Remember when I told you that Amy Poehler was starring in that spinoff of "The Office"? Well, I spoke too soon. NBC's reigning Prom King Ben Silverman clarified the situation at the TCA:

"In other news, NBC cochairman Ben Silverman confirmed that Greg Daniels ('The Office') is developing a new comedy — not a spinoff of 'The Office' — for 'SNL' vet Amy Poehler that'll bow this spring. That means the coveted time slot after the Super Bowl — which Silverman said in May would serve as the launching pad for the planned 'Office' spinoff — is now open; NBC has no plans, for now, on how to fill it. 'Amy is pregnant, so it'll be tough for her to turn a show around,' Silverman said. 'It's much more likely that the show will launch in March. Stylistically, it will look like 'The Office' but it's a different concept.' Silverman added, however, that he still hopes to pursue an 'Office' spinoff with Daniels."

Darn. I really would have liked to see Amy Poehler as a Dunder-Mifflin big wig. What new show could top that? Hmmm, maybe Greg Daniels is writing a sitcom treatment of "The Needlers: The Couple That Should Be Divorced." That would rock.

- Posted by Kate