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'The Office' is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the BBC series The Office, the series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, but has been bought out by a printer company named Sabre. To simulate the look of an actual documentary, it is filmed in a single-camera setup, without a studio audience or a laugh track.
The Office was adapted for American audiences by executive producer Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill and The Simpsons. The creators of the original BBC series, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are executive producers and also co-wrote the pilot episode with Daniels and wrote the season three episode, "The Convict". It is co-produced by Daniels's Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions, in association with Universal Media Studios. The show debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005.
Off-network syndication of The Office began in the fall of 2009, notably on TBS and Fox-owned stations in the United States.
The Office completed its sixth season, and has been renewed for a seventh season. On June 28, 2010, Steve Carell confirmed that the seventh season of the show will be his last when his contract expires.
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DVD releases : |
Season |
Region 1 Release Date |
Region 2 Release Date |
Region 4 Release Date |
Episodes |
Discs |
Bonus Features |
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1 |
August 16, 2005 |
April 10, 2006 |
June 6, 2006 |
6 |
1 |
Deleted scenes from all episodes, five commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes. |
2 |
September 12, 2006 |
January 28, 2008 |
April 4, 2007 |
22 |
4 |
Deleted scenes from every episode, 10 commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes, The Accountants webisodes, Faces of Scranton video, blooper reel, 17 fake public service announcements, Olympics promos and "Steve on Steve" promos. |
3 |
September 4, 2007 |
July 21, 2008 |
August 20, 2008 (Part 1) April 22, 2009 (Part 2) |
23 |
4 |
Deleted scenes, 8 commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes, "Kevin Cooks Stuff in The Office", 2006 NBC Primetime Preview, Toby wraparound promos, Dwight Schrute music video, Joss Whedon interview, Blooper Reel, Lazy Scranton video, and a 58th Annual Emmy Awards excerpt. A special edition for Target called the "Nifty Gifty" set also contains footage from the Museum of TV festival and script facsimile. |
4 |
September 2, 2008 |
June 14, 2010 |
September 2, 2009 (Part 1) December 1, 2009 (Part 2) |
14 |
4 |
Deleted scenes, outtakes, Second Life footage, The Office Convention invitation, The Office Convention: Writer’s Block Panel, "Goodbye, Toby" music video, four commentary tracks by cast and crew on select episodes |
5 |
September 8, 2009 |
TBA |
TBA |
26 |
5 |
Deleted Scenes, outtakes, ten commentaries by the cast and crew, "The Academy of Art and Science presents, 'The Office,' Summer Olympic Promos, Super Bowl Promos, "Kevin's Loans" webisodes, and "The Outburst" webisodes. |
6 |
September 7, 2010 |
TBA |
TBA |
26 |
5 |
Deleted Scenes, outtakes, gag reel, cast and crew commentaries, two extended episodes, minisode "Podcast", "Welcome to Sabre" corporate welcome video, promos. |
DVD releases : |
Year |
Result |
Award |
Category |
Recipient(s) |
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2006 |
Winner |
Golden Globe Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series � Musical or Comedy |
Steve Carell |
Winner |
Television Critics Association Awards |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |
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Winner |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Steve Carell |
Winner |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
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Winner |
Women's Image Network Awards |
Outstanding Comedy Series |
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Winner |
Outstanding Female Actress |
Jenna Fischer |
Nominee |
Rose d'Or Awards |
Best Sitcom |
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2007 |
Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
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Winner |
Cinema Editors#Eddie AwardsAmerican Cinema Editors � Eddie Award |
Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television |
Dean Holland and David Rogers for "Casino Night" |
Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards |
Best Comedy Series |
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Winner |
Comedy Writing |
Steve Carell for "Casino Night" |
Winner |
Guild Awards |
Episodic Television Comedy |
Greg Daniels & Kent Zbornak |
Winner |
NAACP Image Awards |
Outstanding Director in Comedy Series |
Ken Whittingham for "Michael's Birthday" |
Honored |
Peabody Awards |
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Winner |
Webby Awards |
Webby Award, Comedy: Individual Short or Episode |
The Office: Accountants |
Winner |
People's Voice, Best Comedy: Individual Short or Episode |
Winner |
People's Voice, Best Television Website |
Winner |
Daytime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Broadband Program � Comedy |
producers Vivi Zigler, Jeff Ross, Jordon Schlansky, Mike Sweeney, and Robert Angelo and performers Paul Lieberstein, Michael Schur, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey, and Oscar Nunez for The Office: Accountants |
Winner |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series |
Dean Holland and David Rogers for "The Job" |
Winner |
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series |
Greg Daniels for "Gay Witch Hunt" |
2008 |
Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
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NBC Must See TV/Comedy Night Done Right
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (2001-present)