Everything about The Office totally explained
The Office is the title of multiple television
situation comedy shows.
The first was the
UK version, created by
Ricky Gervais and
Stephen Merchant, starring Gervais as the main character. Initially broadcast on
BBC Two on
9 July 2001, it ran for two series plus a two-part
Christmas special.
The show's success prompted
NBC to create an
American version, which premiered on
24 March 2005. Other than the Pilot episode, the scripts for the US version are original, and not adaptations from the UK, although some scenes, general story ideas, and characters are based on the original.
A
French adaptation of the series, titled
Le Bureau, aired in Spring 2006 on
Canal+. A
Quebecois version of the show, produced by
Anne-Marie Losique and called
La Job, premiered on
January 11,
2007. (The lead character in this version is called David Gervais, a cross of Ricky Gervais, and his character, David Brent.)
The German series
Stromberg (first aired in 2004) also used
The Office as a basis, but didn't secure official rights; the German creators later on were made to add Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in the credits as having "inspired" the series. (Ricky Gervais additionally said that he "can't go into details but, yes, there was an agreement reached and we're very happy with it.")
In July 2006 it was reported in the
Hollywood Reporter that
BBC Films was considering a feature length version of
The Office for cinematic release.
In 2007 the office format has been licenced to
MumboJumbo (External Link
)a computer game company. They released in October 2007 a game based on the characters from the USA version of the TV series.
In January 2008,
Variety reported that the
BBC had licensed a remake of
The Office for Chilean television with a premiere in May.
Cast and character counterparts
Key awards won
Selected major awards won only
- UK version: 2004 Golden Globes for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (Ricky Gervais); 2002, 2003 and 2004 BAFTA TV awards for Situation Comedy and Best Comedy Performance (Ricky Gervais)
- US version: 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (Steve Carell); 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series; 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- German version: 2006 Grimme Award for Fiction/Entertainment - Series/Miniseries
- GMAT Awards: 2008 for favorite basement television
Further Information
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