The American Office went on to become one of the most acclaimed comedies of its era, winning accolades in particular for the performances of Carell and the rest of the cast. In the UK (where it's subtitled An American Workplace to avoid confusion with the original), it has - shaky start notwithstanding - been much better received than most American remakes. The show started out as a fairly straightforward Cultural Translation and initially received a generally skeptical-to-unfavorable reception, but soon came into its own as it moved away from the original's awkward, cringe-inducing brand of humor and towards more of an absurdist style, and quite notably focused on the rest of the office workers to a far greater degree than the original. Novak, and Ed Helms, with (for a while) James Spader. Set at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin paper company, the series starred Steve Carell as office manager Michael Scott also featured in the cast were Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Based upon the British version, the American adaptation of The Office ran on NBC from 2005 to 2013.
