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66 of 79 humans found the following review helpful.
A truncated, but great season
By Steward Willons
It’s that time of year again – a magical time when television studios release their most successful shows from the former season in deluxe and often times costly DVD sets. But this last seasons was, of course, different. The writers strike cut the season down to 16 sequences and, as expected, galore are starting to complain that the price hasn’t been discounted. Paying the same price for less product does seem unfair. That is, to everyone but the media industry. As for me, I’m not amazed in the slightest. I suppose to be exploited by the media – it’s not one thing new. The real question is, with all Office season four sequences already available on NBC’s website, will humans feel cheated sufficient to forgo this collection altogether?
Season four seemed like something of a departure from the ordinary style. Earlier seasons featured a lot of sequences with a more-or-less self-contained story that came to some sort of solution within 21 minutes. Season four seemed to be principally sequences dealing with larger story arcs. Yeah, there were always little stories going on (e.g. they lose their parking lot, etc.) but they now feel with resolute determination in the background, completely eclipsed by the more personal stories going on.
I’m not sure how I feel when it comes to this. In one sense, I’m happy that the Office is flourishing and moving beyond a simple (but awesome) comedy show. At the same time, I once in a while miss the lighthearted format of the earlier seasons. It’s unquestionably a matter of personal preference.
Regardless, it’s unquestionably a strong season and it’s necessary looking at for fans of the series because of all the major plot developments. For those who are taking into account skipping the season on DVD, I would argue that the bonus features make it worth the extra money. You get a great deal of deleted scenes, commentaries, and all that good stuff. Sure, you could watch them online for free, but then you have to use NBC’s less-than-stellar video player and you still have to watch advertisements.
83 of 104 humans found the following review helpful.
Target version with 5th disc Q&A
By Low-Ranking Reviewer
Disappointing season equated to 1,3, and in particular 2? Probably. Overpriced box set giving careful consideration to the shortened season due to the writer’s strike? Definitely. Still one of the best shows on tv and still worth owning? Ye-esh. So must you buy it now or discounted later?
Well, i’m a fan of The Office and have all 4 seasons on dvd(recently addicted so i had to play catch-up). This was a day-1 buy for me only because i love the show; and because i had a gift card and some discounts coming to me. I purchased the special edition at Target with the bonus 5th disc being The Office Q&A convention in Scranton, PA with the supporting cast. If you don’t recognise what to expect(i didn’t), above all else don’t suppose professionalism or anything fancy. The convention looked huge and was packed with Office fans! The camera-work had a very “we coulda done this with a camcorder”-look to it. It has the popular host/audience’s questions format. It lasts regarding an hour and is fun if you’re a die-hard fan. However, i thought it was going to be the aid cast for 30 minutes, then the main stars for 30. But Steve, Rainn, John, Jenna, and B.J.(he’s in the writer’s convention extra though) NEVER appear. Oh well.
As for the other discs, haven’t gone through it all yet(episodes or extras-bloopers, deleted scenes, etc) but i was disappointed to see there appears to be only 4 audio commentaries. Now, with a shortened season(which is not their fault) i would think they would undertake to put as a heap of extras as possible to support make up for it. And with such a huge and outstanding ensemble cast, they have a great deal of people to choose from to aid do this. Yet only 4 commentaries? I only nit-pick in regards to this cause i love the commentaries with the cast and crew and find them(& the deleted scenes) as pleasurable as the shows themselves.
The bonus script is, uh, nice. But you’re gonna have to put it in with the dvd’s everytime or the outer casing will be too big/loose(you’ll see what i mean). The Office sticky notes bonus are likewise included(yay?). All in one big box for $37 this week at Target. The general version is on sale for $30 this week minus the big box, 5th disc, and notes. I think Best Buy has their spec.ed., but that comes with a t-shirt/water bottle combo(?).
Anyway, i hope this helps a little as to whether you want to fork over for the Target ‘deluxe’ edition or not. Honestly, after all my credits, i only remunerated $26 for mine but still feel slighltly jipped on the commentaries and no Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam, Ryan, or Toby at the convention(but that might be my fault as i didn’t exploration who was included). Overall 4 stars for dvd set, minus one for price and lack of extra extras to make up for shortened season. Having said all that, i’m gonna hang on to my copy and watch it over and over again, but i’m biased that way. And before you reach for that not-helpful button… FACT: my preview is still better than most reviews like “office rox”, “office sux”, “my shipment hasn’t arrived”.
(edit: besides the (great)deleted scenes for each episode and 4 commentaries, the other two popular major extras of note are the bloopers which run when it comes to 22 minutes and the The Office “Writer’s Block” Convention which runs when it comes to 52 minutes. Greg Daniels, Jen Celotta, Mike Schur, Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak, and Eisenberg & Stupnitsky are notables there, but still no Paul Lieberstein)
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
“I Declare Bankruptcy!”
By Sooz
I have been waiting since May for this set — I was journeying most of the spring (once the blankety-blank strike was at long last resolved) so I missed the final 6 sequences of the season. What a joy to be capable to watch the whole season without disruption!
There are so numerous fantasti story lines in Season 4 – Dwight’s beet farm B&B, Michael and Jan’s disasterous dinner party, Ryan’s huge city social life, and the development of Jim and Pam’s kinship — that even with less sequences than seasons 2 & 3, the Office crew managed to pack a full season of great writing, acting and directing into a short season.
Yet with all the big stories, there are a great deal of little moments that are laugh out earsplitting funny: Darryl’s description of his gang cred (I fell off my couch at “Newsies”), the two versions of “Mad Libs,” Angela’s description of the claw marks on her frozen vegetables, Toby being…Toby.
I’d rate this one a definitive “buy.”
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