"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

Fans of True Comedy Have Been Dragged Through the Muck Because of This Abomination!

Nothing about this dreadful transatlantic mess is good. I predicted this show would fail. So far, I've been wrong. How, oh *how* could I be so wrong when all the ingredients for disaster seem baked right in?

Apparently, somebody changed that recipe long ago.

This sums up perfectly what people want most out of their television nowadays: constant stupidity from people who are too egotistical to be in the slightest funny. If a show really is that abominably shallow and painful and moronic, it probably won't get canceled, while the terrific shows are lucky to last a year.

Steve Carrell spits on Ricky Gervais by both taking his reins *and* fumbling his pass (maybe mixed metaphors will speak to the people who enjoy this). He plays the head honcho in an office full of idiots, slobs, and jerks. I will no longer watch anything that has him in it... not that I ever did in the first place. And while the documentary style has worked before, it only makes you want to die in this pitiful show.

The British version had wit! It packed a wallop! It was amazing, a masterwork of ingenuity! If I were an Englishman watching this, I'd have no choice but to see Americans as a nation of bumbling idiots (on-screen) for the way this show does over-the-top, lunatic things for the sake of doing them. I'm still shuddering from the impact of this nightmare.