| | | |Petty Behavior. Zero Productivity. All in a Day's Work.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.78:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound, English, Spanish Subtitled
Based on the hit BBC series. A remake of the hit 2001 BBC TV series The Office (2001), this is a mockumentary that documents the exploits of a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Made up of head chief Michael Scott (Steve Carell), a harmlessly deluded and ignorantly insensitive boss who cares about the welfare of his employees while trying to put his own spin on company policy.With an office including the likes of various peers who have their own hangups, The Office (2005) takes a look at the lives of its co-workers: bored but talented salesman Jim (John Krasinski), his mildly sociopathic, butt kissing enemy Dwight (Rainn Wilson), mildly righteous receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer), and indifferent temp Ryan (BJ Novak).
"Painfully funny!" Boston Globe
"...highly entertaining...my favorite show currently playing on network television." Brendan Babish, DVD Verdict
"Smart, biting 9-to-5 satire." Entertainment Weekly
"...a terrific comedy full of laugh-out loud moments." William David Lee, DVD Town
"...extremely funny...the cast is perfect in their roles, delivering in each and every scene..." Francis Rizzo, III, DVD Talk
"Priceless moments...daring, unflinching..." James Poniewozik, Time
"The most brilliant send-up of cubicle hell since Office Space." Maxim
Editor's Note
Based on the popular British comedy of the same name, THE OFFICE takes place in and around the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Using the same mockumentary style as the original, the series succeeds in capturing the quiet desperation of the poor souls working in this socially stifling environment under the direction of delusional boss, regional manager Michael Scott. Comic actor Steve Carell beautifully inhabits the role, playing a man so eager to be liked, he completely alienates people with one stupid antic after another. Blindly believing himself beloved by his employees for his laid-back nature, Michael fails to see that, with the exception of nerdy and bizarre Dwight (Rainn Wilson), he is resented and despised by all. Carell perfectly walks the line between despicable and pathetic, enlisting his audience's sympathies just moments before doing or saying something horribly inappropriate. The second season is even better than the first, with several romantic storylines getting into full swing in episodes like "Email Surveillance," "Sexual Harassment," and "Booze Cruise." THE OFFICE may be a remake, but it has charms of its very own. SEASON TWO contains all 22 episodes from the season.
| Features | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Office: Season Two - DVD Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 9/21/2006 7:01 AM | | Putting together in one season a more nuanced and subtle relationship than Ross and Rachel ever managed, Krasinksi and Fischer are actually believable as 'best friends' who are so destined to be together it might as well be written on big letters on their forehead. The reactions they give when the other one expresses preference for any other person or ignores them for even a brief period really says it all. Reactions are Krasinski's forte and they should create a new Emmy award in the category just for him. ...read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 9/12/2006 |
| Running Time: 479 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 30378 | | UPC: 00025193037824 | | Number of Discs: 4 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (2007) | | | Image Award, Ken Whittingham, Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | | | Screen Actors Guild, Leslie David Baker, et. al., Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | |
Winner (2006) | | | Emmy, Ricky Gervais, et. al., Outstanding Comedy Series | |
Nominee (2006) | | | Emmy, Steve Carell, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | | | Emmy, Michael Schur, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
Winner (2006) | | | Golden Globe, Steve Carell, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Benjamin Patrick, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation |  | David Rogers, Dean Holland, Winner, Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | | Greg Daniels, Winner, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | | | Jenna Fischer, Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | | | Ken Kwapis, Nominee, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | |
Image Award (2007) | | Ken Whittingham, Winner, Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Rainn Wilson, Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | |
Screen Actors Guild (2007) | | Steve Carell, et. al., Winner, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | |
Emmy (2006) | | Greg Daniels, Winner, Outstanding Comedy Series | | | Steve Carell, Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |
Golden Globe (2006) | | Steve Carell, Winner, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"The saltine-dry cubicle humor and Carell's painfully hilarious performance still take center stage..." -- Grade: A 09/15/2006 p.60Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "[E]xceptional....There's welcome development for the supporting cast, who rise to the challenge magnificently...." 10/01/2006 p.114 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"THE OFFICE really came into is own, stepping out of the shadow of its British forbearer and into its own wonderfully wince-worthy world." 11/01/2006 p.110 Uncut
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's extremely funny and beautifully acted, especially by Steve Carell as the insufferable boss." 03/01/2008 p.124 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "THE OFFICE continues to benefit from fantastic casting and a clear understanding of the original's concept." 03/01/2008 p.146 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "Standout eps include Michael burning his foot on a George Foreman grill, he and Dwight fighting at the local dojo and the team enacting an action-movie script that Michael's scribbled on the sly." 04/01/2008 156 Reel.com 9 of 10
Seinfeld was touted as "a show about nothing," but the TV situation comedy that actually fulfills that promise is the excellent American version of The Office, with episodes built around truly mundane office scenarios...The premise is meant to be as dull as possible: a paper distribution company populated by resigned, worn-down long-term employees and I'm-outta-here short-timers...It's a blank slate, in other words, in which the actors can work their characters, and this great cast knows just what to do...Ricky Gervais, who conceived and starred in the original BBC version of The Office, was so funny in the British version that fans of that series were naturally skeptical about the effort to bring the project across the pond with an all-American cast. But the NBC version works very well, in large part because of Carrel, who is not imitating Gervais' character, but doing something all his own. - Ken Dubois
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