to promote the Season 3 premiere. Here are the events I know about right now. Check out OfficeTally.com throughout the week as Jennie will be sure to let us know about all cast appearances.

Rainn Wilson will be a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 9/19

Jenna Fischer & John Krasinki on The Today Show on 9/21 (probably around the 8am hour, but we don’t know for sure. Jenna may update her blog and let us know)

Jenna Fischer & John Krasinski will be doing a brief in-person DVD signing on 9/21 from 9-9:30am at the NBC Experience Store. If you are planning on being in NYC click here for more info.
John Krasinski will chat it up with Conan O’Brien on 9/21

Executive Producer Greg Daniels will be live blogging during the Season Premiere. Immediately after the East Coast viewing of the show, fans will be able to interact and ask questions. I’m working on getting more info on this, and I PROMISE to update you all early next week.

GMMR Tackles The Office Season 2 DVD
Last Tuesday was like Christmas for diehard Office fans. The arrival of the Season 2 DVDs allowed us to take a brief, but albeit necessary break from speculating on the state of Jim & Pam’s relationship and let us focus on NEW goodies from our favorite show. And man, did these DVDs deliver!!! The 4-disc set is JAM (I couldn’t resist) packed with deleted scenes, commentaries, PSAs, the webisodes, a fab blooper reel…yeah, just about everything an Office-addict could need.

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