Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: OFFICE, THE: SEASON FOUR (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0025195017329
Format: AC-3
Item Dimensions: Array
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: 61102114
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-09-02
Running Time: 405
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-09-02

Steve Carell (Get Smart) returns in his Golden Globe®-winning role of The World s Greatest Boss Michael Scott in Season Four of the hit comedy series The Office! This must-own four-disc set includes every irreverent episode from Season Four including the five extended full TV-hour specials plus hours of hilarious deleted scenes and bonus features! Rejoin Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) as they bring romance to the workplace Dwight (Rainn Wilson) as he continues his quest to be Michael s right-hand man and newly deemed Wunderkind Ryan (B.J. Novak) who s working to drag Dunder Mifflin into the digital age. Developed for American TV by Primetime Emmy® Award winner Greg Daniels (King of the Hill The Simpsons) The Office is the intelligent and edgy Primetime Emmy® Award-winning series that critics are hailing as the funniest show on TV (Gavin Edwards Rolling Stone). You ll enjoy the inappropriate remarks uncomfortable silences and petty behavior again and again!System Requirements:Running Time: 405 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195017329 Manufacturer No: 61102114
Is a season of The Office with less episodes still a great season? That seems to be the debate among the Emmy-winning sitcom's faithful audience in regard to season four, which like every program in 2007 and 2008 suffered due to the Writers Guild strike. But even a truncated season can't dispel the fact that The Office remains one of television's funniest and most consistently inventive programs. If a theme can be grafted upon season four, it's Things Fall Apart: former temp Ryan (writer-producer B.J. Novak) is promoted to executive position and then squanders that power, while Dwight (series MPV Rainn Wilson) attempts to recover from his breakup with Angela (Angela Kinsey) and her apparent relationship with the hapless Andy (Ed Helms). Elsewhere, HR's Toby (writer-director Paul Lieberstein) finally flees Dunder Mifflin for that long-threatened vacation to Costa Rica (and is replaced by Oscar nominee Amy Ryan), and Stanley (Leslie David Baker) reaches his own breaking point in "Did I Stutter?" The center of office entropy is, of course, boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell), who is knocked off his pedestal throughout the season; his sweetly naïve television spot is disparaged in "Local Ad," he's passed over for the executive outing in "Survivor Man," and in the season's highlights, he is forced to twice endure humiliation at the hands of his own girlfriend Jan (Melora Hardin), first in the heartbreaking "Deposition," and then immediately after in the Emmy-nominated "Dinner Party," which puts their disintegrating relationship in sharp focus. Even office lovebirds Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) experience some rocky moments as Jim anguishes over the right time to propose to her. But don't let that laundry list of disasters fool you into thinking that season four is a downer; if anything, many of the episodes are among the funniest the show has produced to date. Most notable among these are the opener "Fun Run" (the Scranton team participates in Michael's charity race for rabies prevention), "Job Fair" (Michael attempts to hawk Dunder Mifflin to high schoolers, while Jim struggles to land a client), and the aforementioned "Dinner Party" and "Goodbye, Toby." Longtime viewers may wince at some of the broader gags in the season, like Michael and Dwight driving into the lake in "Dunder Mifflin Infinity," but the best episodes are so strong--and Carell and his fellow players so dead-on in their performances--that it's hard to make a case against the season for those relatively few low points. Extras in the season-four set are fewer than in previous releases, though that may have to do with the reduced number of episodes. Deleted scenes are offered for every episode, and many are real gems, most notably those in "Dinner Party" and "Goodbye Toby." A smattering of commentaries is also included; Carell and Krasinski are noticeably absent, but Wilson, Fischer and the writing and directing staff more than make up for their absence. And the featurette "Writer's Block," which includes footage of the writers' panel at an Office convention, gives an amusing alternate to the usual behind-the-scenes coverage. Michael's complete ad for Dunder Mifflin, a battery of amusing faux PSAs for rabies, and a gag reel do much to fill out the supplemental features. --Paul Gaita

Customer Rating:
Summary: Office 4 Review
Comment: Even though the season was cut short by the writers' strike, the season is still filled with laughter, surprises, and great one-liners. There are also several minutes of deleted scenes from several episodes which are worth watching.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: still funny at four
Comment: The Office is one of the greatest television series ever made, and season 4 definitely delivers. Although cut short by the writer's strike, this season is almost as funny as the last two and just as satisfying.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Office: Season 4
Comment: My family members are all huge Office fans, so we had to get the DVD soon after it was released. Amazon gave us a better price than the stores, and delivered it right to our doorstep. We are enjoying the episodes over and over.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Office
Comment: We love this season. Its even funnier if that is possible.

Thanks for the quick service!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Performance Review
Comment: The Office is one of the best comedies to be produced in the last number of years. Season 4, although it does not reach the bar set by series 2 and 3, has much to recommend it. 'The Dinner Party' episode is undoubtedly The Office at its hilarious cringeworthy best, and although the other episodes in the series don't all hit this height, they still produce enough laughs, enough moments, to make the series a pleasure to view.

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