"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:

Mon. Nov. 23	11:00 PM	Fox	Baby Shower	#5.3
Tue. Nov. 24	6:30 PM	TBS	The Job, Part 1	#3.23

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin / ... (101 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer (100 episodes, 2005-2009)
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor (95 episodes, 2005-2009)
Creed Bratton	...	Creed Bratton / ... (93 episodes, 2005-2009)
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez (90 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard (66 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:

Michael Scott has a "Certificate of Authenticity" on his wall that states he is the "Proud Owner of a Quality Seiko Timepiece."

Quotes:

Jim Halpert: [imitating Dwight] Bears eat beets. Bears... Beets... Battlestar Galactica.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Office Theme

surrogate sitcom, but just donkey in lipstick

Above average sitcom, which isn't saying much. My first thoughts about "the Office" are don't any of these people date anyone outside of "the office"? I don't know about you people, but when I have worked in offices most people that worked in them dated or were married to people that were not working in the same space, sure a few did here and there but that was the exception instead of the norm. Second, the surrogate laugh track is provided by either A. references to why something should be funny by the actors speaking to the camera in mockumentary style, or 2. a slight look or wink to the camera to let us know we should be laughing, usually by Jim saying "Hey! isn't't this funny?". In my humble opinion, this is both primitive, and stupid as far as jokes go, don't tell me I should be laughing, if it's funny, I will laugh without having to be told it's funny. Like I said earlier, this is an amusing sitcom at best, slightly different than the standard pathetic sitcoms with a laugh track but in reality still a donkey dressed up in lipstick and high heels. Demonstrating the low brow level of intelligence and base stupidity that remains and will remain to pass for entertainment to the masses.