The Office Thursday on Give Me My Remote

Thursday – my favorite day of the week. And time for a little tradition we have hear at GiveMeMyRemote.com called “Office Thursdays”. This is when I try to catch you up on all the latest Office gossip. Y’all know The Office is my favorite show, and if I’m not careful I could be a few posts away from making this an Office fansite. I try to keep some of the best stuff for my Thursday posts. But by the time Thursdays roll around I feel like some of this is already old news. What do you think? Should we keep Office Thursdays going?

Make sure to check back throughout the day for more Office news. But for now, one we go…

This Week on The Office…
YahooTV has 3 clips from this week’s episode entitled “The Initiation”. I have absolutely NO self control. I promised myself all week that I was going to avoid the Yahoo clips. Yeah, I lasted about 10 minutes. Damn you Yahoo! So between those three scenes, and the one that was featured before John Krasinski’s Ellen interview, I feel like I’ve already seen the whole show. Ok, I’m being a bit dramatic, but still. (Yahoo TV Clips)

Meredith Blogs and We Love Her For It….
Each and every Thursday Kate Flannery gives us the inside scoop on all things Dunder Mifflin. Not just what’s happening on set, but also a glimpse into what it’s like to be an actress on the BEST comedy on TV. This week is no exception, check out Kate’s TV Guide blog and learn what it’s really like in those SWAG suites, as well as what BJ Novak does while on set. (Kate’s TV Guide Blog)

A special thanks to Kate for giving GiveMeMyRemote.com a shout out in her blog. Make sure you leave her a comment over at TV Guide and thank her on behalf of GMMR.

“Anyway, I have a few more Office fan websites for you to checkout. I’ve mentioned before NorthernAttack.com, but please checkout Givememyremote.com. (It’s awesome.)…”

Angela Kinsey Fan Club…
If you are a regular GMMR reader then you know how much I adore Angela Kinsey. She seems to sweet, so nice and a world away from the”hot Christian chick” she plays on the show. That’s why I was so giddy to stumble across this TV Guide Q&A with her this morning. (Q&A with Angela Kinsey)
Another reason I love Ang, she’s SO good to her fans. Click here to listen to a message she left for fans on OfficeTally.com.

Jenna & John – in style in InStyle…
Both Jenna and John are featured in InStyle magazine’s “What’s Hot” section. Find out who Jenna’s first celebrity crush was (same as mine by the way), and what desert would John take over the infamous jello? (Jenna in InStyle) (John in InStyle)

And make sure you check out the smokin’ hot pics of Jenna from Entertainment Weekly. Pam is pretty and all, but it still amazes me how they manage to downplay Jenna’s looks. Yeah, I have a bit of a girl crush, don’t you? (Jenna in EW)

Scranton, PA Loves The Office…
The people of Scranton, PA don’t mind being the butt of the occasional joke, especially when the joke is coming from some of the sharpest and smartest comedy writers in the business today. Being the non-fictional town where the fictional Dunder Mifflin resides definitely has its perks. And the rumor is still out there that the cast is planning a trip to the actual Scranton to film a St. Patrick’s Day episode. If you need extras, I know a few bloggers that wouldn’t mind throwing on a little green for ya (even if it is whorish). (Scranton Meets “The Office”)

Why is Pam not with Jim?
A question women around the world want to know. He’s sweet, adorable, funny, and he’s her lobster. So what’s keeping them apart. Well check out Jenna Fischer’s latest MySpace blog, and let her explain. Here’s a little taste:

“People want to know why she hasn’t called Jim all this time but you have to look at it realistically…she just got out of a 10 year relationship with her high school sweetheart. When she called off the wedding, Jim had already been living in Stamford. She has no idea what he is doing there. Maybe he has a girlfriend but even if he doesn’t, what are they going to do? Have a long distance romance? I’m sure she’s thought of it but it’s awkward. She’s not the type of person who takes a lot of initiative.”

SPOILER ALERT!!! Pics from “Diwali”…
In the November 2nd episode (“Diwali”) the kids leave the office and head out to experience some cultural diversity. Yeah, and we know how that worked out for them last time. JustJared.com has pics from the episode. And is that Pam flirting with another man? Let’s hope not. She’s got too much on her plate as it is 🙂 (“Diwali” sneek peek)

Steve Carell and Oscar Nunez are Animal Lovers…
I hope you all got a chance to check out the Night of Too Many Stars fundraiser that was on Comedy Central this past week. It was funny as all hell. One of the best skits of the night featured two of Dunder Mifflinites finest. Check out this hilarious clip featuring Steve Carell (Michael Scott) and Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez). Oh, and since Oscar is traveling with Gil in Europe for the next 3 months, this might be all we see of him for some time, so enjoy.
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The Office LIVE Chat TONIGHT…
I missed last week’s LIVE Office chat over at BuddyTV.com, but GMMR reader and Office superfan, Ddker, was kind enough to fill in for me. But I’m back tonight and I’m sooo looking forward to watching “The Initiation” with you. If you’ve never come to our LIVE BuddyTV chats, check it out – it’s a fun new way to watch the episodes. And you never know who might just show up. CLICK HERE to set a reminder. And I hope to chat with you tomorrow night at 8pm EST.

Watchlist: Tuesday, October 19, 2006

The Office – Initiation
Dwight takes new full-timer Ryan (B.J. Novak, who also wrote the episode) out on his first sales call, but he puts the novice through a series of demanding tests and challenges, not to mention an unnecessary excursion to the Schrute family beet farm.

Ugly Betty – Fey’s Sleigh Ride
Crises make for strange bedfellows when Betty, Marc and Amanda try to find out how a secret magazine feature was scuttled, and Wilhelmina and Daniel become allies to beat a deadline on a photo spread. Meanwhile, Justin spends a day at Mode.

Grey’s Anatomy – Oh the Guilt
Bailey treats a young mother with breast cancer; Derek learns more about Addison’s relationship with Mark; the interns defend a resident’s competence at a staff meeting.

ER – Ames v. Kovac
As Abby returns from maternity leave, Luka takes the stand in a malpractice suit involving a former patient (Forest Whitaker), who accuses Luka of neglect and causing his stroke. Also, Pratt and Abby use unusual methods to treat a heart patient.

Corpse Bride
ABC Family kicks off its 13 Nights of Halloween with this spooky Tim Burton classic.

John Krasinski on Ellen DeGeneres on 10/18 (WATCH)

I was going to wait until Office Thursday to post this, but I couldn’t deny you any longer. If you missed John Krasinski’s appearance on Ellen today, fear not…I have it for ya.

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Sneak Peek of The OC

The OC is coming back, and it’s going to be better than ever.  Ok, maybe not better than Season One, because really, can anything beat S1? But…the show is back and I am loving it.  I was lucky enough to get the first four episodes and I plan on talking to you about them SOON, but for now a little sneak peek of the premiere episode courtesy of FreeIndie.com.
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Amanda Peets Preggs on Studio 60

Life imitating art, uh scratch that and reverse it. E! Online’s Kristin Veitch is reporting that Amanda Peet’s real life pregnancy will in fact be written into the storyline of Studio 60. Check it out….

Yes, Ms. Jordan McDeere is gonna have a bun in the oven!

Wanna know who the daddy is? Well, interestingly enough, here’s what costar Bradley Whitford had to say on the subject: “I’m biologically capable of being a father. I am, in fact, a father. I’ve done all the research that one would need to do to create a child. I’ll leave it at that.”

And here’s the dishy part. The way in which we find out Amanda’s character Jordan is pregnant apparently mirrors a real-life scenario that went down on the set of Saturday Night Live!

Show ’em What You’ve…Bought

So do you want to be seen by millions of people each day? Ok maybe not millions but hundreds of thousands…ok yeah, that’s still a stretch but you get my drift. I’m looking for to hear from any of you that have purchased something from the Give Me My Remote Store. I know you all are buying stuff…a lot of stuff (and keeping me in business), and I would to post pics of you and your GMMR stuff right here on the website.

So send along the pics. You in your t-shirt, or maybe at your desk with your kickass mousepad. Or perhaps drinking some fresh Dunkin’ Donuts coffee out of that mug you bought. I would to feature your pic on GMMR!! Just email me at info[at]givememyremote[dot]com.

Gilmore Girls Recap: ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous

Sometimes I wonder if Lauren Graham gets paid per word, and if so, why is she even working right now when she could be bathing in her money.  How does this woman memorize her dialogue? There’s so much and it’s so fast.  But I love it. And I love this show.  I’m more into Gilmore Girls this season than ever before. I think it’s the one-two punch of GG and Veronica Mars...thanks CW.  Now if you could only dump those insulting Aerie girls commercials…seriously…we HATE them.

Oh and I LOVE me some Lorelai and Chris (and yes, I fully expect to get killed in the comments…bring it)

Title: ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous
Original Airdate: 10/17/2066

Lorelai is getting out of Christopher’s car ranting about “Snakes on a Plane” because snakes do not belong on a plane. You think Lorelai? Turns out they’ve seen 5 movies at different theatres and different times and they’ve all sucked big time. Chris figures it must be “them”, they just can’t see movies together anymore. They kiss goodnight, for a very long time, so long I get uncomfortable and press fast forward on my Tivo. Finally Lorelai pulls away and they say their goodnights. They’re lots of longing there, on both sides, so I assume they haven’t consummated the relationship yet. Or you know, again.

Inside Rory is packing for Yale. Wait? It’s the end of the summer already. I did not see that coming. Her Mom comes in from her date with her Dad (what a weird sentence to type) and it’s very uncomfortable. They’re not sure what they should talk about and Rory offers to make herself scarce if Chris ever wants to come in after a date sometime. Again, weird. Lorelai shares that it’s all been really nice with Christopher and her daughter mentions Chris said the same thing. Lorelai starts playfully plying her daughter for information but Rory vows not to get into the middle of it. Ahhh Rory, you are the sane one.

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The CW Cancels “Runaway”

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The WRONG stuff

Looks like even all the old diehard NKOTBers couldn’t help Donnie Wahlberg make “Runaway” a runaway hit. The lowest-rated series among all five networks, “Runaway” is off the schedule effective immediately. The CW plans to announce plans for the show’s Sunday 9 p.m. slot sometime today.

Six episodes of the show had been delivered to the net; three had aired so far. Production had apparently halted on the show Tuesday, although Sony Pictures TV was unable to confirm whether it had been shut down for good.

“Runaway” aired for two weeks on Mondays, before moving to Sunday this week — where another low performance sealed its fate.

In its three weeks, “Runaway” averaged just 1.7 million viewers and a 0.7 rating/2 share among adults 18-49. Show starred Donnie Wahlberg as a man who takes his family on the run after being wrongfully accused of murder.

Anyone else think the Curse of the Pinecone is going to haunt Dawn Ostroff for the rest of her days?  Everwood at its weakest would have still be performing better than “Runaway”.  Oh well…Ostroff’s the one that has to sleep at night.

This is How the “So You Think You Can Dance” Kids Party – Toga! Toga!

My oh my I do declare!! It seems that So You Think You Can Dance contestant Travis Wall (or BF Travis as he’s known around these parts) recently updated his MySpace page to include some hot, and I do mean HOT pics of himself along with other SYTCD contestants from Ivan Koumaev’s toga-themed 19th birthday.

Looks like Jailbait Ivan knows how to celebrate – bronzed skin and half naked (ok more than half naked) chicks. Ducky & I have speculated that even with all the Mormons in the group, the SYTYCD contestants are a little dirrty. And that’s why we love them.

(the pics can get very big, so you might want to click on them twice to get the FULL affect)

No word yet from SYTYCD dancer Jessica on the Providence show, but I’ll be sure to let you know if and when we hear anything. For now enjoy. (Oh and if you are in the Boston area and hear some serious screaming, it might just be the Duckster)

Watchlist: Wednesday, October 18, 2006

30 Rock – The Aftermath
Newly hired Tracy Jordan causes plenty of on-set friction, and it’s up to Liz to unite the staff and pull the show together. Meanwhile, she continues to deal with meddling bigwig Donaghy, who changes the name of the show to “TGS with Tracy Jordan.”

Lost – Further Instructions
The fates of Locke, Eko and Desmond are revealed after the implosion of the hatch, and Hurley returns to the beach camp and explains what happened when he, Jack, Kate and Sawyer encountered the Others.

The Nine – What’s Your Emergency?
Kathryn is unable to disconnect from the events of the robbery when she returns to work in court, while Felicia tries to recall what happened inside the bank. Meanwhile, Jeremy is distraught over something he did at the hospital

Project Runway – FINALE
In the conclusion of the two-part third-season finale, the four remaining designers showcase their collections at Fashion Week in New York City, where their lines are sized up by the judges, the media and fashion dignitaries.

I Pity the Fool – Unity
Mr. T helps a family coming apart at the seams because of the father’s slovenly habits and inattentive behavior toward his wife and kids.

How I Met Your Mother Recap: World’s Greatest Couple

Man oh man – I’m falling behind with this little blog of mine. Jim Mosby was kind enough to recap How I Met Your Mother yesterday and here I am posting it a day later. Sorry all. If you missed this week’s ep then I’m sorry, because it was pretty damn funny. Check out Jim’s great recap.

Title: World’s Greatest Couple
Original airdate: October 16, 2006

The tale of two imaginary relationships. Marshall and another dude. Lily and…Barney? Who could imagine. That my friends is this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother in a nutshell.

Ted and Robin dropped in on Lily’s new apartment with a fruit basket in hand. Ugh. Can you even call it an apartment when the toilet and bathtub are as close to the kitchen sink as her bed? And the same room no less?

Ted: Is that a toilet in your kitchen?
Robin: Or a stove in your bathroom?
Lily: (As she is pointing to the hideous contraption) Oh, that’s just not a stove, that’s a stoveincorator. A combination of a stove, an oven, sink, and refrigerator. Stoveinkorator. Isn’t that futuristic?
Ted: God, I hope not.

And things get worse when Ted pulls Lily’s bed down from it’s folded up position on the wall. The bed is bigger than the room. It doesn’t even sit flat on the floor because of the corner catching on her closet. Lily goes to open the fruit basket and they realize that some raccoon had already eaten part of it. Poor Lily. What a dump.

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John Krasinski on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wed. 10/18

Just a reminder that my #1 TV boyfriend, John Krasinski, will be guesting on Ellen DeGeneres tomorrow!! Set the TiVos people.  And let’s hope there is some dancing.

Whatcha Watching Right Now?

It’s a big CW night for me. Gilmore Girls and then Veronica Mars. What are you watching tonight? CLICK HERE to join us in the GMMR LIVE chat.

Battlestar Galactica Casting News

SPOILER ALERT – Casting news

Big shoutout to TV and Sympathy for alerting me to some fraktastic BSG casting news. Looks like Alias alum Carl Lumbly will be guesting on a future episode as a former pilot -call sign “Bulldog”. Check out the great behind-the-scenes video blog for some great info on how Carl’s performance came about and the cast of BSG welcoming him for episode 7 “A Measure of Salvation”.

For more on BSG casting and another blogger’s take on what happening in the world of El Nuevo Caprica, click here.

Heroes Recap: Collision

So I’ve been a little on the fence about Heroes since its debut. I liked the idea of the show, but I wasn’t down with the pacing, and I was getting a little frustrated. Well, I am happy to report that I have jumped off the fence and on the proverbial bandwagon. I thought last night’s episode of Heroes rocked. So much happened to push the story along, and new sides of all the characters were revealed.

Lucky for us, Julie of TV and Sympathy fame, is back with her weekly Heroes recap. I can’t wait for you all to read it so we can chat about it. Feel free to leave comments, but also check out the LIVE GMMR 24/7 Chat and see if other fans of Heroes are online.

Title: Collision
Original Airdate: 10/16/2006

Matt awakens strapped to a bed in a blue room, wires monitoring him. Claire’s papa explains they had to drug him in order to “test his resting rate”. Matt argues that he’s no one, but Big Bad Dad says he’s “special.” Similarly special is BBD’s friend, menacingly serene bald black dude, who seems to be impeding Matt’s ability to hear thoughts. BBD tells Matt that he won’t remember anything by tomorrow. When Matt says “Claire?” BBD instructs his power-outage-causing pal to “go deep, then clean him out.” I’m guessing he’s not talking about playing football and poker.

On the poker-playing side, however, we have Hiro and Ando. Hiro tries to learn the very useful English phrase “You’re going to die in five weeks, then New York will explode” so he can properly communicate with Isaac.

Crossing their path in Las Vegas are Niki and Micah, taken into the office of Generic Evil Asian Lady. After a Logan-style forehead bump of bonding with his mom, Micah departs just in time for GEAL to ask Niki to perform the unsavory “favor” of occupying a certain visiting politician for a while. Do this, and things will be right with Mr. Linderman. Niki looks surprised, but after all the blood she’s washed out of her clothes, you’d think she’d be comfortable becoming someone’s dirty laundry.

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