The Office

Name: The Office
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak

A comedy for anyone whose boss is an idiot.

The Office (2005-2013)

Сезонов: 9, серий: 186

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Actors and characters

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Премьера

2005-03-24

Последняя серия

2013-05-16

Status

Ended

Country

United States

Телесеть

NBC

Production

Universal Television, Universal Media Studios, Reveille Productions, Shine America, Deedle-Dee Productions

Genre

Comedy

Website

https://www.nbc.com/the-office

Создатели

Greg Daniels

Actors

Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, James Spader, David Denman, Melora Hardin
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant

Producer

Mindy Kaling, Justin Spitzer, Steve Carell, Warren Lieberstein, Halsted Sullivan, Charlie Grandy, Randy Cordray, Michael Schur, Kent Zbornak, Lee Eisenberg

Camera operator

Matt Sohn

Composer

Editing

David Rogers, Claire Scanlon, Dean Holland
Whole Team (118)

Short description

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1 This season introduced the main characters, and established the general plot, which revolves around Michael Scott, regional manager of the Scranton branch office, trying to convince the filmmakers of the documentary that he presides over a happy, well-running office. Meanwhile, sales rep Jim Halp…	6	2005-03-24	7.7
Season 2 Beginning with "The Dundies", the second season further developed into the plot of the fear of company downsizing, along with the introduction of new characters and developing some of the minor ones—especially that of Dwight Schrute. Michael Scott soon starts a relationship with his boss Jan Leve…	22	2005-09-20	8.3
Season 3 The season marked the move of main character Jim Halpert from Scranton to Stamford, and also introduced Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli, and Ed Helms as Andy Bernard—both members of Dunder Mifflin Stamford—as recurring characters. The main plot for the early episodes of the season deals with a …	23	2006-09-21	8.3
Season 4 Season four marked the departure of Karen Filippelli as a regular character, although she appeared for a few seconds in the first episode, "Fun Run" and in the sixth episode, "Branch Wars", as the regional manager of the Utica branch. Relationships again emerged as the main theme of the season, w…	14	2007-09-27	8.2
Season 5 Michael Scott and his fellow Dunder Mifflin-ites steal customers, frame co-workers, and indulge in intra-office love affairs.	26	2008-09-25	8.3
Season 6 In Season 6, the crew faces romances, marriage, parenthood, new corporate ownership, Darryl’s rise to middle management, and a ball-busting new boss.	24	2009-09-17	8
Season 7 In Season 7, Dwight is now the owner of the building, Andy is courting Erin, Jim and Pam struggle with being new parents, and past girlfriends haunt Michael.	24	2010-09-23	8.1
Season 8 The eighth season largely centers around Andy Bernard's ascension to regional manager, as well as the antics of Robert California, the new CEO of Sabre, a fictional printer company that owns Dunder Mifflin. Halfway through the season, Dwight Schrute —along with Jim Halpert, Stanley Hudson, Ryan H…	24	2011-09-22	7.7
Season 9 In Season 9, Andy finds his true calling in showbiz, Jim lands the job of his dreams, Erin struggles with love, and Angela's marriage isn’t what it seems.	23	2012-09-20	7.7

What's left behind the scenes

The first season was filmed in a real office. During the second season, NBC moved filming to a special studio that replicated the environment of the first season, including the memorial plaques and certificates hanging on the walls.
A detailed script was written for every episode of the series, but the actors were always given the opportunity to improvise.
Four supporting actors share names with their characters: Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey), Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nuñez), Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith), and Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton).
The creators of the series used some of the famous brands shown on screen as paid product placement. However, a significant portion of the products appeared without contracts with the manufacturers—the authors chose products that would emphasize the characters' personalities.
The computers on the office set are connected to the internet. The actors claim that when they are off-camera during filming, they often check their email and simply surf the web.
Paul Giamatti, Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were considered for the role of Michael Scott. Rainn Wilson (Dwight) also auditioned for the role of Scott, but the directors felt the role of Dwight was a better fit for him.
Dunder Mifflin—the company the office employees work for—is fictional.
Unlike other sitcoms, 'The Office' is filmed with multiple cameras in the style of a documentary.
Deleted scenes and episodes are not logically removed from the overall narrative line; they are sometimes included in reruns to supplement an episode. As an experiment, the creators also made footage and episodes that didn't make it into the TV version available online on the network's official website.
Four of the lead actors are from Massachusetts: Steve Carell (Michael Scott), John Krasinski (Jim Halpert), B.J. Novak (Ryan Howard), and Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor). Guest star Nancy Carell (Carol Stills), Steve Carell's wife, is also from Massachusetts.
John Krasinski and B.J. Novak attended the same school, Newton South High School, in Newton, Massachusetts. Both graduated in 1997.
Brian Baumgartner (Kevin) and Ed Helms (Andy) both graduated from Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia.
Some shots from the opening credits, specifically the footage of the building, were filmed by John Krasinski and his friends from a personal Jeep. At the time, John had already landed the role and was preparing for filming.
Steve Carell watched only a few minutes of the British version of the series and stopped because he did not want to imitate Ricky Gervais's performance as the manager. On the other hand, John Krasinski watched the entire original series with great enthusiasm.
The Penn Paper building from the intro is located on Mifflin Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This is likely where the name of the fictional company 'Dunder Mifflin' originated.
The main office intro was parodied in 'The Simpsons' (Season 22, Episode 4) and 'American Dad!' (Season 6, Episode 18).
In early episodes, the camera crews were primarily limited by the office space, but as the show expanded, the characters' personal lives were included, and the cameras took on an omnipresent, even intrusive role—making every aspect of the characters' lives accessible to the viewer. The cameras began following the characters from the office to their homes.
The series frequently mentions that the characters Phyllis Lapin-Vance and Michael Scott are the same age and previously attended the same university. In reality, Phyllis Smith is 11 years older than Steve Carell.
Poor Richard's Pub, a bar often mentioned in the series, is a real bar in South Scranton. The 'South Side Lanes' bowling alley is located there.
Some actors in lead and supporting roles wrote scripts for several episodes. B.J. Novak (Ryan), Paul Lieberstein (Toby), and Mindy Kaling (Kelly) wrote 12 of the 28 episodes of the first and second seasons. Lieberstein independently wrote the episode "Money" from the fourth season. Steve Carell wrote two episodes: "Casino Night" and "The Science of Survival." Michael Schur, who wrote twenty episodes, plays Dwight's cousin, Mose Schrute.