Topic: The Office (TV Show)

When 'nice' is annoying

In striking up casual conversations, he unwittingly exasperates.

'Revenge,' 'Happy Endings' are two of 2011's TV highlights

'Revenge' and 'Happy Endings' were two of the best things about TV in 2011

Antiabortion ads from outlier presidential candidate raise eyebrows

Antiabortion activist Randall Terry, running for president as a Democrat, is running graphic ads about abortion in early primary states. Free-speech rules allow federal candidates to run uncensored ads.

Dunder Mifflin: 'Office' paper now real. Can it top these fiction-to-fact products?

Dunder Mifflin paper – the product at the heart of NBC’s hit comedy “The Office” NBC Universal – is now a real product. It's even on sale, $34.95 for a 20-pound carton, at online office supplier quill.com and the NBC online store. Manufactured by quill.com, the paper bears the Dunder Mifflin logo and slogans “Limitless paper in a paperless world” and “Quabity first." Dunder Mifflin paper is the latest in a long line fictional TV and film goods that turn into successful products. Will "The Office" office paper do as well as these Top 6 items?

James Spader takes over as new 'Office' boss

In July, NBC announced it had signed James Spader as a full-time cast member. He reprises his guest role as manipulative Robert California.

Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees

Royal newlyweds William and Kate have a busy, business-first itinerary for their three-day visit to southern California, which begins Friday. If they had asked us, we’d have given them these 10 tips for how to savor the SoCal experience. For every obvious tourist gambit, we’ve thrown in some insider info about where to pan for the best Angeleno cultural gold.

Nick Offerman of 'Parks and Recreation' offers his views on life, Los Angeles and his character, Ron Swanson

In an interview with 'Parks and Recreation' star Nick Offerman, one can’t help but be struck by the eloquence and sincerity of his words. So get ready, because if, based on Ron, you think you know Offerman, you’re in for a surprise.

The TV Addict week in rewind features The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother, Bones, and Castle

We run down the best endings, biggest shocks, and biggest regrets of the last week of television.

'The Hobbit' begins filming in New Zealand

'The Hobbit': Hollywood studio funding problems, a threatened actors' boycott and ulcer surgery for Jackson have plagued pre-production on the $500 million, two-movie project.

Will Ferrell to appear in 'The Office'

NBCs popular show, The Office, will have funny man, Will Ferrell, guest star in some of this season's episodes.

Steve Carell leaving 'The Office'? Carell says he's leaving Dunder Mifflin.

Steve Carell leaving "The Office" at the end of the 2011 TV season. Steve Carell won a Golden Globe for his role on the series.

Veteran film critic Roger Ebert, Jim Carrey win Webby awards

It was announced Tuesday that longtime film critic Roger Ebert has been selected for a 'Webby' award, recognizing his work in online journalism. Actor and comedian Jim Carrey was also selected for a 'Webby.'

Conan O'Brien on '60 Minutes': a TBS tune-up

Conan O'Brien, appeared on television Sunday night for the first time since his abrupt departure from NBC's 'Tonight Show.' Cultural buzz, not ratings, will fuel his success, observers say.

Date Night: movie review

Steve Carell and Tina Fey played a bored suburban couple who stumble into the crime world in the action comedy ‘Date Night.’

Hello, 2010. Goodbye, Decade of Cringe

Who could have predicted the twists and turns of the past decade -- from hanging chads to 9/11, the bubble economy to Bernie Madoff? It is tempting to believe anything will be better than the Decade of Cringe. But the next 10 years will dismay and delight as well.

Obama gets grief for male-only basketball games

President Obama loves basketball. But his failure to include women in the basketball games is getting him criticism.

'The Office' wedding a YouTube homage

'Office' fans expected some sort of controversy, but probably not a YouTube reenactment.

When doves fly: World celebrates International Day of Peace

From the releasing of doves in Kabul, Afghanistan to a massive concert in Havana, people around the world are marking the special day.

Too much Obama coverage? Some TV viewers have had enough!

TV's shifting landscape leaves scriptwriters in a pinch

Unscripted shows and foreign imports squeeze writers, some of whom look to Internet as new outlet.

Microsoft ditches Seinfeld and grabs a page from Apple

Fewer laughs in fall's TV lineup

Short on comedy, new dramas still combine best elements of old franchises.

TV dramas' foreign accent

This fall a quarter of the new dramas will be adaptations of shows from overseas.

Into it: Harlan Coben

The bestselling thriller author talks about what he's reading, watching, and listening to – and why one particular singer keeps getting mentioned in his books.

Football turns screwball in 'Leatherheads'

George Clooney's period-set sports film aims to capture the romantic zing of Howard Hawks's farces.