Product Description

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."Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: PG UPC: 025195008204 Manufacturer No: 61100979

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252 in DVD
• Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
• Released on: 2007-09-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 574 minutes

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

Waste of time. Never laughed out loud. Characters unexplainably changed character. Pam turned evil.


In this season, Michael seems more serious, and even more mature. Not sure what the turning point was for him. When did he become normal?



I used to LIKE Pam. She was so endearing. Then, after Pam blows Jim off twice when Jim works up the courage to tell her his true feelings on her wedding day (for the sake of suspending the plot, no doubt), after three years of reticence on her part, when it would have taken no courage to tell HIM her feelings, since he was the single one; after blowing him off TWICE, she breaks up with Roy, then Jim returns happy with Karen (carbon copy of Pam, personality-wise), Pam gets back together with Roy, then a few days later dumps Roy, then finally sabotages Jim's happy relationship with Karen. Pam turned out to be a bitch, and whichever screenwriter did that should be fired.



So Pam is either more erratic than Jan (who, btw, was in this season embarrassingly unstable and clingy and unprofessional...did some writer mix up the characters?). Or Pam is just as mature as a 15 year old school girl. She turns Jim away when he opens up and makes himself vulnerable beneath the stars at night; THEN she sabotages his relationship with Karen and his promotion, just because she can (or because, again, she's actually a 15 year old schoolgirl who can't stand to see a guy she's attracted to be happy with another girl).

Excellent comedy series
The Office, after already establishing itself as a great television series in its first two seasons, returns for a very strong third season. The third season is perhaps its best to date, as the series continues to produce award-worthy episodes and performances.

The writing and acting is superb, and will have you laughing out loud over and over again. Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski and the rest of the cast are great. The third season consists of the following 23 episodes:

"Gay Witch Hunt" - Originally aired September 21, 2006
"The Convention" - Originally aired September 28, 2006
"The Coup" - Originally aired October 5, 2006
"Grief Counseling" - Originally aired October 12, 2006
"Initiation" - Originally aired October 19, 2006
"Diwali" - Originally aired November 2, 2006
"Branch Closing" - Originally aired November 9, 2006
"The Merger" - Originally aired November 16, 2006
"The Convict" - Originally aired November 30, 2006
"A Benihana Christmas" - Originally aired December 14, 2006
"Back from Vacation" - Originally aired January 4, 2007
"Traveling Salesman" - Originally aired January 11, 2007
"The Return" - Originally aired January 18, 2007
"Ben Franklin" - Originally aired February 1, 2007
"Phyllis' Wedding" - Originally aired February 8, 2007
"Business School" - Originally aired February 15, 2007
"Cocktails" - Originally aired February 22, 2007
"The Negotiation" - Originally aired April 5, 2007
"Safety Training" - Originally aired April 12, 2007
"Product Recall" - Originally aired April 26, 2007
"Women's Appreciation" - Originally aired May 3, 2007
"Beach Games" - Originally aired May 10, 2007
"The Job" - Originally aired May 17, 2007

All of the episodes from this season are really good, but some of my favorites include The Convention, Branch Closing, The Negotiation, Beach Games, and The Job. This collection also comes with a generous amount of extras, including deleted scenes, bloopers, commentaries, and more. The bit entitled "Kevin Cooks Stuff in the Office" is pretty funny.

This DVD set is absolutely worth owning and you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of watching the episodes. If you're already a fan of The Office, you'll want to add this set to your collection. If you know someone who is a fan and doesn't already own this DVD set, it would make a great gift.

the office - season 3 is the best season ad the funniest,reat laugh!
i had a blast watching the 3rd season of the OFFICE.

it's the best season by far and the cast are simply top notch!!!