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

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Creators:

Greg Daniels
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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 14	10:00 PM	TBS	The Client	#2.7
Tue. July 14	10:30 PM	TBS	Performance Review	#2.8

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:

Dwight has a "Froggy 101" bumper sticker on the filing cabinet next to his desk. Froggy 101 is the #1 rated country-western station in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the setting for the show. This bumper sticker can also be seen in the office of Michael's boss at his short-lived night job at the telemarketing company.

Quotes:

Michael Scott: I need something personal... like an illness.
Dwight Schrute: Well, she had a hysterectomy.
Michael Scott: Which one is that again?
Dwight Schrute: That's when they remove the uterus -...
Michael Scott: No! Dwight! God...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes (#34.13)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Stars

Painfully Unfunny

Well for all those out there who wondered if they'd be able to faithfully adapt The Office for American television, the verdict is in. It blew.

I was willing to give it a chance and I forced myself to sit through the entire episode hoping it would redeem itself since I'm a Steve Carell fan, but alas, it continued on it's path of dullness. The beauty of the BBC version was that although the characters were over the top at times, the actors performed with the utmost subtlety. The acting here is way over the top, to the point where you can't believe that a character like Dwight exists. And as for Carell, he's no Ricky Gervais.

This NBC version feels like a bad high school drama adaptation of The Office. Same jokes, somehow made unfunny.

Makes me appreciate the original even more.