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

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Creators:

Greg Daniels
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

24 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

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 | Based On British TV Series | Quirky

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 20 wins & 56 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7	10:00 PM	TBS	Halloween	#2.5
Tue. July 7	10:30 PM	TBS	The Fight	#2.6

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin / ... (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer (90 episodes, 2005-2009)
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor (86 episodes, 2005-2009)
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton / ... (83 episodes, 2005-2009)
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez (80 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson (80 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Craig Robinson	...	Darryl Philbin (38 episodes, 2005-2009)
Melora Hardin	...	Jan Levinson / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2008)

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:

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: Oh, and another fun thing. We, at the end of the night, are going to give the check to an actual group of Boy Scouts. Right, Toby? We're gonna...
Toby: Actually, I didn't think it was appropriate to invite children since it's, uh, you know, there's gambling and alcohol. And it's in our dangerous warehouse. And it's a school night. And, you know, Hooters is catering. Is that enou-is that enough? Should I keep going?
Michael Scott: Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not... that way. I hate... so much about the things that you choose to be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-27)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Office Theme

Worse, than I thought possible.

I was always curious, the first moment I heard of an American version of 'The Office' it was my assumption that they would change the mood, setting, ideas, characters to make it more 'american' while remaining with the original concept. What I didn't expect was a more or less word for word remake of the original, an almost exactly the same setting, shot list, character profile... etc. The only thing that has changed, are the references and the language.

Ricky Gervais, was David Brent and visa versa... he does not work as acted by anyone else. period.

I thought of writing a long critique of this program, but I will leave it at this instead. This is an embarrassment to American People, and the people who made this should hang their heads in shame. We love Sex and the City, friends.. etc.. and we forgo the cultural differences, and are still able to find it funny. If we were to try and re-make either of these.. they would never be the same. So we don't, we enjoy the original.

Most American's will have not seen the original 'Office', and they will probably find the 'new' version funny. But, well... it's not, it's a lame excuse for programming that should be canned in favour if the original... but then Americans don't know what a w**ker is maybe, so they would never find it funny.

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