For this review I will be handing out and taking away Schrute bucks to the things I liked and didn’t like about the recent release of The Office season 3 on DVD.
$40 Schrute Bucks to the commentaries which are still fresh, funny, and insightful after 3 years. It was especially fun to hear director Harold Ramis join the cast on a couple.
-$4 Schrute Bucks for the lack of Steve Carrell presence in the commentaries. I know he’s busy making himself in to the next huge Hollywood star, but the producers should have really tried to schedule around him.
-$15 Schrute Bucks for teasing us with the Joss. One of the highlights of season 2 for me was the episode Joss Whedon directed and even when it aired I salivated over the prospect of a commentary or interview on DVD. Well my hopes were misplaced because the “interview” only lasts about a minute and while it’s full of Jossy goodness it just leaves you wanting more. Good news is that I hear he’s coming back to direct another one this year.
-$2 Schrute Bucks for the gag reel. While I like the gag reel feature as a whole, I’ve got to take this opportunity and beg those responsible to stop showing them to temp music and filling them with people making funny faces. Just give us the flubs and the physical humor.
+$3 Schrute Bucks for the inclusion of both the Emmy intro and the 2006 Fall Primetime Preview on the bonus materials. In case you missed it last year, Conan O’Brien made a brief pit stop at Dunder Mifflin on his was to the Emmys which was part of the highlight of the show. The Preview was given to sponsors and advertisers last year and feels almost like a mini episode. Look for a great Toby moment stuck in there for all to see.
+$1 Schrute Buck for the full video for Lazy Scranton. Why only a buck? While it’s great to see the whole version but after watching it you realize how much better it is watching the cast watch it.
-$1 Schrute Buck for the Dwight Schrute Music Video. On one hand it’s funny but on the other hand you realize this was just a piece of corporate advertising that the ad wizards at NBC/Universal put together last year to grab new viewers.
+$1 Trillion Schrute Bucks for the show itself. Now well past its British predecessor, our US Office really has hit full steam. The tales of twin Dunder Mifflins went on for the perfect amount of time. The addition of Karen (Rashida Jones) made the Jim and Pam will they won’t they a-thon much better and of course the rest of the cast chipped in. Especially nice to see in season 3 was the further development of the warehouse guys and Jan Levinson (formerly Jan Levinson Gould). While I was once very concerned that the show would be over kill after two years and 28 episodes, season 3 soothed those fears and now I am now eager for season 4..
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