Steve Carell

By Brian Howard So has anyone rushed over to Amazon to place a pre-order for The Office Season 5 DVDs, which TVShowsOnDVD.com says will be out Sept. 8? A diehard Office-ionado like me used to count the days until these releases. In fact I bought the last three at Target on the days they came out because I didn’t [......

By Brian Howard Both TVGuide.com and Michael Ausiello reported that a Chuck renewal would likely entail a move from Mondays. That’s because entertainment chief Ben Silverman said Heroes would likely be paired with another show. And since Jay Leno leaves only two hours of NBC prime time a night, that leave...

By Brian Howard They’re going to have to branch things out. The Office has faced a similar challenge: how to keep things interesting in such a limiting setting. As any Podunk weekly reporter can tell you, the possibilities for mind-numbing comedy are endless.

By Brian Howard The very tone of this episode — desperate, uncertain…suspenseful? — was palpable. Pam seemed in crisis. Jim seemed suddenly optimistic. And Michael shined when it counted, recognizing a job is indeed a good thing to have, more so than a buyout. Jim: Oh, but you didn’t.

By Brian Howard That said, flowing together was what I was aiming for when I employed my DVR to watch The Office installments back-to-back, hour-long-style. Where “Dream Team” jumped off the screen with a new kind of Office vibe and lots of yuks throughout, “Michael Scott Paper Company” dragged a little...

By Brian Howard 8pm  The Office Michael Scott Paper Company — Dwight and Andy strike up an unlikely friendship and plan a hunting trip. Regional Supervisor Charles asks Jim for a “rundown”, and Jim spends his day trying to figure out what that is. Michael hosts a Paper & Pancakes luncheon. 9pm The Office

By Brian Howard I can see the brainstorming session now. Showrunners Mike Schur and Greg Daniels and the rest of the creative team behind Parks & Recreation put their heads together to come up with ideas for a new sitcom. “What if we made The Office in a fast food joint?” “Or The Office in a hospital!” “No,...

 NY The show’s comic centre, boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell), is spinning wildly off his axis. One week, he’sa creep, attempting to have the harmless Toby arrested for drug possession; the next week, he’sa weepy romantic, mourning the loss of recent ...

By Brian Howard The American version of The Office, however, has come to rely on conventional sitcom gimmickry – every week, there’s some new high jinks, and the characters do things that often don’t jibe with their personalities. The show’s comic centre, boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell), is spinning...

By Brian Howard I don’t have the stomach for most awards shows, so I have a great appreciation for Heather Salerno’s most excellent wrap-up of the Golden Globe Awards. I’m also loving Hulu’s mini-clips, giving me the good parts and basically watching TV so I don’t have to. That said, there’s a few things I wa...

By Brian Howard Remember last year when Steve Carell claimed Ricky Gervais's Emmy Award? (more…) Here's some Office-y stuff to take you in to the weekend. Office Scribe Mike Schur cashes in Seven figures makes you a millionaire, right? That sounds about right, considering the mammoth contributions of...

By Chris Serico Comedy: "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage," "The Office," "30 Rock" and "Two and a Half Men." Best actor—comedy: Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock"), Steve Carell ("The Office"), Lee Pace ("Pushing Daisies"), Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") and Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men").

By Brian Howard Steve Carell tells Time Out New York he wants his own ice cream flavor, and other stuff. Did you catch The TV Land Awards, where The Office was named a Future Classic? Me neither. Doesn't matter, thanks to the wonders of online video. You're welcome.

By Brian Howard more…) Tonight's episode of The Office is the episode formerly known as "Parking". While I think the change goes a little too far in the other direction, I do prefer the mundane titles that belie the crazy inside, i.e. "Diversity Day" or "Health Care". But that's just me. Here's the official sum...

By Chris Serico From "Lost" to "Cloverfield," it seems like JJ Abrams is everywhere these days. "Daily Show" alumnus Steve Carell rocks "The Office" and is an A- or B-list movie star at this point. "Saturday Night Live" alumna Tina Fey is the MVP writer/producer/star of "30 Rock" and also has movie cred wit...