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- 2005
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2005
- TV-14
- NBC
Summary Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best bo...
- 2005
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2005
- TV-14
- NBC
The Office
9 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 24, 2005
66
8.3
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Summary Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best bo...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
66
61% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
29% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
66
61% Positive
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
29% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Here's a show that knows how to dive into its final season.
The solidly entertaining season premiere of The Office is of a piece with last season's better episodes.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,109 User Ratings
8.3
86% Positive
1814 Ratings
1814 Ratings
9% Mixed
193 Ratings
193 Ratings
5% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,109 User Ratings
8.3
86% Positive
1814 Ratings
1814 Ratings
9% Mixed
193 Ratings
193 Ratings
5% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
the best show in the entire world. if you want to watch television, it is an absolute crime if you don't watch this. the most renowned cinematographer in the entire world couldnt even begin to touch the depths of this amazing wonderful show. if you don't, you should be put in jail. Michael Scott is life.
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Devotees are probably poised to dismiss the adaptation out of hand, but I found enough funny business here to overcome my sales resistance.
it's a solid episode of The Office, which picks up with the Pam's pregnancy storyline the last season ended on, though I won't get into the details of how.
The supporting cast, especially Jenna Fischer as the pretty but timid receptionist ("I don't think it's many girls' dream to be a receptionist") and Rainn Wilson as an obsessive, humorless drone, helps keep the pencils sharp when boss Scott gets too unfunny in his attempts to create an easygoing office atmosphere. [24 Mar 2005, p.D01]
Instead of life-affirming laughter, we get an occasional ironic chuckle in NBC's version of The Office. It's a comedy that offers only escape instead of insight into our workaday lives. [24 Mar 2005, p.1E]
There is exactly one interesting storyline.
This season really suffered for multiple reasons. The main one being that the writers simply had no idea where to take the show after four successful seasons and ended up spinning wildly out of control with contrived plots, useless twists and characters that go nowhere. Chief among them, Ed Helms as Andy, who has never been that good to begin with but is now intolerable to watch. They have **** all the life out of Jim and Pam's relationship. Michael is an empty shell. Ryan keeps popping up for no reason at all, other than B.J. Novak appears to write himself back into the script from time to time. The show has long suffered from too many characters. Introducing Idris Elba didn't help either, nor did throwing in Erin as the new receptionist while Michael tries to start up a paper company of his own, inexplicably managing to lure Pam away from the office. There are still quite a few good laughs, but even Dwight seems unsure where all this is going. The confidence that had previously sustained him is gone, as he tries to figure out how to appeal to the temporary branch manager in Charles Minor.
I don't even know why Idris Elba would take on a role like this. It doesn't suit him at all, and he only sticks around for a handful of episodes. Definitely a season to skip over.
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This series puzzles me because in my opinion it is not funny in the least and is full of moments too embarrassing to even be tolerated. In general, in my opinion it is too overrated and personally I find it difficult to handle so much that after one episode I get tired and I can't watch another one in a row.
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It's quite simply not funny: actors look in the camera when they deliver a "joke", bullies and insane people run amok doing stupid things without a goal. I couldn't stomach to finish more than a couple of episodes. It's nothing like brooklyn 99, parks and recreation or other similar productions.
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Production Company:
- Reveille Productions
- NBC Universal Television
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Deedle-Dee Productions
- Universal Media Studios (UMS)
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Mar 24, 2005
Number of seasons: 9 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 12 Wins & 44 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 5 Wins & 42 Nominations
