Entertainment Weekly's Best TV Sound Bites of 2007

You KNOW "The Office" would make this list, now didn't you? VERY few shows that aren't talk shows (Letterman, Leno, Daily Show, etc.) even made this list, but our little comedy that could did! But just how many times? Well, since you asked....

JANUARY
''Five of us transferred from Stamford. There's two of us left — me and Karen. It's like we're touring Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and dropping off one by one. Well, guess what? I'm not falling in a chocolate river.''
ANDY (ED HELMS), ON THE OFFICE

FEBRUARY
''I don't have a lot of experience with vampires, but I have hunted werewolves. I shot one once, but by the time I got to it, it had turned back into my neighbor's dog.''
DWIGHT (RAINN WILSON), WHO THINKS JIM (JOHN KRASINSKI) IS TURNING INTO A VAMPIRE, ON THE OFFICE

APRIL
''I don't think that this is totally just a woman's suit. At the very least, it's bisexual.''
MICHAEL (STEVE CARELL), AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF WEARING WOMEN'S CLOTHES TO WORK, ON THE OFFICE

''If someone gives you 10,000-to-one [odds] on anything, you take it. If John Mellencamp ever wins an Oscar, I am going to be a very rich dude.''
KEVIN (BRIAN BAUMGARTNER), ON THE OFFICE


MAY
''Sometimes the clothes at Gap Kids are just too flashy. So I'm forced to go to the American Girl store and order clothes for large colonial dolls.''
THE PETITE-SIZE ANGELA (ANGELA KINSEY), DISCUSSING HER SHOPPING HABITS, ON THE OFFICE

''Once I am officially regional manager, my first order of business will be to demote Jim Halpert. So I will need a new number two. My ideal choice? Jack Bauer. But he is unavailable. Fictional. And overqualified.''
DWIGHT (RAINN WILSON), ON THE OFFICE

OCTOBER
''They say you should never mix business with pleasure. Really? Well, then explain to me how a putt-putt golf company operates.''
ANDY (ED HELMS), ON THE OFFICE


NOVEMBER
''You can not take the hilarious black guy from the office. Stanley is part of what makes this branch so extraordinary — the bluesy wisdom, the sassy remarks, the crossword puzzles, the smile, those big watery red eyes. I don't know how George Bush did it when Colin Powell left.''
MICHAEL (STEVE CARELL), AFTER LEARNING THAT STANLEY (LESLIE DAVID BAKER) MIGHT BE CHANGING BRANCHES, ON THE OFFICE

Even More Best of 2007 Lists!

The MercuryNews in San Jose, California has a fun list of 2007 Superlatives. "The Office" made the list (as a runner up)!

"FAVORITE COUPLE: Ned (Lee Pace) and Chuck (Anna Friel), the adorable, look-but-don't-touch lovebirds on "Pushing Daisies." RUNNER-UP: Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) on "The Office." "

The whole list is HERE.

Also...

The Naperville Sun on Chicago listed "The Office" as one of the best shows on TV in 2007.

"When the writers strike was impending, this was the show I was most concerned about having to miss."

Read their whole list HERE.

And...

BuddyTV has "The Office" on a few lists:
BEST FINALE
#2 - "Why was this finale of The Office better than the previous season? After all, it’s hard to top the first time Pam and Jim kissed at Casino Night. However, on the season 3 finale, Jim decides to bail on Karen and asks Pam out on an official date. It left fans over the moon – after all, The Office wouldn’t pull them apart twice on us, would they?"

SEXIEST MEN ON TV
#2 - "He may not be Wentworth Miller or Taye Diggs but John Krasinski brings a different kind of hotness, one that makes him number one in my book."

See all of BuddyTV's best of 2007 HERE.

The Office is One of E!'s Best of 2007

E!'s Watch With Kristin has placed "The Office" at number 4 of her best TV of 2007.

#4 - "The Office is like sex and pizza. Even when it's bad it's still thoroughly satisfying in every way."

You can watch her whole list, and vote for your own favorite by clicking HERE.

Jenna Fischer's Friends Support Her

Jenna Fischer had the "Walk Hard" premiere in Hollywood and a lot of her Office friends showed up to show their support.

IFMagazine just published some exclusive shots of their arrivals.

Leslie David Baker, David Denman, Kate Flannery and Brian Baumgartner all showed up to lend their support.



Click HERE to see all the photos.

"The Office" Had the 2nd Saddest Death on TV in 2007

BuddyTV has listed the 7 saddest TV deaths of 2007 and among characters from Ugly Betty, The Sopranos and more, who came in at #2?

Sprinkles!

"We all knew that Sprinkles wasn't doing well. She needed insulin, an ace inhibitor, cream, and pills to keep her health in tact. The thing is – Sprinkles is a cat. A cat that became too sick for Dwight Schrute to tolerate. On the season 4 premiere of The Office, Dwight euthanized his girlfriend's cat, causing sadness to animal (and Dwangela) lovers everywhere."

Read the whole article and see the rest of the list HERE.

Ed Helms Wants Us To Vote!

MySpace.com is all about the upcoming elections and to help the MySpace world get in touch with WHY we should vote, they asked two of the nation's best experts on politics. Ok, maybe not experts on politics, but they are funny! It's Ed Helms from "The Office" and that McLovin' kid from "Superbad". Enjoy!

Vote - It's the least you can do

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Creed Bratton Hosts at Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum

The Office's former professional musician, Creed Bratton (watch him Jam out at the Scranton Office Convention), recently hosted the very first inductions at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.

"At the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum's inaugural induction ceremony, six groups of musicians — men and women who played on many of the most important and well-loved records in the history of American popular music — were honored with medallions and applause.

Motown group The Funk Brothers, Nashville's A Team, Los Angeles' The Wrecking Crew, Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two and Elvis Presley's Blue Moon Boys made up the first Musicians Hall class.

The show, for which Creed Bratton of TV's The Office served as host, drew frequent standing ovations."

Read more about it HERE.

Steve Carell on NPR's "Fresh Air"

National Public Radio's (NPR) great entertainment interview show, "Fresh Air", recently sat down with Steve Carell to talk about The Office and his film career.

"By the end of The 40 Year Old Virgin, the title character had lost his virginity — and actor Steve Carell had become a star."

This interview originally aired on Oct. 24, 2007.

Click HERE to listen to it.

B.J. Novak's Blog - "Merry Xmas"

B.J. Novak posted a new blog on MySpace wishing everyone Merry Christmas.

"Have a Merry Christmas, and a new year of endless surprises and causes for celebration."

He adds a little more and you can read it by clicking HERE.

Melora Hardin Loves Zac Efron!

The National Ledger has a great article about Melora Hardin and her future projects, including the movie "Seventeen" with "High School Musical"'s Zac Efron.

""The Office's" Melora Hardin might just be the busiest actress around in this post-holiday, strike-stricken town. She's been busy on several films, one of which is her directorial debut. She has her brand-new "At the Water Cooler" act debuting Jan. 4-6 at Hollywood's Catalina Jazz Club. And she's in the midst of making the big-screen "Seventeen," in which Matthew Perry's character finds himself suddenly back in his 17-year-old body -- Zac Efron's!"

Click HERE to read the rest.

Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky's New Movie...

The L.A. Times has an article about the upcoming movie "Year One" that was written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg.

"Penned by writer-producers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg ("The Office") with director Harold Ramis ("Vacation"), the script has great anachronistic fun with the idea of applying contemporary characterizations and language to a biblical context, and vice versa (i.e. "I want to lay with her so badly" and "What happens in Sodom, stays in Sodom")."

To read the article all about the film, click HERE.

ScrantonBranchOffice Closed for Christmas

We wish you all the very best this season! We will re-open the branch after we return from our Christmas time off! All our fondest wishes to you and yours!

-The ScrantonBranchOffice Staff

Why Are YOU An Office Fan?

"The Office" is known as the little show that could, thanks to its incredible fan base.

So, the question that makes sense to be asked is:

"WHY?"

Obviously, I'm a fan of the show, but I'm curious why everyone else is.

I'd like to start a series of fan profiles here on ScrantonBranchOffice.com to show the world how we all fell in love with the people at Dunder Mifflin. Periodically we'll post the profiles here so we can all share our OfficeLove.

Sound good? GOOD!

You can be like:
Annie L. from Morgan Hill, CA
Adam L. from Murfreesboro, TN
Jenny from Chillicothe, IL
Michelle H from Litchfield, IL
Sydney from Little Rock, AR
Carla C from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Email BranchOffice@TheTwoCents.com your answers to these questions:

1. Name (or nickname, initials, whatever)
2. Hometown, State
3. E-mail Address (won't be published on the site)
4. When did you first start watching The Office?
5. Top 3 Favorite Episodes?
6. Top 3 Favorite Characters?
7. Top 3 Favorite All-Time Show Moments?
8. Do you own merchandise, DVDs, t-shirts, etc?
9. What other Office sites do you visit often?
10. Ever have any encounters with cast/crew from the show? (meet them, email them, MySpace message from them?)

Free Form (Essay question if you will): Describe what about The Office has made you such a great fan. Include anything else you want to say about the show.

Ok, I hope we get a great response about this. Spread the word. If you want to email a photo of yourself along with your answers that would be perfection.

"It's A Date" One of People's Top 12 2007 Shockers

We were all shocked - or were we?

"As Pam claims in her confessional that all she wants is for Jim to be happy, Jim interrupts to ask her out to dinner. Awww!"

Read it HERE.