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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
The series has won numerous awards in its tenure and continues to be nominated. Awards of note include the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in a Musical or Comedy going to Steve Carell and the 2006 Emmy for Best Comedy Series. Beyond this, the show has won various other awards including from the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild and has been nominated in other categories for Golden Globes and Emmys. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
== Ricky and Steve's Involvement == | == Ricky and Steve's Involvement == | ||
Ricky and Steve have had a light involvement with the production of the American version of the Office since its inception in 2005. Early hints at the creation of the US version can be found in Xfm shows, where Ricky and Steve noted their absence in an episode was due to going to Los Angeles to meet with producers. In other Xfm episodes they japed that selling the Office was "money for old rope". After the series launched, both commented in interviews that they were happy with the result and took a hands off approach to the production. Eventually, Ricky and Steve wrote an episode for the series, which aired in season 3 and was called "The Convict". The pair also were found in the audience during the 2006 Emmy win for Best Comedy Series, where they received a round of applause after being thanked for the award by the cast and crew an stage. | |||
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| The Office | |
 main cast of NBC's 'The Office' | |
| Genre | Comedy (sitcom) |
| Running time | 22 mins. |
| Creator(s) | Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant & Greg Daniels |
| Writer(s) | Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant & Greg Daniels |
| Starring | Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson |
| Country | USA |
| Network | NBC |
| Original runs | 24 March 2005 – Ongoing |
| No. of episodes | 52 (as of season 3) |
| IMDB Profile | |
The Office is an Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005. The show is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Although fictional and scripted, the show takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged.
Based on the British series of the same name, it was adapted for U.S. audiences by producer Greg Daniels, a veteran writer of Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill and The Simpsons. Original series creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have production credits on the show, and wrote an episode for the show's third season.
Summary
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- Michael Scott ... Steve Carell
- Dwight Schrute ... Rainn Wilson
- Jim Halpert ... John Krasinski
- Pam Beesly ... Jenna Fischer
Minor Cast
- Ryan Howard ... B.J. Novak
- Angela Martin ... Angela Kinsey
- Oscar Martinez ... Oscar Nuñez
- Kevin Malone ... Brian Baumgartner
- Stanley Hudson ... Leslie David Baker
- Phyllis Lapin ... Phyllis Smith
- Andy Bernard ... Ed Helms
- Karen Filippelli ... Rashida Jones
- Creed Bratton ... Creed Bratton
- Kelly Kapoor ... Mindy Kaling
- Meredith Palmer ... Kate Flannery
- Toby Flenderson ... Paul Lieberstein
- Jan Levinson-Gould ... Melora Hardin
- Roy Anderson ... David Denman
- Darryl Philbin ... Craig Robinson
Episodes
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
Awards
The series has won numerous awards in its tenure and continues to be nominated. Awards of note include the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in a Musical or Comedy going to Steve Carell and the 2006 Emmy for Best Comedy Series. Beyond this, the show has won various other awards including from the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild and has been nominated in other categories for Golden Globes and Emmys.
Trivia
Ricky and Steve's Involvement
Ricky and Steve have had a light involvement with the production of the American version of the Office since its inception in 2005. Early hints at the creation of the US version can be found in Xfm shows, where Ricky and Steve noted their absence in an episode was due to going to Los Angeles to meet with producers. In other Xfm episodes they japed that selling the Office was "money for old rope". After the series launched, both commented in interviews that they were happy with the result and took a hands off approach to the production. Eventually, Ricky and Steve wrote an episode for the series, which aired in season 3 and was called "The Convict". The pair also were found in the audience during the 2006 Emmy win for Best Comedy Series, where they received a round of applause after being thanked for the award by the cast and crew an stage.