Blogging Along....
Kate Flannery, aka
The Office's Meredith, here. Just a quick word this week. "The Coup" is showing this week and it is a rerun with some of the best Michael/Dwight scenes. I love the Dwight/Jan scenes.
Melora Hardin (Jan) is so hilarious. She plays her comedy straight up. No mixer, no ice. Neat. Like a three-finger pour. Dry. I am thirsty.
I am just coming down from the
Golden Globes high. I returned my borrowed jewels and wiped the residual eyelash glue out my eyes. Being an actor is so insane. This week has been really fun. We have been shooting a very big episode this week that I can't speak about yet, but it involves love and cake. My costume was reminiscent of that NBC classic comedy,
Golden Girls - you know, shoulder pads and gold thread. Meredith is as real as the woman behind the desk at your local DMV. Reality in fashion. That's
The Office.
The Office is getting bigger and better. Last week's episode put the ratings through the roof.
The Office was the No. 1 sitcom last week. I don't normally read the trades but
Leslie David Baker, aka Stanley, always has
Variety on his desk. He likes to share good news and, by the way, he could not be more different from his character. I'd say that's true of
Ed Helms (Andy), too. Ed just knows how to play the guy you love to hate. Though "hate" is too strong a word. How about "the guy who annoys the crap out of you and makes you want to get a drink after work." After last week's episode, "The Return," I got a message on MySpace from a woman who just happened to go to Staples the day that we filmed the scene between Dwight and Michael. She was so excited, she couldn't breathe. What are the chances of going to buy paper and ending up meeting the stars of your favorite show?
The Office is nominated for a SAG award, aka
Screen Actors Guild Award, for best comedy ensemble. I'll try not to "sag" in my borrowed
Dina Bar-El dress and my Platinum Guild jewelry. We are going to be getting all dolled up again. Wouldn't it be great to get an award for actually sagging? The Old Age Awards! Maybe not. America loves its youth. The SAG Awards show will be on TBS and TNT this Sunday night at 8 pm/ET, so tune in. And yes, we will all be dressed very differently from our characters. I will not be wearing the
Golden Girls number I described earlier. Watch "The Coup" this Thursday at 8:30 pm/ET on NBC, and watch the SAG Awards this Sunday night on TBS and keep your fingers crossed. Maybe we will win and have a few drinks. This is the
Office redhead who enjoys her cocktails saying, "Bye for now."
