Life In The Office

It’s early buzz, but buzz nonetheless: John Krasinski is a potential lead in the new Fletch movie, with a target release date of Thanksgiving! TMZ.com calls him the number one choice, but John has said he’s not sure if he’ll receive an offer, though he was contacted by the producers.

If you’re like me, and have no idea what Fletch is all about, you can check out the trailer for the original Fletch starring Chevy Chase here.

Thanks to BigTuna for sending this in!

OfficeTally has compiled an extremely comprehensive list of the multitude of interviews & videos featuring Steve Carell and John Krasinski as they promote their movies this summer.

Release Date: September 4, 2007

You can pre-order from Universal for $37.98 and it will ship on September 2. As soon as I find out my address, I’m going to order it!

Thank you to Clint for the tip!

See all the DVD content after the jump.
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Every time I write a Throwback Thursday, I realize what a HILARIOUS episode each one was and fall in love with the episode and the show all over again. It’s a great time! I apologize this one is so late…training is INTENSE! We are barely sleeping, eating, and breathing…but they told us we should try to take one hour per day to devote to something that will keep us sane. For me, that is “The Office”! And I’m getting other people hooked on it, as well.

The Office Olympics (Season 2, Episode 3)
The birth of Flonkerton, the yogurt lid medals, the revelation that Dwight owns a beet farm…these are major, pivotal events! As a special treat, I spoke to Flonkerton expert Dirk Walker. It’s the national sport of Icelandic paper companies, after all. Read his Flonk A.Q. after the jump!

Trivia:
-In this episode, around 8 minutes and 37 seconds in, you can see one of the documentary film cameras for the first time. I don’t think it was super noticeable, but I’ve always wondered about viewers who only watch “The Office” and don’t read about it, visit websites about it, have never seen the British version, etc. Do they understand the documentary aspect? This is a major tangent so I’ll digress…
-There’s a couple of other ‘firsts’ in this episode-first appearance of Steve Carell’s wife, Nancy Walls, as Carol the real estate agent (and Michael’s future creeped-out girlfriend) and first mention of Vance Refrigeration

A few of my favorite deleted scenes (I actually forgot the JAM wallet prank scenes were deleted…sooo cute/funny!):

Further Reading:
Office Quotes
Wikipedia Trivia
Host your own Office Olympics! Everyone is doing it!

Homework:
1. Write an Office LIMERICK in the forums about Office Olympics!! A thread will be posted ASAP. Get your entries in before next Wednesday
2. Take lots of pictures at your Office Olympics festivities, then send them in to me!
3. Read the rules of Flonkerton and the Flonk A.Q. here. Read on »

Starting next fall, you can watch “The Office” in syndication on TBS! By 2009, you’ll also be able to catch it on Fox. Smart move for all the networks involved, IMHO! Read the deets here. Throwback Thursday coming soon!

Be sure to watch NBC tonight for not one, not two, but THREE episodes of “The Office” hosted by Steve Carell, starting at 8 PM EST. (8:47 PM, and 9:43 PM EST)

8 PM “Casino Night”
8:47 PM “Branch Closing”
9:43 PM “The Merger”

Read more details here. It’s a win-win-win!!