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List Price: $49.98 | | Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Salesrank: 162
Released: September 4, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Fill your Inbox with hilarious moments from The Office Season Three in this four-disc collection that's crammed with extensive bonus features and all 22 episodes of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Comedy Series! Steve Carell is back in his Golden Globe-winning role as earnest but clueless boss Michael Scott, who can't help but contribute his own irreverent commentary to the daily happenings at the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin paper company. As the staff deals with potential office closures, mergers, romances, and advancement, Michael's always there to say all the wrong things at all the right times. Including five supersized episodes and over three hours of deleted scenes, The Office Season Three is packed with classic moments from the show that TIME magazine praises for "satirizing the culture of coffee, cubicles and Chili's with heart and laser precision."
Description of The Office - Season Three:
After a shaky first season of finding its footing, and a second season of establishing itself as one of the funniest shows on TV, the third season of The Office finds the show in its strongest form yet, thanks in large part to the addition of some new characters and stronger plotlines centered on office romances. A corporate merger brings the Stamford staff to the Scranton office of Dunder-Mifflin a quarter of the way through the season giving a nice boost to the season's arc of story lines, especially the addition of Andy (Ed Helms, another Daily Show alum in a role that seems custom made for him) who serves as yet another foil to Dwight (Rainn Wilson) in his unending fight for Michael's approval. As the season begins, the focus is more on Michael (Steve Carell) and his unique "leadership" style in the Scranton office. "A good boss gruntles the disgruntled," and despite his best intentions, he proceeds to somehow screw it up, as in the opening episode, "Gay Witch Hunt," in which he accidentally outs a gay employee. In the second episode, "The Convention," Michael tries to get the party started at the Mid-Market Office Supply Convention ("fun jeans"), and ends up revealing his insecurity about Jim's (John Krasinski) decision to move to Stamford. It leads up to "The Coup," where Dwight meets with Michael's Boss Jan (Melora Hardin) in a misguided attempt to take control of the office. The merger of the two offices into the Scranton location provides the fuel needed to continue the Jim and Pam (Jenna Fischer) subplot as Jim returns with his new girlfriend, Karen (Rashida Jones) who also transferred, and with Pam no longer engaged to Roy, the tension among them increases significantly. Other major plot points this season include: Dwight shows his true feelings for Angela in an excellent climax to one of the funniest subplots on the show; Michael negotiates a raise after learning he barely makes more than his subordinates; new office suck-up Andy is forced into anger management classes; and finally, in what may be the most bizarre company retreat in history, a day at the beach ends with Pam revealing her true feelings for Jim in front of the entire office. The season wraps up in unpredictable fashion when Karen, Michael, and Jim all travel to headquarters to interview for the same position. The strength of this season just continues to solidify The Office's place as the preeminent satire of today's cubicle culture. --Daniel Vancini
The Office - Season Three Reviews:
Dunder Mifflin meets the real world 
2009-10-27 - 22 episodes
SPECIAL FEATURES
1. Deleted Scenes
2. Kevin cooks stuff in the office
3. Excerpt from the 2006 NBC prime time preview hosted by the office
4. Toby wraparounds
5. Dwight Schrute music video
6. Joss Whedon interview
7. Videos from the office "make your own promo" contest
8. Blooper reel
9. Lazy Scranton video
10. Excerpt from the 58th annual prime time Emmy awards
11. 8 episode commentaries
Total Viewing Time: 987 minutes
There are moments during season three that I thought it might be able to bypass the incredible season two. And then there were moments that just didn't feel quite right and made me think, "the magic of season two was a one time thing" and then I sighed. But then I would end up laughing hysterically at something and I was okay with the fact that season three is different from season two - in a lot of ways.
The one thing that stands out to me most about season three of The Office is how "real" it gets. Dunder Mifflin has always been susceptible to downsizing. Hell, they even hint at it in the "Pilot" episode, but in season three, does it become a reality? I won't ruin any of the surprises of season three, but I will say that the show has a lot of "real life" office politics in it. There are real problems that companies go through. It doesn't ruin the show at all, it actually makes it better I believe. For as much as Dwight (and Creed) push the boundaries of insanity, knowing that these people work at a paper company brings us back to Earth.
Season three also introduces us to new characters, mainly Andy and Karen. Still to this day, I don't really know what to think of Karen's character. I understand why she was on the show and the role she played, but as far as what she added to the episodes or show, I'm not real sure. She wasn't really a jokester, or especially serious, and I feel like the writers never really took her character anywhere. In a lot of ways this is fine since I'm sure a lot of fans didn't like her because of her connection to Jim. Meanwhile, Andy's character instantly stole several scenes and - if he stays on - could become a great character that could rival with Dwight, as Jim does.
My overall impression of season three however was that it has some lackluster moments and some "good, but not great" episodes. But this season is still better than most shows could ever pull off - even in their prime.
The packaging is pretty much the same as season two, and contains some good pictures through the season. The packaging has a slip case cover again (as S2 did), and fold open like a book. The discs are still placed in an annoying manner, but otherwise I like the box set.
The standouts of special features are the 8 commentaries (however not as much fun as season two's collection), and the deleted scenes (hours worth of footage, again). The rest of the special features are generally pretty short - except for the excerpts - and while some are fun (the Dwight Schrute music video and "Lazy Scranton" video), there's not nearly as much to sink your teeth into, but still more than most companies put into their box sets.
All in all, I was not surprised that season three wasn't as good as season two (but how could it?) but I was glad it didn't fall off as far as I originally thought it would. Season three is great, season two is classic - and that's when comparing the two. As a stand alone it's probably even better. The Office continues to succeed and has created a great series and a great box set for its third season.
9.0 THE SHOW ITSELF
8.7 VISUALS
9.0 SOUND
8.3 PACKAGING
7.7 EXTRAS
9.3/10 FINAL VERDICT
Excellent
2009-10-20 - Just finished watching this season. I must have missed several episodes cause there was a lot that I hadn't seen that made me about pee my pants. Love this season. Just great! If you are a fan you will love it. If you aren't you will love it. Jim, Pam, Roy... just great stuff. And of course the whole damn cast is just great. I love it.
Office Series 
2009-09-18 - I purchased this series as a gift for my daughter and son-in-law. They tell me that they are really enjoying it and the discs are in good condition.
Love is in the air!
2009-08-30 - What a great season! Steve Carell is amazingly funny in his very awkward kind of way, Rainn Wilson cracks you up with his oddball lines and the support cast are fantastic additions to the overall feel of the show. The reason I watched this season of course was for Jim and Pam. Ah, what a fairytale they are! Will they get together? Who knows! You'll have to watch to find out :-)
The Office: Season Three
2009-08-11 - There are many classic moments in this season such as Stanely being the happiest man in the world on Pretzel day, Micheal's great idea's for "Beach Day" and the confession from Pam while they are all around the campfire, Dwight's "Anti-Flashing Task Force", and so many more! There are also some wonderful special features such as "Kevin Cooks Stuff in the Office" and the Dwight Schrute music video.
