Get to know The Office Season 5

The Office is an Emmy-Award winning American television sitcom airing on National Broadcasting Company and developed by Greg Daniels.

Michael’s off color remark puts a sensitivity trainer in the office for a presentation, which prompts Michael to create his own.

The meeting gets out of control when Michael lets everyone speak freely about their unethical behavior at work.

The series premiered on March 24, 2005 in the US on NBC and as of August 2008, 65 original episodes have been broadcast spanning over four seasons.

Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series The Office, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper supply company.

Ready to finalize his deal for a new condo, Michael is away with Dwight while Jim rallies the staff together for office games.

The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office is scheduled to premiere in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008.

Michael leaves Dwight in charge of picking the new healthcare plan for the staff, with disastrous results ahead.

The fifth season will continue the American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name as a fake documentary portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Steve Carell wrote that season’s finale, “Casino Night “.

NBC programmer Kevin Reilly suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined.

Meanwhile, sales rep Jim Halpert finds methods to undermine his hated cube-mate, the obnoxious “know-it-all” Dwight Schrute ; receptionist Pam Beesly is trying to deal with Michael’s insensitivities and flubs; and the temporary employee Ryan Howard is acting mostly as an observer of the insanity around him.

Pam is offered a chance to pursue her dreams of drawing and Roy confronts Jim about his feelings for Pam.

It’s performance review time at Dunder Mifflin and it is up to Michael Scott to evaluate his employees to determine if any pay increases or bonuses are necessary.

In the third season, original series creators Gervais and Merchant wrote “The Convict ” and veteran television comedy writer Brent Forrester began writing for the show.

Original series creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who wrote “The Convict ” episode, have production credits.

In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, Fischer recalled the last stages of the audition process for Pam and Jim, with the producers partnering the different potential “Pams” and “Jims” together to gauge their chemistry.

The premiere episode introduces the boss and staff of the Dunder-Mifflin paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania in a documentary about the workplace.

Following Ryan ’s recent scandal at corporate, Holly must hold a business ethics seminar.

Jim misses Pam who attends art school in New York.

Producer Greg Daniels initially hired four writers for the series: Michael Schur, B.J. Novak, Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling.

In November 2007, the webisodes became a point of argument for the Writers Guild of America for their strike, as none of the writers or actors featured in the webisodes were paid residuals for their participation.

Trouble among the members of the party planning committee results with the office having two competing Christmas parties, but Michael isn’t interested in celebrating because he has just broken up with his girlfriend.

The list is ordered by the episodes’ original air dates and not by the production code numbers provided by NBC’s official episode guide—which show the order in which episodes were filmed.

It depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Dwight takes former temp Ryan to his beet farm to initiate Ryan to his new job at Dunder Mifflin.

They were directed by Randall Einhorn and written by Michael Schur and Paul Lieberstein, and were edited by Michael Zurer, an assistant editor on the series.

Technology was another theme as the office staff struggled with initiatives introduced by Ryan to modernize the company.

John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer were virtual unknowns before being cast in their respective roles as Jim and Pam, the central love interests.

The new season is expected to premiere Thursday, September 25, 2008, and the first episode is likely to be titled “Weight Loss.”