Brian Damage
11-08-2007, 10:20 PM
This is the kind of thing that really makes the writers' strike sting. In a new message on her MySpace page, Jenna Fischer says The Office has only two episodes left to air, and that the next one they were about to shoot — but now won't — "was going to be the funniest of the year. I'm sure of it." Fischer says the plotline for the episode had been tossed around for two years, and that it involves "Pam and Jim being in Michael's home. But that's all I'll say."
Fischer says she hopes to get to shoot that episode soon, but makes clear her support of the strike. Explaining a major sticking point that led to the work stoppage, she says, "If you go to NBC.com... you can watch an episode of The Office for free," and though NBC makes money off ads that surround that content, "the actors, writers, producers and director... are not compensated in any way. The issue is a big deal because the Internet is clearly where the future of entertainment lies."
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Fischer says she hopes to get to shoot that episode soon, but makes clear her support of the strike. Explaining a major sticking point that led to the work stoppage, she says, "If you go to NBC.com... you can watch an episode of The Office for free," and though NBC makes money off ads that surround that content, "the actors, writers, producers and director... are not compensated in any way. The issue is a big deal because the Internet is clearly where the future of entertainment lies."
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=326434607