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.
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| Ricky Gervais | .... | executive producer (66 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Stephen Merchant | .... | executive producer (66 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| B.J. Novak | .... | supervising producer / co-producer / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Kent Zbornak | .... | co-executive producer / producer (47 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Greg Daniels | .... | executive producer (43 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Benjamin Silverman | .... | executive producer (42 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Howard Klein | .... | executive producer (41 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Paul Lieberstein | .... | co-executive producer / consulting producer (40 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Michael Schur | .... | producer / co-executive producer / ... (40 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Steve Carell | .... | producer (37 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Jennifer Celotta | .... | consulting producer / co-executive producer (35 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Angela Hamilton | .... | co-producer / associate producer (35 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Jake Aust | .... | associate producer / co-producer (35 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Mindy Kaling | .... | producer (25 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Larry Wilmore | .... | consulting producer (23 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Brent Forrester | .... | consulting producer / supervising producer (19 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Lester Lewis | .... | supervising producer / consulting producer (18 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Lee Eisenberg | .... | producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| James O. Kerry | .... | associate producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Gene Stupnitsky | .... | producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ken Kwapis | .... | executive producer / producer (8 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Joe Port | .... | consulting producer (4 episodes, 2006) |
| Joe Wiseman | .... | consulting producer (4 episodes, 2006) |
| Teri Weinberg | .... | co-executive producer (3 episodes, 2006) |
| Roey Hershkovitz | .... | co-producer (2 episodes, 2006-2007) |
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| Richard Gonzales | .... | second second assistant director / key second assistant director (45 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Melissa V. Barnes | .... | first assistant director / key second assistant director (28 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Jasmine Alhambra | .... | second second assistant director (14 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Nina Jack | .... | second assistant director / key second assistant director (13 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Liz Ryan | .... | first assistant director (9 episodes, 2005) |
| Rusty Mahmood | .... | second assistant director (8 episodes, 2007) |
| Greg Hale | .... | second assistant director (7 episodes, 2006) |
| Erin Rutland | .... | dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007) |
| Kelly Cantley | .... | first assistant director (6 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Richard J. Levin | .... | key second assistant director (6 episodes, 2005) |
| Alicia Cho | .... | dga trainee (6 episodes, 2008) |
| Grace Liu | .... | second second assistant director (3 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Tena Psyche Yatroussis | .... | first assistant director (2 episodes, 2005) |
| Sharon Swab | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Kyle Hollingsworth | .... | dga trainee (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Matt Sohn | .... | camera operator (64 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Brad Lipson | .... | gaffer (50 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Dale Alexander | .... | key grip (50 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Andrew Meyers | .... | set lighting technician / gaffer (49 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Frank Esposito | .... | set lighting technician / gaffer (23 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Marc Christie | .... | best boy grip / key grip (22 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Joel Michalak | .... | grip (17 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Kevin Wilt | .... | lighting technician (7 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Brian Crane | .... | gaffer (5 episodes, 2005) |
| Cory Gunter | .... | assistant camera (5 episodes, 2005) |
| Alan Pierce | .... | camera operator (5 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Tim Arasheben | .... | first assistant camera: second unit (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Scott Donahue | .... | grip (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Kent Harvey | .... | additional camera operator / camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2006) |
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| Roger Chingirian | .... | additional electrician (unknown episodes) |
| Jesse Crusing | .... | additional electrician (unknown episodes) |
| Todd Liggitt | .... | grip (unknown episodes) |
| Justin M. Lubin | .... | still photographer (unknown episodes) |
| Edward Neilsen III | .... | assistant camera (unknown episodes) |
| Andrew Turpin | .... | additional rigging electrician (unknown episodes) |
| Jeffrey Wilkins | .... | camera operator (unknown episodes) |
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| Daniel Beals | .... | production assistant / production staff (59 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Mary Wall | .... | assistant to producer / production staff (56 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| James O. Kerry | .... | production staff / production coordinator / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Veda Semarne | .... | script supervisor (48 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Jason Kessler | .... | production staff / script coordinator / ... (43 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Rebekah Sheldon | .... | production staff / production coordinator / ... (35 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Nate Federman | .... | production staff / assistant to writers / ... (31 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Kyle Alexander | .... | location manager (31 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| David Cuddy | .... | production assistant (31 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Micah Goldman | .... | production assistant (24 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Kevin D. Monaghan | .... | production assistant (24 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Brian J. McNamara | .... | opening tiles, locators, end credits (23 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Anna L. Coats | .... | key assistant location manager (22 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Todd Carr | .... | production staff (19 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Mindy Kaling | .... | story editor (16 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Tom Dean | .... | production staff (15 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Jonathan Hughes | .... | production staff (14 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Tom Melby | .... | production staff (14 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Lori Murphy Saux | .... | stand-in (14 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Bobby Bednar | .... | production staff (11 episodes, 2005) |
| Jacob Ford | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2007) |
| Tim W. James | .... | production staff (8 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Kelly Hannon | .... | production secretary / production assistant (8 episodes, 2007) |
| Betsy Ockerlund | .... | production staff (7 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Bob Lezak | .... | production staff (6 episodes, 2005) |
| Jason Doring | .... | production assistant (6 episodes, 2008) |
| Alex Bohr | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2005) |
| Rami Cohen | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2005) |
| B.J. Novak | .... | executive story editor (5 episodes, 2005) |
| Megan Schmidt | .... | production assistant (5 episodes, 2006) |
| Victoria Rickham | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2005) |
| Brandon Margolis | .... | assistant to director (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Hallie Stoller | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2005) |
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| Amy Banks | .... | payroll accountant (unknown episodes) |
| Kristin Drummond | .... | second assistant accountant (unknown episodes) |
| Patrice King | .... | set medic (unknown episodes) |
| Errol Reichow | .... | location manager (unknown episodes) |
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Trivia:
There are some changes in the set between the first season and the subsequent ones. The exterior of the building is completely different in the first season than what's used after. Also, the wall in between Michael's office and the conference room (the one Andy punches a hole in) is much thinner in the first season.
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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.
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Quotes:
[
Michael attempts to assemble a basketball team and Oscar, of Mexican descent, approaches]
Oscar:
I can play, if you need any help.
Michael Scott:
I will use your talents come baseball season, my friend. Or if we ever decide to box.
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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.