Posts with tag SteveCarell
Posted Jul 8th 2008 3:40PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Web, Interviews, The Office, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Ah, summertime. The heat, the haze, the traffic, the lack of
The Office; what's not to hate? Luckily, the brilliant folks behind
The Office have been busy figuring out ways to tide us over until the fall. Starting Thursday, July 10,
NBC.com will be airing
Office webisodes. For those of you who like your Dunder Mifflin-ites live, Mindy Kaling (Kelly) will be hosting the
Office Games in Scranton on Saturday, July 19.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Mindy Kaling and Brian Baumgartner (Kevin) as they discussed the webisodes, Office Games, friendly competition and the status of a few MIA Dunder Mifflin employees.
Continue reading The Office's Mindy Kaling and Brian Baumgartner talk Office games, webisodes and sexiness
Posted Jun 30th 2008 11:39AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: The Office, Casting, Reality-Free
In last season's finale of
The Office, sparks flew between Michael Scott and Toby's HR replacement Holly. Amy Ryan, seen for four seasons on
The Wire, brought a new dynamic to the show as Holly with her interactions with Steve Carell's Michael. "Amy gave the character of Holly an openness and matured innocence that exposed a new side of Michael," said Paul Lieberstein, who played Toby and was recently promoted to executive producer on the show. "She placed her character right on his level."
All I can say is bring on more Holly and congratulations to Toby! I guess since Lieberstein will still be so involved with the show, there's always a chance of more Toby in the future, but the beautiful Ryan will add a new dynamic to the series. While
Amy Ryan's currently only set for five or so episodes, I hope they can expand that if it works. Now that Pam is back off the market and Karen's gone, Holly represents a new amorous target for the boys of the office. And having her be the HR rep at the same time makes it all the more taboo to pursue. Which means Michael will be all over it like Dwight on
Second Life.
Posted Jun 27th 2008 1:25PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, The Office, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
The title says it all. According to the blog of
The Office co-creator Ricky Gervais,
Steve Carell has signed on to play Michael Scott for three more seasons.
Gervais follows up the announcement by saying "He is the hardest working man in Hollywood and the harder he works the better it is for me. I mean... well done Steve you are wonderful."
Gervais also mentions "We are also working on a spinoff series of The American Office but I can't tell you anything about that yet."
Continue reading Steve Carell is the boss for three more seasons
Posted Jun 24th 2008 11:41AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
I went to see
Get Smart the other day.
Judging by the box office numbers, I wasn't alone. Of course, I was curious about how one of my favorite TV shows from the '60s would be translated to the big screen. Would it be an inventive retelling in the tradition of
The Fugitive, Maverick and The Addam's Family, or would it make me want to weep in horror like the dreadful
I Spy, Bewitched, The Wild, Wild West and
The Avengers? (And that's only the tip of the awful iceberg).
Would you believe it if I told you
Get Smart falls somewhere in between? I could use the line many other reviewers have copped; you know, "The new
Get Smart missed it by
that much." Yes, well, it's true.
Get Smart is not great on the big screen. It's okay. Nothing too shameful, but neither is it that inspired or wickedly built on the premise of the original situation comedy.
Continue reading Get Smart on the big screen - a movie review
Posted May 22nd 2008 10:42AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, The Daily Show, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
Hardcore Stephen Colbert fans might take one look at this list and scoff. To them I say, "Hey, girls who live on the
Colboards, chill out." This list is meant for the casual fan of
The Colbert Report, who loves the show and, at most, knows Colbert's history through
The Daily Show and maybe a little
Strangers with Candy.
As someone who has been a fan of Colbert for about eight years, I'm here to educate, here to spread the good Word. It is the duty of a good fan -- especially one with too much time on her hands -- to change the minds of people that see Colbert just as the TV blowhard who happens to share his name.
Continue reading Ten Colbert clips you probably haven't seen - VIDEOS
Posted May 18th 2008 1:05PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Celebrities, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S33E12) To ensure a strong season finale,
Saturday Night Live made a very smart choice to go with Steve Carell. He is an incredible comedic performer and his first hosting stint went pretty well, so I wasn't surprised to see him pull it off again this time around. Actually, this picture is from the first time Carell hosted
. Is it weird that I've had it sitting on my desktop since then? Yes, probably. Anyway, the material was better than some of the other episodes', with a few spectacular highlights, including the hilarious digital short.
Continue reading Saturday Night Live: Steve Carell/Usher (season finale) - VIDEOS
Posted May 1st 2008 11:07PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Video, The Office, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E12) Jay Black couldn't be with us today because he was called away suddenly. Something about not leaving the table until he'd finished all his vegetables but he didn't like asparagus and yet that didn't matter he can sit there all night if he has to or until the asparagus evolves arms and legs and jumps off his plate and leaves on its own. So he figured since my name is the closest to his, maybe we could get away with this last minute pinch hit.
I got an episode that won't necessarily go down in the annals of time as an
Office classic, but does bring us back to the core of the show: the office. The episode takes place entirely in one day, entirely in the office, and virtually every cast member gets pulled into one storyline or the other. For me, this is when
The Office is at its best, when its presenting us barely controlled chaos. Offices are constantly bustling with activity productive or otherwise. Tonight's episode captured just that, and very well.
Continue reading The Office: Did I Stutter? - VIDEO
Posted Apr 18th 2008 1:03PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Video, Web, Watercooler Talk, The Office, Reality-Free
It's been a number of years since I've seen the original version of
The Office, but a certain scene from last night's episode of the American version immediately reminded me of Ricky Gervais' classic.
Remember that last night Pam, out of pity for Michael, set him up on a coffee date with her landlord, who she thinks is really nice. So when the landlord -- who Jay called "
a stunningly plain woman" in his review of the episode -- showed up, Michael let out a disappointed groan. A huge feeling of déjà vu came over me, and I realized something: this was the same reaction David Brent had to his stunningly plain date on the British version. Now I just had to find out in which episode this happened.
Continue reading Something about last night's Office felt very British-y - VIDEOS
Posted Apr 9th 2008 11:20AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, The Office, Casting, Reality-Free
So, while we've been speculating here on our own about
The Office spinoff, others are doing the same.
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, one of my favorite TV chatters, was asked in
his column about said
Office spinoff and whether it may be the perfect spot for Lauren Graham. Hmm...very interesting.
Ausiello agreed with the writer, that especially in light of the
big deal Lauren inked with NBC, it makes sense. He wrote, "It would be insane not to at least consider Graham for the gig. Are you with me?"
Continue reading Lauren Graham for Office spin-off?
Posted Feb 27th 2008 9:20AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, The Office, Celebrities, Emmys
Last week,
The Office's Steve Carell attended
WonderCon 2008, talking about his new movie
Get Smart. The picture, which is based on the 1965 NBC (and later CBS) TV series of the same name, will be appearing in theaters around the country on June 20, 2008. While saying that he tried not to channel Don Adams's performance so he could bring something different to the role, in an IESB.net
interview with Carell, he said that before he got the part of Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, of CONTROL, both Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell were considered. The film had actually been in development for nearly a decade. Steve recalled going to Warner Brothers for a reading about three years ago. "It was the most surreal moment, because I went in thinking I was just going to audition for a role. I didn't expect them to offer me the part of Maxwell Smart."
Continue reading Get Steve - Carell talks about the new Get Smart movie
Posted Jan 10th 2008 3:00PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, The Office, Celebrities, 30 Rock, Awards
This feels weird. Normally, there is a good bit of excitement around the nominees of the Golden Globes, particularly since it's the first big award ceremony of the year and a precursor to the Academy and Emmy awards. However, with the WGA strike in full swing, and the awards ceremony stripped down to a simple one-hour press conference televised by NBC, it all seems a bit anti-climatic.
But, taking a page from my heroes Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, I shall press on in true television reporting style and present my prediction for winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy.
Continue reading The Golden Globes: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
Posted Jan 4th 2008 11:05AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Festivus, Celebrities, 30 Rock, Life, Moonlight
Here we are again. Another year has passed us by and what do we have to show for it? A little more gray hair, a little less money in our pockets (have you noticed how the price of, um, everything has gone up?), and a little more fear that the world in slowly unraveling. Normally, television is there to soothe our brows in these times. Alas, the current pissing match between the Studios and the Writers is stifling that ability to the point that we may all be having Chaucer parties by mid-year because there's nothing to watch on the tube.
Not sounding too bitter, am I?
Well, you're not here to read about doom and gloom (unless it's a review of 24). You're here to see what I, and many of my TV Squad colleagues, thought television's best and worst were for 2007. So, without further interruptions on how much I paid for my daughter's karate lessons (you DON'T want to know), here is my list of best and worst for the previous year.
Continue reading The Best and Worst of 2007: Rich's list - VIDEO
Posted Oct 13th 2007 2:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Web, The Office, Celebrities
I'm talking about the American version of the show. I'll put the answer to this question on the second page, but it's actually pretty easy to figure out. Just remember that The Grass Roots was a band in the 1960s and 70s (that leaves out 98% of the cast right there, they're too young) and that it was all male (that leaves out Pam and Angela, even if they were old enough). I think you've probably figured out who it is by now, but that doesn't make the video after the jump any less amusing.
He's the one on the left in the striped sweater.
Continue reading Which star of The Office was in The Grass Roots? - VIDEO
Posted Sep 30th 2007 12:01PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews
(S33E01) "All-But-Certain-To-Be Next President" (Cold Open): This was a funny piece, but it didn't pack the punch I would have expected for a season premiere open. Oh! Hi, Darrell Hammond. Still here, huh? No, it's not a problem, man. It's just that you've been crashing here for a while and, well, you haven't really been doing much to contribute. And we've kind of been wondering when you'd be moving out -- Yeah, I guess your Bill Clinton voice is still pretty funny and I guess it'll come in handy some time in the near future. Okay, I suppose it's okay if you stay for a little while longer. Just try not to creep out the younger folks, okay?
With the announcer not cutting in until about halfway through the cast, it must have sucked to have such a slip-up this early in the episode. Was that even Don Pardo doing the voices for the cast intro? At first, it sounded like someone doing an impression of him.
Continue reading Saturday Night Live: LeBron James/Kanye West (season premiere)
Posted Jul 5th 2007 5:59PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show
Charlie Rose: Senator Richard Lugar- The Daily Show: Steve Carell (repeat)
- The Colbert Report: Will Schwalbe (repeat)
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Kelly Clarkson, Jane Fonda, and Tom Ruprecht (repeat)
- Jay Leno: Steve Carell, Kenny Smith, and Goo Goo Dolls (repeat)
- Tavis Smiley: Mo'Nique and Katt Williams (repeat)
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Randy Jackson, Patton Oswalt, and Rat Dog (repeat)
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Brenda Blethyn, Mike Rowe, and Army of Me (repeat)
- Last Call With Carson Daly: David Alan Grier and Ne-Yo (repeat)
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