Blackmail (Webisodes)
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Blackmail is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; it premiered as original internet-only content, available online at NBC.com.
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Cast
- Creed BrattonCreed BrattonCreed Bratton is an American actor and musician, a former member of The Grass Roots...
as Creed BrattonCreed Bratton (character)Creed Rowland Bratton a.k.a. "William Charles Schneider" is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. Confusion may arise from the fact that the character is played by and partially based on the musician of the same name, Creed Bratton... - Oscar NunezOscar NunezOscar Nunez , sometimes credited as Oscar Núñez, is a Cuban American actor and comedian.He currently appears as Dunder Mifflin's paper supply accountant, Oscar Martinez, on NBC's The Office.-Career:...
as Oscar MartinezOscar MartinezOscar Jual Paul Martinez is a fictional character from the US television series The Office. He is played by Oscar Nunez.-Overview:Oscar Martinez is an accountant at the paper distributor Dunder Mifflin. He is a first generation Mexican-American. Oscar is also openly homosexual after being... - Kate FlanneryKate FlanneryKatherine Patricia "Kate" Flannery is an American actress best known for playing the role of Meredith Palmer on the NBC hit series The Office.-Personal life:...
as Meredith PalmerMeredith PalmerMeredith Elizabeth Palmer is a fictional character from the US television series The Office. She is played by Kate Flannery. She is an original character and has no equivalent in the British version of the show, The Office.... - Ed HelmsEd HelmsEdward Paul "Ed" Helms is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andy Bernard on the US version of the sitcom/mockumentary The Office and for his role as Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover films.- Early life :Helms was born and raised...
as Andy BernardAndy BernardAndrew "Andy" Baines Bernard is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. The character is highly insecure, yet egotistical, constantly mentioning his education at Cornell University... - Mindy KalingMindy KalingVera Mindy Chokalingam , better known as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer who plays Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom The Office. Kaling is also a co-executive producer and writer of several of the show's episodes.-Early life:Kaling was born Vera Chokalingam in...
as Kelly KapoorKelly KapoorKelly Rajnigandha Kapoor , is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. She is played by Mindy Kaling, who is also a writer and producer for the show.... - Angela KinseyAngela KinseyAngela Kinsey is an American actress. She currently appears as the uptight accountant Angela Martin on the hit NBC television series The Office.-Personal life:...
as Angela MartinAngela MartinAngela Noelle Martin is a fictional character from the US television series The Office played by American actress Angela Kinsey. She is an original character, and has no equivalent in the British version of the show, The Office.-Overview:...
Episodes
| # | Title | Director | Writers | Originally posted | Hulu Information |
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| 1 | "Blackmail: Oscar" | B. J. Novak B. J. Novak Benjamin Joseph Manaly “B. J.” Novak is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for being a writer and co-executive producer for and playing the role of Ryan Howard on the US version of The Office, as well as appearing in Inglourious Basterds... |
Nate Federman | May 7, 2009 | Creed Discovers some of his co-workers deepest, darkest secrets and decides to participate in some old fashioned blackmail |
| Creed blackmails Oscar by splicing a video of him with scenes from Milk Milk (film) Milk is a 2008 American biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors... . At the end, Creed gives a picture to Andy Bernard. |
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| 2 | "Blackmail: Andy" | B. J. Novak | Nate Federman | May 14, 2009 | Andy is forced to make a decision when Creed reveals he knows Andy's secret. |
| Creed blackmails Andy using a picture. At the end, Creed is seen lying down and announces he will blackmail Kelly, even though he can hear Meredith's secret through the wall. | |||||
| 3 | "Blackmail: Kelly" | B. J. Novak | Jonathan Hughes | May 21, 2009 | Creed gives Kelly a list of demands she must meet if she wants her secret to remain just between the two of them. |
| Creed blackmails Kelly using a picture from her MySpace MySpace Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors.... . Eventually, Creed gets Kelly to tell him gossip. At the end, Creed is seen passing envelopes to Meredith and Angela. |
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| 4 | "Blackmail: Pay Day" | B. J. Novak | Jonathan Hughes | May 28, 2009 | The blackmailed employees try to get some dirt on Creed. |
| The blackmailed office workers get some dirt on Creed and show him. He doesn't care and they eventually just give in and give him the $6.00 each that he wanted. He buys a toy helicopter on eBay with it in order to "fly to the Amazon," where he believes the world's largest bookstore to be. | |||||
Webisode commentary
Creed Bratton hosts the webisode commentary. Creed admits that during shooting, he often takes naps on the same couch where his character overhears Meredith's phone conversation. In fact, he was actually asleep during Kate Flannery's scene. The commentary notes that B.J. Novak made his directorial debut with the webisodes; he has since directed Scott's TotsScott's Tots
"Scott's Tots" is the 12th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 112th episode overall. It was written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg and directed by B. J. Novak, which marks his directorial debut on the network series...
, The Seminar
The Seminar
"The Seminar" is the fourteenth episode of seventh season of the American comedytelevision series The Office, and the show's 140th episode overall. Written by Steve Hely and directed by B. J. Novak, the episode aired January 27, 2011 on NBC....
, and The List
The List
The List is an Edinburgh-based fortnightly entertainment event listings magazine first published in 1985.It contains listings, news and reviews of film, music, shopping, books, comedy, clubs, art, sports, LGBT, food and drink in and around Scotland....
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