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 USA
/ NBC Universal - Reveille / x30m-e / 2005
Premiered 24 March 2005
Executive producers: Ben
Silverman, Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Howard Klein
/ Based on the BBC series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant,
and developed for American television by Greg Daniels
“The
Office,” is based on the award-winning BBC hit and is a
fly-on-the-wall “mocu-soap” parody about modern American office
life, “The Office” delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder
Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager
Michael Scott (Steve Carell, “The Daily Show,” “Anchorman: The
Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “Bruce Almighty”) is a single,
middle-aged man who is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.
With unshaken enthusiasm, Michael believes he is the office funnyman, a
fountain of business wisdom and his employees’ cool friend. He has no
clue that his employees tolerate his inappropriate behavior only because
he signs their paychecks. Painstakingly trying to be liked and look
cool, Michael comes off alternately absurd and pathetic. His prize
possession is his “World’s Greatest Boss” mug -- which he had to
buy for himself.
Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer, “Miss Match”) is the reasonable and
friendly office receptionist who bears the brunt of Michael’s
routines. The bright spots in Pam’s day are her conversations with Jim
Halpert (John Krasinski, “Kinsey”), a likable sales rep with a good
sense of humor who should have found a better job years ago, but is too
comfortable with his office mates and routine to leave.
Jim shares his working space with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson, “Six
Feet Under”), the arrogant assistant to the regional manager. Dwight
is intensely irritating to normal people while Jim spends a lot of time
finding new, interesting ways to drive Dwight crazy.
Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, “Punk’d”) is a young, smart,
self-possessed temp, who quickly figures out the real office politics
despite Michael’s attempts to instill the official point-of-view.
cast
Steve Carell as Michael
Scott / Rainn Wilson as Dwight / John Krasinski as Jim / Jenna Fischer as
Pam
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