Always hilarious Rick Gervais and always perky Jennifer Garner will star opposite one another in the film “This Side of the Truth.” Gervais, known for creating the original British version of “The Office,” as well as “Extras,” will co-write and co-direct the film.
Gervais will play a man who is so adept at lying that he lands a beautiful woman, played by Garner. Production will begin in the spring.
Last night, I thought The Office was hilarious, and a little bit sad. Poor Michael had to decide which was more important: his relationship with Jan or his company. Jan was fired, as we know, and she thinks it has to do with her breast implants, and she wants to sue Dunder-Mifflin for $4 million. Doesn’t seem likely that’ll happen.
Anyway, they kept bringing up Michael and Jan’s relationship. I can understand why it would be a problem, because of the whole sexual harassment thing, but that didn’t actually seem to be the problem. This couple confounds me. After Michael exposes Jan’s picture, and Jan exposes Michael’s diary, they still drive home, chatting, like nothing was wrong.
I’m glad this episode was so good, because it’s the final (new) episode until the writer’s strike is over.
It seems that the popular TV show, The Office may be getting a spin-off. Evidently, the show’s success has made producers and what not so excited that they want to do a spin-off of the show. Already!? Isn’t it a little soon for that? I guess they just want to milk it for all it’s worth.
Of course, there is a slight problem with their ingenious plan. They have “no agreement, no premise, and no cast.” And, even if they had all those things there would still not be a script. And with the Writer’s Strike… well, the script could be a long time in coming.
John Krakinski, who plays nice guy Jim Halpert on “The Office,” made the December 2007 cover of Men’s Health magazine. The mag typically features super-buff guys, sans shirts… but in this case, we get a sly smirk from Krasinski in a good old fashioned t-shirt. Inside the issue, he’s looking oh-so-cute in a variety of old-timey baseball, football and basketball pics. Totally adorable. Read the rest of this entry »
Ricky Gervais fans are about to shed a tear for the series finale of his HBO show “Extras.” Much like Gervais planned with the original British version of “The Office,” “Extras” will have its final showing with a special finale episode. Titled “The Extra Special Series Finale,” the 80-minute show will air Sunday, December 16th. Find out what happens with Gervais’ character Andy Millman, his clueless agent (Stephen Merchant) and his best buddy Maggie (played by the adorable Ashley Jensen, who can currently be seen as seamstress Christina McKinney on “Ugly Betty”). And of course, what would “Extras” be without special celebrity guests – the season finale will include Clive Owen, David Tennant, George Michael and Gordon Ramsay.
The TV show “The Office” is funny. I mean, Steve Carrel aka Michael, is a hilarious man, but I have to admit there are a few things that bug me about it.
First of all, I know the character Dwight, played by Rainn Wilson, is loved by everyone, but his know-it-all, you-will-never-be-as-good-as-I-am attitude makes me yell at my TV.
Second of all, I love the bits where characters interact, you know, sitcom-style. I hate the “Reality TV” bits, with the individual characters talking about their office life to the camera. It annoys me.
I do, however, love how hard Michael tries to be a good boss – and how annoyed his employees are by him. After last night’s episode, though, maybe they’ll realize he’s not as bad as they think.
NBC has announced plans to launch a spinoff starring characters who have not yet been introduced on the show.
Joss Whedon’s last directing foray for The Office was so well-received that he is directing another episode, which will either be the 6th or 10th episode. Joss has been joking about Jim murdering Pam in a very gruesome way, but of course all the real storyline details are tightly under wraps. Anything that keeps Joss Whedon working is okay with me.
