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The first season of the American television comedy ''The Office'' premiered in the United States on NBC on March 24, 2005, concluded on April 26, 2005, and consists of six episodes. ''The Office'' is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. This season introduced the main characters, and established the general plot, which revolves around Michael Scott (Steve Carell), regional manager of the Scranton branch office, trying to convince the filmmakers of the documentary that he presides over a happy, well-running office. Meanwhile, sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) finds methods to undermine his cube-mate, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson); receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) tries to deal with Michael's insensitivities and flubs; and temporary employee Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) is acting mostly as an observer of the insanity around him. Season one of ''The Office'' aired on Tuesdays in the United States at 9:30 p.m. The season debuted to high numbers, and garnered moderately positive reviews from critics aside from a poorly received pilot episode. While some enjoyed the pilot, others opined that it was a mere copy of the original British version. Universal Studios Home Entertainment released season one in a single DVD on August 16, 2005. The DVD contained all six episodes, as well as commentaries from creators, writers, actors, and directors on most of the episodes, as well as deleted scenes from all of the episodes. ==Production== The first season of the show was produced by Reveille Productions and Deedle-Dee Productions, both in association with NBC Universal Television Studios. The show is based upon the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who are executive producers on the show, and it is produced by Greg Daniels, also an executive producer, along with consulting producers Larry Wilmore〔Bashir, Martin (October 10, 2007). ("Veteran TV Writer Moves in Front of the Camera" ). ''ABC News''. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved March 7, 2008.〕 and Lester Lewis.〔 〕 The show's writers include Daniels, Gervais, Merchant, and Michael Schur,〔Paumgarten, Nick (October 3, 2005). ("Fender Bender" ). ''The New Yorker'' (Condé Nast). Retrieved March 7, 2008.〕 while Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, and B. J. Novak double as writers as well as actors in the show, and between them, wrote three episodes on the season. For this season, Schur was a co-producer, Kaling was a staff writer, Lieberstein was a consulting producer, and Novak was an executive story editor. The first episode, "Pilot", was written by Daniels, but the majority of the episode was adapted from "Episode One" of the British series, with many scenes being transferred almost verbatim. Season one featured episodes directed by five different directors. ''The Office'' features both a "team of directors" as well as several directors who are freelanced. Ken Kwapis, directed the first two episodes "Pilot" and "Diversity Day", and would go on to direct another eleven episodes in total. Ken Whittingham, who directed "Health Care" would go on to direct another eight episodes in total. Daniels both produced and directed the episode "Basketball". ''The Office'' was almost entirely filmed in an actual office building in Los Angeles, California for its first season. Aside from Los Angeles, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set, was also used for shots for the opening theme.〔Marchese, John (October 21, 2005). ("Scranton Embraces the ‘Office’ Infamy" ). ''The New York Times'' (The New York Times Company). Retrieved March 7, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Office (U.S. season 1)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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