Given that you kids are here reading this blog, I’d say there’s a good 10 to 1 chance you’ve all got MySpace pages. This was a phenomenon I initially resisted — much like the entire concept of Friendster, I didn’t see the point of turning my friends and acquaintances into commodities to be collected like stamps — but found myself rapturously embracing one drunken evening after I realized that my MySpace friends don’t have to be limited to the boring weirdos I know in real life but could also include Real Life Celebrities™! Thus have I now befriended Tina Fey, Fall Out Boy, and (duh) Dane Cook, and thus does my life have new weight and meaning. But for all their fabulosity (and the way I’ve used shameless band-befriending to rachet my friends total up over 100), the famous people aren’t really useful in any practical way.
Except. Except for Jenna Fischer, a.k.a. Pam on NBC’s The Office , who is not only my friend, but who sends me special messages of hope and love on a regular basis.
Okay, I’m not all that special: Pam/Jenna has 34,639 friends. And apparently there was initially some question about the validity of her MySpace existence, as her profile pic is currently a shot of her holding up a sign that says “Yes, it’s really me.” But her bulletins and blog posts are Just. So. Sweet, and they make me feel like she really cares. It started with the “Acting Advice Blog” she posted back in July, a 3,000+-word instruction manual for how to get a foothold and survive in the cutthroat business they call the Hollywood that was so good it almost made me regret my decision to quit my Off-Off-Off-Broadway theater career and take this writing gig (note I said “almost”). Here’s a highlight:
“…why was Shem Bitterman (that is his real name) such a dick? I have no idea. Stuff like that will happen to you if you decide to become an actor. People will roll their eyes when you tell them what you do. You have to develop a thick skin — without becoming jaded, guarded or cynical. That’s a tall order. I’ll say now what I wish I had said then, ‘Shem, sir, with all due respect, you are a f—face and you can kiss my ass.’"
She’s back today with another bulletin, this one much shorter,directing my attention toward a film she wrote, directed, and starredin alongside her husband, James Gunn (who you Gilmore fans willbe interested to know is the brother of Sean Gunn, who plays StarsHollow’s resident kook, Kirk). It’s a celebrity mockumentary called Lollilove,and it’s about a rich couple who decides to help the homeless by givingthem lollipops. She recruited famous buddies like Linda Cardellini,Judy Greer, and Jason Segal to participate and released it this springthrough the toxically wonderful Troma Entertainment. If you head overto the Lollilove MySpace blogtoday, you can find a terrific interview with her soon-to-besister-in-law Michelle Martin, who also starred in the movie. (Michelleis marrying Sean and James’s brother Matt, who, I am told, is the thirdout of four Gunn boys. I am currently hoping to snag me the fourth at awedding this fall. But that’s a long story for another time.)
But it wouldn’t be Pam/Jenna if she kept it all crassly self-promotional, so we were also treated to the following fun fact:
“I’m currently shooting episode 3 of the new season of The Officeand because I’ve been sitting behind my desk all day I only dressed thetop half of myself. I’m wearing sweat pants and Ugg boots and it’sawesome! If only I could have done that when I was a real receptionist.”
God, isn’t she just the coolest? Isn’t she just so down to earthand fun? I want to be her best friend! I want to hang out and drink teaand giggle about what it’s like to kiss John Krasinski and braid herhair! I want to text message her pointless things like “OMG WTF LOL!!”I want her opinion on the dress I’m wearing to the Emmys! Damn it,MySpace, you are just not enough anymore!!!
Anyway, Popwatchers. Um, do I sound like a stalker? Add your comments below!
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Hey man, I was FLIPPING OUT when Jenna Jameson, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin accepted my invitations to be myspace friends. And when Aaron McGruder (author of the Boondocks) EMAILED ME BACK, it was the coolest thing to happen to me that day (and keep in mind they paid us that day). So, unless you are trying to figure out how to meet Pam in person, you don’t have the stalker title . At least not in my book. Oh and Whitney, you can be my Myspace friend any time…
Yes, you do sound like a stalker, which must be one of the qualifications of writing for this blog.
I’m totally with you on that, Whitney. If Jenna just sent me a message or something, that would make my day. Hopefully she will someday. By the way, we should be friends too! My page is http://www.myspace.com/bloggyblog64. Ask me to be a friend!
I can SO relate to your sentiment about Jenna. She seems so normal and lovely despite being a BIG TV STAR. I’m certain she is, in realy life, as nice and likeable as she seems.
My (previous) comment was written in light of my experience with have Jenna as a MySpace friend, too. Which makes me feel a little dorky to admit out loud — not because of Jenna, but because of MySpace.
I think this whole myspace thing just makes celebrities that much more accessable. I too, have Dane Cook, Jenna/Pam, as well as the soon to be ex-Shanna Barker and some ex-America’s Next Top Model stars. We’re not stalkers, just fans (at least, that’s what I like to tell myself.).
I’ve been reading Jenna’s MySpace Blogs for quite some time. Her “how to be an actor” blog almost made me want to quit my job and move to L.A.
I got an email back from Kevin Smith that made my year. I love myspace- even though I am probably too old. Jenna seems like that friend from highschool that just happened to get famous. She is too adorable. I love her picture holding the sign that says “it’s really me”. Hee hee
Jenna totally rocks, Whitney–no shame in your stalking and blatant girl-crush! I myself have had a gay-man-crush on her since shortly after Jim and Pam had their l’il tete-a-tete in the darkened office. I found her on MySpace a short time later and have been her “friend” ever since.
Oh yeah…and if her brother bats for my team, Whitney, save him for me, K?
Hey, Whitney, I totally requested you as a friend and you shot me down! Guess I’m not famous enough for ya…but now that I’m “published” in this blog talkback, maybe I’ll get a yes?
Besides being a genuinely sweet person, Jenna also gave away “freebies” she received in a celebrity related gift basket. No strings or gimmicks, it was first come, first served! Plus, she’s one helluva poker player. Did you see her on “Celebrity Poker Showdown”?
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Let it henceforth be known that Whitney Pastorek is a real cool chick! I guess that’s not really a news flash to anyone who has read anything she’s written, but I wouldn’t want people to get the wrong impression from my earlier comment. Carry on!
anyone going to post what the link is to whitney’s myspace? It’s not .com/whitneypastorek, that much I know. thanks.
“kevin” from the office totally sent me a message once after i made a comment on his blog. and i was SO EXCITED! he also had a little contest to see who could make him laugh the hardest that day. the office cast is so awesome.
Jenna also had a blog on TV Guide that I loved reading, even though I don’t really have time for celeb blogs (what with popwatch and all), I made an exception for her. All the computers are really hooked up so when she’s in the background of a scene, she could be typing up her blog. She has a great sense of humor, very down-to-earth.
Man! I made a vowed never to join MySpace. I always thought it was so lame to try and get as many friends as you could, but lately I’ve been browsing that site way tooooo much. Damn it! Why do I always have to be a follower…never a leader.
I want Jenna to be my BFF too! I think the way she has reached out to fans through MySpace (which I admit to being completely repulsed by at first, MySpace, not Jenna) is probably the best fan/celebrity interaction I have ever seen. It gives the celeb the opportunity to control what kind of personal information gets released to the public, while also satisfying the fans’ lust for details out celebrity lives. It’s perfect and I love her for it!
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