Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Finale" is the series finale of the American comedy television series The Office. It serves as the 24th and 25th episodes of the ninth season, and the 200th and 201st episodes of the series overall. The episode was written by series developer and executive producer Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis, who directed the series' pilot episode. It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on May 16, 2013, preceded by an hour-long series retrospective.The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, which takes place almost a year after the previous episode "A.A.R.M.", present and past employees of Dunder Mifflin gather for the wedding of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey). Dwight chooses Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) to be his best man, but Jim gets Michael Scott (Steve Carell) to replace him at the last minute. In addition, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and Jim finally decide to pursue Jim's dream of working in sports marketing. Finally, everyone comes together for a final round of interviews and goodbyes.The initial idea for the finale, involving the Q&A, was thought of by Daniels during production of the third season. The episode features the return of many recurring characters, as well as Carell, whose return was kept secret for many months. Many members of the show's crew—such as episode writer Daniels—made cameos in the episode as various background characters. Jennie Tan, the founder of the largest Office fansite OfficeTally appears in the episode as a fictional version of herself asking the members of the office questions.The episode was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers and received 3.0 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, making it the highest-rated episode of the series since the eighth season entry, "Pool Party". "Finale" received critical acclaim from critics and fans, with many critics complimenting the writers for wrapping up storylines for most of the ensemble cast. Critics also gave praise to Carell's cameo in the episode, with many arguing that it was perfectly executed. This episode received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series.. }
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- Finale_(The_Office) abstract ""Finale" is the series finale of the American comedy television series The Office. It serves as the 24th and 25th episodes of the ninth season, and the 200th and 201st episodes of the series overall. The episode was written by series developer and executive producer Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis, who directed the series' pilot episode. It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on May 16, 2013, preceded by an hour-long series retrospective.The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, which takes place almost a year after the previous episode "A.A.R.M.", present and past employees of Dunder Mifflin gather for the wedding of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey). Dwight chooses Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) to be his best man, but Jim gets Michael Scott (Steve Carell) to replace him at the last minute. In addition, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and Jim finally decide to pursue Jim's dream of working in sports marketing. Finally, everyone comes together for a final round of interviews and goodbyes.The initial idea for the finale, involving the Q&A, was thought of by Daniels during production of the third season. The episode features the return of many recurring characters, as well as Carell, whose return was kept secret for many months. Many members of the show's crew—such as episode writer Daniels—made cameos in the episode as various background characters. Jennie Tan, the founder of the largest Office fansite OfficeTally appears in the episode as a fictional version of herself asking the members of the office questions.The episode was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers and received 3.0 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, making it the highest-rated episode of the series since the eighth season entry, "Pool Party". "Finale" received critical acclaim from critics and fans, with many critics complimenting the writers for wrapping up storylines for most of the ensemble cast. Critics also gave praise to Carell's cameo in the episode, with many arguing that it was perfectly executed. This episode received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series.".