Day: August 18, 2011

Categories
Television

Interesting choices, all around!!

‘The Office’: Josh Groban joins Andy’s family too
A day after “The Office” gave Andy Bernard parents, the show is giving him a little brother.
Grammy-winning singer Josh Groban will guest-star as Andy’s (Ed Helms) younger brother on an episode this fall, Deadline reports. Presumably that episode will be the same one that features Stephen Collins and Dee Wallace as his parents.
We’re also guessing that there might be a fair amount of sibling rivalry. Groban is playing Walter Jr., which “Office” aficionados will recall was originally Andy’s name, until his parents decided his younger brother was more deserving of it.
It probably wouldn’t be out of the question to expect a Bernard brothers musical duet/competition either, one which we suspect would not go in Andy’s favor. 
Although we wonder why the Bernard family might make its way from Connecticut to Scranton — could it be to celebrate their son’s promotion to branch manager? Or perhaps their false belief that Andy was promoted? We’re just spitballing here.
“The Office” premieres Thursday, Sept. 22 on NBC.
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South Park

I will watch that!!

Trey Parker and Matt Stone Set for “South Park” Documentary
Tony Award-winning Book of Mormon authors Trey Stone and Matt Parker will give fans a glimpse into the creation of their Emmy-winning series “South Park” in a new documentary on Comedy Central.
Set to air Oct. 2 at 10 PM, the documentary is part of a year-long celebration of the hit animated series “South Park,” which begins airing the second half of its 15th season Oct. 5 at 10 PM.
The documentary promises “an all-access pass to the behind-the-scenes world of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone at South Park Studios in Los Angeles through this special documentary, providing an exclusive, insiders look into the making of a ‘South Park’ episode.”
Stone and Parker made their Broadway debuts this year with The Book of Mormon, the hit musical co-authored with Tony-winning Avenue Q creator Robert Lopez. All three writers earned 2011 Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score.
The Book of Mormon also picked up Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Direction (Parker and co-director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw), Best Performance by a Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt).