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You know, I've always wondered about Creed's background. We know he was with the 1960's band The Grass Roots, he runs a fake I.D. business with a laminating machine stolen from the police department, he faked his own death so he could get benefits, he keeps bean sprouts in his desk, and he's been homeless.

Now maybe we'll get to learn even more about his background. In a major time-slot coup, it looks like a one-hour episode of The Office will air directly following the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, 2009. Exec producer Paul Lieberstein said these longer eps offer a great opportunity to delve into the characters:

"It lets us get deeper into some of the other characters that only have very small stories generally. So I always enjoy 'em. I think people like to see what's going on with some of the characters who only get grunts or reactions when Michael says something stupid."

Last spring, NBC announced that it would use the post-game time-slot to launch an Office spinoff. That idea has been scrapped, though, and word is that Office executive producer Greg Daniels will be creating an entirely different workplace comedy starring Amy Poehler.

The Office will kick off season five with an hour-long premiere in September. Who knows? Maybe we'll find out about Kevin, the championship poker player.