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| Genre | Comedy Mockumentary Satire |
| Created by | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant (original British series) |
| Developed by | Greg Daniels |
| Starring | Steve Carell Rainn Wilson John Krasinski Jenna Fischer B.J. Novak |
| Opening theme | written by Jay Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974 is a British Comedy Award - BAFTA - Emmy - and Golden Globe -award winning British writer Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20 1966) is an Emmy -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American actor John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American Actor, Film director and Writer. Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) better known as B Jay Ferguson is an American Rock & roll Musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 66 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | normally 30 minutes (with commercials) (details) |
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| Original channel | NBC (USA) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original run | March 24, 2005 – present |
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| Related shows | The Office UK |
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Based on the British series of the same name, it was adapted for American audiences by executive producer Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill and The Simpsons. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Original series creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who wrote "The Convict" episode,[1] have production credits. Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974 is a British Comedy Award - BAFTA - Emmy - and Golden Globe -award winning British writer "The Convict" is the eleventh filmed and ninth aired episode of the third season of The Office (U It is co-produced by Greg Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, in association with NBC Universal Television Studios. Reveille Productions is an independently-owned television and motion picture studio and production company based in Los Angeles. Universal Media Studios ( UMS, formerly NBC Universal Television Studio is the TV production arm of the NBC Universal Television Group.
The show debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005, replacing the short–lived sitcom Committed. In North American (American/Canadian television a midseason replacement is a television show that premieres in the second half of the traditional Television season, usually Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Committed was a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC as a Midseason replacement from January 4 to March 15 [2] In 2007 Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) started broadcasting episodes once a week, and will begin broadcasting the series five days a week in 2009. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc
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Production
The British television series The Office, made for the BBC by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, enjoyed significant success at home and abroad, and won two Golden Globes. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U This article is about the original version of The Office For the US version see The Office (US TV series, and for a comparison of the various versions from around the Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974 is a British Comedy Award - BAFTA - Emmy - and Golden Globe -award winning British writer The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner NBC therefore commissioned a U. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's S. version.
Setting
The British version had been set in Slough, a commuter town on the outskirts of London. Slough ( ˈslaʊ is a Borough and Unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. Looking for a suitable U. S. equivalent, Executive Producer Greg Daniels considered Nashua, New Hampshire and Utica, New York before settling on Scranton, Pennsylvania. Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census Nashua had a total population of 86605 making it the second largest Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. "It just seemed like a real place," he said later. "[B]y definition the town we picked wouldn't have a lot of glitzy stuff going on. "[3] It was just far enough away from New York to be credible as a location for a regional branch office. Daniels also recalled that the Paper Magic line of greeting cards was made in the city. A greeting card is an illustrated folded card featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment [4] When asked before the premiere what differences there might be from the British version, Gervais joked that the American actors would have better teeth. [5]
All filming is done in the Greater Los Angeles area, but the show makes many references to actual places and businesses in and near Scranton, such as the Mall at Steamtown, and Lake Wallenpaupack. A food court is a plaza that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining The Mall at Steamtown is a shopping center and the commercial centerpiece of Scranton Pennsylvania, United States The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which includes only Los Angeles and The Mall at Steamtown is a shopping center and the commercial centerpiece of Scranton Pennsylvania, United States Lake Wallenpaupack ( is an Artificial reservoir in Pennsylvania, USA. Dwight's "Froggy 101" bumper sticker is from local country station WGGY. A bumper sticker is an adhesive Label or sticker with a message intended to be attached to the bumper of an Automobile and to be read by the occupants Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. WGGY 1013 FM also known as Froggy 101, is a Country music Radio station that broadcasts out of Scranton Pennsylvania, its city of license "We went toward embracing the whole Scranton-ness of the setting," said Daniels. [3]
Miscellaneous
The show's first season had a run of just six episodes, and was filmed in an actual office. [6] For the second season, since NBC ordered a full run of episodes, filming moved to a sound stage at Valley Center Studios in Van Nuys, built to replicate the first season's environment,[6] including plaques and certificates hanging on walls using the names of crew members. A sound stage is a soundproof Hangar -like structure building or room used for the production of theatrical motion pictures and Television shows [7]
In keeping with its mockumentary format, the show has no laugh track. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work All music must be diegetic, with songs either sung or played by the characters or heard on radios, computers or other devices. Diegesis is the (fictional world in which the situations and events narrated occur and telling recounting as opposed to showing enacting Featured music tends to be well known, and often older, popular songs in order to reflect the character, such as Michael's attempt to seem hip by using "My Humps" as a ringtone. " My Humps " is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas ' fourth album Monkey Business. A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message [8]Although the show is intended to be observed as a documentary, during some scenes it is obvious it took two separate takes because the camera that was just shooting will disappear (an example would be in the episode "Safety Training", Michael is on a rooftop standing next to a cameraman talking to the office members below, and when the office members respond to him, Michael is suddenly standing alone on the rooftop).
Writers
Producer Greg Daniels initially hired four writers for the series: Michael Schur[9], B.J. Novak, Paul Lieberstein[10] and Mindy Kaling. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) better known as B Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer Vera Chokalingam (known professionally as Mindy Kaling, born June 24 1979 is an American actress and writer who stars as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC [11] He hired two consulting producers, Lester Lewis[12] and Larry Wilmore. Lester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords Larry Wilmore (born 1962 is an American Emmy and Peabody award winning television producer writer comedian and actor [13]
In the second season, Jennifer Celotta[14] and the team of Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg joined the writing staff. Jennifer Ann Celotta (b 11 November 1971 in Gaithersburg Maryland) is a United States Television producer and writer Gene Stupnitsky is a film and television writer He usually works with Lee Eisenberg. Lee Eisenberg is a film and television writer He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky. [15] Steve Carell wrote that season's finale, "Casino Night". Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American A season finale ( British English " last in the series " Australian English "season final" "Casino Night" is the twenty-second and final episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office [16] In the third season, original series creators Gervais and Merchant wrote "The Convict"[1] and veteran television comedy writer Brent Forrester began writing for the show. "The Convict" is the eleventh filmed and ninth aired episode of the third season of The Office (U Brent Forrester is an Emmy Award and Writers Guild of America award-winning American Television Writer. [17] Carell returned again with "Survivor Man"[18] in the fourth season, and Lester Lewis contributed an episode then as well. "Survivor Man" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series The Office —the show's fifty-ninth [19]
Directors
Ken Kwapis, a veteran of The Larry Sanders Show and Malcolm in the Middle, directed the pilot[20] and eight other episodes. Ken Kwapis (born August 17, 1957, Belleville, Illinois) is an American film and Television director and The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television Sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO Cable television network Malcolm in the Middle was a seven-time Emmy Award -winning one-time Grammy -winning He had run off and married a good-natured Canadian woman [15][21][16][22] Daniels, Ken Whittingham,[10] and Bryan Gordon also began directing the show in the first season. Ken Whittingham is an American television director His most notable directorial work includes a number of episodes from each of the television series One on One Bryan Gordon is a prominent television and film director He has been nominated three times for the coveted Directors Guild of America Award and in 2002 received the Directors Guild
Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks, directed four second season episodes, and one fourth season episode. Paul S Feig (born September 17 1962) is a director, Actor and Author. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on He is currently scheduled to direct another episode. In the third and fourth seasons, directors known for their work on other series and in other media, such as J.J. Abrams, Harold Ramis, Jason Reitman, Amy Heckerling and Joss Whedon helmed episodes. Jeffrey Jacob "JJ" Abrams (born in 1966 is an American Emmy Award -winning film and Television producer, writer actor composer director Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy Jason Reitman (born October 19 1977) is a Canadian Academy Award -nominated Film director, Writer, Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award The fourth season's "Money" marked Lieberstein's directorial debut.
Casting
All original series characters were adapted for the U. S. version. NBC programmer Kevin Reilly suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined. Kevin Reilly is the entertainment president of the Fox Broadcasting Company ( FOX) having been named to that position in July 2007 Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning American Actor Benjamin Silverman (b August 15 1970, Pittsfield Massachusetts) is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio Michael Gary Scott (born March 15, 1964) is a Fictional character on NBC 's The Office portrayed by Steve Carell Martin Short, Hank Azaria and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested. Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25 1964 is an American Film and Television Actor, director, Comedian and voice artist Robert "Bob" Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, director and [23] In January 2004, Variety reported Steve Carell of the popular Comedy Central program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, was in talks to play the role. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show At the time, he was already committed to another NBC midseason replacement comedy, Come to Papa,[24] but the series was quickly cancelled, leaving him fully committed to The Office. Carell later stated he had only seen about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned. He did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais' characterizations. [25] Rainn Wilson, who was cast as the power-hungry sycophant Dwight Schrute, had watched every episode of the series before he auditioned. Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20 1966) is an Emmy -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American actor A sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs) is a Servile person who acting in his or her own self interest attempts to win favor Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a Fictional character on NBC 's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. [26] Wilson had originally auditioned for Michael, a performance he described as a "terrible [Ricky] Gervais impersonation"; however, the casting directors liked his audition as Dwight much more and hired him for the role. John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer were virtual unknowns before being cast in their respective roles as Jim and Pam, the central love interests. John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American Actor, Film director and Writer. Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the Krasinski recalled accidentally insulting Daniels while waiting to audition for the series, telling him, "I hope they [the show's developers] don't screw this up. " Daniels then introduced himself and told Krasinki who he was. [27] Fischer prepared for her audition by looking as boring as possible, creating the original Pam hairstyle at her first audition for the show. [28]
The supporting cast includes actors known for their improv work: Angela Kinsey, Kate Flannery, Oscar Nunez, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Melora Hardin and David Denman. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques Angela Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress Kate Flannery (born June 10, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress who plays the role of Meredith Palmer Oscar Nunez (sometimes credited as Óscar Núñez) is a Cuban American Actor and Comedian. Leslie David Baker, born February 19, 1958 in Chicago Illinois, is an American film and television actor who plays Stanley Hudson Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an Emmy Award -winning American film and television actor who plays Kevin Malone on Melora Diane Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American Actress, Singer, and former child actress. David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American actor whose feature film credits include Out Cold and Big Fish. [29] Kinsey had originally auditioned for Pam. The producers thought she was "too feisty" for the character, but they called her back for the part of Angela Martin, which she won. Angela Noelle Martin is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. [30] Flannery first auditioned for the part of Jan Levinson-Gould, before landing the role of Meredith Palmer. [31] Baumgartner originally auditioned for Stanley, but was eventually cast as Kevin. [32] Ken Kwapis liked the way Phyllis Smith, a casting associate, read with other actors auditioning so much that he cast her as Phyllis. Phyllis Smith (born July 10, 1951) is an American film and television actress who is best known for playing Phyllis Lapin on The Office Phyllis Vance (née Lapin) is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. [33] At the beginning of the third season, Ed Helms and Rashida Jones joined the cast as members of Dunder Mifflin Stamford. Edward "Ed" Helms (born January 24 1974 is an American actor and comedian perhaps most notable for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central 's The Daily Rashida Leah Jones (born February 25 1976 is an American actress, model, and Musician, best-known for her portrayal of Louisa Fenn While Jones would later leave the cast for a recurring role, in February 2007 NBC announced that Helms was being promoted to a series regular. [34]
Four of the show's writers have also stepped out in front of the camera. Novak was cast as reluctant temp Ryan Howard after Daniels saw his stand-up act. Ryan Bailey Howard, played by B J Novak, is a Fictional character on the US television sitcom The Office. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Paul Lieberstein was cast as human resources director Toby Flenderson on Novak's suggestion after his cold readings of scripts. Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer Toby Flenderson is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. [29] Greg Daniels originally was not sure where to use the Indian American Kaling on-screen in the series until the opportunity came in the second episode's script where Michael needed to be slapped by a minority. Indian Americans are Americans who are of Indian ancestry The U " Diversity Day " is the second episode of the first season of the American version of The Office. "Since (that slap), I've been on the show" (as Kelly Kapoor), says Kaling. Kelly Kapoor is a Fictional character from the US Television series, The Office. [33] Schur has also made occasional appearances as Dwight's cousin Mose, and consulting producer Wilmore has played diversity trainer Mr. Brown. The following is a list of characters from the US version of The Office. Diversity training is Training for the purpose of increasing participants' cultural awareness knowledge and skills which is based on the assumption that the training will The following is a list of characters from the US version of The Office.
There were plans for Mackenzie Crook, Martin Freeman and Lucy Davis from the British version of The Office to appear in the third season,[35][36] but those plans were scrapped due to scheduling conflicts. Paul Mackenzie Crook (born September 29, 1971) is an English Actor and Comedian, best known for playing Gareth Keenan in Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Lucy Clare Davis (born 2 January 1973) is an English actress. This article is about the original version of The Office For the US version see The Office (US TV series, and for a comparison of the various versions from around the [37]
Improvisation
A complete script is written for each episode of The Office. "Gay Witch Hunt" is the first episode and Season premiere of the third season of the American Comedy television series The However, actors are given opportunities to improvise during shooting. "Our shows are 100 percent scripted," Fischer explained. "They put everything down on paper. But we get to play around a little bit, too. Steve and Rainn are brilliant improvisers. "[38]
The kiss Michael planted on Oscar in "Gay Witch Hunt" was improvised. "Gay Witch Hunt" is the first episode and Season premiere of the third season of the American Comedy television series The "Steve just went into that bit on the fly," Fischer wrote. "Those looks of shock/giddiness/confusion on our faces are real. We were all on the edge of our seats wondering what would happen next. I can't believe we held it together for as long as we did. I'm not sure we've ever laughed so hard on set. "[39]
Format
"The Office" is presented as a "mockumentary," and the primary vehicle for the show is that a camera crew has decided to film Dunder Mifflin and its employees, seemingly around the clock. The presence of the camera is openly acknowledged by the characters, with some characters (especially Michael Scott) enthusiastically participating in the filming while others (namely, Jan Levinson) are frequently annoyed or uncomfortable at its presence. The main action of the show is supplemented with talking-head interviews or "confessionals," with the characters speaking one on one with the camera crew about the day's events. Some characters use the camera's presence to their advantage. For example, in Christmas Party, Phyllis's boyfriend Bob Vance introduces himself repeatedly as "Bob Vance, Vance refrigeration" to garner publicity for his business. The following is a list of characters from the US version of The Office. In other instances, the camera has affected plot lines. In The Dundies, a drunken Pam nearly confesses something to Jim, but shies away when she notices the camera. "The Dundies" is the first episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office —the show's In E-mail Surveillance, Pam asks the crew to help her look for evidence of Dwight and Angela's secret relationship, which they later provide. "E-mail Surveillance" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office In Fun Run, the cameras catch Jim and Pam kissing, which leads to them revealing (to the viewing audience at least) that they are in fact dating. "Fun Run" is the first episode and Season premiere of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series
In early episodes, the camera crews seemed confined primarily to the office setting, but as the show has expanded to include more about the character's personal lives, the cameras have taken on an often-omnipresent, even intrusive persona. Characters are often followed out of the office and sometimes even to their homes. The cameras were present at Jim's barbecue and Michael's dinner party, and even when Jim and Pam left for a weekend getaway (although the trip was to Dwight's beet farm) - all arguably personal, not work-related, events. Behind-doors conversations are often filmed through a window or crack in the door. It is shown in The Injury that Michael is wearing a wireless microphone, which could explain why the cameras are often able to hear closed-door conversations. "The Injury" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office —the The cameras have caught Jan kissing Michael in Valentine's Day, much to Jan's chagrin, and, as mentioned above, revealed both Dwight and Angela's and Jim and Pam's personal relationships. Non-primary characters or extras who encounter the camera crew are usually unsurprised or unaffected by it, and the cameras were even allowed in to Michael, Jim and Karen's job interviews for a corporate position.
Deleted scenes
On The Office, deleted scenes are considered part of the show's story line, and have sometimes been restored in repeats to make episodes longer. In an experiment, a deleted scene from "The Return" was made available over nbc. com and iTunes that explained the absence of a character over the next several episodes. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Daniels hoped that word of mouth among fans would spread the information, but eventually considered the experiment a failure. [40] The missing scene was restored in later airings.
Product placement
The Office has had product placement deals with Staples[41] and the Olympic baler,[42] as well as mentioning in dialog or displaying clear logos for products such as Sandals Resorts, HP and Gateway computers, and Activision's Call of Duty video game. Staples Inc is the world's largest Office supply Retail store chain with over 2000 stores Worldwide in 27 countries This article describes the farm machinery For the municipality in Aurora, Philippines, see Baler Aurora. Sandals Resorts is the largest operator of All-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. Call of Duty (released October 29, 2003) is a First-person shooter Video game based on the ''Quake III Team Arena'' engine In "The Merger", Kevin Malone uses a Staples-branded shredding machine to shred a Staples-branded CD-R and many other non-paper items, including a salad. Kevin Malone is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. A CD-R ( C ompact D isc- R ecordable is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. [41] As with HP, Cisco Systems, a supplier of networking and telephone equipment, pays for product placement, which can be seen on close up shots of the Cisco IP Telephones. [43] In the Season two episode "The Secret" Michael takes Jim to Hooters to discuss Jim's feelings for Pam. Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American Restaurant chains Hooters of America Incorporated based in Atlanta Georgia, and Hooters In another episode: "The Merger" Angela refers to Hooters as a strip club, causing Michael to defend Hooters as a family place, and inform the camera of how many chains there are worldwide.
Many products featured are not part of product placement agreements, but rather inserted by writers as products the characters would use, to create realism under the guise of a documentary. Apple, Inc. received over four minutes of publicity for the iPod when it was used as a much-desired gift in "Christmas Party", though the company did not pay for the placement. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc [44] Chili's restaurants were used for filming in "The Dundies" and "The Client", as the writers believed they were realistic choices for a company party and business lunch. Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine "The Dundies" is the first episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office —the show's For the US version of the UK TV show The Office episode see The Client (The Office. [6][45] Though not an explicit product placement, the producers of the show had to allow Chili's to have final approval of the script before filming, causing a scene of "The Dundies" to be hastily rewritten when the chain objected to the original version. [6]
Theme song and title sequence
The theme song for The Office was written by Jay Ferguson and performed by The Scrantones. Jay Ferguson is an American Rock & roll Musician known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island" [46] It is played over the title sequence, which features some Scranton scenes and everyday office tasks being performed by the cast, with the cast and production credits. Some episodes of the series use a shortened version of the theme song. Starting with Season four, the theme song is played over the closing credits, which previously rolled in silence. Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production
Originally the theme song began each episode, however starting early in the second season (specifically "Office Olympics"), episodes have begun with a cold open followed by the theme. " Office Olympics " is the third episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office, and the A cold open (also referred to as a teaser) in a Television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning
Characters
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The Office employs an ensemble cast. The following is a list of characters from the US version of The Office. The Office is the title of multiple television Situation comedy shows An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production All of the main characters, and some minor ones, are based on characters from the British version of The Office. This article is about the original version of The Office For the US version see The Office (US TV series, and for a comparison of the various versions from around the
Michael Scott, the head of the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, feels he is the life of the office; his employees feel otherwise. His assistant manager, sales representative Jim Halpert is dating the office receptionist, Pam Beesly, and plans to ask her to marry him. Jim Halpert is a Fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a Fictional character on the U Dwight Schrute, the assistant to the regional manager, is an award-winning salesman and former Lackawanna County volunteer reserve deputy sheriff known for his authoritarian personality and science fiction fandom. Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a Fictional character on NBC 's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. Lackawanna County is a County in the US state of Pennsylvania. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in Science fiction and Fantasy literature, and in contact with one another There is an ongoing rivalry between Jim and Dwight, whose differing personalities often cause them to be at odds with each other. Michael's boss, Dunder Mifflin's Vice President for Regional Sales, is Ryan Howard, who started out as a temporary worker in the Scranton office. Ryan Bailey Howard, played by B J Novak, is a Fictional character on the US television sitcom The Office. Temporary work or temporary employment refers to a situation where the employee is expected to leave the employer within a certain period of time
The accounting department features the uptight Angela Martin, who wishes to keep things orderly and make sure situations remain as serious as possible; Kevin Malone, a slow-witted, overweight man who revels in juvenile humor; and Oscar Martinez, whose homosexuality, timidity and Mexican American heritage make him a favorite target for Michael's off-hand comments. Angela Noelle Martin is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Kevin Malone is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Oscar Martinez is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Rounding out the office are the stern salesman Stanley Hudson, who barely stands for Michael's constant references to his African-American heritage; Andy Bernard, formerly of the Stamford, Connecticut branch office; the free-spirited quality-assurance Creed Bratton; the innocent and timid Phyllis Lapin; the bubbly and talkative Kelly Kapoor; the depressed, alcoholic single mother Meredith Palmer, and frequent target of Michael's abuse human resources representative Toby Flenderson. Stanley Hudson is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Andrew "Andy" Bernard is a Fictional character from the U Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Quality assurance, or QA for short refers to planned and systematic production processes that provide confidence in a product's suitability for its intended purpose Creed Bratton (claims to have been born November 1, 1925) is a Fictional character from the U Phyllis Vance (née Lapin) is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Kelly Kapoor is a Fictional character from the US Television series, The Office. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Meredith Palmer is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Toby Flenderson is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Outside the office, there is Michael's former girlfriend Jan Levinson, who previously held the position of Vice President for Regional Sales. Janet "Jan" Levinson (formerly Levinson-Gould) is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office
Season synopses
A typical episode for a half-hour time slot runs 20½ minutes. [47] The final episode of the second season introduced the first of what would be several "super-sized" episodes (approximately 29-minute running time for a 40-minute time slot). The third season introduced the first of occasional hour-long episodes (approximately 41-minute running time; suitable for being shown as two separate normal episodes).
Season one
The first season featured six episodes that began airing on March 24, 2005 and finished on April 26. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
The series begins by introducing the office and its main characters via a tour given by Michael Scott for both the camera crew and Ryan Howard, a temp on his first day. [20] News soon spreads that Dunder Mifflin's corporate headquarters plan to downsize, and the Scranton branch faces a possible closure. Employee benefits are slashed, including health care. Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing [10] Anxiety over downsizing grows, but Michael chooses to deny or downplay such a possibility in the interest of employee morale. Jim has a crush on Pam, his partner in crime when planning pranks against office mate Dwight, even though she has been engaged to Roy from the warehouse for a number of years.
In the final episode of the season, to Pam's subtle concern, Jim begins dating Katy, a purse saleswoman who visits and sets up shop briefly in the office. The following is a list of characters from the US version of The Office. [11]
Season two
The second season was the first full season for the show and included 22 episodes. The season premiere originally aired on September 20, 2005, and the season finale on May 11, 2006. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. First season plots continued and new plots emerged, as well as development in most secondary characters who were left to the background in season one. The fate of the Scranton branch remained unresolved, but it did not seem to be doing well in comparison with the other branches, particularly the Stamford branch. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
Over the season, romantic relationships develop between some of the characters. Jim's relationship with Katy continues, to Pam's chagrin. Michael and Jan have a one-night stand in the wake of Jan's divorce[48]. A one-night stand is originally a single night theatre performance (usually a guest group on tour and today more commonly also a single sexual encounter between individuals This is revealed to the company by one of the other regional managers who is angry with Michael. [49] He drifts into a relationship with Carol, the realtor who sells him his new condominium. [50] Dwight and Angela become involved after a nighttime tryst in Jim's backyard following a party. [14] They keep the relationship a secret from everyone else. Kelly develops a crush on Ryan. The audience also learns that Oscar is gay and Dwight doesn't realize this even when he sees Oscar and his partner together.
Dwight resigns his position as a volunteer reserve deputy sheriff. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. [51] In Booze Cruise, Jim finally decides to reveal his feelings to Pam, but is seconds too late when Roy publicly announces he's ready to set their wedding date. Jim tells her he could not attend since he would (deliberately) be on vacation in Australia at that time. [21] He opens talks with Jan about transferring to Stamford, but has some unfinished business to attend to before deciding, finally telling Pam in the finale, that he loves her and then kissing her. A season finale ( British English " last in the series " Australian English "season final" [16]
The Accountants
Between seasons two and three in 2006, NBC released "The Accountants", ten short webisodes starring the trio of accountants, Angela, Oscar, and Kevin. The Accountants is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; it premiered as original internet-only content available online at NBC The Accountants is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; it premiered as original internet-only content available online at NBC A webisode is an episode of a Television show that airs initially as an Internet download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or Cable The webisodes involve the group investigating a $3,000 discrepancy in the accounting books, where they interview many of the other employees in the office, finally leading them to believe that Michael took the money. But in the final webisode, the group ultimately discovers that the source of the missing money was an accounting mistake. The webisodes are included as extras in the season two DVD collection.
Season three
The third season had 23 episodes, consisting of 17 half-hour episodes, four 40-minute "super-sized" episodes, and two one-hour episodes. They originally aired from September 21, 2006 to May 17, 2007. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Jim has transferred to the Stamford branch, where he takes over as assistant regional manager. He finds new love with coworker Karen Filippelli, and a workplace rival in Andy Bernard, who wanted his job. Karen Filippelli is a Fictional character from the US Television series The Office. Andrew "Andy" Bernard is a Fictional character from the U He is content, but misses his former coworkers. Back in Scranton, Pam has canceled the wedding and called off her engagement to Roy. Ryan has now been hired as a full-time sales representative. Carol breaks up with Michael, leading him eventually to return to Jan. Oscar is outed inadvertently by Michael, leading Jan to offer him a three-month paid vacation and a company car so he won't sue. In the late twentieth century outing became a common term for taking someone "out of The closet "—that is publicising that someone is Gay. He takes it and is gone for half the season. Dwight and Angela continue their relationship and keep it a secret from most of their coworkers.
Corporate finally decides to close down the Scranton branch. But those plans are changed when the head of the Stamford branch, Josh Porter, who was to take Jan's job while Jim would head the enlarged Stamford office, tells Jan he will be leaving for a senior management position at Staples, a major competitor to Dunder Mifflin. Staples Inc is the world's largest Office supply Retail store chain with over 2000 stores Worldwide in 27 countries [52] Instead, the Stamford branch is shut down and its employees merged into Scranton, where Pam and Jim are reunited. Michael's management style eventually leads all the employees merged from Stamford to quit except for Karen, Andy, and Jim. Pam tries to be honest with Roy about her past with Jim and tells him they kissed, which leads to Roy trashing the bar they are in. She tells him it's over. Roy shows up at the office and attacks Jim out of jealousy. After being subdued by Dwight, he is fired.
Jan and Michael's relationship becomes public after he inadvertently emails a picture he took of her on the beach in Jamaica to Darryl. Phyllis becomes engaged to, and eventually marries, Bob Vance, owner of neighboring Vance Refrigeration. She takes a six-week honeymoon afterwards. [53] Andy is provoked to anger after a prank played on him by Jim and Pam and punches a wall. He is subsequently sent off to anger management training, precipitating a long absence of his character from the show. Anger Management is a 2003 Comedy film which starred Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, was directed by Peter Segal [54] Michael, after learning he is being considered for a corporate job, tries to pick his replacement through a series of Survivor-like challenges at a trip to the beach. Survivor is a popular Reality television Game show format produced in many countries throughout the world Pam, not included in the games and feeling small, depressed, and left out, finally builds her courage and makes a speech to everyone, telling Jim she called off the wedding because of him.
In the season's finale, Jim, Karen, and Michael are interviewing for the position at corporate that turns out to be Jan's. When she confronts her superiors about this, they explain that her increasingly erratic behavior is interfering with her job and fire her on the spot. Jim ultimately decides he does not want the corporate job. He drives back to Scranton without Karen and asks Pam out on a date, and she joyfully accepts. In the final scene, we learn Ryan has gotten Jan's job. [22]
Season four
NBC ordered a full fourth season[55] consisting of 30 half-hour segments, 10 of which were combined to form five one-hour episodes (aired at the beginning of the season), creating 25 episodes overall. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's After eight episodes were filmed, production was suspended due to the 2007–2008 writers' strike, in which not only the writers but also Carell refused to cross the picket line. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East [56]
New post-strike episodes began airing April 10. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama The season ended with six new episodes, resulting in a shortened season of 14 total episodes,[57] consisting of 19 half hour segments.
At the beginning of the season, Karen has left due to losing Jim to Pam. She becomes regional manager at the Utica branch. Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. [58] Pam and Jim try, but ultimately fail, to keep their relationship secret. [59] Jan moves in with Michael, who takes a second job in telemarketing due to his deepening financial problems. Telemarketing is a method of Direct marketing in which a Salesperson solicits to prospective Customers to buy products or services, [60] Angela and Dwight break up after he takes it upon himself to euthanize her very sick cat. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner [61] She begins dating Andy as Dwight licks his wounds.
Meredith is absent from several episodes, convalescing and rehabilitating after Michael hits her with his car in the parking lot. [61] Ryan, in his new role, attempts to modernize Dunder Mifflin's way of doing business, with a new ad campaign and website. His efforts lead some of the older employees, and eventually Jim, to believe he is attempting to force them out of the company. Jan files a lawsuit against Dunder Mifflin for wrongful termination, which she loses because of Michael's testimony. Wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is an Idiom and legal phrase describing a situation in which an employee's [19]
Michael and Jan host a disastrous dinner party, which ultimately ends in Michael leaving Jan. Jim also states that sometime in the future, he plans on proposing to Pam. Michael and Dwight travel to New York to party with Ryan, who has developed a drug problem. Ryan later starts to sabotage Jim's career but is then revealed to have committed fraud and will presumably be fired. Toby, after revealing his affection for Pam, announces he is leaving for Costa Rica. A replacement HR Rep, Holly Flax, is hired, who quickly shows fondness towards Michael after some awkward advances on his part. Their pending romance is cut short when Jan returns, pregnant from a sperm donor; Michael agrees to help her through the pregnancy. In the season finale, in a moment echoing their first date, Jim is about to propose to Pam, but Andy interrupts with his public proposal to Angela, who reluctantly agrees. Finally, Phyllis and the cameramen discover Angela and Dwight having sex on Angela's desk after hours.
Future
NBC ordered a fifth season consisting of 28 half-hour segments on April 10, 2008. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [62] NBC also announced that Greg Daniels and the producers will be creating a spin-off series to air after NBC Super Bowl coverage in early 2009. Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL NBC said the spin-off will take audiences on "another comic journey, complete with new faces and new locations, but with the same unique sense of humor and brand of quality from Daniels and his creative team. It's the next chapter of what viewers have come to know and love about 'The Office'". [63]
Response
Before the show aired, Gervais acknowledged that there were feelings of hesitation from certain viewers. "I think people are always gonna be wary of a remake—it's a tradition," he said. "But this remake is aimed at the 249 million Americans who didn't see the original TV show. There's not gonna be many Texas farmhands going, 'Eccch, not another version. I can't believe it. '"[64]
Critical reviews and commentary
Before its first airing, the New York Daily News called it "so diluted there's little left but muddy water", and USA Today called it a "passable imitation of a miles-better BBC original". The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. [65] A Guardian Unlimited review panned its lack of originality, stating, "(Steve Carell) just seems to be trying too hard . guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. . . Maybe in later episodes when it deviates from Gervais and Merchant's script, he'll come into his own. But right now he's a pale imitation. "[66]
Reviews became more positive in the second season. Time magazine remarked, "Producer Greg Daniels created not a copy but an interpretation that sends up distinctly American work conventions . Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and . . with a tone that's more satiric and less mordant. . . . The new boss is different from the old boss, and that's fine by me. "[67] Entertainment Weekly echoed these sentiments a week later, stating, "Thanks to the fearless Steve Carell, an ever-stronger supporting cast, and scripts that spew American corporate absurdist vernacular with perfect pitch, this undervalued remake does the near impossible—it honors Ricky Gervais' original and works on its own terms. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc "[68]
The Onion's A.V. Club expressed its views on the show's progression: "After a rocky start, The Office improved immeasurably, instantly becoming one of TV's funniest, sharpest shows. The AV Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion eaters. The casting of Steve Carell in the Gervais role proved to be a masterstroke. The American Office is that rarest of anomalies: a remake of a classic show that both does right by its source and carves out its own strong identity. "[69] Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 Returning Series of 2007, ranking it at #6. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and [70] He also included it on his "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME" list. [71]
Some corporate executives and management consultants see the show as instructive to managers beyond merely providing a counterexample of quality management, "great material for management training on what not to do", according to one Florida real-estate developer. In Logic, and especially in its applications to Mathematics and Philosophy, a counterexample is an exception to a proposed general rule i Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the It reminds managers that they will never be perfect, certainly not to their subordinates, and that even their best plans will be subject to office gossip and other resistance. Yet they also note that Michael's subordinates remain loyal to him because he takes charge, however imperfectly. [72]
The show has some superficial similarities to the 1990's comic-strip Dilbert, which also features employees coping with an inept superior. Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American Comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. John Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, says that both show the impact a leader can have, for good or bad. Dilbert creator Scott Adams also touts the similarities: "The lesson from The Office and from Dilbert is that people are often dysfunctional, and no amount of training can fix it. Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert Comic strip and the Author of several Business "[72]
There have been political responses to the show. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter believes the show's popularity arises partly from what he views as a political allegory of the George W. Bush administration. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Edward Graydon Carter (born 14 July 1949 in Toronto) is a Canadian -born American Journalist and Author. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America Michael and Dwight, he says, share much in common with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney respectively, both in appearance and temperament. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. [73] On an episode of The Daily Show, Republican presidential candidate John McCain, reportedly a devoted fan of the show, jokingly told Jon Stewart he might take Dwight Schrute as his running mate. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and [74] Rainn Wilson later accepted on Dwight's behalf while on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on A labor-affiliated group praised the episode "Boys and Girls" for what it considered an unusually frank depiction of union busting on American television. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Union busting is a practice that is undertaken by an employer or their agents to prevent employees from joining a labor union, or to disempower subvert or destroy unions [75]
Ratings
Premiering on Thursday, March 24, 2005, after an episode of The Apprentice on NBC, The Office caught the curiosity of 11. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's 2 million viewers in the U. S. , winning its time slot. [65] When NBC moved the series to its intended Tuesday night slot, it lost nearly half its audience with only 5. 9 million viewers. [76] The program averaged 5. 4 million viewers, ranking it #102 for the 2004–2005 U. S. television season. [77] "Hot Girl", the first season's finale, rated a 2. A season finale ( British English " last in the series " Australian English "season final" 2 with a 10 audience measurement share, the lowest rating in the show's history. Audience measurement Measuring how many people are in an Audience, usually in relation to Radio listenership and Television viewership Episodes were also rerun on CNBC. CNBC (an abbreviation for the " C onsumer N ews and B usiness C hannel" its official name until 1991 is a cable and [78]
As the second season started, the success of Carell's hit summer movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin and online sales of episodes at iTunes helped the show[79] The increase in viewership led NBC to move the series to the "Must See TV" Thursday night in January 2006, where ratings continued to grow. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 Comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc "Must See TV" is an advertising Slogan used by the NBC Television network to brand its Prime time blocks of sitcoms during By the 2005–2006 season, it placed #67 (tied with 20/20). 20/20 is an American television Newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. It averaged 8. 0 million viewers with a 4. 0/10 rating, and was up 40% in viewers from the year before and up 60% in viewers ages 18–49. [80]
The third-season premiere received a 5. 7/9 and made a small increase in total viewers and viewers 18–49 over My Name Is Earl. My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. [81] By the end of the 2006–2007 season, it placed #68 (tied with The Biggest Loser 3). The Biggest Loser is an NBC Reality television show that began broadcasting on October 19, 2004. It averaged 8. 3 million viewers with a 4. 1/11 rating, a slight improvement from the previous season. [82] The fourth-season premiere on September 27, 2007 received higher ratings with 9. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 67 million viewers and a series-high of a 5. 1 in the key 18–49 demographic. [83]
Seasonal ratings
| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
18–49 Rating/Share (rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 9:30 p. m. | March 24, 2005 | April 26, 2005 | 2004–2005 | #102[84] | 5. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 4 | 2. 5/6 (#82) |
| 2 | Tuesday 9:30 p. m. (September 20 – December 6, 2005) Thursday 9:00 p. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. (January 5 – May 11, 2006) |
September 20, 2005 | May 11, 2006 | 2005–2006 | #67[85] | 8. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 0 | 4. 0/10 (#34) |
| 3 | Thursday 8:30 p. m. | September 21, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | 2006–2007 | #68[86] | 8. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 3 | 4. 1/11 (#28) |
| 4 | Thursday 9:00 p. m. | September 27, 2007 | May 15, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #77[87] | 8. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 1 | TBA* |
* Subject to change.
Impact
The city of Scranton, long known mainly for its industrial past as a coal mining and rail center,[4] has eagerly embraced, and been redefined by, the show. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. This article is part of the History of rail transport by country series "We're really hip now", says the mayor's assistant. [3] The Dunder Mifflin logo is on a lamppost banner in front of Scranton City Hall, as well as the pedestrian bridge to the Mall at Steamtown. Scranton City Hall is located at Washington and Mulberry ( US 11 / PA 307) streets in the downtown section of that city in the U The Mall at Steamtown is a shopping center and the commercial centerpiece of Scranton Pennsylvania, United States The Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company, whose tower is shown in the opening credits, plans to add it to the tower as well. [88] Newspapers in other Northeastern cities have published travel guides to Scranton locations for tourists interested in visiting places mentioned in the show. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U [4][88][89]
Scranton has become identified with the show outside the United States as well. In a 2008 St. Patrick's Day speech in its suburb of Dickson City, former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern identified the city as the home of Dunder Mifflin. Saint Patrick's Day (Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St Dickson City is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 4 miles (7 km north of Scranton. The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern ( Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn, born 12 September 1951 is an Irish politician who served [90]
The inaugural The Office convention was held downtown in October 2007. The Mall at Steamtown is a shopping center and the commercial centerpiece of Scranton Pennsylvania, United States Notable landmarks, some of which have been settings for the show, that served as venues include the University of Scranton, the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel and Steamtown Mall. The Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, formerly known as the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station, is a historic building in Scranton, Pennsylvania Cast appearances were made by Greg Daniels, Ed Helms, Oscar Nunez, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Leslie David Baker, Mindy Kaling, Craig Robinson, Melora Hardin, Phyllis Smith, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Bobby Ray Schafer, Andy Buckley. Not present were writer-actor Paul Lieberstein (who was originally going to make an appearance) and four of the five main actors: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and Jenna Fischer. [91]
International broadcast
The Office is broadcast in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom (as The Office: An American Workplace), Germany, Austria, the Asia Pacific region, Brazil and Latin America, New Zealand, Israel, Australia, Norway, South Africa and in Saudi Arabia and the Arab World. Asia-Pacific or APAC is the area generally regarded as encompassing Littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the In April 2007, the show began airing in the Netherlands under the title The Office US. It is also broadcast in India on Star World. STAR World is an Asian English language cable and Satellite television owned by STAR TV. Season 2, which has already aired on ITV2 in the United Kingdom, has started repeats on Paramount Comedy 1. ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of Paramount Comedy can refer to a number of different comedy television channels operated by Viacom under the Paramount brand Paramount Comedy 1 [92]
The series was canceled in Australia after only two episodes due to poorer ratings than expected,[93] but it returned to a late Sunday-night time slot on Ten in early 2006. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. It is broadcast in Portugal, on TVI, in the early morning; the broadcaster was petitioned to reschedule it to a more viewer-friendly timeslot. TVI - Televisão Independente ( Independent Television in english is Portugal 's fourth terrestrial Television channel launched in 1993 [94] It is also shown late-nights on the French channel Canal +.
Other media
Online releases
Episodes from The Office were among the first television shows available for download from the iTunes Store beginning in December 2005. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc In 2006, ten internet-exclusive webisodes featuring the minor characters on The Office aired on NBC. com. "Producer's Cuts" (containing approximately ten additional minutes of material) of the episodes "Branch Closing" and "The Return" were also made available on NBC. "Branch Closing" is the seventh episode of the third season of The Office (U com. The Office also became available for download from Amazon. com's Unbox video downloads in 2006. Sales of new The Office episodes on iTunes ceased in 2007 due to a dispute between NBC and Apple ostensibly over pricing. [95]
Of the 12. 4 million total viewings of "Fun Run", the fourth season's premiere, 2. "Fun Run" is the first episode and Season premiere of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series 7 million, or 22%, were on a computer via online streaming. "The Office", said The New York Times, "is on the leading edge of a sharp shift in entertainment viewing that was thought to be years away: watching television episodes on a computer screen is now a common activity for millions of consumers. " It was particularly popular with online viewers, an NBC researcher said, because as an episode-driven sitcom without special effects it was easy to watch on smaller monitors such as those found on laptops and iPods. A laptop computer, also known as a notebook computer, is a small Personal computer designed for mobile use. iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc [96] Between the online viewings and those who use digital video recorders, 25-50% of the show's viewers watch it after its scheduled airtime. A digital video recorder ( DVR) or personal video recorder ( PVR) is a device that records video in a digital format to a Disk drive or other Timeshifting redirects here For the video game see TimeShift. [97]
The show's Internet success became an issue in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East Daniels and many of the cast members who double as writers posted a video to YouTube shortly after the strike began, pointing out how little, if any, they received in residuals from online and DVD viewing. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees A residual is a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work for subsequent showings or screenings of the (usually filmed work "You're watching this on the Internet, a thing that pays us zero dollars," Schur said. "We're supposed to get 11 cents for every two trillion downloads. " The writers were particularly upset that they weren't compensated for the Daytime Emmy Award winning summer webisodes "The Accountants", which NBC considered promotional material despite the embedded commercials. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced [98]
DVD releases
| Season | Region 1 Release Date | Region 2 Release Date | Episodes | Discs | Bonus Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 16, 2005 | April 10, 2006 | 6 | 1 | Deleted scenes from all episodes, five commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. |
| 2 | September 12, 2006 | January 28, 2008 | 22 | 4 | Deleted scenes from every episode, 10 commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes, The Accountants webisodes, Faces of Scranton video, blooper reel, 17 fake public service announcements, Olympics promos and "Steve on Steve" promos. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Accountants is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; it premiered as original internet-only content available online at NBC A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games |
| 3 | September 4, 2007 | 23 | 4 | Deleted scenes, 8 commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes,[99] Kevin Cooks Stuff in The Office, 2006 NBC Primetime Preview, Toby wraparound promos, Dwight Schrute music video, Joss Whedon interview, Blooper Reel, Lazy Scranton video, and a 58th Annual Emmy Awards excerpt. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award A special edition for Target called the "Nifty Gifty" set also contains footage from the Museum of TV festival and script facsimile. TARGET ( T rans-European A utomated R eal-time G ross Settlement E xpress T ransfer System was an interbank payment system for | |
| 4 | September 2, 2008 | 23 | 4 | Deleted scenes, outtakes, Second Life footage, "Did I Stutter?" read-through, The Office Convention invitation, The Office Convention: Writer’s Block Panel, "Goodbye, Toby" music video, four commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes[100] |
Promotional
The show's success has resulted in expansion outside of television. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Second Life ( abbreviated as SL) and its sister site Teen Second Life are Internet-based 3D Virtual "Did I Stutter?" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series The Office, and the "Goodbye Toby" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series The Office, Characters have appeared in promotional materials for NBC, and a licensed video game—The Office—was released in 2007. The Office is a Video game based on the sitcom of the same name, developed by MumboJumbo featuring the characters from the show as Bobblehead [101][102] Other merchandise, from T-shirts and a bobblehead doll of Dwight Schrute[103] to more office-specific items such as parodies of the Successories motivational poster series featuring the cast,[104] is available. A bobblehead doll, also known as a bobbing head doll, nodder, or wobbler, is a type of Collectible Doll. Successories is a producer and retailer of motivational Office Decorations mostly featuring Photographs paired with sentiments about Motivation Dunder Mifflin has two websites,[105] and the cast members maintain blogs both as themselves and in character.
Cast blogs
Several members of the cast maintain blogs. Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are the most active, posting regularly during the season. [106] Rainn Wilson writes in character on "Schrute Space" on NBC. Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20 1966) is an Emmy -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American actor com, which is updated periodically. [107] It is unknown whether Creed Bratton authors "Creed Thoughts", the blog attributed to his character. Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider on February 8 1943) is an actor and former member of The Grass Roots. Creed Bratton (claims to have been born November 1, 1925) is a Fictional character from the U [108]
Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Winner | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Steve Carell |
| 2006 | Winner | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | |
| 2006 | Winner | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Steve Carell | |
| 2006 | Winner | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| 2006 | Winner | Women's Image Network Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| 2006 | Winner | Outstanding Female Actress | Jenna Fischer | |
| 2006 | Winner | Rose d'Or Awards | Best Sitcom | |
| 2007 | Winner | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | |
| 2007 | Winner | American Cinema Editors – Eddie Award | Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television for "Casino Night" | Dean Holland & David Rogers |
| 2007 | Winner | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Comedy Series | |
| 2007 | Winner | Episodic Comedy Writing for "Casino Night" | Steve Carell | |
| 2007 | Winner | Producers Guild Awards | Episodic Television Comedy | Greg Daniels & Kent Zbornak |
| 2007 | Winner | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Director in Comedy Series | Ken Whittingham |
| 2007 | Honored | Peabody Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| 2007 | Winner | Webby Awards | Best Comedy Short: Webisodes | |
| 2007 | Winner | Webby Awards | Best Television Website | |
| 2007 | Winner | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy for The Office: Accountants | Producers: Vivi Zigler, Jeff Ross, Jordon Schlansky, Mike Sweeney, Robert Angelo; performers: Paul Lieberstein, Michael Schur, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez[109] |
| 2007 | Winner | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series for "The Job" | Dean Holland and David Rogers |
| 2007 | Winner | Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series for "Gay Witch Hunt" | Greg Daniels | |
| 2008 | Winner | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| Preceded by Everybody Loves Raymond |
Emmy Award Winner – Outstanding Comedy Series 2006 |
Succeeded by 30 Rock |
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- ^ Fischer, Jenna. BIG Winners, BIG Ratings and BIG New York Wrap-Up with Pictures!, Myspace. com, blog. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendID=27753303&blogID=171880351 , 2006-09-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan. "On the Web, a new life for deleted scenes", The Newark Star-Ledger, 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation "For the writers, in our minds, those scenes have happened. We wrote them, we shot them, and at the last minute, I cut them in the editing room, but we're relying on them anyway for the mythology of the show. "
- ^ a b Rosanthal, Phil (2006-12-06). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev 'Office' makes pitch to viewers: Watch and buy. Chicago Tribune. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Retrieved on 2007-04-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
- ^ NBC's "The Office" Warehouse Features Vertical Baler From Olympic Wire and Equipment in "Safety Training" Episode on April 12. Market Wire. Marketwire, is a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions company headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices throughout Canada Findarticles. com (April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
- ^ Mersereau, Marilyn (2007-10-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Grey's Anatomy, 24, The Office and Cisco's Human Network. The Official Cisco Blogm. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Kehaulani Goo, Sara (2006-04-15). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Apple Gets a Big Slice Of Product-Placement Pie. The Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-04-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- ^ "The Client" [Commentary track], The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version) [DVD], 2006, Los Angeles, CA: Universal. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
- ^ "The Office" (2005) - Soundtracks. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
- ^ Novak, B. J. (Actor/Writer). 2005. "The Alliance" [Commentary track], The Office Season One (U. S. /NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
- ^ "The Client". written by Paul Lieberstein, directed by Greg Daniels. Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director The Office. NBC. 2005-11-08. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration No. 13, season 2.
- ^ "Valentine's Day". written by Michael Schur, directed by Greg Daniels. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director The Office. NBC. 2006-02-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. No. 22, season 2.
- ^ "Office Olympics". " Office Olympics " is the third episode of the second season of the American Comedy television series The Office, and the written by Michael Schur, directed by Paul Feig. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Paul S Feig (born September 17 1962) is a director, Actor and Author. The Office. NBC. 2005-10-04. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas No. 9, season 2.
- ^ "Drug Testing". written by Jennifer Celotta, directed by Greg Daniels. Jennifer Ann Celotta (b 11 November 1971 in Gaithersburg Maryland) is a United States Television producer and writer Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director The Office. NBC. 2006-04-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated No. 26, season 2. A deleted scene in that episode suggests he never actually was a deputy. Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by
- ^ "Branch Closing". "Branch Closing" is the seventh episode of the third season of The Office (U written by Michael Schur, directed by Tucker Gates. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Tucker Gates is an American Television director and producer. The Office. NBC. 2006-11-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all No. 35, season 3.
- ^ "Phyllis' Wedding". "Phyllis' Wedding" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the U written by Caroline Williams, directed by Ken Whittingham. Caroline Williams (born 1957) is an American Actress. She may be best known for her starring role as "Stretch" in the 1986 Ken Whittingham is an American television director His most notable directorial work includes a number of episodes from each of the television series One on One The Office. NBC. 2007-02-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. No. 43, season 3.
- ^ "The Return". written by Michael Schur, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, directed by Greg Daniels. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Lee Eisenberg is a film and television writer He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky. Gene Stupnitsky is a film and television writer He usually works with Lee Eisenberg. Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director The Office. NBC. 2007-01-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor No. 41, season 3.
- ^ NBC Universal (2007-01-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca "NBC renews hit series The Office, My Name is Earl, Heroes, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for full season of episodes in 2007-'08". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Serpe, Gina. Strike Support: Office, Stars Call In Sick. E! News, 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Carter, Bill. "No Pause Button: TV Studios and Writers Play Catch-Up After Strike". The New York Times, 2008-02-13 Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ "Branch Wars". "Branch Wars" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series The Office —the show's fifty-eighth written by Mindy Kaling, directed by Joss Whedon. Vera Chokalingam (known professionally as Mindy Kaling, born June 24 1979 is an American actress and writer who stars as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award The Office. NBC. 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi No. 58, season 4.
- ^ "Dunder Mifflin Infinity". "Dunder Mifflin Infinity" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series The Office written by Michael Schur and directed by Craig Zisk. Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Craig Zisk is an American director and producer. He has worked on Smallville, Scrubs, and Weeds The Office. NBC. 2007-10-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas No. 53, season 4.
- ^ "Money". written and directed by Paul Lieberstein. Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer The Office. NBC. 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid No. 56, season 4.
- ^ a b "Fun Run". "Fun Run" is the first episode and Season premiere of the fourth season of the American Comedy television series written and directed by Greg Daniels. Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director The Office. NBC. 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again No. 53, season 4.
- ^ Carter, Bill. "At NBC, Supersizing the Season". The New York Times. 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
- ^ "'Office' spin-off to debut next year". United Press International. 2008-04-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
- ^ Wolk, Josh. "The Office bosses on bringing the Brit hit to NBC", Entertainment Weekly, 2005-03-14. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ a b Timms, Dominic. U.S. version of The Office scores ratings victory. Guardian Unlimited, 2005-03-29. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam. You just can't get the staff. Guardian Unlimited, 2005-06-15. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Poniewozik, James. "Best of 2005: Television". Time Magazine, 2005-12-06. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Harris, Mark. "2005's 10 Best Shows". Entertainment Weekly, 2005-12-22. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan. "Inventory: Eight Sure-Fire Fiascoes That Unexpectedly Succeeded". The Onion A. For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization V. Club, 2006-03-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Poniewozik, James. Top 10 New TV Series. Time. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Poniewozik, James. "The Office (American)", 'Time', Time Warner, 2008-05-06. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ a b Jones, Del. "Taking 'Office' lessons from the world's greatest (inept) boss", USA Today, Gannett, 2007-09-26. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen "Jon Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, an organization that tries to improve business effectiveness, likens The Office to the 18-year-old comic strip Dilbert that appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries. Both The Office and Dilbert show how leaders have enormous impact for good — and how they can 'screw things up,' Spector says . . . 'Michael puts himself in a position of responsibility, where most people feel uncomfortably vulnerable,' says Noah Rowles, CEO of Los Angeles software company Iolo Technologies. 'He takes ownership of his flock. The lesson learned is that people would much rather follow someone who is passionate and dedicated than someone who may be perfect on paper but otherwise uncommitted to achieving success as a group. '"
- ^ Carter, Graydon. Edward Graydon Carter (born 14 July 1949 in Toronto) is a Canadian -born American Journalist and Author. "Office Politics", Vanity Fair, February 2008. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved on 2008-04-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian
- ^ Stelter, Brian. "McCain’s TV Preferences Emerge: Office Farce, Not Soap", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2008-05-12. The New York Times Company ( is an American media company It is 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. "Mr. McCain seemed to set himself up again last Wednesday when, in an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he jokingly proposed Dwight Schrute, a sycophantic character on the NBC sitcom The Office, as his running mate . . . But Mr. McCain’s fondness for “The Office” seems sincere. The next day he seemed slightly star-struck upon meeting B. J. Novak, a writer and actor on the show, at a gala sponsored by Time magazine. Mr. McCain started rattling off the details of 'Dinner Party,' a recent episode that he apparently enjoyed and remembered. "
- ^ Unionbusting at "The Office"?. American Rights At Work. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ Deans, Jason. U.S. remake of The Office loses half its audience. Guardian Unlimited, 2005-03-31. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: Final audience and ratings figures for 2004-05", Hollywood Reporter, 2005-04-27. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Lower the lights for NBC's 'The Office'., Media Life Magazine, 2005-04-27. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen. "'Office' promotions pay off in a big way", Chicago Tribune, 2006-02-23. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-03-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. "'Because of the relationship we have with [the feature-film division of NBC Universal], within the company we knew that Steve had been identified as a big star and we'd be crazy to let him go,' said Angela Bromstad, president of NBC Universal Television Studio, the production company behind 'The Office. ' Hence the second-season pickup of the show. '"
- ^ 2005–06 primetime wrap., hollywoodreporter. com, 2006-05-26. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ ABC Changes 'Anatomy' of Thursday. Zap2it. com, 2006-09-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ 2006–07 primetime wrap., hollywoodreporter. com, 2007-05-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ Berman, Marc (2007-09-28). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Prime-Time Ratings: Thursday 9/27/07. The Programming Insider. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the
- ^ Primetime series. The Hollywood Reporter (2005-05-27). The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
- ^ Series. The Hollywood Reporter (2006-05-26). The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
- ^ 2006-07 primetime wrap. The Hollywood Reporter (2007-05-25). The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
- ^ Season Program Rankings. ABC Medianet (2008-05-28). The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering
- ^ a b Sagers, Aaron. "Pennsylvania city relishes attention from hit TV series", The Morning Call, Pop Matters, 2007-10-24. The Morning Call is a daily Newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor "The tower looks exactly the same as it does on TV, although company President Douglas Fink says there are plans to add a Dunder Mifflin logo to one of the tower's black circular insets . . . Fink adds that the attention from the show has led to a greater awareness of his business. "
- ^ Lussier, Germain. "'The Office' fanatic's guide to Scranton", Times-Herald Record, 2007-09-21. The Times Herald-Record, often referred to as The Record in its coverage area is a daily Newspaper published in Middletown, New York Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Retrieved on 2008-04-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian
- ^ Falchek, David. "Prime minister of Ireland attends Lackawanna event", Republican & Herald, 2008-03-17. The Republican & Herald is a daily Newspaper serving Pottsville, Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. "He identified Scranton as the birthplace of senators Robert Casey Jr. and Joseph Biden and the branch office of Dunder Mifflin, a reference to the NBC sitcom based in the city. "
- ^ 'The Office' Convention, Scranton PA. Times-Shamrock Communications. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
- ^ The Office: The American Workplace tv times. Locate TV, 2008-01-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Australian Associated Press. "US office remake axed", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-06-28. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Quaresma, João. "Petição online contraexibição tardia das séries", Jornal de Notícias, 2007-10-31. Jornal de Notícias (JN is a Portuguese daily national newspaper widely regarded as a Newspaper of record. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. (Portuguese)
- ^ Grossberg, Josh. NBC Universal Ditches iTunes. Eonline. com, August 31, 2007. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Stelter, Brian. "Serving Up Television Without the TV Set", The New York Times, 2008-03-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing
- ^ Stelter, Brian. "In the Age of TiVo and Web Video, What Is Prime Time?", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2008-05-12. The New York Times Company ( is an American media company It is 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. "Many of the top-rated broadcast shows now have 20 percent to 25 percent ratings gains when DVR viewing is calculated. In urban areas, the gains are even greater. In Los Angeles, fully half the 18- to 49-year-old viewership for some shows, including The Office and another NBC sitcom, 30 Rock, happens on a time-shifted basis. "
- ^ Greg Daniels, Michael Schur, Mindy Kaling, B.J. Novak and Paul Lieberstein. Greg Daniels is an American television comedy writer producer and director Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer Vera Chokalingam (known professionally as Mindy Kaling, born June 24 1979 is an American actress and writer who stars as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) better known as B Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning American Screenwriter and Television producer (6). Year 6 ( VI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Office is Closed [online video]. YouTube. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Event occurs at 00:36.
- ^ "Traveling Salesmen" and "The Return", originally aired as separate half-hour episodes, share one commentary track.
- ^ The Office Season 4 DVD http://www.officetally.com/the-office-season-4-dvd
- ^ Fritz, Ben. "'Office' sets videogame deal", Variety, 2007-06-19. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
- ^ The Office. MSN Games. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
- ^ NBC's The Office: T-Shirts, Books, Mugs and Caps. NBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ Motivational Posters. NBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ Dunder Mifflin Paper, the main website, and Dunder Mifflin Infinity, theintranet. An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols and network connectivity to securely share any part of an organization's information or operational Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of
- ^ Fisher, Jenna. Jenna's Blog. TVGuide. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Baumgartner, Brian. Brian's Office Blog. TVGuide. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Kate's Blog - The Season 3 Premiere. TVGuide. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ Interview: Rainn Wilson (March 14, 2006). Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on
- ^ Creed Throughts. NBC. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- ^ National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (2007-06-14). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the "34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
External links
- The Official site of The Office at NBC.com
- The Office at the Internet Movie Database
- Dunder Mifflin official site
- Dunder Mifflin Infinity Game
Selected fansites
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