Outsourced (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Developed by | Robert Borden |
| Starring |
Ben Rappaport Anisha Nagarajan Diedrich Bader Parvesh Cheena Pippa Black Rebecca Hazlewood Rizwan Manji Sacha Dhawan |
| Theme music composer | Michael A. Levine |
| Composer(s) | Transcenders |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Ken Kwapis Robert Borden Victor Nelli Jr. Tom Gorai David Skinner |
| Producer(s) | James Simons Jim Ellis Patrick Walsh Sonny Lee |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 21–23 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
In Cahoots Productions Universal Media Studios Open 4 Business Productions |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 23, 2010 – May 12, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Outsourced is an American television sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It is based on the John Jeffcoat film of the same name and adapted by Robert Borden of George Lopez and Universal Media Studios for NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011. The show was officially picked up by NBC on May 7, 2010 and on October 18, 2010, the show received a full season order.Outsourced was filmed at Radford Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
When the renewal of the show was not announced with renewal of other NBC shows, the cast and crew started a campaign for fans of the show to request its renewal. On May 13, 2011, NBC announced that Outsourced was cancelled after one season.
Outsourced is set in a call center in Mumbai, India, where an American novelties company has recently outsourced its order processing. A lone American manages the call center and must explain American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture.
These two were featured and then became breakout characters.
The show received mixed reviews, reaching a 46 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic. Another review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, gives the show a rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with the critical consensus, "This culture-clash sitcom is too mired in unfunny jokes and stereotypical characters to provide much insight into the global marketplace." Joel Keller of TV Squad in a review of the pilot episode stated, "As long as the show can examine the cultural divide, show how all offices are the same no matter where they are, and stay away from the easy jokes, NBC could have another Thursday comedy hit." Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times stated "The fact that it's neither embarrassing nor deeply offensive—once it gets rolling, the show is actually quite charming—is a credit to the cast and the writers." Critics such as blogger Mikey O'Connell have accused Outsourced of being racist. Matt Rouse of TV Guide wrote, "The culture clash premise drowns in a sewer of caricatures and lame jokes".
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