Kate Flannery is Electric...

Kate Flannery has joined a bunch of celebrities to help spread the word of alternative fuel through an interesting online auction.

"Nearly one hundred celebrities powered up and showed their support over two days for the fight against autism by signing a Special Edition Customized BugE Personal EV Transport. The vehicle, built especially by Harvey Coachworks of Knoxville, MD., and is being offered for auction on EBay.com at: www.ebay.com/harveyev."

The whole article is HERE.

"Horton Hears A Who" Trailer

Steve Carell lends his voice to yet another animated movie, this time it's the age-old classic by Dr. Seuss.

Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, Seth Rogan, and Carol Burnett are among other favorites that also lend their voices.

The full trailer is now available online and you can see it by clicking HERE.

Angela's Baby Bump!

Angela is already starting to show off her new little accountant-to-be in public. This photo, posted by the Arizona Daily Star, shows Angela in all her glowing glory at the "Walk Hard" premiere.

In related news, celebrity-babies.com has picked Angela as their #8 "Fave Prgenancy"!

"The Office's Angela Kinsey and her husband Warren Lieberstein announced that they are expecting their first child together last month. The child will be the first for the couple, who have been trying to conceive "for a long time." .... Due to only being in the early stages of her pregnancy, we look forward to hearing more about the exciting next five months until her baby arrives in May."

Read the whole article by clicking HERE.

John Krasinski in "Leatherheads" Trailer

The trailer for "Leatherheads", starring John Krasinski, George Clooney and Renee Zellweger, has hit the web.

You can watch it by clicking HERE.

The movie hits theaters on April 4, 2008.

SBO Holiday Shopping Guide

Not sure what to get the Dunderhead in your life? Well, let us help you out here!

DVD of BBC's "The Office"
Not sure what all the hype is? Check out where it all started. The original BBC version of "The Office", starring Ricky Gervais, is available on DVD.
Amazon.com - $39.00
Click Here For This Item...


Dundie Award
Show the Office fan in your life that they win the prize.
Interchangable plates allow you to customize the award.
NBC Store - $20.00
Click Here For This Item...


Michael Scott Bobblehead
Get a friend for Bobblehead Dwight!
He talks, saying things such as "That's What She Said!"
NBC Store - $24.00
Click Here For This Item...



Dunder Mifflin Trucker Cap - Navy
Modeled in this picture with Creed by yours truly. I love this cap.
I bought it at the Convention and now it can be yours! Not mine - your own.
NBC Store - $22.00
Click Here For This Item...


Dunder Mifflin Stress Ball (Set of 2)
Waiting for the WGA Strike to end can be stressful.
Solve the problem with a DM Stress Ball.
NBC Store - $8.00
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Official Office Convention Program
For those of you that didn't make it to Scranton.
You can get the program they handed out, full of fun interviews.
Official Convention Website - $5.00
Click Here For This Item...


Poor Richard's Pub Glasses
Have a pint or a shot, just like the folks in Scranton.
Back of the glass says "Ain't no party like a Scranton party..."
Poor Richard's Store - $6.00/each
Click Here For This Item...


Cooper's Seafood Tee
Cooper's is featured on the show a lot.
This tee has their logo on the front and "Ain't no party..." on the back.
A fun shirt from a fun place!
Cooper's Online Shop - $12.00
Click Here For This Item...


I hope this helped. If you find any more cool items, please let us know!

New Creed Thoughts

The man, the myth, the legend - Creed has spoken! Well, blogged anyway!

"If you want to make this the best Christmas ever, go ahead and get me any of the things on this list. I’ll love you forever. Drop them off to me at work, but don’t put them in the “Toys for Tots” bins – those are just for my co-workers to use for my gifts. I wish they’d stop giving me dolls, though. I have more than enough already."

Click HERE to read the whole thing.

Scranton Newsletter - Vol. 9 #3

Dunder Mifflin's new Newsletter has come out.

Message about W-2s from Angela, a message about not pissing off Bob Vance, a great party invitation from Michael and more.

"Attention Everyone! I'm going to have a Rockin' New Year's Eve party this year and you're all invited. As you might expect, it's going to be innnnnnnsssaaaaaannnnneeee in the memmmmmbbbrrraaaannnneeee (insane in the membrane, for non-hip-hop fans). Here's what you can expect:"

You can get the whole newsletter by clicking HERE.

EW Loves Fancy New Beesly

Entertainment Weekly has a photo essay about the best/worst hair on television.

Jenna Fischer's Pam Beesly made the list!

"HAIR-DO! PAM (JENNA FISCHER)
The Office

Pam's new hairstyle? So. Much. Better. Very Fancy New Beesly. —Annie

How about Pam letting her hair down? She's already 30% more unpredictable. —Megan"

See the whole list by clicking HERE.

Familiar Face Selling PSP

Yes, the Darth Vader face ON the PSP is really familiar, but for those of us in Dunderland, the man holding it in the new commercial should be familiar too!

It's Omi Vaidya! He plays Sadiq, the reoccuring IT Guy on "The Office". Read his TwoCents Interview HERE.

Steve Carell "Get Smart" Photos

TheTwoCents reader, Andrea, sent along a link to some fun photos of Steve Carell in the upcoming motion picture - "Get Smart".

I loved watching repeats of that show when I was a kid. Gotta love the Shoe Phone!

Click HERE for the photos.

"Office" Gets Award Nominations

Nope

Not Dundies this time.

Over the last 24 hours nominations have been announced for the Golden Globe awards and the Writers Guild Awards and some of our friends from "Dunder Mifflin" have been nominated.

Golden Globe Awards
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN - 30 ROCK
STEVE CARELL - THE OFFICE
DAVID DUCHOVNY - CALIFORNICATION
RICKY GERVAIS - EXTRAS
LEE PACE - PUSHING DAISIES

Writers Guild Awards
COMEDY SERIES
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, Written by Larry David; HBO
ENTOURAGE, Written by Marc Abrams, Lisa Alden, Michael Benson, Brian Burns, Doug Ellin, Alex Gansa, Tim Griffin, Dusty Kay, Stephen Levinson, Ally Musika, Wes Nickerson, Rob Weiss; HBO
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, Written by Damon Beesley, James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Eric Kaplan, Bret McKenzie, Iain Morris, Duncan Sarkies, Paul Simms, Taika Waititi; HBO
THE OFFICE, Written by Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Anthony Farrell, Brent Forrester, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Caroline Williams, Larry Wilmore; NBC
30 ROCK, Written by Brett Baer, Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Dave Finkel, Daisy Gardner, Donald Glover, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner; NBC

EPISODIC COMEDY - any length - one airing time
Pie-Lette (Pushing Daisies), Written by Bryan Fuller; ABC
The Job (The Office), Written by Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur; NBC
Negotiation (30 Rock), Written by Matt Hubbard; NBC
Local Ad (The Office), Written by B.J. Novak; NBC
Phyllis's Wedding (The Office), Written by Caroline Williams; NBC
Sally Returns (Flight of the Conchords); Written by James Bobin & Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie; HBO

Ed Helms Performing at "The Strike Show"

The Strike Show
A live comedy-variety show at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday and Friday, December 12 & 14 at 10PM.

Alongside an ensemble cast of TVs finest actors and writers, The Strike Show will incorporate original material by nightly special guest writers, who will compose original sketches (some related to the WGA strike) that will, in the words of the producers, “blow your f***ing mind.”

Scheduled to appear are: Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), Ed Helms (The Office), Emily Deschanel (Bones), Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), The Sklar Brothers (Wild Hogs), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (The Class), Jerry Minor (Carpoolers), Jessica St. Clair (Best Week Ever), Jamie Denbo (Reno! 911), David Hornsby (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) among many other surprise guests.

Click HERE for more information...

Thoughts on the Strike

TheTwoCents has reached out to friends we've made in TV Land to see how they are handling the current work stoppage from the WGA Writers' Strike.

In this first installment we hear from three of "The Office" folks.

Kate Flannery
(Plays "Meredith")

"I miss the feeling of making a difference. Our show has been a gift to so many people. And a gift to all of us who get to work on it.
The best thing for all of us would be to get back to work before the Christmas holidays. That would be the best present I could ask for.
We have all been knocked off balance by the strike.
I am still feeling off balance.
These are strange times."
-Kate Flannery

Lee Eisenberg
(Writer: "The Fight", "The Secret", "Michael's Birthday" and more.)

"I miss sitting in a room all day with some of the funniest people I've ever met -- and getting paid for it. Also, we have a ping pong table at the office. I miss that, too."
-Lee Eisenberg



Bobby Ray Shafer
(Plays "Bob Vance - Vance Refrigeration")

"This strike is already TOO-MANY days old and the greedy ones need to share. Since this is just the first battle in the war with the DGA and SAG contracts due up next, AMPPA has decided to make their stand here and it could get dirty. On a personal level, I'm missing being in the new Christmas Episode and continuing the BIG-MOMENTUM that we all left the convention with.

The "UTOPIAN" ending would be for the Producers to have to share revenues like professional sports teams do... because without THE PLAYERS they have NOTHING!

They tell an old joke around here about the Polish Starlet. It seems when she came to Hollywood, she slept with all the writers... Please remember that this is the same town that had blacklists and seemingly revels in breaking down literary GIANTS like Fitzgerald and Chandler and Faulkner and Hemingway and Mailer and THOUSANDS MORE... They are used to taking the words of great writers and getting to edit them just because they had the means to buy them.

As for my MORALE, I do not despair of things I cannot control, so I rely on my home puppet shows and a richly detailed fantasy life which mostly involves a young lady from P-A, and a spinoff series entitled: "BOB VANCE, VANCE REFRIGERATION" which in short order makes me rich enough to ride off into the sunset with the pretty blonde.

They need to get it done in a hurry. Why not today? For BOB'S sake!"

Bobby Ray Shafer - Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration

LITO Interviews Gene Stupnitsky

Our good friend Donna, over at LifeInTheOffice.com, scored a great interview with current out of work Office writer - Gene Stupinsky!

"Gene: The fact that a reality show is replacing us bothers me less than the face that so many Americans want to spend time with Donald Trump in their homes."

Read the whole article HERE.

[Photo is from Gene's MySpace Page.]

Mindy and Boston Globe Show us Scranton

Hi gang,

The Boston Globe alerted me to a fun story they have that follows Mindy Kaling around Scranton during October's Office Convention.

You can read the story HERE.

"The actress who plays Kelly, Cambridge native Mindy Kaling had never actually been to Scranton. She visited for the first time last month as part of a convention for fans of "The Office," where she signed autographs and traipsed around with fellow actors who play Phyllis, Bob Vance (of Vance Refrigeration), Oscar, Angela, Andy, Kevin, Stanley, and Creed."

They also have a fun slide show of the city, with some commentary from Mindy too.

You can view it HERE.