Welcome to Dunder Mifflin
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Publisher Description
Join the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious inside story of how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe.
Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the cast and creators of The Office—the actors, writers, producers, directors, network execs, and crew, and read by Brian Baumgartner, Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, Bronson Pinchot, Marin Ireland, MacLeod Andrews, Brittany Pressley, Prentice Onayemi, Gabra Zackman, James Meunier, Alister Austin, Michael Crouch, Bryson Carr, James Fouhey, Graham Halstead, Gary Tiedemann, Curt Bonnem, Oliver Wyman, James Patrick Cronin, Joel Froomkin, Rainn Valdez, Patricia Santomasso, Laruen Fortgang, Stacey Glemboski, Andi Arndt, Amy Landon, Lisa Flanagan, and Robin Miles
“This book is full of the memories and stories of the cast and crew and how we all found our way to each other, from everyone’s point of view. ... It’s pretty great.” —GREG DANIELS
In this definitive oral history—including the voices of the actors, writers, producers, directors, network execs, and crew—Welcome to Dunder Mifflin pulls back the curtain as never before on all the absurdity, genius, love, passion, and dumb luck that went into creating the beloved show.
Featuring a foreword by Greg Daniels, who adapted the series for the U.S. and was its guiding creative force, and narrated by star Brian Baumgartner (aka “Kevin Malone”) and executive producer Ben Silverman, here at last is the indispensable Office book.
Includes original interviews with Steve Carell, John Krasinkski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Oscar Nunez, Amy Ryan, Ellie Kemper, Creed Bratton, Paul Lieberstein, Greg Daniels, Ben Silverman, Mike Schur, Ricky Gervais, and many more.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating!
This book went way behind the scenes and digs deep. Did you know that in the opening credits of the office is home video shot by John Krasinski? When he got the role, his first major role, he drove to Scranton from New York and the opening shot of the Scranton sign is from that home video. The Office is, ironically, considering it is Based on another TV series, Unique in television history. And it is because of the people involved. Greg Daniels, the producer, creator and visionary behind the American version, had a completely different way of working than on typical series. Collaboration was brought to a heightened level, ideas could come from anywhere, the show was organic in its process. To understand how different the show was, and the reason for its enduring and increasingly powerful legacy, makes this book Interesting in a way most “Hollywood” books do not achieve. The interviews in this book are presented via subject categories so you have hair and make up people talking about the reality Greg Daniels and the directors were aiming at, along with wardrobe and camera departments as well as the actors. The collaboration of the series is reflected in the wide ranging interviews of crew, cast, writers, directors, producers, and network executives who made The Office possible. Great book!