By all accounts its been a rough spring for The Offices Jan and Michael The now-infamous dinner party not only sent Michael on the prowl for ladies in NYC but also left us wondering what will become of Jan With the finale of The Office arriving May 15 we chatted with Melora Hardin to find out more about her character plus what else Hardin will be up to while Dunder Mifflins on hiatus from her role in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie to her theatrical work Just as Jan and Michaels relationship hit the rocks Hardin also teamed up with Oscar Meyer for their Deli Creations campaign which Hardin says seeks to put some romance into office lunchtimes everywhere something that she can relate to Anna DimondTVGuidecom Jans had a stressful spring Whats been going on inside her headHardin Coming off this office relationship that she had with Michael which leads us to the Oscar Meyer survey [on office romances] [which found that] 67 percent o
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Episode Recap: The Deposition (November 15, 2007)Was anyone else convinced that Michael and Jan were going to break up before the end of this episode? They’re hardly a stable couple even in the best of times, but here it was practically a competition to see who could do the most vicious thing to the other (or at the very least, to reveal who had acted worse in the past). Let’s see: Michael emailed a topless photo of Jan to everyone in the company, so in turn she stole his diary and handed it over to her lawyer as evidence. She gave him a terrible performance review (okay, that one was probably justified), and he in turn sided with Dunder-Mifflin in her lawsuit, effectively destroying her case. Their horribly awkward conversation during the car ride home was nothing less than a look at a relationship on life support. Both Michael and Jan seemed committed to each other more out of desperation and loneliness than any sort of genuine affection. This might be the rare case wher...
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Sadly, this might be our last fix of The Office for quite a while: it seems that until the strike is settled no more new episodes are being filmed (though I'd love to be proven wrong on this). Still, tonight's episode looks like a worthy sendoff, with Jan suing Dunder-Mifflin and Michael caught in the crossfire when he's called upon as a witness. Will Michael be torn between his loyalty to his company and his loyalty to his ample-chested girlfriend? Post your thoughts and check back after the show for my recap.
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A green room made out of high school bleachers? It may be hard to believe, but designer Timothy Corrigan swears it's true. "We literally had to scrape the bubble gum off the bottom of the bleachers before we could even start to work on it." As the 59th annual Primetime Emmys go "green," so does the area where stars can relax before going on stage, and it's Corrigan's job to make the most exclusive and luxurious area of the Shrine Auditorium eco-friendly.
This year the Architectural Digest green room takes the shape of an elegant old-world library using dark panel walls, big windows and antique furniture to give the illusion of 18th-century England. The green theme will start with the color of the walls and the decor, but what really makes the room "green" will be the measures taken to leave a small eco-footprint. All furniture is upholstered with 100 percent organic fabric, the tables are made out of
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Question: I know it's been only a couple of weeks, but you never gave us your reaction to the season finale of The Office. I thought it was a great episode, and I was relieved that Jan wasn't pregnant. I also loved the understated way they dealt with Jim and Pam. Jenna Fischer's beautiful performance when Jim asked Pam to dinner said everything we needed. I also think that giving Ryan the job at corporate sets up some great stuff for next season. What did you think?
Answer: I agree. Lots of cool stuff going on, including Jan's meltdown (kudos to Melora Hardin), Ryan getting out of Scranton and from under Kelly's clutches, and especially where they left Jim and Pam. For those who wanted a little bit of uplift in their season cliff-hangers, this was a real treat ...
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