The Office
Cast of The Office
Genre	Situation comedy
Camera setup	Single camera
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Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Creator(s)	Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Developer(s)	{{{developer}}}
Executive Producer(s)	Greg Daniels Ben Silverman Howard Klein Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
Starring	Steve Carell Jenna Fischer John Krasinski B.J. Novak Rainn Wilson
Narrated by	{{{narrated}}}
Country of origin	U.S.
Original network/channel	NBC
Original run	March 24, 2005 – present
No. of episodes	Ongoing
[{{{website}}} Official website]
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Overview

After the original British series won two Golden Globes, a U.S. version of The Office was created by NBC. Though it retains the same title, the U.S. version of the show is set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, selected for its "sleepy small city" atmosphere. NBC has described it as a faster-paced version of the original; Ricky Gervais jokingly said before the premiere that it would probably have actors with better teeth. Creators Gervais and Stephen Merchant have production credits on the new show, but they were not initially otherwise involved. The Office is a British television comedy series, created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and first aired in the UK on BBC Two on July 9, 2001. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The main cast of the American version of The Office. ... A sign welcoming people to Scranton, as seen from the Scranton Central Expressway. ... Ricky Gervais (born June 25, 1961) is an English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire, England. ... X-FM Promotional Photo Stephen Merchant (born November 24, 1974 in Bristol, England) is co-writer and co-director with Ricky Gervais of the popular British sitcoms The Office and Extras, as well as being a co-host on Xfm London and the ricky gervais podcasts. ...

The first episode of the U.S. series contained many scenes taken from the first episode of the U.K. series almost word for word, with only names and cultural references changed, but all episodes afterward are original American productions. All the characters have been re-cast with U.S. actors. On February 6, 2006, a spokesman for Gervais announced that Gervais and Merchant were to write a script for a third-season episode of the U.S. show.^[1] February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Producers, directors, actors and writers known for innovative work in comedy have contributed to The Office. The Simpsons writer Greg Daniels is one of the main producers. Paul Feig of Freaks and Geeks fame is directing some of the episodes. And Ken Kwapis, who established his ability with the genre in The Larry Sanders Show and Malcolm in the Middle, directed the pilot and has produced/directed several episodes. Additionally, the supporting cast has been filled with actors known for their improv work (Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Melora Hardin, and David Denman) and writers who contribute scripts for the series (Mindy Kaling, B.J. Novak and Paul Lieberstein). The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. ... Greg Daniels is a well known television comedy writer. ... Paul Feig is an American director and author. ... Freaks and Geeks was an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. ... Ken Kwapis is an American director. ... The Larry Sanders Show was a satirical television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA. It starred former stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as the shows vain, self-obsessed, neurotic host, Larry Sanders. ... Malcolm in the Middle is an American situation comedy on the Fox Network. ... Kinsey as Angela Martin on The Office. ... Melora Hardin (born June 29, 1967 in Houston, Texas), child actress and actress. ... Mindy Kaling (born 1979) is an Indian-American actress and scriptwriter. ... Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts), better known as B.J. Novak, is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who can be seen as Ryan Howard on the NBC sitcom The Office. ... Paul Lieberstein is an American actor, writer and producer who can be seen as Toby on the NBC sitcom The Office. ...

Although the U.S. version of the series was unsuccessful in Australia (it was cancelled after only one week on the air),^[2] the program continues to draw respectable ratings in North America. Despite some persistently hostile British loyalists, the U.S. version is considered by some a cult hit.

Steve Carell won a Golden Globe in 2006 for his portrayal of Michael Scott (in the category "Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy"). Gervais had received the same award for his performance in the original version in 2004. Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office Steven Carell (born August 16, 1963 in Acton, Massachusetts) is an Italian-American actor. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Synopsis

The show is a mockumentary, filmed in the style of a documentary, replete with interviews with the office workers that interrupt the show and camera shots that may be shaking or out of focus temporarily. At the start of the series, the temp Ryan Howard is new to the office. All other characters in the first episode had been working at the office for some time prior. Mockumentary, a portmanteau of mock documentary (also fictional documentary or false documentary), is a film and TV genre, or a single work of the genre. ... Ryan Howard, played by B.J. Novak, is a temporary employee at the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania on the NBC sitcom The Office (US). ...

There are two common plot points that cause the various plots for each episode. The ineptitude of the boss, Michael Scott, and his comedic attempts to get laughs from his employees is one of the recurring plots. The second is the relationship between Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly, and their respective crushes, conflicting with Pam's three-year engagement to Roy, another employee of Dunder Mifflin. Steve Carell as Michael Scott Michael Gary Scott, played by Steve Carell, is a fictional character on the American version of the sitcom The Office, which airs on NBC. He is based on David Brent from the original BBC version of The Office Spoiler warning: As the ostentatious and nonsensical... Jim Halpert is a fictional character on the US television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. ... Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly Pam Beesly is a fictional character on the US television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of The Office (US) episodes

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Season 1 (Spring 2005)

The first season of The Office had only 6 episodes, but introduced us to the vast array of characters that would be developed later. The following is a list episodes from the NBC television series, The Office. ...

Season 2 (Fall 2005 - Spring 2006)

For the second season NBC initially ordered only six episodes, then in September ordered seven more episodes [1]. Later, November 3, NBC ordered an additional three episodes [2], and then by November 7 they had ordered a full season of 22 episodes [3]. The following is a list episodes from the NBC television series, The Office. ...

For the first half of the 2005-2006 season, The Office aired on Tuesday nights at 9:30 EST, following My Name Is Earl. On January 5, 2006, however, both programs moved to Thursday in the same time slot. My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia and produced by 20th Century Fox. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Season 3 (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007)

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Webisodes (Summer 2006)

NBC announced on March 16, 2006 that there will be ten original, stand-alone webisode shorts on NBC.com during the Summer 2006. [5] The following is a list episodes from the NBC television series, The Office. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... A webisode is a web based episodic video show. ...

Main characters

Main cast of The Office (US)

Main article: Characters from The Office (US)

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Online and DVD releases

Online

Episodes from The Office were among the first programs available for download from the iTunes Music Store (as of December 2005). They have proven to be the most downloaded of the NBC shows thus offered. ^[3] The United Kingdom iTunes Music Store. ...

DVD

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Trivia

• In the kitchen of the Dunder Mifflin office there is a black no-smoking sign displaying the text Sec 6404.5. The Office takes place in Scranton, Pennsylvania, yet there is no s. 6404.5 in any Pennsylvania statute. There is, however, a s. 6404.5 in the Labor Code of California, the state in which the program is filmed, that restricts smoking in the workplace.^[4]
• In the opening scene, Jim is highlighting a California Municipal code form of Sec 12.22.C which pertains to the height of fences in front yards.^{[citation needed]}
• Dwight has a Froggy-101 bumper sticker on his office cabinets. In reality, Froggy-101 is a country-western radio station in Scranton.^[5]
• Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak have mentioned that, although the episodes are heavily scripted, Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson improvise at the end of many takes. Also, Kaling jokingly comments that Carell often causes her to ruin takes by making her laugh and that he tries to be less funny to get through the takes.^{[citation needed]}
• Producer Kent Zborkak comments about the set: "During the first season, we worked in an actual office space. For the second season, we went onto a soundstage--Chandler Studios in Van Nuys [in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley]--that replicates the environment of the first season."^[6]
• Phyllis Smith, who plays Phyllis Lapin on the show, is a casting director in real life. She was working as a casting associate on the show when the pilot's director, Ken Kwapis, had her read the scripts with the actors. He took such a liking to how she read that he had her join the cast.^[7]
• Before production began on the series, the shots of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the opening credits were actually filmed by John Krasinski and two of his friends. They filmed the footage from their jeep with the camera outside the sunroof.^[8]
• Angela Kinsey originally auditioned for the role of Pam. After her auditions, the producers thought she was "too feisty for Pam." They later called her back for the part of Angela Martin, which she won.^[9]
• Long before The Office, stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak both attended Newton South High School in Newton, Massachusetts. Novak even wrote the first play in which Krasinski performed.^[10]
• Rainn Wilson based Dwight's hairstyle on his own style he had when he was sixteen.^[11].
• Steve Carell had only seen about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned. He didn't continue watching for fear that he would start copying Ricky Gervais' characterizations.^[12] Rainn Wilson, however, had watched every episode of the series before he auditioned.^[13]
• There is a Homer Simpson stuffed doll that is featured in the background of the office in almost every show. Office executive producer and writer Greg Daniels wrote and produced for The Simpsons series from 1994-96.

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See also

• List of The Office (US) episodes
• Characters from The Office (US)
• The Office
• The Office (UK)

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References

• Australian Associated Press. "US office remake axed" June 28, 2005, Sydney Morning Herald
• Cal/OSHA Consultation Service. "AB-13 FACT SHEET - CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE SMOKING RESTRICTIONS" October 1997. Retrieved February 25, 2006.
• Caranicas, Peter. "Another Day at The Office," Videography, February 2006: 20-24.
• Carell, Steve (Actor). 2005. "Diversity Day" [Commentary track], The Office Season One (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
• Carell, Steve (Actor). 2005. "Pilot" [Commentary track], The Office Season One (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
• Internet Movie Database, The. "Trivia for 'The Office' (2005)" Retrieved February 25, 2006.
• Krasinski, John (Actor). 2005. "Diversity Day" [Commentary track], The Office Season One (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
• Murphy, Joel. "One on one with... Angela Kinsey" Hobotrashcan.com Retrieved March 2, 2006.
• Owen, Rob. "TV Preview: Working for laughs at 'The Office'", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 1, 2006.
• Press Association, Ltd. "Gervais to write US office episode", Scotsman.com News February 6, 2006.
• Whitney, Daisy. "NBC: iPod Boosts Prime Time" TVWeek.com January 16, 2006.
• Wilson, Rainn (Actor). 2005. "Pilot" [Commentary track], The Office Season One (US/NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
• Wolk, Josh. "The Drudge Report: A Visit With 7 More 'Office' Mates." Entertainment Weekly February 24, 2006: 24-25.

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