The Office - Season Three

In this season, Michael seems more serious, and even more mature. Not sure what the turning point was for him. When did he become normal?



I used to LIKE Pam. She was so endearing. Then, after Pam blows Jim off twice when Jim works up the courage to tell her his true feelings on her wedding day (for the sake of suspending the plot, no doubt), after three years of reticence on her part, when it would have taken no courage to tell HIM her feelings, since he was the single one; after blowing him off TWICE, she breaks up with Roy, then Jim returns happy with Karen (carbon copy of Pam, personality-wise), Pam gets back together with Roy, then a few days later dumps Roy, then finally sabotages Jim's happy relationship with Karen. Pam turned out to be a bitch, and whichever screenwriter did that should be fired.



So Pam is either more erratic than Jan (who, btw, was in this season embarrassingly unstable and clingy and unprofessional...did some writer mix up the characters?). Or Pam is just as mature as a 15 year old school girl. She turns Jim away when he opens up and makes himself vulnerable beneath the stars at night; THEN she sabotages his relationship with Karen and his promotion, just because she can (or because, again, she's actually a 15 year old schoolgirl who can't stand to see a guy she's attracted to be happy with another girl).

The Office, after already establishing itself as a great television series in its first two seasons, returns for a very strong third season. The third season is perhaps its best to date, as the series continues to produce award-worthy episodes and performances.

The writing and acting is superb, and will have you laughing out loud over and over again. Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski and the rest of the cast are great. The third season consists of the following 23 episodes:

"Gay Witch Hunt" - Originally aired September 21, 2006
"The Convention" - Originally aired September 28, 2006
"The Coup" - Originally aired October 5, 2006
"Grief Counseling" - Originally aired October 12, 2006
"Initiation" - Originally aired October 19, 2006
"Diwali" - Originally aired November 2, 2006
"Branch Closing" - Originally aired November 9, 2006
"The Merger" - Originally aired November 16, 2006
"The Convict" - Originally aired November 30, 2006
"A Benihana Christmas" - Originally aired December 14, 2006
"Back from Vacation" - Originally aired January 4, 2007
"Traveling Salesman" - Originally aired January 11, 2007
"The Return" - Originally aired January 18, 2007
"Ben Franklin" - Originally aired February 1, 2007
"Phyllis' Wedding" - Originally aired February 8, 2007
"Business School" - Originally aired February 15, 2007
"Cocktails" - Originally aired February 22, 2007
"The Negotiation" - Originally aired April 5, 2007
"Safety Training" - Originally aired April 12, 2007
"Product Recall" - Originally aired April 26, 2007
"Women's Appreciation" - Originally aired May 3, 2007
"Beach Games" - Originally aired May 10, 2007
"The Job" - Originally aired May 17, 2007

All of the episodes from this season are really good, but some of my favorites include The Convention, Branch Closing, The Negotiation, Beach Games, and The Job. This collection also comes with a generous amount of extras, including deleted scenes, bloopers, commentaries, and more. The bit entitled "Kevin Cooks Stuff in the Office" is pretty funny.

This DVD set is absolutely worth owning and you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of watching the episodes. If you're already a fan of The Office, you'll want to add this set to your collection. If you know someone who is a fan and doesn't already own this DVD set, it would make a great gift.

i had a blast watching the 3rd season of the OFFICE.

it's the best season by far and the cast are simply top notch!!!

Was very pleased to recieve this item within about 1 week of ordering it, especially seeing as i live half a world away!
Disc's we're all in perfect working order.

As for the product itself...well it's the Office, what's not to like!
Laughed myself silly so often, definitely one of my favourite television series, and contains some of the best episodes of the Office.

I was slow to catch on to The Office after season one, but then, Season 2 captured me entirely. The moment I finished watching the last episode of Season 2, I ran out and bought the third season. And I had to drive to another town to get it, and I was almost entirely broke. But I had to see it, and of course, it was all worth it.

The same things I admired so much about Season 2 I admire here. The Office is just about the only sitcom I can think of that has created such a meaningful and coherent storyline over several seasons. The Pam and Jim story is what drives this show, and the writers, producers, actors, and everyone else have outdone themselves in developing that story logically and meaningfully. The intrusion of Karen into that story has flipped things in a way that have allowed Pam and Jim to grow and learn to see their hearts. Really, this is a show that has more heart to it than any other currently on television.

The final two episodes of the season, especially, are wonderful. I can't tell you how many times I've watched Pam's speech at the end of "Beach Games." What a scene!

Of course, everything else is wonderful, too. Dwight has been brought along nicely, and the Michael and Jan relationship provides tons of laughs. I think that the writers made a smart move creating Andy. Dwight's become a little too likeable to be quite the goofy antagonist he was in the first couple of seasons. Andy handles some of that load well. The funniest moment of the whole series, in my opinion, is at the end of "Cocktails" when Andy reappears. I called about three people (who'd already seen the show) to talk about it afterward.

So, this is another wonderful season for The Office. It continues to be my favorite thing on tv.