The Office - Season Two (DVD, 2006, 4-Disc Set)

I am a huge 'The Office' Fan....as a BBC America watcher, I initially got hooked on the Original British version of this series, starring the very funny Ricky Gervias who also directed this along with Stephan Merchant!
I was a little sceptical of the US series prior to its release as the previous attempt to recreate a UK smash in the US - Coupling - flopped; however the difference this time was Gervais and Merchant were on hand as producers....and boy, did this work...it might even be, dare I say it...better!!
This is unique as it a fictional documentary...narration being a key element. It takes a look at the daily life in a fictional office - part of a company that supplies paper! Only in this office, things do not exactly run smoothly...it is as politically correct as it could ever be! Everyone is right - never wrong and tension is high! We have office romances, inappropriate words and actions, the closet alcoholic who drinks on the job, the prankster...anything that could possibly cause workplace tension, is present in 'The Office'!
The manager - in this case played by the very talented and funny - Steve Carell - helps make this series. As much as he tries to keep the office run smoothly...it seems everything he lends his hand to just turns out....well, worse!! Carell is nothing short of brilliant at creating a character that is awkward at best, to the point you will sit squirming in your seat!
Other standouts include Dwight - played by Rainn Wilson...who sees himself as Carell's right hand man...only he is the only one who sees himself in this light....easy to pull the wool over his eyes, and over the top in everything that he does...his absurdness is hysterical!!
The we have the tension of the will they / won't they relationship between Pam and Tim which makes for a very edge of your seat ending to this series!! Or kelly's pathetic hopes for a relationship with the deadpan Ryan!! Oh and lets not forget the very strange relationship between Angela and Dwight which viewers are never fully allowed to understand in an effort to keep us guessing! Or maybe we could consider the very awkward relationship between Carells character Michael and his boss Jan!! All make for very funny, albeit very awkward office dynamics!
This DVD comprises of 4 discs that cover all 22 episodes of the second series, which exceeds the first in scriptwriting and acting! The cast is a talented ensemble and their unique characters all offer us something different! This DVD also offers some extra's that the TV viewer did not get including side splitting bloopers, commentary by cast and producers / directors, deleted scenes...and if anyone remembers the 'faces of Scranton' reel, which Michael created for a high level meeting on sales statistics....well, we are treated to that too!! This is a treat for an Office fan with plenty to keep you amused while this series is off air!! (Though at my time of writing, series three has just started and so far promises to be the best of the three!!)