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

Creators:

Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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:

Tension | Accountant | Office Romance | Sitcom | Frat Pack

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 34 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. May 15	9:00 PM	NBC	Goodbye, Toby	#4.14
Sun. May 18	8:00 PM	NBC	Launch Party	#4.3

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Michael Scott (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rainn Wilson	...	Dwight Schrute / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Krasinski	...	Jim Halpert / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jenna Fischer	...	Pam Beesly (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
B.J. Novak	...	Ryan Howard / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Leslie David Baker	...	Stanley Hudson / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian Baumgartner	...	Kevin Malone / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Angela Kinsey	...	Angela Martin / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Phyllis Smith	...	Phyllis Lapin / ... (64 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kate Flannery	...	Meredith Palmer / ... (63 episodes, 2005-2008)
Paul Lieberstein	...	Toby Flenderson / ... (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mindy Kaling	...	Kelly Kapoor (61 episodes, 2005-2008)
Creed Bratton	...	Creed / ... (55 episodes, 2005-2008)
Oscar Nuñez	...	Oscar Martinez / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2008)
Melora Hardin	...	Jan Levinson / ... (35 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ed Helms	...	Andy Bernard / ... (31 episodes, 2006-2008)
David Denman	...	Roy Anderson / ... (28 episodes, 2005-2007)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Reveille Productions

Trivia:

The Office's address is 1725 Slough Road. Slough was the name of the town in which the original version of the show takes place. However, there is no Slough Road in Scranton.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Although the show is set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, every episode set outside during the winter features an unrealistically warm climate. Although characters always wear overcoats and pretend to shiver, numerous things reveal the actual California filming location. Some of these include: no visible breath, no snow, full lawns and trees covered with green leaves.

Quotes:

Dwight Schrute: In the wild, there is no health care. In the wild, health care is, "Ow, I hurt my leg. I can't run. A lion eats me and I'm dead." Well, I'm not dead. I'm the lion, you're dead.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Stars

Horrible-Just can't watch it because of the original

Yes maybe if the British office was never made and this was the first then it would be OK but its not. The casting just makes you want the British actors to be there. The British humor is also missed, they try to replicate it but it just cant be done with American actors. It is also trying to hard to be the British version. This will never be as good as the original and rightly so because the office was made as a risk and with a very low budget. They also did the right move by not making a 3rd season cause it would of got old and fizzled away instead of being the gem it is. All that is happened is America saw the potential to make big money on it and said hey why not, but it just wont work, it would be like making an American version of Black Adder or Faulty Towers, no one would dream of doing that cause it would just not work. The cleverness has gone and is now just trying to drain the life out of it. If this makes it past 1 season i will be very surprised.