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'The Office' Digital Shorts Collection DVD available now

By April MacIntyre Dec 4, 2010, 3:12 GMT

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Fans of NBC's "The Office" have a new DVD to add to their wish list for the holidays.

Just in time for holiday gift-giving “The Office” Digital Shorts Collection is on sale now from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Fans of the NBC comedy will be treated to seven of their favorite shorts including “Subtle Sexuality,” “The Accountants,” “Kevin’s Loan,” “The Outburst,” “Blackmail” and “The Mentor.”

The DVD contains the original minisode “Podcast,” featuring Gabe (Zach Woods) as he tries to impress corporate by recording a podcast for the Sabre website. However, his plans for a small, meaningful profile of Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) quickly unravel as the rest of the office forces Gabe to become the reluctant host of a late night style talk show. Additionally, more than two hours of bonus content are included with features such as the “Dwight Schrute Music Video,” “Lazy Scranton” and the Paley Center Panel: “Inside The Writers Room.”

“The Office” Digital Shorts Collection stars Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor), B.J. Novak (Ryan Howard), Ellie Kemper (Erin Hannon), Craig Robinson (Darryl Philbin), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton), Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson), Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martines) and Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone). They also provide behind-the-scenes commentary.

The DVD is available at the NBC Universal online store.

From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes the documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant banality that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy "The Office," based on the award-winning BBC hit.

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