Many characters portrayed by The Office cast are based on the British version of the show.
#THE OFFICE SEASON 8 EPISODE 5 TV#
See also: List of The Office (American TV series) characters
#THE OFFICE SEASON 8 EPISODE 5 SERIES#
Writers Jennifer Celotta, Gene Stupnitsky and Brent Forrester each made their directorial debut, and series star Steve Carell directed his first episode. Paul Feig, Jeffrey Blitz, Ken Kwapis, and Randall Einhorn each directed several episodes during the season, while Greg Daniels, David Rogers, Stephen Merchant, Jason Reitman, Dean Holland, Asaad Kelada, Ken Whittingham, and Paul Lieberstein directed an episode each. This season featured 28 episodes directed by 16 directors. Kaling, Novak, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky were co-executive producers Lewis and Forrester were consulting producers and Spitzer and Grandy were producers. Paul Lieberstein and Celotta were promoted to executive producers, with Lieberstein becoming the new showrunner, to take over from Daniels. Farrell, Warren Lieberstein, and Halsted Sullivan. This season saw many new additions to the writing staff, including Ryan Koh, Aaron Shure, Charlie Grandy, Anthony Q. Novak, Paul Lieberstein, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky, Lester Lewis, Brent Forrester, Justin Spitzer, and Jennifer Celotta. Returning writers from the previous season include Mindy Kaling, B. Daniels would have a limited role in this season, not writing an episode, as he was busy writing his new show, Parks and Recreation which he co-created with Office writer/producer Michael Schur, who left the writing staff of The Office to focus on the new show. The Office is produced by Greg Daniels, who is also an executive producer. The show is based upon the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom are executive producers on both the US and UK versions. The fifth season of the show was produced by Reveille Productions and Deedle-Dee Productions, both in association with Universal Media Studios starting from late July 2008. The DVD was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The season was released on DVD in a box set containing five disks featuring all 28 episodes with audio commentaries on select episodes. The fifth season of The Office aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. Novak, with supporting performances from Ed Helms, Melora Hardin, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Paul Lieberstein, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, and Phyllis Smith. The season stars Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and B. 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. The fifth season consisted of 28 half-hours of material, divided into 24 half-hour episodes and two hour-long episodes. The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on Septemand concluded on May 14, 2009.