"The Office" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creators:

Greg Daniels
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

24 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

America's stuck in (crossed out) on the office.

Plot:

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium. Based on the hit BBC series.

Plot Keywords:

Office | Mockumentary | Pennsylvania | Workplace | Satire

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 21 wins & 70 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 10	6:30 PM	TBS	Survivor Man	#4.7
Thur. Dec. 10	7:30 PM	Fox	Branch Wars	#4.6

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin / ... (103 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer (102 episodes, 2005-2009)
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor (97 episodes, 2005-2009)
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton / ... (95 episodes, 2005-2009)
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez (92 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard (68 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

The Office: An American Workplace (USA) (working title)
The Office: US Version (Australia)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G (one episode) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (DVD) (2006) | Singapore:M18 (season 3) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (Some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 3) | New Zealand:M (seasons 1-3)

Filming Locations:

Chandler Valley Center Studios - 13927 Saticoy Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Reveille Productions

Trivia:

First ever NBC comedy series on NBC to be presented in wide-screen to non-HDTV viewers, resulting in horizontal black bars. Previous NBC dramas have been presented in wide-screen to non-HDTV viewers, but no previous comedy.

Quotes:

Michael Scott: I don't want somebody sucking up to me because they think I'm going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Stars

I like this office.

The current state of the sitcom is awful. Canned laugh tracks, clichéd story line after clichéd story line. "The Office" isn't exactly 100% original (it's based not-so-loosely on a British show of the same name), and has thus been harshly criticized, but taken for what it is, it's so much better than what's out there. At least on American network television.

This show is actually funny. I like the atmosphere of the work place and Steve does a great job portraying a complete idiot who is also simultaneously lovable.

It reminds me a bit of the animated show "Home Movies," in which similar "awkward" situations and underplayed (to great effect) humor took place.

And since all of the episodes (the few there are) after the first are more or less original, why not just give it a chance and take it for what it is? In my opinion, we need more shows out there like this. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't come back after the initial six episodes. After this and "Arrested Development," what's left?