October 16th, 2003
“The Office” American Style
Posted by
Jonah Weiland in
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Well, it’s definitely official now. From the Hollywood Reporter.
Hot British comedy “The Office” has set up a U.S. branch at NBC. The network has given a put pilot commitment plus a penalty to a U.S. version of the acclaimed BBC show from Ben Silverman’s Universal-based production company Reveille and Universal Network Television. “King of the Hill” co-creator Greg Daniels was tapped in August to adapt the cult sitcom for the American audience (HR 8/5). Like the original series, NBC’s “Office” will chronicle in a mockumentary style the day-to-day goings-on of a group of quirky employees at a paper-supply company terrorized by a boss from hell, played in the British series by Ricky Gervais, co-creator of the series with Stephen Merchant. (Nellie Andreeva)
This will not go well.
