No, we won’t be singing any wildly inappropriate lullabies, but if things run long one of us may need to take a quick nap on that couch in the back.

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By the way, check out the second deleted scene and more after the jump…

In other news, Angela Kinsey posted a lengthy post-premiere blog at her MySpace.com. Speaking of blogs, there’s a new one up at NBC.com that includes cast and fan interviews. And you can take an Office tour with Brian Baumgartner.

From Webisodes to Season 5 predictions, Chris and Bri touch base on all things Dunder Mifflin, a mid-summer’s foray we like to call The Office Podcast.

Pay no attention to the troublemakers behind us.

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Hicks is a great sport, but the message the singer really wanted to spread at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck yesterday was support for Autism Speaks, which held its 10th annual New York Celebrity Golf Challenge and raised $1 million for the cause. He was a very kind and thoughtful interview, whose clips and quotes I’ll post in the near future.

And I can personally vouch for his drive off a tee, but that should be no surprise considering he told me he started golfing when he was 13.

(Photo by Joe Larese/The Journal News)

Like a stolen moment, everything you thought you knew slips away and leaves you sitting there, jaw-dropped, ring in hand. Where do you turn next? Well, who’s to say? The summer hiatus is upon us, and that applies to your loyal vodcasters.

Surely we’ll find an excuse to mug for the tiny webcam before September. But we can’t promise one of us won’t already have a ring on our finger by then. (Though it’s safe to say we won’t be venturing next door to the IHOP for any reason.)

Don’t worry, though. If you miss anything, we’ll show you a flashback.

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Chris and Brian answer none of those questions. We were up late hitting 1,200 golf balls, and our prognosticating skills are slightly impaired by blisties. We got our vodcast on anyway, because it’s too good an opportunity to miss.

You know, like a trip back to Pam’s old high school or an afternoon alone for two estranged lovers. Who wouldn’t make the most of either situation. Oh yeah. That’s right.

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But Chris and Brian have an all-new episode, even if Liz Lemon is halfway to the Hamptons by now. Nah, she’s the Jersey shore type, no doubt someplace family-friendly, like Long Beach Island, with her Beeper King.

Memo to Dennis, better pack a copy of Gorgasm for those rainy days at the shore.

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In other news, OfficeTally reported earlier that Angela Kinsey gave birth Saturday to a girl, Isabel Ruby Lieberstien.

Ed. note: This mention and apparently others have been taken down from other online outlets, so considered this news unverified.

2nd Ed. note: Now it’s back up again. Go figure.

3rd Ed. note: TVGuide.com is reporting weighed in at 6 lbs., 14 oz. and that Kinsey’s mom, Bertie, and Office cast mate Jenna Fischer were reportedly at the hospital with her. And according to People.com, the baby arrived at 12:50 p.m.

Oh, and tanster continues to post her weekly Q&A’s with The Office writers, this time with Brent Forrester and Justin Spitzer offering insights into “Did I Stutter.”

By the way, the third deleted scene is up, and Ryan is still a loser.

Jack is spiraling down to the dimly lit, eyepatch-clad 12th floor while Liz is spiraling toward boyfriend-less oblivion. So pull up a seat and take that penny out of your ear as we break down “Sandwich Day.”
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Why didn’t they hop that fence earlier, though? Or call a cop? Or Bob Vance? Or smash the padlock?

It’s best not to ask too many questions, especially when dancing with hobbits at the sexiest pre-school in New York. But remember sometimes too many trips to the powder room can be a sign of more than just a bladder infection.

These and all thing awkwardly Office-y or on tap when Chris and Bri break down “Night Out.”

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Of course that means rooting against Jack Donaghy, just as he’s gotten microwave programming back. The fictional head of GE is on his back and Arnett’s Devon Banks is next in line to the throne after his homely fiance Cathy. And Jack is reeling from being outmaneuvered.

He should take Tracy’s example and find a project to work on. That’s just what Chris and Bri have done with this week’s 30 Rock Vodcast. Enjoy!

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Shutup, dummy. The same old Dennis Duffy is a hero now. And he’s aiming to win back Liz’s heart. The exonerated Dateline predator is the second weirdest guy roaming the halls of 30 Rock. That distinction goes to Buck Bright, aka Dorf, aka Tim Conway.

So pull up a chair for your sandwich girls, ponder the concept of “Tracy Jordan, GOP spokesman” and savor el sabor de soledad as Chris and Brian tackle the Subway Hero.

And yes, we were feeling a little punchy during this one.

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Alas, that wasn’t to be, any more than Michael was to unite with his one true love, the office supply catalogue model he’d never met. There’s never enough parking, especially when someone hogs all the business park spaces. But some people just shouldn’t be made to walk any distance.

Jim, on the other hand, would walk 500 miles for Pam (and he would walk 500 more. Remember that song?!) Question is, when he gets down on one knee, what’s a girl to do?

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Chris and Brian break down “MILF Island” and look ahead to “Subway Hero” and the return of The Beeper King, here in The Remote Access 30 Rock Vodcast.

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In other news, Tina Fey made the covers of Entertainment Weekly and Marie Claire as “Baby Mama” hits the big screens. The Marie Claire piece is as told to co-star Amy Poehler. IESB.com has an unbelievable nine clips from the movie posted. I’ll wait to see it in one shot rather than piecemeal, though.

Meanwhile, as mentioned in the vodcast, “MILF Island” T-shirts hit the NBC Universal Store almost as soon as the episode was over, joining Sheinhardt Wigs, The Tracy Jordan Meat Machine and Jenna’s Me Want Food as fictional phenomenons to be graced in silkscreen. A little pricey at $22 to $24, though, no?

And lastly, when someone’s giving something away for free, it seems like a shame to me not to take them up on the offer.

Well, Hulu is doing just that with not only “MILF Island” but The Office’s “Dinner Party” as well (and presumably any future episodes this season and perhaps beyond). If you’re not familiar, Hulu is the greatest invention since dark beer and Cadbury Creme Eggs. And you can check it out at hulu.com.

The best part is, Hulu shares so I can too…

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Good thing NBC held back that last episode of 30 Rock for a couple months so the writers strike didn’t feel as long as it might have.

But it was long enough. Chris Serico and Brian Howard refresh your memory about what went down the last time we checked in with Tina Fey and Co and what’s to come this Thursday and beyond. (Hint: Reality TV is about to get very interesting.)

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Chis Serico and Brian Howard return with their weekly videopodcast about all things Office. We look back into the deep past at the last episode way back in the fall, “The Deposition,” and glance ahead at what the Dunder Mifflin folks have in store.

In response to rumors, we’d like to confirm Chris will not be leaving for a spin-off of The Office Vodcast. We may just have a curveball for you before this is over, though.

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Duquan “Dukie” Weems, the desperately poor boy whose family takes everything anyone ever gives him to help feed their addictions, was portrayed by Washington, D.C., native Jermaine Crawford. Though the focus of the series shifts from the schools to the media this season, it doesn’t lose sight of the teens and we get to see more of Dukie, Randy, Namond and Michael in this, the fifth and final season. (By the way, if you haven’t watched The Wire before, check out this handy-dandy summary of the first four seasons. Then thee to a video rental store and rent ‘em!)

Myself, I was struck by the hopefulness of Dukie’s character. Even when his supposed friends — and everyone else — is mocking him out for being unwashed or withdrawn, there was still a glimmer of … something. He blossomed under the care of Mr. Pryzbylewski (“Prez”), who quickly came to understand that bringing Dukie’s clothes to his own house to wash them was a better option than collecting clothes and bringing them to Dukie’s house. If he did the latter, all he’d be doing was providing Dukie’s family with a way of feeding their addictions.

Crawford was in New York this week and spoke to Remote Access via cell phone while he was riding a cab.

Turns out his first role was playing a young Michael Jackson in a community theater when he was 7 or 8 years old. The play was written by a local, called “Michael Jackson and the Ghost of Ben,” and was about the King of Pop and his beloved pet rat.

Crawford, who turned 15 in October, got into acting via musical theater. His singing and dancing abilities led to roles and it turned out he could act pretty well.

He auditioned five times for The Wire, reading the first time for Michael. They asked him to come back, but to read for Dukie this time. Three readings later, he flew out to Los Angeles for a screen test. The next week he got the part.

They gave us the news that I got the part and I was just so excited, screaming all over the place. I was actually hoarse.

Though his big brother watched the show all the time, he hadn’t gotten to watch it much before he auditioned.

I always loved the show, but, like, I could never catch it because I always had to go to sleep to early. Now that I’m actually on it, I can stay up a little bit more so I can watch it.

His portrayal of Dukie also sparked an interest in writing and producing a documentary on teenage homelessness. He was inspired not just by his role, but also by all the people he met who are the real-life “Dukies,” he said.

It really inspired me to be an advocate to make a change on the teenage homelessness, going around, not just in Baltimore but in America, all around.

The Wire, you see, is filmed on the streets of Baltimore. Many of the characters on the show were once on the streets, in their real lives, which is part of what gives the show its authenticity.

Most people think that it’s a set, but it’s really the strets of Baltimore. And I just try to look around and to see how the environment is and see how the people who walk around me — I just try to reflect and, you know, broadcast it from my insides. I just try to, not mimic everything that’s going around me, just take it in and kind of put it out there with my twist on it.

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And, just for kicks, here’s a few links:
• The official HBO character description of Duquan “Dukie” Weems.
• HBO’s official actor bio for Crawford.
• Crawford’s IMDB page.

And below are links to previous Wire interviews we published on Remote Access. They were conducted by HBO during and shortly after filming wrapped on Season 5, which begins tonight:
• Clarke Peters (Detective Lester Freamon)
• Wendell Pierce (Detective William “Bunk� Moreland)
• Andre Royo (Bubbles)
• Dominic West (Cop James “Jimmy” McNulty)
• David Simon and Nina Kostroff Noble (executive producers)

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Party with your colleagues at your own risk. Ignore global warming at your peril (free-market remedies notwithstanding). But interrupt Schwimmer like Vieira did and he will burn the earth and we’ll need a new one.

Chris and Bri break it down.

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What if Season 2 had been pre-empted before we glimpsed a loaded teapot or learned a little toaster oven 101? What if Season 3 never introduced us to Dwight, from the future? Or to personal qualities like Alpha-male, jackhammer?

Who knows what gems we’ll be deprived of? The next PamCasso, maybe? A cool glass of lemoñadé? The very thought is like a frozen sledgehammer to the griefbone. Where was I? Oh yeah, “Survivorman” and what’s next…

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That’s right, the conference room, where it all happens.

We touch on the Writers Guild strike, give a few well-deserved shout-outs and reflect on The Finer Things. But we won’t shed a “Single Tear” for people who don’t know the basics of break room etiquette. After all, this isn’t “Toaster Oven 101.”

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No wait, bad analogy. Need therapy? Bring your boss, because you never know when he or she might summon the kind of Emmy-caliber performance that will lift you right out of your daddy issues. But be careful. Never follow a hippie to a second location. Just press play and enjoy a very special episode of Supercomputer—err, the Remote Access vodcast.

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Nevertheless, Bri and Chris talk—and sing a little—about this week’s diminutive edition: “Local Ad”.

Keep scrolling down when it’s done because, in a separate clip, we also touch on the Invasion of Scranton, otherwise known as The Office Convention.

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The accomodations are nice, though the handmade beds are a bit small. But you won’t find us blubbering in the stairwell or hopping a freight train out of town. And whoever/whomever is still complaining that 60 minutes is too long or that the receptionist and the salesman aren’t fun to watch, well you can just go and declare bankruptcy.

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It was a wacky week at 30 Rock, though perhaps not the funniest we’ve seen, in the estimation of your resident vloggers. Aww, who’re we kidding, “The Collection” was ghetto-fabulous!

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Chris is on vacation and Brian is in his car, on assignment. But that doesn’t mean Remote Access isn’t going to bring you your weekly Office vodcast.

Things get stupid (again) when Michael takes a delivery boy hostage, but things are just right on the Jim-Pam front. And if you think the show’s too long, you are oh so wrong.

Now pop in your ABBA 8-track and hit play. It’s time for the “Launch Party”.

No, not the glitch-laden NBC attempt at taking The Office interactive. We mean last week’s episode, which saw the outing of Jim and Pam, the sleaziness of Ryan Howard (the RM, not the 1B) and a brave new world of technology.

This is our second stab at this, so hopefully you won’t reach the conclusion Dwight did: “I think they both could do better.”

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Chris sings, Brian cringes and they both defame a comic legend. Agree? Disagree? Let us know what you think.

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Chris Serico and I, Brian Howard, give our respective takes on “Fun Run,” the season premiere of The Office, as well a look ahead to the 30 Rock premiere, “SeinfeldVision.” Hope you enjoy it!

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