deadlinehollywooddaily.com - 7/18/2008
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NBC is going to absurd lengths to keep its so-called "The Office Spin-off" hush-hush. For instance, I just found out that NBC pitched the new show to Amy Poehler with the ridiculous condition that she keep it secret and not tell anyone what it's about -- not even her representatives. C'mon, who does that? Meanwhile, the [...]
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If the ‘Office’ Spinoff Isn’t an ‘Office’ Spinoff, Then What the Hell Is It?
Vulture —
... as recently as Wednesday. According to Nikki Finke, the confusion is understandable because not even NBC knows what this thing is supposed to be about yet (and the ones who do aren't telling — they allegedly pitched it to Poehler on the condition that she keep it a secret from everyone, including her representatives). ...
"The Office" Spin-off...isn't?
TV with MeeVee —
An amusing report by the well-sourced Nikki Finke suggests that "The Office" spin-off won't actually have anything to do with Dunder Mifflin. Finke says executive producer Greg Daniels finally won out in a dispute with NBC officials to make the show separate but equal in tone to "The Office." "Saturday Night Live" Emmy nominee Amy Poehler will star, along with young actor Aziz Ansari, who's also on "Scrubs." According to Pinke, Daniels may still find a way to accommodate NBC's desire that "The ...
Amy Poehler: Spinoff news, Emmy Noms and Baby Talk
Watching The Office —
... Nikki Finke from Deadline Hollywood Daily has reported that showrunner Greg Daniels and NBC had different concepts to where the spinoff should head to. Eventually, Daniels won over his boss and will instead take Poehler and the new show to “an unrelated series with an ‘Office’-like tone and vision.” ...
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It's Official: It's 'The Office' Un-Spin-Off
deadlinehollywooddaily.com 7/18/2008 — UPDATE: So my sources tell me showrunner Greg Daniels won, NBC lost, and all is right with the world. I'm glad everything is finalized because, geez, I'm sick of reporting on this. (And I don't even watch The Office. Not my kind of show.) For ...
Dwight Schrute, Weatherman
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Rainn Wilson took over the CNN newsroom to shamelessly plug his new movie, which might be considered annoying if we weren’t completely in love with him. The anchor calls Rainn “the guy from The Office ” and then questions ...
Update: Amy Poehler Confirms 'Office' Spin-Off Role, Leaving 'SNL'
buddytv.com 7/20/2008 — Earlier this week, BuddyTV reported that Amy Poehler is in negotiations to star in NBC's The Office spin-off, which is set to premiere at mid-season. This has led speculations of the 36-year-old actress' departure on Saturday Night Live, where is...
Amy Poehler to Star in 'The Office' Spin-Off? —
BuddyTV 7/16/2008
According to various reports, Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler is in talks to star in The Office spin-off from NBC, which is set to premiere at mid-season. The Office spin-off has been long in the making, and is being...
Amy Poehler Bound for 'The Office' Spinoff —
FOXNews.com 7/17/2008
Amy Poehler confirmed to The Associated Press that she'll be joining the planned spinoff of "The Office," paving the way for her eventual exit from the late-night sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live."
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Celebrity Fix 7/18/2008
Sure he has the name for the job, but who could have expected that Rainn Wilson would turn to weather forecasting while his acting career is doing so well?On the very day he was nominated for an Emmy, The Office's Dwight Schrute did the ...
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