Season 5 - Episode 21 - Dream Team

April 9, 2009 brings us the fun and joy of the Dream Team!

Original Air Date: April 9, 2009
Writer: BJ Novak
Director: Paul Feig

After getting off on the wrong foot with his new supervisor, Charles (Idris Elba), Jim (John Krasinski) finds himself face to face with the new boss in a soccer game in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot. Meanwhile, Michael (Steve Carell), afraid to face the workday, has trouble leaving his house.

Click HERE to tell us what you think of this episode!

Dream Team News:
Cold Open Sneak Peek, Watch Episode Online, Jim's Soccer Game,

SBO Exclusives:
Fan-site Conference Room Discussion,

Deleted Scenes: 1, 2

What Video Was Ryan Watching?

Enjoy that video that Ryan was watching on his laptop in "Michael Scott Paper Company"?

It's called "It's Just Like A Mini-Mall" and you can check out the single here.

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BJ Novak Discusses Web Comedy At SXSW

The blog, NewTeeVee, has a great report from a panel at this weekend's SXSW that discussed Web Comedy vs TV Comedy.

One of the panelists, along side writers from the web, The Colbert Report and more, was our own B.J. Novak.

"Web viewing will decrease the value of TV syndication. Instead of watching whatever happens to be on, as Novak put it, “people don’t watch stuff they don’t want on the Internet.”

Read all about it HERE.

BJ Novak In Inglourious Basterds Preview

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Season 5 - Episode 12 - Prince Family Paper

On January 22, 2009 Dunder Mifflin Paper will deal with Prince Family Paper!

Original Air Date: 1/15/09
Writer: BJ Novak
Director: Asaad Kelada

FAMILY BUSINESS — Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) go undercover to do a bit of industrial espionage on a paper company competitor. Meanwhile, the rest of the office holds a debate to settle the question: is Hilary Swank hot?

What did you think about "Prince Family Paper"? Share your thoughts HERE.

"Prince Family Paper" News Items:
Video Highlight, Watch Episode Online

SBO Exclusives: Fan-site Conference Room, Episode Recap & Review

Deleted Scenes: 1, 2

What did you think about "Prince Family Paper"? Share your thoughts HERE.

Leslie, Rainn and BJ Talk to TV Guide About Superbowl Episode

The Office Cast at the 2009 Golden Globe Photos

BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling Help Kidz

Monday afternoon BJ Novak vistited a Children's Hospital and then met up with Mindy Kaling at a party celebrating Kidz B Kidz, a company that uses art by hospital patients to make clothing, ceramics, and note cards.

BJ and Mindy helped the kids make some art that could be used in future projects by the company.

Read more HERE.

[photo: NBC.com]

Goodbye, Ryan?

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that everybody's favorite white-collar criminal is taking a leave of absence from the show (as both a writer and actor) to appear in Quintin Tarantino's latest movie Inglourious Basterds.

Specific details about the length of the leave are sketchy. Even whether or not he will even return. To read the full story in EW's The Ausiello Files, go here...

[photo: EW.com]

BJ Novak & Friends - MySpace Blog

Our favorite white-collar criminal just posted an invite to his upcoming stand-up show in New York City. B.J. Novak will be performing as part of the New York Comedy Festival on November 9. Friends performing with Novak include fellow Office staffer Mindy Kaling! For more information and to visit his MySpace blog, click HERE...

Thanks for the info, Katie!

"The Rocker" is released, Jenna is not.

As the madness of Rainn Wilson's "The Rocker" promotion continues, be sure to visit www.freejennanow.com for updates on the state of America's Sweetheart. Recent posts include both BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling trying to save Jenna, a crossword puzzle, and evidence that Rainn has been planning this stunt for a LONG time. Join the fight to save Jenna: Go see "The Rocker" in theaters TODAY!

A chat with BJ

The Daily, the newspaper of the University if Washington, recently published an interview with BJ Novak in which he answers such questions as who his favorite Office character is and if Ryan will return next season. To read the entire interview, click here...

Ryan's YouTube Bust from "Goodbye Toby"

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BJ Novak on Conan O'Brien

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More BJ Novak News

BJ Novak was among many on a guest list for the recent White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in DC.

A fun website, Associated Content, posted a review of the evening, giving superlatives to interactions throughout the evening. Here is what they had to say about BJ Novak:

"Most likely to succeed: B.J. Novak
Perhaps the name of the award should be "most likely to keep on succeeding" because B.J. Novak is not only one of the stars of The Office, but is also a writer and producer on the show. Novak spent most of the night in a well-deserved spot in the VIP section of one of the pre-parties, but I was able to snap a quick picture with him and tell him about Trashwire. He was personable and definitely an over-all cool guy."

Click HERE to keep reading.

BJ Novak to Visit Conan O'Brien

NBC just released the guest list for May 7th and Mr. Corporate is on the list.

Wednesday, May 7 – Show 2573 – Actor Liam Neeson, actor BJ Novak, musical guest The Duke Spirit.

Set those DVRs people.

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Chair Model

April 17th 2008's episode is entitled: "Chair Model" (note, originally NBC released the episode information as "Parking").

Writer: BJ Novak
Director: Jeffrey Blitz

Michael's (Steve Carell) fascination with a woman modeling a chair in an office supply catalog makes him feel things he hasn't felt in a while. With Michael distracted, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) and Andy(Ed Helms) team up to win back Dunder-Mifflin's stolen parking spaces, forcing them into a showdown with the bosses of the five businesses of the office park.

"Chair Model" News Items:
Deleted Scenes: 1, 2, 3, TheTwoCents Review, The Office Conference Room (feedback from Office Fan-Sites)
Two Minute Replay, Photo Album, Watch Entire Episode on Hulu*

*Note: It's ok to watch online content now, the WGA Strike worked that all out. The writer's get their due.

"The Office" LOVES Boston

Ok, since my blood has pinstripes in it, it pains me to write about this but a lot of the Office crew are big Boston Red Sox fans. Eh, they can't be all perfect I guess.

Boston.com has this little piece about the huge exhibition game in LA between the Dodgers and Red Sox:

"It's been widely reported that tonight's exhibition game between the Red Sox and the Dodgers will draw the biggest crowd ever to watch a baseball game, and as you might expect, there'll be few boldfaced BoSox fans in the sea of Dodger blue. "Grey's Anatomy" actress and Everett native Ellen Pompeo is expected to attend with husband Chris Ivery, as is Ellen's castmate, Mainer Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey. (His peeps said he'd make at least one of the Sox's three weekend games on the West Coast.) LA top cop Bill Bratton was set to bring wife Rikki Klieman, and Medford's Maria Menounos told us she wouldn't miss it. Boston-bred actors Jonathan Moss Tucker and Jeffrey Donovan were on board, as was "The Office" gang, including Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, and John Krasinski. We'll bet the LA Coliseum hasn't played host to so many Bostonians since John F. Kennedy delivered his acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Of course, some of the Sox super fans will be MIA, including actors Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Mike O'Malley, and "Hostel" director Eli Roth, who told us he'll be busy celebrating Quentin Tarantino's birthday in Las Vegas."

And, I guess I can't NOT post this whole John Krasinski loves Boston stuff over at Boston Magazine.

Leatherheads Premiere Guest List

United Press International is stating that the Hollywood premiere of John Krasinski's "Leatherheads" movie will benefit the AFI!

Some of John's Office-mates are scheduled to show up!

"HOLLYWOOD, March 26 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures said its Hollywood premiere of George Clooney's new romantic comedy "Leatherheads" will benefit the American Film Institute.

The gala is to take place Monday night at Grauman's Chinese theater.

Expected to attend are director and star Clooney, as well as his fellow cast members Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Root, Wayne Duvall, Keith Loneker, Robert Baker, Malcolm Goodwin, Tim Griffin, Tommy Hinkley, Nick Paonessa, Mike O'Malley and Nicholas Bourdages.

Also on the guest list are writers Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly, producers Grant Heslov and Casey Silver, and Krasinski's co-stars from the TV sit-com "The Office" -- Brian Baumgartner, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, B.J. Novak and Rainn Wilson.

Set in the 1920s, the football flick is to open in U.S. theaters April 4."