In last season's finale of The Office (Thursdays, 9 pm/ET, NBC), not only did Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) accept a marriage proposal from dimbulb rageoholic Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), she also got caught in flagrante delicto with Dwight by Phyllis. This season, with Angela and Andy's wedding plans under way (see their hilarious wedding website here), Angela's passions remain divided. Will she make it to the altar, and who will be at her side? Kinsey and Helms talked to us about all the wedding and pregnancy rumors, how fun it is to have a meltdown on TV and how the wrapping-paper section of Kinsey's closet helps her get into character.
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Apparently Michael goes to the corporate party in NYC while the rest of the gang is left with a much less impressive bash back in Scranton. One wonders: was Michael invited or is he crashing the festivities? Is Jan coming along as his date? And will someone - most likely Meredith, if she's fully recovered - get loaded and embarass themselves? Post your thoughts on who will kill the party buzz and check back after the episode for my recap.
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In this episode titled "Oleander," we gather for a meal at one of the hottest new eateries in L.A. The food is great, and the people are very cool. I love doing the group restaurant scenes because you get a nice taste — pardon the pun — of each of the characters and how they all relate to each other. Plus, when we’re not rolling we get to catch up and try our best to crack each other up. Melanie Paxson gets the award for the best, most embarrassing story. It didn’t happen to her but to a friend of hers, and it took our breath away. All I can say is, it involved a girl, a guy and a city. Sad that I can’t go into detail, but I fear Melanie might sue me. This is the thing about blogging... I start to write just for myself and then I realize millions of people are reading my blog. Millions! And I need to be really careful about what I write. It’s very precious. I worked on Evan Almighty last summer and I loved when we were shooting, but I also loved when we...
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Question: I was wondering what you thought about Ed Helms being made a series regular on The Office. For me, The Office seems to be a show with split personalities. On one hand, there's the show I really like with Jim, Pam and the assorted cast members. On the other hand there's the show that is way over-the-top with Michael and Dwight, which I don't really enjoy. Helms' Andy character definitely falls into the latter category for me, and I have to admit to being a little disappointed to find that he'll be back at all. True, the back-and-forth between Andy and Dwight was fun for a moment, but in the end he's just a meaner version of Dwight, which makes the existence of both characters redundant. Worse, it shifts the focus of the show further toward the world of Michael and Dwight, and I can certainly do without that.
Answer: An interesting observation. The Office truly does feel like two different shows with clashing tones, from sly, realistically played comedy that feels uncomfortably
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Apparently all that brown-nosing with Michael did pay off. Daily Show alum Ed Helms, who joined NBC's The Office this season in a recurring capacity, has been upped to series-regular status, says the Hollywood Reporter. Rashida Jones, who plays the Stamford office's only other remaining "survivor," meanwhile remains on recurring status. (How much you wanna bet Pam "misplaced" Karen's paperwork? That Beesly is a minx, I tell you.)
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