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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cloose123" data-source="post: 7704229" data-attributes="member: 290846">For new potential fans of <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">"The Office</a>," the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> set of the break-out second <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a> is a must-see. Start recording the third <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a> now (premieres Sept. 21) and save those episodes, but don't watch them until you've watched the complete second <a href="http://ww.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a>. For devotees like myself, the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> set is a just reward for loyal viewing. The <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a> came into its own this year. I had watched fitfully until the stretch of episodes starting with "The Injury," "The Secret," and "The Carpet" hooked me for good. I am now going back to watch the whole <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a> again and the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">shows</a> hold up very well upon repeated viewing. Strengths of the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a>: Steve Carell gets the award for Most Improved Characterization. It took about a dozen episodes (starting with 6 in the first <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a>) for the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a> to settle on a tone for Carell's incompetent boss. For a while I wasn't sure what to make of him, which kept me from getting attached to the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a>. But this <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a> he evolved from a mean jerk to a clueless, lonely man who really just wants everybody to be his friend. While the Michael Scott character still has plenty of totally inappropriate behavior and tons of cringe-worthy moments, his core of pathos and vulnerability humanizes him. I am even rooting for him to find love with Carol or Jan. As we saw this <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a>, the fumbling results will surely be funny. Now that Carell provides a solid anchor for the cast, the rest of the supporting actors can truly come into their own. From Rainn Wilson's complete dedication to the serious idiocy of <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">office</a> suck-up Dwight Schrute, to the smaller roles of wild-card Creed and eternally suffering temp Ryan, the ensemble has truly gelled. And of course the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">slow</a>-motion unfolding of Jim & Pam's romance provided the heart of the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a> throughout the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">season</a>. Just about anyone over the age of 30 has been either Jim, Pam, or Roy at sometime in their life, and the bittersweet agony of the whole journey provided the summer's biggest cliffhanger. In my online poll to find the "Top Mom Crushes," both John Krasinski and Steve Carell have been nominated. Finally, the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> extras are truly great. The deleted scenes for each episode range from about 4 to 11 minutes and they are really funny. The discipline of 22 minutes works in the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show's</a> favor keep the stories tight, but the extra scenes are a worthy bonus for true fans. This is a fantastic <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a>, and a great <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> set. Even if you didn't <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">watch</a> the British version of the <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">show</a> (which I could never quite get into) give the American version of <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">"The Office"</a> a chance. What separates <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">"The Office"</a> from any other current "sitcom" is that much of the humor comes from what is left unsaid, rather than having a barrage of lame one-liners hitting viewers over the head. <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">"The Office"</a> is absurd, laugh-out-loud comedy with a heart--and if you are part of a couple, it's appointment <a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/the-office-seasons-16-dvd-boxset-p-452.html" target="_blank">TV</a> that you can both love.<a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/mi5spooks-seasons-18-dvd-boxset-p-321.html" target="_blank">MI5 DVD 1-8</a><a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/alias-seasons-15-dvd-boxset-p-269.html" target="_blank">Alias DVD 1-5</a><a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/monk-seasons-18-dvd-boxset-p-299.html" target="_blank">Monk DVD 1-8</a><a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit-seasons-110-dvd-boxset-p-434.html" target="_blank">Law and Order DVD 1-10</a><a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/bones-seasons-14-dvd-boxset-p-225.html" target="_blank">Bones DVD 1-4</a><a href="http://www.stardvdcity.com/south-park-seasons-113-dvd-boxset-p-454.html" target="_blank">South Park DVD 1-13</a></blockquote>

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