Post by gdog179 on Feb 3, 2007 13:18:46 GMT -5
I found this at tv.com/ign.com
Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams Both Directing The Office
The creators of Buffy and Lost will each direct an upcoming episode of the comedy series.
US, January 11, 2007 - Around Christmas, word spread that none other than J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost, and director of Mission: Impossible III, would be directing an episode of The Office. This past week, an additional rumor surfaced, saying that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel creator Joss Whedon would also be directing an episode of the critically acclaimed comedy.
Entertainment Weekly have now reported on their website, ew.com, that their own Dan Snierson has received confirmation from NBC Universal (The Office is of course an NBC show) that the speculation about both Abrams and Whedon is indeed true. Apparently both Abrams' and Whedon's episodes will air "around late February", making them part of the February sweeps period.
Already this season, Harold Ramis, director of feature films like Vacation and Groundhog Day, directed an episode of The Office, so apparently there are plenty of big name people in Hollywood interested in working on the series. While developing the new Star Trek film, Abrams continues to produce Lost and What About Brian, but this will be the first television project from Whedon since Angel went off the air in 2004. In fact, it will be Whedon's first non-comic book work of any sort since Serenity, the 2005 movie version of Whedon's television series Firefly.
J.J.' s episode is Thur. Feb 22,2007!
Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams Both Directing The Office
The creators of Buffy and Lost will each direct an upcoming episode of the comedy series.
US, January 11, 2007 - Around Christmas, word spread that none other than J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost, and director of Mission: Impossible III, would be directing an episode of The Office. This past week, an additional rumor surfaced, saying that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel creator Joss Whedon would also be directing an episode of the critically acclaimed comedy.
Entertainment Weekly have now reported on their website, ew.com, that their own Dan Snierson has received confirmation from NBC Universal (The Office is of course an NBC show) that the speculation about both Abrams and Whedon is indeed true. Apparently both Abrams' and Whedon's episodes will air "around late February", making them part of the February sweeps period.
Already this season, Harold Ramis, director of feature films like Vacation and Groundhog Day, directed an episode of The Office, so apparently there are plenty of big name people in Hollywood interested in working on the series. While developing the new Star Trek film, Abrams continues to produce Lost and What About Brian, but this will be the first television project from Whedon since Angel went off the air in 2004. In fact, it will be Whedon's first non-comic book work of any sort since Serenity, the 2005 movie version of Whedon's television series Firefly.
J.J.' s episode is Thur. Feb 22,2007!
