the office

 

the office is an American mockumentary sitcom television series that depicts the everyday work lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company. the series was filmed in a single camera setup without a studio audience or a laugh track to simulate the look of an actual documentary. the series debuted on NBC as a mid season replacement and aired 201 episodes for its run. the office originally featured Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, john Krasinski, Jenna Fischer  and B.J Novak as the main cast however, the series experience numerous changes to  its ensemble cast during its run. notable stars outside the original main cast include Ed helms, Amy Ryan, Mindy kaling, craig Robinson, James spader, Ellie kemper and Catherine Tate . the series received 42 primetime Emmy awards nomination, with five wins. it won for outstanding comedy series in season two, outstanding writing for a comedy series, outstanding directing for a comedy series and outstanding single camera picture editing for a comedy series. many cast and crew members have expressed anger that Carell did not receive an Emmy award for his performance in the series. despite this Carell won a golden globe award for best actor in a television comedy or musical in 2006. the series was also named the best tv series by the American film institute in 2006 and 2008 won two screen actors guild awards for  outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series in 2006 and 2007 and won a Peabody award in 2006