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-{{this|the various versions of the television series '''The Office''', comparing [[The Office (UK TV series)|UK]], [[The Office (U.S. TV series)|US]], [[Le Bureau|French]], [[Stromberg (TV series)|German]], and [[La Job|French Canadian]] versions|Office (disambiguation)}}
-[[Image:Two Offices.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[The Office (UK TV series)|UK]] and [[The Office (US TV series)|US]] versions of The Office.]]
-'''''The Office''''' is the title of multiple television [[situation comedy]] shows.
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-The first was the [[The Office (UK TV series)|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 seasons plus a two-part [[Christmas]] special.
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-The show's success prompted [[NBC]] to create an [[The Office (US TV series)|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 [[France|French]] adaptation of the series, titled ''[[Le Bureau]]'', aired in Spring 2006 on [[Canal+]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4697386.stm The Office remade for French TV]</ref> A [[Québec|Québécois]] 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 (TV series)|Stromberg]]'' (first aired in 2004) also used ''The Office'' as a basis, but did not secure official rights; the German creators later on were made to add Ricky Gervais 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 are very happy with it.")<ref>[http://www.rickygervais.com/notwqanda.php Ricky Gervais Answers Your Questions]</ref>
-The German version, ''Stromberg'', was spoofed in the TV series ''Switch Reloaded'' (aired November 2007 to January 2008) in a segment called "Obersalzberg" (the name of Hitler's mountain retreat), in which Adolf Hitler is the Regional Manager. The segment uses the same stylistic elements as ''The Office''.
-In July 2006 it was reported in the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' that [[BBC|BBC Films]] was considering a feature length version of ''The Office'' for cinematic release.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/0706/theoffice.html "The Office heading for big screen?"], Radio Telefís Éireann, [[July 6]], [[2006]], retrieved [[September 11]], [[2006]].</ref>
-In January 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported<ref>{{Citation | last=Whiteman | first=Bobbie | title='Office' relocates to Latin America | newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | year=2008 | date=[[January 14]], [[2008]] | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978996.html | accessdate=[[January 15]], [[2008]]}}</ref> that the [[BBC]] had licensed a remake of ''The Office'' for Chilean television with a premiere in May.
-==Cast and character counterparts==
-{{Unreferencedsection|Needs to demonstrate that the characters are actually counterparts through presence of sources.|date=January 2008}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
-!Occupation!!width=19%|Original British version<p>(Wernham Hogg<br>[[Slough]] branch)!!width=19%|American NBC version<br>([[Dunder Mifflin]]<p>[[Scranton, PA|Scranton]] branch)!!width=19%|French version (''[[Le Bureau]]'')<p>(Cogirep<br>Villepinte branch)!!width=19%|German version (''[[Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg]]'')<p>(Capitol-Versicherung)!!width=19%|French Canadian version (''[[La Job]]'')<p>(Les Papiers Jennings<br>Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, branch)
-|-
-|''Regional Manager''||'''[[David Brent]]'''<br>([[Ricky Gervais]])||'''[[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]'''<br>([[Steve Carell]])||'''Gilles Triquet'''<br>([[François Berléand]])||'''Bernd Stromberg'''<br>([[Christoph Maria Herbst]])||'''David Gervais'''<br>([[Antoine Vézina]])
-|-
-|''Sales Representative''||'''[[Tim Canterbury]]'''<br>([[Martin Freeman]])||'''[[Jim Halpert]]'''<br>([[John Krasinski]])||'''Paul Delorme'''<br>([[Jérémie Elkaïm]])||'''Ulf Steinke'''<br>([[Oliver Wnuk]])||'''Louis Tremblay'''<br>([[Sébastien Huberdeau]])
-|-
-|''Receptionist''||'''[[Dawn Tinsley]]'''<br>([[Lucy Davis]])||'''[[Pam Beesly]]'''<br>([[Jenna Fischer]])||'''Laetitia Kadiri'''<br>([[Anne-Laure Balbir]])||'''Tanja Seifert''' (co-worker, not receptionist)<br>([[Diana Staehly]])||'''Anne Viens'''<br>([[Sophie Cadieux]])
-|-
-|''Assistant (to the) Regional Manager''||'''[[Gareth Keenan]]'''<br>([[Mackenzie Crook]])||'''[[Dwight Schrute]]'''<br>([[Rainn Wilson]])||'''Joël Liotard'''<br>([[Benoît Carré]])||'''Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp'''<br>([[Bjarne I. Mädel]])||'''Sam Bisaillon'''<br>([[Paul Ahmarani]])
-|-
-|''Dock Worker<br>and Receptionist's fiancé''||'''[[The Office (UK TV series)#Other characters|Lee]]'''<br>([[Joel Beckett]])||'''[[Roy Anderson (The Office character)|Roy Anderson]]'''<br>([[David Denman]])||'''Ludovic Correia'''<br>([[Julien Favart]])||'''Roland''' (never shown on camera)<br>(N/A)||'''Luc'''<br>([[Martin Tremblay]])
-|-
-|''Travelling Sales<br>Representative'' ||'''[[Chris Finch]]'''<br>([[Ralph Ineson]])||'''[[List of characters from The Office (US)#Todd Packer|Todd Packer]]'''<br>([[David Koechner]])||'''Didier Leguelec'''<br>([[Jean-Pierre Loustau]])||'''Theo''' (friend, not co-worker)<br>([[Andreas Schmidt]])||'''Rocky Larocque'''<br>([[Yves Amyot]])
-|-
-|''Corporate Supervisor''||'''[[Jennifer Taylor-Clarke]]'''<br>([[Stirling Gallacher]])<br>'''[[Neil Godwin]]'''<br>([[Patrick Baladi]])||'''[[Jan Levinson]]'''<br> ([[Melora Hardin]])<br>'''[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]'''<br>([[B.J. Novak]])||'''Juliette Lebrac'''<br>([[Astrid Bas]])||'''Tatjana Berkel'''<br>([[Tatjana Alexander]])<br>'''Timo Becker'''<br>([[Lars Gärtner]])||'''Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton'''<br>([[Nathalie Coupal]])
-|-
-|''New employee''||'''Ricky Howard''' <br>([[Oliver Chris]])||'''[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]'''<br>([[B.J. Novak]])||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
-|-
-|''Accountant''||'''Keith Bishop''' <br>([[Ewen Macintosh]])||'''[[Kevin Malone]]'''<br>([[Brian Baumgartner]])||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
-|-
-|''Sales Representative's girlfriend''||'''Rachel''' <br>([[Stacey Roca]])||'''[[Karen Filippelli]]'''<br>([[Rashida Jones]])||[[Claire Criss]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
-|}
-==Key awards won==
-''Selected major awards won only''
-*UK version: 2004 [[Golden Globe]]s 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
-==See also==
-*[[Characters from The Office]]
-*''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' (comedy program that is similarly written and directed by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]]—a BBC/HBO co-production)
-*[[List of British TV shows remade for the American market]]
-*[[List of Quebec television series imports and exports]]
-*''[[People Like Us]]'' (previous BBC [[mockumentary]] with similar tone to ''The Office'')
-*''[[The Newsroom]]'' (Canadian comedy show also set in an office milieu)
-*''[[Caméra Café]]'' (French comedy also showing a dysfunctional office)
-*''[[Het Eiland]]'' (Belgian show also showing a dysfunctional office)
-==References==
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-==External links==
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-*[http://offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/officeusa.htm Offthetelly.co.uk comparison of the UK and US versions]
-*[http://www.slate.com/id/2150015/ A comparison of the US, UK, French, and German shows] on [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]].
-*[http://www.newyorker.com/printables/critics/061211crte_television Essay contrasting the US and UK shows] in ''[[The New Yorker]]''.
-*[http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2007-09-26-the-office_N.htm USA Today article on real-life CEO lessons]
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