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Some Wernham-Hogg employees might just be temping for Dunder-Mifflin next season. The New York Post is reporting today that cast members from the UK version of The Office may be crossing the pond to appear in the homegrown US version, which stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and Jenna Fischer. Or at least that's what the series' executive producer Ben Silverman is telling the NY Post : "Ben Silverman, the executive producer of the hit NBC comedy, says that there will be something of a cross-over episode of The Office , with some of the cast from the U.K. edition making an appearance at the dreary factory in Scranton, Pa., where the U.S. version takes place. 'There's a lot of love between [the casts and crews] of the two versions of the show,' Silverman told The Post, declining to reveal plot details of the upcoming episode so as not to spoil it for fans. 'Expect some cameos from the U.K. paper company,' says Silverman." However, S

Apparently, I've still got TV on DVD on the brain... Following my article on TV (Not) on DVD , I asked Televisionary readers which television series they were most anxious to have released on DVD and the answers were surprising. Quite a few votes for some of my selections (why, oh, why isn't Andy Richter Controls the Universe available yet?), and a few interesting choices as well. The general consensus is that, while lots of series have made it onto our shelves in that handy digital format, there are still quite a few beloved programs which haven't yet made the leap. I went to the source. Or, as close to the source as I could get. TVShowsonDVD.com's Gord Lacey is the expert on this issue and, via a rapid-fire email exhange, I asked him for some answers on what's going on with your favorite shows. Without further ado: Televisionary reader Carrie wants to know, what's the deal with Beverly Hills 90210 ? Gord Says: "Paramount/CBS announced plans to release

Every once in a while, a show comes along that is so funny and so witty that you consider yourself lucky to watch it... even if the dunderheaded executives at the now defunct WB decided that you shouldn't get to see it. That show, my friends, is Nobody's Watching , created by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and Family Guy 's Neil Goldman and Garret Donovan. Thanks to You Tube, the show-that-may-never-be is watchable on your computer and if Bill Lawrence has anything to do with it, the series might even make it on the air. In an interview with The New York Times , Lawrence says that Comedy Central and ABC have expressed interest in picking up Nobody's Watching , but since the pilot was produced by NBC Universal, NBC has first crack at it. (It was originally developed by the WB after NBC president Kevin Reilly passed on the show.) That Nobody's Watching would get passed over for a series order but such stinkers as Life with Fran , Twins , and (shudder) Reba would mak

And the Emmy nominations are... really quite pathetic. In a year where many thought the Television Academy's new nomination system would buck the trend of recent years and showcase some critically acclaimed but criminally neglected series like Gilmore Girls or Battlestar Galactica , the nominations are painfully boring and middle-of-the-road. Part of me was hoping that this would be the year that Lauren Graham would finally (finally!) be singled out for recognition or that series like Veronica Mars would get a nod, but the other, more jaded part of me knew that it would most likely be the same old, same old for the stodgy Academy. Still, I couldn't tell you how depressed the nominations made me this morning. (Talk about getting up at the crack of dawn for nothing.) There were a few bright spots, like Lisa Kudrow getting a nom for her deliriously wacky performance as put-upon actress Valerie Cherish on HBO's sadly missed The Comeback (I think I was one of the only people

British television icons David Brent and Vicky Pollard might be heading to the big screen, courtesy of the BBC. T he Hollywood Reporter has filed a report from London indicating that the BBC is considering several of its hit comedies for feature film adaptations, including the original UK version of The Office , Little Britain , and Extras . "Many of the comedy talents we work with ultimately want to paint on a bigger canvas," said Kenton Allen, BBC's head of comedy talent, "and this relationship with BBC Films means that we can now offer them that opportunity." The films would be produced through a unique collaboration between in-house feature film division BBC Films and the comedy department of the BBC. The idea comes at a time when BBC Films is looking to increase its slate of comedy projects. Additionally, the team will work with writers and performers to develop new feature film concepts. BBC Films previously released comedy features Tristram Shandy: A Coc

The bloom truly IS off the Rose. Doctor Who fans curious about the series' replacement for shopgirl Rose ( the departing Billie Piper ) need look no further, as BBC has released the identity of the Doctor's new traveling companion: 27-year-old newcomer Freema Agyeman will portray the latest in the line of travelers. Agyeman will play Martha Jones, whom Doctor Who executive producer/writer Russell T. Davies describes as "the perfect foil for the Doctor." UK viewers of the series might recognize Agyeman, who appeared in the current (second) season's twelfth episode as a character named Adeola. However, Agyeman will not be returning as Adeola and will be joining the cast full-time as Martha Jones. Agyeman had the following statement to make: "I've been keeping this secret from my friends for months - it's been driving me mad! Auditioning with David in secret down in Cardiff was unbelievable, but I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd actually be

It's hardly a surprise that I made a point of seeing Superman Returns this holiday weekend, given an inordinate pre-occupation with all things comics-related and a certain nostalgia for the Christopher Reeves-starring originals. I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed the film, in spite of Bosworth's rather leaden performance as ace reporter/mommy Lois Lane. But, I couldn't help but be struck (in true Televisionary fashion) by the scene on the left, in which the film's stars--that would be Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and James Marsden--first appear together and how each of them had at one point starred on a television series. So where exactly did you catch each of these beautiful people on the telly? Let's take a stroll down memory lane and check out the stars of Superman Returns before they were, well, super. Brandon Routh Before tackling The Man of Steel himself, Brandon Routh popped up on a number of television series, including MTV's Undressed (b