Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"The Alliance\" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fourth episode overall. The episode aired on NBC in the United States on April 12, 2005. It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Bryan Gordon, marking their first credits for the show.In this episode, paranoia takes over the members of the office as downsizing rumors swirl. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) forms a Survivor-esque alliance with Jim (John Krasinski) against the other employees—later adding Pam (Jenna Fischer) also. Meanwhile, Michael (Steve Carell) arranges a morale-boosting birthday party for Meredith (Kate Flannery)—although her birthday is more than a month away. Michael agonizes over writing the perfect greeting in her birthday card, and in the end, his joke falls flat, ruining the party.The episode was inspired by popular reality television shows, most notably Survivor. Originally, the first cut of the episode ran 37 minutes long and the producers considered making the episode a two-parter, one focusing on the Alliance and another focusing on Meredith's birthday party, but later decided against the idea. In addition, several of the lines and scenes from the episode were improved or ad-libbed by the cast. \"The Alliance\" was viewed by an estimated 5.4 million viewers and received a 2.4/6% rating share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode received positive reviews from critics."@en }
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- The_Alliance_(The_Office) abstract "\"The Alliance\" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fourth episode overall. The episode aired on NBC in the United States on April 12, 2005. It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Bryan Gordon, marking their first credits for the show.In this episode, paranoia takes over the members of the office as downsizing rumors swirl. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) forms a Survivor-esque alliance with Jim (John Krasinski) against the other employees—later adding Pam (Jenna Fischer) also. Meanwhile, Michael (Steve Carell) arranges a morale-boosting birthday party for Meredith (Kate Flannery)—although her birthday is more than a month away. Michael agonizes over writing the perfect greeting in her birthday card, and in the end, his joke falls flat, ruining the party.The episode was inspired by popular reality television shows, most notably Survivor. Originally, the first cut of the episode ran 37 minutes long and the producers considered making the episode a two-parter, one focusing on the Alliance and another focusing on Meredith's birthday party, but later decided against the idea. In addition, several of the lines and scenes from the episode were improved or ad-libbed by the cast. \"The Alliance\" was viewed by an estimated 5.4 million viewers and received a 2.4/6% rating share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode received positive reviews from critics.".