The Office (US TV series)

By Tempo A couple of notes about “Monk,” which airs immediately before “White Collar”: Fans of Adrian Monk’s original companion should tune in to Friday’s episode, which features the return of Sharona (Bitty Schram). Also, USA has announced that the long-running “Monk” will end its run Dec. 4. Vir...

By Tempo What's been great about the progress of Pam and Jim's relationship is that it always felt real. No matter how over-the-top Michael Scott or any "Office" antics ever got, Jim and Pam's friendship and courtship felt grounded in reality. Related: Photos of Jim and Pam's "Office" wedding

By Tempo Why are we excited to finally see Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly’s wedding on “The Office” (8 p.m. Central Thursday, NBC)? Because, in the words of Peter, a commenter on this site, “The Office” has given us “one of the most believable relationships on television” via Dunder Mifflin employees Ji...

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By Tempo Years after leaving Chicago in 1997, Offerman got into improv and did some shows at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, which was co-founded by Poehler. And over the past few years, Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, executive producers of “The Office,” kept trying to cast him in th...

By Tempo “It’s better than last year, though, isn’t it? That was always on the cards, though, let’s be honest,” said presenter Ricky Gervais, whose Emmy appearances are always delicious feasts of sardonic wit. Gervais, like many others, made light of the fact that last year’s Emmy broadcast was d...

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By Tempo A summary of Mo's "Bones" comments/TV Couples With Tension rant on Twitter: stayingin: If you're going to have a "will they or won't they" couple at the center, at least let the other couple [i.e. Angela and Hodges] be together. witchyflickchic: You'd think "The Office" would have cured som...

By Tempo Last season, "The Office" hit a comfortable stride in telling character-based stories that dwelled on small, telling moments, and there were, thank goodness, fewer stories that hinged on Michael (Steve Carell) acting like a deranged lunatic. But there was also plenty of funny; who can...

By Tempo Glee" (returns Sept. 9 on Fox): Supernatural" (returns Sept. 10 on the CW): Lie to Me" (returns Sept. 28 on Fox): Fringe" (returns Sept. 17 on Fox): The Office" (returns Sept. 17 on NBC; see Office Tally for some spoilery but very interesting information on an "Office" location shoot):

By Tempo Entertaining if you enjoy the sheer comedy of evasion and executive doublespeak in the wake of consistent failure. It was hard not to cackle -- and many in the room did -- when NBC primetime president Angela Bromstad said that it was "always the plan" for Ben Silverman to have a short tenure a...

By Tempo What I don't get is, why does everyone point to the example of a show that is decades old and assume that that's the only example that matters? Why not look to, say, "The Office," which has not been derailed by Jim and Pam getting together? In fact, as their relationship has gotten richer and m...

By Tempo The last time you tuned in to BBC America may have been in 2003, when the cable network aired the original British version of “The Office.” Creator Russell T Davies was in a restaurant with the show’s executive producer, Julie Gardner, when he threw out that idea.

By Tempo Why would I spend time writing about the Emmys? They are deeply flawed, as I've said again and again. But what the Emmys can do, when they work right, is shower attention and positive press on terrific (and possibly low-rated) shows that deserve all the attention they can get.

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By Tempo I've now seen the first three episodes of "Torchwood: Children of Earth," and it's fantastic. I agree with TV Guide magazine critic Matt Roush, who calls it the "TV event of the summer." Here's my take on the "Children of Earth," which airs five consecutive nights starting July 20: It's the b...

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By Tempo Note: The first part of this post is my review of "CSI's" sci-fi flavored Thursday episode, "A Space Oddity." Below the review is a brief, non-spoilery interview with "CSI" executive producer Naren Shankar, who talks about how the episode came about (he also gives a few clues about what is...

By Tempo You may have a similarly flat reaction to “Parks,” but it’s worth remembering that the pilots for “30 Rock” and “The Office” were tentative and uneven. But of the two comedies, “Parks” recalls “The Office” much more than the Tina Fey show.

By Tempo The post below discusses "Stress Relief," the very funny hourlong episode of "The Office" that followed Sunday's Super Bowl. For the love of Dwight, please only read what's below if you have seen "Stress Relief," the post-Super Bowl episode of "The Office." If you haven't watched it yet, b...

By Tempo Just Lurking: “[Regarding] ‘The Office.’ this has been a really hit-and-miss season for me. They're dragging out this pseudo-drama story line between Jim and Pam which never turns into anything major, Holly (who was the greatest asset to the season) left, and they brought back Ryan (who h...

By Tempo Dunder Mifflin’s loss -- I mean, NBC’s loss -- could just be HBO’s gain. On the May 17 finale of “The Office,” viewers were asked to believe that Dunder Mifflin executive Jan Levinson didn’t know that her bosses were interviewing candidates to replace her. I found that a bit implausible, unt...

By Tempo There are a couple of great “Office” mashups on YouTube (thanks to Jennie of OfficeTally.com for the links). One video posits the Scranton staff of Dunder Mifflin as “Heroes” with secret super powers – it’s only a minute long but golden:

By Tempo The lead cast of “The Office” - especially Jenna Fischer as Pam, John Krasinski as Jim, Rainn Wilson as Dwight and Steve Carell as the blundering manager Michael - have been justly praised for their nuanced and subtly hilarious portrayals of workers at the Dunder Mifflin paper company. Bu...

By Tempo First things first: Greg Daniels, the creator of the American version of “The Office,” has a message for NBC executives. “Yeah, my co-executive producer, Paul Lieberstein, plays Toby, and a writer named Mindy Kaling plays Kelly.” So the move to Thursday has gone well.

By Tempo Here are five of my favorite Season 2 “Office” moments: When the Dunder Mifflin gang went on an outing on a Lake Wallenpaupack party boat, Jim and Pam found a moment to be together alone. But Jim hesitated and missed his chance to tell Pam his feelings for her, and our hearts broke along with hi...