The Geeks Of Doom Round Up hits into episode numero five, and Andy takes a look at the trailer for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and starring Steve Carell. For our music selection this week, Greg remembers Whitney Houston, and in tribute plays a cover version of “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Later, we look at George Lucas‘ view on whether Han Shot First or Greedo Shot First, and mention the recent announcement of the upcoming Machete sequel. And as always, we close out with a preview of what to expect on The Drill Down and Social Blend podcasts.

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If you missed tonight’s episode of The Office, then you also missed the historic meeting between Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and David Brent (Ricky Gervais).

Check out the video embedded here below of Michael and David’s humorous interaction from the opening of tonight’s episode.

For those of you not aware, Gervais played David Brent on the original UK version of The Office and his character is who the Michael Scott character was based on.

Yes, another story about Ricky Gervais! Yay!

I know you’re all thrilled, and this one will be the last for a while, promise…unless of course something else big enough to cover comes up tomorrow, of course.

It’s being reported that Gervais will have a cameo appearance on NBC’s hit comedy series, The Office. According to Vulture, Gervais will have a brief encounter with star Steve Carell, who’s soon leaving the show after seven solid seasons.

For those who don’t know, Carell plays the same role on the show that Gervais played on the original BBC series of the same name, which Gervais created. Since the American version has become so popular, there’s been many occasions where Gervais has thrown bitter fits at the success of others based on something he created (assumed to be completely staged for comedic purposes), including this past Sunday during the Golden Globes where he and Carell had a brief confrontation that many people were talking about.

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Saturday, December 4th, 2010 – Day 4: The Office

Season 3, Episode 10: “A Benihana Christmas”
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Written by: Jennifer Celotta
Starring: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Nancy Walls, Ed Helms, Jenna Fischer, Rashida Jones and B.J. Novak
Original Air Date: December 14, 2006

If you’re a Hulu Plus subscriber, you can steam the episode here. You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes.

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2010 – Day 3: The Office

Season 2, Episode 10: “Christmas Party”
Directed by: Charles McDougall
Written by: Michael Schur
Starring: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak
Original Air Date: December 6, 2005

You can stream the episode over at TBS.com. You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes.