It’s been a long time so we talked The Office for a long time.
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.
So, you were able (just barely) to wait two weeks between BSG episodes “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner” and “Sine Qua Non.” But why wait until tomorrow to get a sneak peek at “The Hub”?
I watched it, and it’s not spoilery in the meaning that it answers any questions whatsoever. It’s pretty short and gives a taste of what’s to come, but is driving me batty!
When it comes to Office finales, it’s the last few minutes that get you every time.
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.
Will Jim propose? What will Pam say? Will Ryan get fired? Or will he fire Jim first? And what of Dwight and Angela? Where’s Toby going? Is he going at all? If not him, who?
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.
Just like Jack, stuck in the mire of a lame-eagle administration, we find ourselves in the bleak morass of an early summer hiatus, where the only laughs are of the repeat variety. At least that’s true as far as 30 Rock is concerned.
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.
It’s time to put down your crossword puzzles and pay attention, because Chris and Bri are adding some zing and some pep to The Office Vodcast. In fact we might even go one better and add even more zing and pep to our recap of “Did I Stutter.”
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.
As soon as we finish our sandwiches, we will give you our breakdown on the penultimate 30 Rock of the season. Anything to put off facing the end of new episodes for four long months.
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.” Podcast file:
Knee-slapping laughter is a good thing, but linger too long on that knee and the awkward tension will be palpable. Before you know it you’re hopping a fence and hopping a flight to Costa Rica.
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.”
If ever there was an opening for Will Arnett to return to prime time television, Don Geiss’s diabetic coma is it.
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!
The good news is the Beeper King is back. The bad news is he’s still the Beeper King.
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.
It was classic Office and in so many ways the best choice to launch the new mini-season.
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?
Some things just go without saying, like the title of Thursday’s episode of 30 Rock, but abbreviations seem to be OK with network standards and practices at NBC.
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.
It feels like forever, but it’s only been since January.
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.)
It’s been 145 days and two remain until the return of The Office.
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.
Well, the BSG folks are pulling out all the marketing stops now and they just released four videos to tantalize you for the Battlestar Galactica: Revealed special that airs March 28.
UPDATE, 4/14: According to the agreements w/SciFi, the clips need to be pulled off the ‘net, so no more free ride.
That’s right, boys and girls. The good folks at the SciFi Channel sent yours truly (and half the rest of the media on the planet, I’m sure) some exclusive (to the web) advance clips from the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica.
There are two preview clips and then the biggie: an eight-minute clip that brings you completely up to date on everything that’s happened in the previous three seasons, entitled, “What the Frak.”
So say we all.
Also, March 19 (Wednesday), 10 stars of BSG will present David Letterman’s Top 10 list, including Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, Tricia Helfer and Lucy Lawless.
And, after the clips, a couple of links you might be interested in. I have copious photos to post, too, and will do so in the coming days.
Looking back at last week’s 30 Rock, we still can’t believe they landed Al Gore AND David Schwimmer AND Meredith Vieira AND Tina Fey. Well, OK, they had a leg up on the last one since its her show and all.
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.
Likely our second-to-last Office recap/look-a-head sees Chris and Bri shed a single tear for what looks to be a strike-shortened season.
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?
Like an awkward confrontation with an old flame, Chris and Bri met in the conference room to talk about “Branch Wars.”
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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