The Office: Season Four

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Rating: Not Rated

Starring:

Steve Carell as Michael Scott

Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute

John Krasinski as Jim Halpert

Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly

B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard

Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson

Ed Helms as Andy Bernard

Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson

Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone

Creed Bratton as Creed

Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer

Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor

Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin

Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson

Oscar Nuñez as Oscar Martinez

Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin

Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin

Amy Ryan as Holly

Special Features:

Deleted Scenes

Rabies: The More You Know

Episode Commentaries

Blooper Reel

The Office Convention: Writers’ Block

Michael Scott’s Dunder Mifflin Ad

Summer Vacation Promo

Dinner Party Script

Other Info:

Widescreen (1.78:1)

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Running Time: 6 Hours 45 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the official synopsis of the film:

“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 an intelligent and edgy Primetime Emmy Award-winning series. You’ll enjoy the inappropriate remarks, uncomfortable silences and petty behavior again and again!”

Disc 1:

Fun Run

Dunder Mifflin Infinity

Launch Party

Disc 2:

Money

Local Ad

Branch Wars

Survivor Man

Disc 3:

The Deposition

Dinner Party

The Chair Model

Night Out

Disc 4:

Did I Stutter?

Job Fair

Goodbye, Toby”

“The Office: Season Four” is not rated.

Mini-Review:

I’m a big fan of “The Office.” It’s one of the few shows I watch religiously. I hated the fact that the season was cut short by the writer’s strike, but episodes that did air were pretty good. Pam and Jim managed to get together and the show didn’t suffer the curse of ‘jumping the shark’ when the romantic tension was lifted. (Plus Jim got out of his previous relationship rather gracefully, though at the price of his dignity in the Branch Wars episode.) Ryan spiraled into career implosion. Jan went crazier and crazier culminating in the hilarious Dinner Party episode. We got a peek at the Schrute bed and breakfast while the Dwangela relationship broke up. A lot happened though the season was cut short.

There is a good selection of bonus features on this DVD set. If you didn’t look at any of the extras online, then you’ll be thrilled with what’s here. If you already viewed the webisodes, then you may have seen it all before. In any case, I’m an “Office” fan who didn’t look at the online extras, so I was very happy with what was here. There’s almost 2 hours of bonus features, so it’s like viewing four extra episodes. That alone made the DVD set worthwhile to me. You see more of Ryan’s fall from grace, more of the Dinner Party, more of the Job Fair, and other good stuff. One line I loved was when Michael was speaking to Jan in The Deposition – “There was a time when they said you were out of my league. Oh, how the mighty have fallen…into my arms.” There’s also a blooper reel, commentaries, a funny rabies public service announcement, and a panel with the writers from an “Office” convention. Also included is a hard copy of the Dinner Party script. Flipping through it really made me appreciate the writing. You also see more of where the actors ad lib and depart from the script. It provides some real insight into the creative process.

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