Travel back to scenic Scranton, Pennsylvania and visit the local Dunder Mifflin Paper Company to find the staff selling reams of paper. Well, not really. You will find them there but it’s doubtful that they’re selling paper, but one of them is rabid as the hilarious season four arrives on DVD (which are not made out of paper).
Those hardworking folks at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company have a camera crew following them around documenting their every move. Dullard, not that he’d know, head of the Scranton branch Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) finds that his new boss is Ryan (B.J. Novak), his ex-intern.
The reason that Michael has a new boss is that his affair with Jan (Melora Hardin) was discovered by the company and she was fired and is now living with Michael. As usual his testimony at her wrongful termination lawsuit hearing is not exactly helpful. Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski) is now a couple and are happily dating.
The same cannot be said for Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and the chilly Angela (Angela Kinsey) as him putting her beloved cat to sleep causes them to break off their secret relationship. The maniacal Andy (Ed Helms) has been looking for a squeeze and having struck out with everyone else decides to turn his attentions to Angela.
All the while asking the steaming Dwight for advice, not knowing that Dwight and Angela was an item. Season four only continues the hilarity of the madcap denizens of the Office.
However, some writers decided to strike and this season was cut a bit short. So instead of the usual twenty or so episodes this season only boasts fourteen, though five of them are “super-sized” aka double length. One cannot deny that this season is hilarious not matter what length it is because of the writer’s strike.
The Office is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) and is enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Special features include four audio commentaries, 10 minutes of deleted scenes, a 22 second Rabies public service announcement, the 82 second director’s cut of the promo from “Local Ad,” a 22 minute blooper reel, a 52 minute Q&A with the show’s writers, and the 3 minute “Summer Vacation” promo.
The box contains a reproduction of the script for “Dinner party” but the sticker on the front promises that it’s a limited edition so your mileage may vary.
This season does offer some solid laughs and even leaves you with some cliffhangers during the final episode of the season. The bit of worry comes in that the special features feel a bit light when compared to the other seasons.
I still can’t help but rate it highly since the episodes still offer some hilarious diversion. I think we all need to go and get checked to make sure we’re not rabid so we can stop this vile epidemic in its tracks. Maybe I am and that’s why I’m still rating the Office so highly, am I foaming at the mouth?
The Office: Season Four is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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