CNN sure is working hard to mix it up lately. The original cable news network has often been chided for their supposed liberal bias, and has been criticized for its lack of hard news. I think they’ve struck a decent balance while still being watchable. I remember a few years ago when they drastically overhauled their lineup and there was like 6 hours of Wolf Blitzer in a row. That was a really miserable time to be a news junkie.

Rainn Wilson, one of the stars of The Office (he was just nominated for best supporting actor) has a new movie coming out in August called The Rocker. Instead of just stopping by to give the standard entertainment segment interview, he also got his weatherman on.

I wonder how many people were just flipping channels and bought what he said for a minute. I would much rather have this guy as the weatherman than pretty much any other meteorologist who actually “knows what he’s doing.” You can see all of Rainn’s interview (along with a few awkward “that’s what she said” moments) here.

Here’s Rainn and wife Holiday Reinhorn at the 2008 VH1 Rock Honors in Los Angeles on Saturday. Images thanks to WENN.