Episodes from "The Office" were among the first shows available for download from the iTunes Store beginning in December 2005. In 2006, ten internet-exclusive webisodes featuring some of the 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.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. As of September 9, 2008, "The Office" was put back on the iTunes Store, and can be bought in HD and SD format.
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The Office (American TV series)
The Office (American TV series) | Online releases
Yes, on the iTunes Store, NBC.com, Amazon.com's Unbox video downloads etc. Yes, first shows available for download from the iTunes Store Yes - Episodes from "The Office" were among the first shows available for download from the iTunes Store. Yes.
what episode did pam and jim first kiss
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"Casino Night"
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what is it's premise about?
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It depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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which series does this episode belong to?
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"The Office"
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when was it released?
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March 24, 2005
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who produced it?
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Co-produced by Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions (later Shine America), in association with Universal Television.
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who are the main characters in it?
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Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly
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what sort of a character is the first one?
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Apart from his masterful salesmanship, he is lacking in almost any other skills, management or otherwise; places personal interests as a priority over work; often resorts to scapegoating employees to cover himself.
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who played this character in it?
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Steve Carell
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was this his debut series?
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No, he started with "The Dana Carvey Show" and "Saturday Night Live".
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where did the former get broadcasted?
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ABC
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what does it stand for?
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American Broadcasting Company
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was the show received well?
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It received mixed reviews - Joyce Millman of "Salon" called the series a "rousing blast of kamikaze satire"; Caryn James of "The New York Times", however, gave a negative review, claiming, "the debut already looked tired and old".
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did he receive any award?
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Yes, he received the 2,570th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
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where was ṭhe original series filmed?
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Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
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did it get released online?
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Between the online viewings and those who use digital video recorders, 25–50% of the show's viewers watched it after its scheduled airtime.
The Office (American TV series) | Online releases
When the show was in production, it was noted for its large amount of delayed viewing. Of the 12.4 million total viewings of "Fun Run", the fourth season's premiere, 2.7 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.
The Office (American TV series) | Online releases
Episodes from "The Office" were among the first shows available for download from the iTunes Store beginning in December 2005. In 2006, ten internet-exclusive webisodes featuring some of the 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.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. As of September 9, 2008, "The Office" was put back on the iTunes Store, and can be bought in HD and SD format.
The Office (American TV series) | Online releases
This inconsistency has received criticism from critics and fans.
The Office (American TV series) | Filming
(Eastern) in the United States. The season was released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in a four-disc box set in the Region 1 area on September 7, 2010. The DVD set contains all 26 episodes, as well as commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes. It also contains deleted scenes from all of the episodes, as well as bloopers.
The Office (American season 6) | Introduction
It was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The Office (American season 2) | Introduction
The original executive producers were Daniels, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons. Like its British counterpart, the series was filmed in a single-camera setup without a studio audience or a laugh track in order to simulate the look of an actual documentary. The series debuted on NBC as a mid-season replacement and aired 201 episodes over the course of its run. "The Office" originally featured Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J. Novak as the main cast; however, the series experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast during its run.
The Office (American TV series) | Introduction
The Office is an American sitcom television series starring Valerie Harper that aired for five episodes on CBS from March 11 to April 15, 1995, as a mid-season replacement during the 1994–95 television season. The series, billed as an office comedy version of the British series "Upstairs, Downstairs", centered on the camaraderie of executives and their secretaries of a busy corporate office at a design-packaging company.
The Office (1995 TV series) | Introduction
After the airing of "Garage Sale", where the character of Michael Scott decides to move to Colorado, Colorado governor John Hickenlooper issued a press release appointing Scott to the position of director of paper distribution in the Department of Natural Resources.
The Office (American TV series) | Cultural impact
In the final scene, we learn Ryan has been awarded Jan's job.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 3
In an experiment, a deleted scene from "The Return" was made available over NBC.com and iTunes, explaining the absence of a character over the next several episodes. Daniels hoped that word of mouth among fans would spread the information, but he eventually considered the experiment a failure.
The Office (American TV series) | Development and writing
The DVD contained all six episodes, along with commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on most of the episodes, as well as deleted scenes from all of the episodes.
The Office (American season 1) | Introduction
The third season of "The Office" aired on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET). The season saw its ratings increase from the previous. In addition, it continued the critical praise that had started during the show's second season. The season was released on DVD in a box set containing four discs. While the DVD features all 25 episodes, the episodes "Traveling Salesmen" and "The Return" were condensed into one episode. The set contained commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes, while also containing deleted scenes from all of the episodes. It was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The Office (American season 3) | Introduction
"The Office" is an American television sitcom. Based on the British series of the same name, the show premiered on March 24, 2005, and concluded on May 16, 2013 after airing nine seasons. Filmed as a mockumentary, the series depicts the everyday lives of a group of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. "The Office" initially featured Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B. J. Novak as the main cast; the show progressively experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast throughout its run.
List of awards and nominations received by The Office (American TV series) | Introduction
NBC ordered a new set of webisodes for the winter of 2008. The webisode series began its run on November 20, 2008. The webisodes feature all of "The Office" characters except for Michael, Pam, Jim, Dwight and Ryan. Oscar has an outburst in the middle of the office and his coworkers start an investigation.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | "The Outburst" (2008)
Technology was another prevalent theme as the office staff struggled with initiatives introduced by Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) to modernize the company. The fourth season of "The Office" aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the United States. The season marked a slight drop in ratings compared to the previous two seasons. Critical reception to the season continued to be largely positive. The season was released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in a four-disc box set in the Region 1 area on September 2, 2008. The DVD set contains all 19 episodes, as well as commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on some of the episodes.
The Office (American season 4) | Introduction
The Office is an American mockumentary sitcom television series that depicts the everyday work lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It aired on NBC from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013, lasting a total of nine seasons. It is an adaptation of the 2001–2003 BBC series of the same name, being adapted for American television by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for "Saturday Night Live", "King of the Hill", and "The Simpsons". It was co-produced by Daniels's Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions (later Shine America), in association with Universal Television.
The Office (American TV series) | Introduction
It is also available through all other major digital distribution sales platforms. Netflix also offers the show for online viewing by subscribers, in addition to traditional DVD rental. As of December 2018, the series is one of most popular shows on Netflix, with its availability on a streamer leading to the show's sustained popularity. As of July 2019, the series remains the most-streamed show on Netflix. "The Office" will leave Netflix in 2021, as NBCUniversal acquired the rights to the show for its new streaming service Peacock. On December 13, 2017, Comedy Central announced that they had acquired all nine seasons of the show from NBCUniversal in a non-exclusive deal, and some episodes are available to stream on Comedy Central's official website and mobile app on a rotating basis.
The Office (American TV series) | Online releases
Metacritic, which assigns normalized ratings out of 100 to critics' reviews, calculated an average score of 85/100 based on five collected reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 3 (2006–07)
Meanwhile, sales rep Jim Halpert (Krasinski) finds methods to undermine his cube-mate, Dwight Schrute (Wilson); receptionist Pam Beesly (Fischer) tries to deal with Michael's insensitivities and flubs; and temporary employee Ryan Howard (Novak) is acting mostly as an observer of the insanity around him. Season one of "The Office" aired on Tuesdays in the United States at 9:30 p.m. The season debuted to high numbers, and garnered moderately positive reviews from critics aside from a poorly received pilot episode. While some enjoyed the pilot, others opined that it was a mere copy of the original British version. Universal Studios Home Entertainment released season one in a single DVD on August 16, 2005.
The Office (American season 1) | Introduction
The complete series of "The Office" will be released on Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on November 10, 2020.
The Office (American TV series) | Home media
J. Novak, with supporting performances from Ed Helms, Melora Hardin, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Paul Lieberstein, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, and Phyllis Smith. The fifth season of "The Office" aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern). The season was released on DVD in a box set containing five disks featuring all 28 episodes with audio commentaries on select episodes. The DVD was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
The Office (American season 5) | Introduction
Another software included is "One-Liner Soundboard" which allows users to create audio mixes from stringing one-liners and quotes from the show, and to share these online via BD-LIVE. On the same date, "The Office: Seasons 1–5 Collection" was also made available.
The Office (American season 5) | Media release
The show's success has resulted in expansion outside of television. Characters have appeared in promotional materials for NBC, and a licensed video game—"The Office"—was released in 2007. In 2008 two games were introduced via Pressman Toy Corp: "The Office" Trivia Board Game and "The Office" DVD Board Game. In 2009, "The Office" Clue was released, and "The Office" Monopoly was released in 2010. Other merchandise, from T-shirts and a bobblehead doll of Dwight Schrute to more office-specific items such as Dunder Mifflin copy paper and parodies of the Successories motivational poster series featuring the cast are available. Dunder Mifflin had two websites, and the cast members maintained blogs both as themselves and in character.
The Office (American TV series) | Promotional
The series was also named the best TV series by the American Film Institute in 2006 and 2008, won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2006 and 2007 and won a Peabody Award in 2006.
The Office (American TV series) | Awards
In 2013 Gervais developed a series of videos, and released them on his YouTube channel entitled "Learn Guitar with David Brent". Within three months, the series had collected over 2 million views.
The Office (British TV series) | Online
The sixth season of the American television comedy "The Office" premiered in the United States on NBC on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010. The season consisted of 22 half-hour episodes, and 2 hour-long episodes to comprise the 26 total episodes of material created. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.
The Office (American season 6) | Introduction
Paul Lieberstein serves as executive producer and showrunner, and Novak was promoted from co-executive producer to executive producer midseason. Kaling, Shure, Chun and Ocko are co-executive producers; Forrester and Vitti are consulting producers; Spitzer and Grandy are supervising producers; and Warren Lieberstein, Halsted Sullivan and Steve Hely are producers. "The Office" was filmed on a studio set at Valley Center Studios in Van Nuys, California, Only establishing shots for the opening theme of the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, were made on location there.
The Office (American season 7) | Production
This marked a significant rise in the ratings from the previous season.
The Office (American season 5) | Ratings
"The Office" is an American television sitcom broadcast on NBC. Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series of the same name, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper supply company. The series ran on NBC in the United States from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. Additionally, nine spin-off series of webisodes of "The Office" have been aired on NBC.com. "The Office" aired a short first season in 2005 that consisted of six episodes. This was followed by a full-length second season in 2005–06 that consisted of 22 episodes, and a third season in 2006–07, with 25 episodes.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Introduction
For example, in the fourth-season episode "Did I Stutter?", a scene featured Michael going through a long process to go to the bathroom and not pass by Stanley. The producers debated whether that was possible and Einhorn walked through the whole scene in order to see if a camera operator could get to all the places in time to shoot the whole scene. Despite the strict nature in the early years of the series, later seasons seem to have loosened the rules on the format, with the camera crew often going into places that actual documentary crews would not, which also changed the writing and comedy style of the series.
The Office (American TV series) | Filming
In 2006, after the release of the DVD, the second season was the seventeenth highest selling DVD on Amazon that year.
The Office (American season 2) | Reviews
The Series was released on 11 March 2013 on Vijay TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.
Office (2013 TV series) | International broadcast
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 6) | Episodes
The fifth season was released as boxsets on DVD and on Blu-ray on September 9, 2009. The 5 DVD box set includes, aside from the episodes, multiple deleted scenes, episode commentaries by various members of the production team, a "Gag Reel", a presentation of the show made by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, show ads that ran during the Super Bowl and during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as several webisodes. The Blu-ray version has 4 discs and includes, in addition to the DVD content, BD-LIVE, a program which allows access to BD-Live Center for accessing online content such as trailers and downloading exclusive content.
The Office (American season 5) | Media release
1 streamed show on Netflix in the United States.
The Office | Introduction
Relationships emerged as the main theme of the season, with Jim/Pam's and Michael/Jan's rising, as well as Dwight and Angela's declining. Technology was another theme as the office staff struggled with initiatives introduced by Ryan to modernize the company.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 4 (2007–08)
Meanwhile, sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) finds methods to undermine his cube-mate, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson); receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) is trying to deal with Michael's insensitivities and flubs; and the temporary employee Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) is acting mostly as an observer of the insanity around him.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 1 (2005)
Later seasons were criticized for a decline in quality, with many seeing Carell's departure in season seven as a contributing factor; however, the final season ended the series' run with a generally positive response. The series finale was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers, after an hour-long series retrospective.
The Office (American TV series) | Introduction
It also contains deleted scenes from all of the episodes, as well as bloopers and other promos.
The Office (American season 4) | Introduction
Both series, as well as the Christmas specials, have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. The programme has won numerous awards, including two British Comedy Awards and two Golden Globe. "The Office" has also been remade in several countries, of which the American adaptation has been the most popular and longest-running.
List of The Office (British TV series) episodes | Introduction
"TV Guide" named it the nineteenth greatest episode of any television show in 2009. "Rolling Stone" magazine named the scene wherein Michael shows the office his diversity video the third greatest moment from "The Office".
The Office (American season 1) | Reviews
Despite low ratings from the first season of the show, NBC renewed "The Office" for a second season. Originally, six episodes were ordered, but NBC later ordered an additional seven. In early November, NBC again expanded the season by ordering three more episodes, before ordering a full season of 22 episodes in January 2006.
The Office (American season 2) | Production
Gabe attempts to record a podcast in the office about the Sabre website, hoping to impress corporate. The webisodes were made available on January 20, 2011 on NBC.com, but were previously included on the season 6 DVD release.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | "The Podcast" (2011)
The Office is an Indian television sitcom streaming on Hotstar. It is an adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, although it follows the American remake more closely. It was co-produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India for Hotstar's new label Hotstar Specials.
The Office (Indian TV series) | Introduction
After Michael leaves, the office is forced to choose a new manager.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 7 (2010–11)
The first season with episode count of 13 was slated to release on June 28, 2019. The second season which was filmed with first season itself was slated to release on September 15, 2019.
The Office (Indian TV series) | Release
Soon Uncle Stan finds himself dishing out all the support and guidance he has to offer in his new California home."
The Office (American TV series) | Proposed spin-offs
Dwight—along with Jim, Stanley, Ryan, Erin, and Cathy (Lindsey Broad)—travel to Florida to help set up a Sabre Store, where Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) is introduced. Eventually, former CFO of Dunder Mifflin David Wallace buys back the company, firing California.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 8 (2011–12)
Following the mixed reaction toward the first season, the writers attempted to make the series more "optimistic" and to make Michael Scott more likable. They also established the supporting characters of the series more, giving them relatable personalities. They also made the lights in the office brighter, which allowed the series to differentiate itself from the British series. A common problem with the scripts, according to Novak, is that they tended to run too long for the regular 22-minute time slot, leading to several cuts. For example, the script for the episode "Search Committee" was initially 75 pages, which was 10 pages too long.
The Office (American TV series) | Development and writing
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 3) | Episodes
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 7) | Episodes
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 5) | Episodes
He ultimately gave it a ten out of ten score. Josh Wolk, an "Entertainment Weekly" television critic, said that the show has "perfecting workaday moments so hilariously and relatably awkward that it makes viewers both laugh and cringe". The season was also a commercial success. Midway through the season, a deal was made with Apple Inc to offer the show's episodes for download on the iTunes store. This action, in turn, led to many fans buying the series before the DVD set was released. For some time, "The Carpet", the season's fourteenth episode, was the second most-downloaded episode of a television show in the store, and by early January 2006, episodes from "The Office" occupied ten of the twenty slots in the iTunes list of most popular downloads.
The Office (American season 2) | Reviews
The series was renewed before the airing of the second-season episode "The Carpet". Series star Jenna Fischer noted that "It is rare in this business to hear news of a pickup so early", but that NBC was very pleased with how well the show was doing. It had previously, and erroneously, been advertised that the show would finish its run at the end of March 2006. Fischer later explained that while the season would end—actually in May—the show would continue.
The Office (American season 3) | Production
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 4) | Episodes
After the lackluster reception of the episode, many critics erroneously predicted that "Hot Girl" would also serve as the "de facto" series finale. "The Office" averaged 5.4 million viewers for its entire season, ranking it #102 for the 2004–2005 U.S. television season.
The Office (American season 1) | Ratings
The first season of the American television comedy "The Office" premiered in the United States on NBC on March 24, 2005, concluded on April 26, 2005, and consists of six episodes. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J. Novak. This season introduced the main characters, and established the general plot, which revolves around Michael Scott (Carell), regional manager of the Scranton branch office, trying to convince the filmmakers of the documentary that he presides over a happy, well-running office.
The Office (American season 1) | Introduction
The latest webisode series, "The Girl Next Door" aired at the end of the seventh season and had two episodes.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Introduction
The fourth season of the American television comedy "The Office" premiered in the United States on NBC on September 27, 2007, and concluded on May 15, 2008. The season consisted of 9 half-hour episodes, and 5 hour-long episodes to comprise the 19 total episodes of material created. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season was originally set to include 30 episodes, but due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, it was shortened to 19 episodes.
The Office (American season 4) | Introduction
Several members of the cast maintained blogs on MySpace, including Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, and Brian Baumgartner, who posted regularly during the season. Rainn Wilson wrote in character as Dwight for the "Schrute Space" blog on NBC.com, which was updated periodically; however, he stopped writing the blog himself. It is unknown whether Creed Bratton authors "Creed Thoughts," the blog attributed to his character.
The Office (American TV series) | Cast blogs
NBC ordered a full fourth season of thirty half-hour episodes, but ended with only 19 due to a halt in production caused by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The season consists of nine half-hour and five hour-long episodes for a total of 19 episodes of material created. Karen has left the Scranton branch after her breakup with Jim and becomes regional manager at the Utica branch. A self-employed Jan moves herself and her candle business into Michael's condo, until the dissolution of their relationship midway through the season during an intimate dinner party including Pam, Jim, Andy, Angela and Dwight.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 4
After Dwight's crude (though well-intentioned) method of euthanasia of Angela's ailing cat without her permission, she leaves him for Andy, leading Dwight into depression. Ryan, in his new corporate life in New York City, attempts to modernize Dunder Mifflin with a new website for online sales; he also learns that his boss, David Wallace, favors Jim, and thus Ryan attempts to sabotage Jim's career. Ryan is soon arrested and fired for misleading the shareholders and committing fraud related to the website's sales numbers. Toby announces he is moving to Costa Rica and is replaced by Holly Flax, who quickly shows a liking for Michael.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 4
"The Office" was the fourth starring vehicle for Harper, following her previous television ventures in the sitcoms "Rhoda" (1974–78), "Valerie" (1986–87) and "City" (1990). However, the series did not catch on with the public and was cancelled after five episodes, with one episode remaining unaired. It was broadcast Saturday nights on CBS at 9:00 p.m. throughout its brief run.
The Office (1995 TV series) | Reception
Premiering on Thursday, March 24, 2005, after an episode of "The Apprentice" on NBC, "The Office" brought in 11.2 million viewers in the U.S., winning its time slot. When NBC moved the series to its intended Tuesday night slot, it lost nearly half its audience with only 5.9 million viewers. The program averaged 5.4 million viewers, ranking it #102 for the 2004–05 U.S. television season. "Hot Girl," the first season's finale, rated a 2.2 with a 10 audience measurement share. Episodes were also rerun on CNBC. 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.
The Office (American TV series) | Ratings
The second season of the American situation comedy television series, "The Office", premiered in the United States on NBC on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006. The season had 22 episodes, including its first 40-minute "super-sized" episode. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, documenting the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J. Novak, with supporting performances from Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, and Phyllis Smith.
The Office (American season 2) | Introduction
Aside from NBC, "The Office" has gone into off-network syndication in the United States. It previously ran on local stations and TBS. After a few years absent from conventional television, it was announced in December 2017 that Comedy Central had picked up the entire series, for its second syndication cycle. Comedy Central started airing "The Office" on January 15, 2018. The series began to occasionally air weeknights on Cozi TV and Nick at Nite starting January 1, 2019, and later on Paramount Network, although Nick at Nite no longer airs the program. In the United Kingdom, the show was named in listings magazines (but not onscreen) as "The Office: An American Workplace" when it was originally aired on ITV2.
The Office (American TV series) | Other broadcasts
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 8) | Episodes
"The Office" grew by 60 percent this season in adults 1849 (to an average 4.0 rating from a 2.5 the prior season)."
The Office (American season 2) | Ratings
The Office: The Accountants is an American comedy web series spin-off from the television series "The Office". The series depicts office accountants in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company trying to find $3,000 missing from the office budget. The webisodes generally became available as they were uploaded onto NBC's website for free streaming on Thursdays from July to September 2006, and were later included as a special feature in the second season's DVD releases. The project was announced in March 2006. The series was shot over two days in Panorama City, Los Angeles, and produced by the same crew with the same cast as the television series.
The Office: The Accountants | Introduction
Ken Whittingham, who directed "Health Care", would go on to direct another eight episodes in total. Daniels both produced and directed the episode "Basketball". "The Office" was almost entirely filmed in an actual office building in Los Angeles, California for its first season. Aside from Los Angeles, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots for the opening theme.
The Office (American season 1) | Production
NBC ordered a new set of webisodes for the summer of 2008. The webisode series began its run on July 10, 2008, and ended on July 31, 2008. The webisodes feature Kevin, who pursues a unique solution in an effort to pay back his looming gambling debts. The other characters who appeared are Oscar, Stanley and Darryl.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | "Kevin's Loan" (2008)
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast. Episodes are listed by the order in which they aired, and may not necessarily correspond to their production codes.
The Office (American season 9) | Episodes
"The Office" is an American television series based on the British television comedy of the same name. The format of the series is a parody of the fly on the wall documentary technique that intersperses traditional situation comedy segments with mock interviews with the show's characters, provides the audience access to the ongoing interior monologues for all of the main characters, as well as occasional insights into other characters within the show.
List of The Office (American TV series) characters | Introduction
The fifth season of the American television comedy "The Office" premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009. The fifth season consisted of 28 half-hours of material, divided into 24 half-hour episodes and two hour-long episodes. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B.
The Office (American season 5) | Introduction
Paul Lieberstein, Randall Einhorn and Seth Gordon each directed several episodes during the season. Writers Jennifer Celotta, Lee Eisenberg and Brent Forrester each directed episodes. Cast members B. J. Novak, John Krasinski, Steve Carell, Mindy Kaling and Rainn Wilson all directed episodes as well.
The Office (American season 6) | Production
After that point, Matt does not appear in the show anymore.
List of The Office (American TV series) characters | Matt
The eighth season of the American television comedy "The Office" commenced airing on NBC in the United States on September 22, 2011, and concluded on May 10, 2012, consisting of 24 episodes. The series is an American adaptation of the British comedy series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The eighth season of "The Office" aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the United States as part of the "Comedy Night Done Right" television block.
The Office (American season 8) | Introduction
Season one aired between March 24 and April 26, 2005. It originally debuted as a midseason replacement for "Committed". It carried over general plot ideas from the earlier British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, and particularly the threat of wholesale downsizing. However, only the pilot was a direct adaptation of one of the UK version's episodes. This season introduced the main characters, and established the general plot as a documentary crew is recording the lives of the employees of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In a mockumentary format, it shows Michael Scott (Steve Carell), regional manager of the Scranton branch office, as he tries to convince the filmmakers of the documentary that he presides over a happy, well-running office.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 1 (2005)
This means that, on average, the season was viewed by 3.42 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 9 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast.
The Office (American season 8) | Ratings
Schur, Lieberstein and Celotta were co-executive producers; Kaling, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky were producers; Novak and Lewis were supervising producers; and Forrester was a consulting producer. This season featured 19 half-hour segments which were combined and aired to produce 14 distinct episodes, directed by 11 directors. Greg Daniels, Craig Zisk, Ken Whittingham, Paul Lieberstein, Jason Reitman, Joss Whedon, Paul Feig, Julian Farino, Jeffrey Blitz, Randall Einhorn, and Tucker Gates each directed episodes during the season, with Feig and Whittingham directing multiple episodes. Although "The Office" was mainly filmed on a studio set at Valley Center Studios in Van Nuys, California, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots of the opening theme.
The Office (American season 4) | Production
The episode "Chair Model", the second episode to be released after the end of the strike garnered 9.9 million viewers, a high for the fourth season. While the episode "Job Fair" received the lowest number of viewers for the season, at 7.2 million, it and the episode following it, the season finale "Goodbye Toby", both scored the highest viewer percentage increase among digital video recording users for their respective weeks. The season ranked as the seventy-seventh most watched television series during the 2007–2008 season, with an average of 8.04 million viewers; this marked a decrease in ranking and viewership from the previous season, which had ranked as the sixty-eighth most-watched series.
The Office (American season 4) | Ratings
The clips also appeared on certain peer-to-peer networks. Microsoft was unhappy with the leak, stating that the videos "were never intended to be viewed by the public".
The Office (British TV series) | Microsoft UK: "The Office Values" and "Realising Potential"
The third season of the American sitcom "The Office" premiered in the United States on NBC on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. The season had a total of 25 half-hours of material, divided into 16 half-hour episodes, five 40-minute "super-sized" episodes, and two one-hour episodes. "The Office" is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name as a mockumentary portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. J.
The Office (American season 3) | Introduction
The last few episodes of the season focused on relationships once again, with major events taking place in Jim and Pam's relationship, and also with Holly and Michael.
List of The Office (American TV series) episodes | Season 5 (2008–09)
The series received mixed reviews. "Firstpost" reviewed positively saying, "Good performances, apt casting make Hotstar's lazily-written remake watchable". "New Indian Express" had more mixed view, summarizing it as, "Brownie points for accuracy, but magic lost in translation". Raja Sen from "Livemint" described it as, "decent, not special". Rohan Nahaar from "Hindustan Times" rated it 2/5 and called it an "unfunny, unnecessary carbon copy of the American classic".
The Office (Indian TV series) | Reception
A complete script was written for each episode; however, actors were given opportunities to improvise during filming. Fischer said, "Our shows are 100 percent scripted. They put everything down on paper. But we get to play around a little bit, too. Steve and Rainn are brilliant improvisers." These improvisations lead to a large number of deleted scenes with almost every episode of "The Office", all of which are considered part of the show's canon and storyline by Daniels. Deleted scenes have sometimes been restored in repeats to make episodes longer or draw back people who have seen the episode before to see the bonus footage.
The Office (American TV series) | Development and writing
While Wallace and other executives are let go, the Scranton office survives due to its relative success within the company, and Michael Scott is now the highest level employee at Dunder Mifflin. In the season finale, Dwight buys the office park. Michael agrees to make an announcement to the press regarding a case of faulty printers. When Jo Bennet, Sabre CEO, asks how she can repay him, Michael responds that she could bring Holly back to the Scranton branch.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 6
"The Los Angeles Times" complained that Steve Carell, who portrays Scott and also appeared in the movie "", was "too cartoon" and said: "Lost in translation is the sadness behind the characters." Despite these criticisms, the remainder of the season earned mostly positive reviews among critics. The season scored 62 out of 100 on Metacritic (a website that assigns a weighted average score for media), which translates to "generally favorable reviews." "Time" magazine wrote that "It's ironic that NBC's most original sitcom in years is a remake, but who cares? "The Office" is a daring, unflinching take on very American workplace tensions." Boston.com felt that the first season of "The Office" was good, and the differences between the characters of the American and the original series added to the popularity of the series.
The Office (American season 1) | Reviews
Pam decides to follow her artistic interests and is accepted to attend a three-month graphic design course at the Pratt Institute in New York City. In the season finale, Jim almost proposes to Pam, but is interrupted by Andy proposing to Angela, who reluctantly agrees. Phyllis then catches Dwight and Angela having sex in the office.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 4
The trailer was released by Hotstar on various platforms on 4 June 2019. The team engaged mainly in social media promotions as they poised the series towards younger generations. The promotion for Season 2 was started in early September revealing the release date.
The Office (Indian TV series) | Promotion
The series premiere, "Pilot", received largely mixed reviews from critics. After the first episodes, critics thought "The Office" would be another failed remake of a British comedy, much like how the American version of "Coupling" was in relation to the original British series. "The Deseret Morning News" believed "The Office" was a failed remake, and said "Maybe, after "The Office" dies a quick death on NBC, the network will decide that trying to Americanize British TV comedies isn't such a great idea." "The New York Daily News" said the show was "neither daring nor funny", adding that "NBC's version is so diluted there's little left but muddy water".
The Office (American season 1) | Reviews
Even though Pam insists she is with Roy, the two kiss, and Jim transfers to the Stamford branch soon after. The general threat of downsizing continues throughout the season as well.
The Office (American TV series) | Season 2
But right now he's a pale imitation." Tom Shales of "The Washington Post" said it was "not the mishmash that [the Americanized version of "Coupling"] turned out to be, but again the quality of the original show causes the remake to look dim, like when the copying machine is just about to give out." The second season was better received. James Poniewozik of "Time" remarked, "Producer Greg Daniels created not a copy but an interpretation that sends up distinctly American work conventions ... 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." He named it the second best TV show of 2006 after "Battlestar Galactica".
The Office (American TV series) | Critical reviews and commentary
In its original American broadcast on February 3, 2011, "The Search" was viewed by an estimated 7.29 million viewers and received a 3.7 rating/9% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, decreasing in viewers from the previous episode.
The Search (The Office) | Reception
Daniels directed the first episode, which he also wrote. This marked the first time that he had both written and directed an episode of "The Office" since the fourth season entry "Fun Run". Ken Kwapis directed the series finale; he also directed the show's pilot episode. While "The Office" was mainly filmed on a studio set at Valley Center Studios in Van Nuys, California, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots of the opening theme. Angela Kinsey and Rainn Wilson, during an interview, expressed the hope to film an episode of the season in Scranton.
The Office (American season 9) | Production
As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America, and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand, and the pan-Asian satellite channel Star World, based in Hong Kong. The show was first shown in the United States on BBC America in 2003, and later on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim from 2009 to 2012. The show centres on themes of social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behaviour, self-importance and conceit, frustration, desperation and fame.
The Office (British TV series) | Introduction
It was about 96 degrees when the scene was filmed, which made running particularly difficult for the actors. Despite the extremely hot temperatures, fake snow was placed in the exterior shots because the writers were trying to simulate the winter season weather of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where "The Office" is set, rather than the Van Nuys district in Los Angeles, California, where the show is filmed. The original script called for Michael to tell Andy about Angela's affair outside in the parking lot before getting into his car and driving away. When filming began, Holland considered filming the scene inside the car instead.
The Duel (The Office) | Filming
"The Return" first aired on January 18, 2007 in the United States on NBC. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was watched by an estimated 10.15 million viewers. "The Office" and its lead-in "My Name is Earl" finished first in the 18–49 demographic against its time slot competitors, though it was not enough to prevent the overall network from finishing in third place among total viewers. The same day as the episode broadcast, NBC renewed "The Office" for a full fourth season, which came as no surprise to media pundits. Beginning his review, Buddy TV's Oscar Dahl declared Andy was "one of the most devastatingly annoying characters on television".
The Return (The Office) | Reception
The Office is a mockumentary sitcom that was first made in the United Kingdom and subsequently remade in many other countries. The original British series "The Office" was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Starring Gervais as the boss and main character of the show, it was first broadcast was on BBC Two in 2001 and ran for 14 episodes. The longest-running version of the series is the US adaptation, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013 for a total of 201 episodes. The total overall viewership is in the hundreds of millions worldwide. According to Nielsen as of April 2019, the US version of "The Office" is the No.
The Office | Introduction