There's a non-british version of the Office? When did that come out? Was it popular and very long and drawn out.
Finchy for the win.
Imho the American version was equal to and eventually better than the British version, which was not an easy task...
From Wikipedia.
The Office is an American
mockumentary sitcom television series. It is based on the
BBC series
The Office created by
Ricky Gervais and
Stephen Merchant, and adapted for
NBC by
Greg Daniels. The show depicts the everyday work lives of office employees at the
Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It aired from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013, for a total of nine seasons consisting of
201 episodes. The show was co-produced by Daniels'
Deedle-Dee Productions,
Reveille Productions (later Shine America) and
3 Arts Entertainment (although uncredited) in association with
Universal Television. The original
executive producers were Daniels, Gervais, Merchant,
Howard Klein and
Ben Silverman, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.
Like the British original (which aired from 2001 to 2003), the series was filmed in a
single-camera setup without a
studio audience or a
laugh track, to mirror the look of an actual documentary. It debuted on NBC as a
mid-season replacement and ended its nine-season run on May 16, 2013, with a two-part
series finale. Its original main cast was
Steve Carell,
Rainn Wilson,
John Krasinski,
Jenna Fischer, and
B. J. Novak. It experienced
numerous changes to its
ensemble cast during its run. Stars outside the original main cast include
Ed Helms,
Rashida Jones,
Amy Ryan,
Mindy Kaling,
Craig Robinson,
James Spader,
Ellie Kemper, and
Catherine Tate.
The Office received moderately positive reviews from critics (except for the
pilot episode which received mixed reviews) during its relatively
short first season of 6 episodes, a British television standard, but the following seasons, particularly Carell's performance, received significant acclaim from television critics as the show's characters, content, structure, and tone diverged considerably from the original British series. These seasons were included on several critics' year-end top TV series lists, winning several awards including a
Peabody Award in 2006, two
Screen Actors Guild Awards, a
Golden Globe Award for Carell's
performance, and five
Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for
Outstanding Comedy Series, in 2006. The eighth season was criticized for declining quality, with Carell's departure in season seven seen as a contributing factor. However, the ninth and final season ended the series with a generally positive response. The
series finale, which originally aired on May 16, 2013, was viewed by an estimated 5.7 million viewers and garnered critical acclaim. In 2016,
Rolling Stone named
The Office one of the 100
greatest television shows of all time.
