Steve Carell's Michael Scott didn't work in The Office season 1, and Stephen Merchant — co-creator of the original show — perfectly explains why.

‘The Office’ Turns 20: An Oral History of Season 1 From the Writers Who Shaped It Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein and Michael Schur recall the early days of NBC's beloved comedy ...

MICHAEL SCHUR I was a huge fan of the British Office.I thought it was a terrible idea to adapt it, as did everyone. B.J. NOVAK (to the Chicago Tribune in 2015) The Office was not a good bet. The ...

Season 1 of The Office, despite the huge success that would follow it, is largely considered a misstep by Greg Daniels and NBC. However, when wading through the low-lit, often soulless ...

NBC's 'The Office' was always known for its Christmas episodes, but there was one in which the cast was barely able to keep it together to film a scene.

‘The Office’ Turns 20: An Oral History of Season 1 From the Writers Who Shaped It. ... that proved that we could make an object that looked like The Office and had the right cast and everything.