| The Office - Season Three | 
 enlarge | Actors: Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Ed Helms
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  215 reviews
Sales Rank: 297
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 574
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: MCAD61100979D
UPC: 025195008204
EAN: 0025195008204
ASIN: B000SINT4S
Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 2005
Release Date: September 4, 2007
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/04/2007 Rating: Nr
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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
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Addicting, not even kidding January 8, 2009
The Office is like a drug. I could barely wait to leave work so my husband and I could watch it. I could have stayed up all night watching episode after episode and that's not even including the deleted scenes. Season 1 and 2 were fabulous and Season 3 is more so. Like a wine, it gets better with age.
My favorite aspects of the show were definately the merger, Jim leaving, Jim coming back, unrequited love, everything Dwight, and of course Michael. Just as oblivious as always, Steve Carell's character anchors the show as he did the last two. The acting is just as fantastic this time around and the plot lines of the show are for the most part funny and inventive. I don't think I disliked a single show in Season 3 and that is a rarity when it comes to TV shows. A must see!
 Great--but best episodes hurt by decision-making December 13, 2008
The Office, at it's best, is a complex, well-written, and subtle ensemble comedy with a bit of drama thrown in. Season 3, while not quite as consistent as Season 2, still manages to create some of the best individual episodes yet. My main qualm is the meddling by the powers that be with two of the best episodes in series history: "Traveling Salesmen" and "The Return." These episodes occur one after another, continue various plot threads seamlessly, and are incredibly well-written and clever. iTunes even released an extended, 28-minute cut of "The Return," which was better than the original. I naturally expected it to appear on this set. However, instead of showcasing the two best episodes of the season, the corporate decision-makers condensed and merged them together, creating a single episode (called "Traveling Salemen/The Return) which not only doesn't have the extended cut material, but also has scenes removed from the original cut, including the hilarious cold open from "Traveling Salesmen." To me, this is a mind-boggling decision: instead of giving two great episodes some breathing room, they've had them shortened and squished together. My question is this: why use a DVD to give Office fans less instead of more? The butchering of "Traveling Salesmen" and "The Return" alone has led me to side with iTunes and make a move for a video ipod--it's the only way I can watch the best episodes from this season! Other these annoying issues, the overall quality of this season is excellent. I just wished they'd created this disc with the fans (and common sense) in mind.
A dream TV comedy show! December 1, 2008
.No fake laugh tracks;
.Clever writing;
.Endless humour;
.A lot of location shooting;
.Steve Carell at the top of his game;
.Great supporting characters;
.Coherent character development and plot lines.
This is a dream come true: a TV show with comedy, heart and intelligence at the same time. I watched all the episodes in three days, a thing I never did before with any TV show. The 20-22 minutes goes by so fast, so great this show is. Not a single wasted moment. A real gem.
Love it.. but rip off? October 31, 2008
I love The Office. I recommend it to anyone. My only problem with this product is that it is almost as expensive or as expensive as season 2 but has only about half the episodes. The writers strike cut off the season early and so they didnt make as many episodes in the season. They were sneaky and put 4 cds in the case just like season 2, but if you notice there are less episodes per disc. In my opinion it should be a discounted rate.
Still going strong October 29, 2008
Season 3 doesn't disappoint. I'm about halfway through the set now, laughing so hard I'm crying all the way.
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