I've been an Alkaline Trio fan for a long time now. I was worried this album wouldn't be as good as their other stuff, but WOW! The band is getting better and better. All the songs are great, with lots of new and interesting stuff. I just wish I would've gotten the deluxe edition to get the bonus acoustic songs. But this is awesome too!
What's great about it: Awesome band, awesome songs!
This deadpan release from the American version of the comedy series The Office includes all six episodes from the show's first season, following the everyday misadventures of an extremely earnest and extremely tactless regional branch manager at a paper company, and the employees forced to deal with him.
Customer Rating
5
Hilarious show!
on November 2, 2008
Posted by: HeatherM
from Asheville, NC
My boyfriend bought this DVD a couple years ago because some friends had recommended the show. We didn't know what to expect when we watched it, but we loved it! The cast is great, and so funny! Very original. We understand that it was a pilot season, but we still wish there were more episodes.
I've been a big Family Guy fan for a long time, and this is the first volume I've ever purchased. I love it!! The episodes are hilarious (especially with the swearing). The extra disc of extras is great, but the extras themselves really didn't do it for me. But overall, I love volume 5!!
Season 4 of the acclaimed mockumentary opens with the discovery that Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak) has ascended the corporate ladder from fresh-faced intern to stylishly bearded corporate chieftain. The young gun promptly exercises his authority by charging Dunder Mifflin into the digital age, an affront to technologically dull Scranton branch boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Here are the romantic "fax" of life at the office: Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) are hot, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) are not, and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) and Angela are giving it a shot. A giddy Jam (Jim/Pam) proudly bring their hushed and long-delayed romance to public light, even spending an unsettling night at the Schrute family farm. Dwight confesses to killing Angela's treasured cat Sprinkles, prompting Angela to terminate their romance, which leaves tight Dwight heartbroken and miserable. Angela, in turn, falls into the arms of newest staffer Andy, but only reluctantly. As for Michael, he huffs and puffs through a 5K fun run; hopes to attend a Web-site launch party in the Big Apple; faces a ballooning personal debt; goes on a wilderness survival retreat; butts heads with desk jockey Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker); and travels a bumpy-road romance with high-maintenance ex-bigwig Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin), who's mired in a messy wrongful-termination lawsuit with corporate. All this doesn't stop Michael from obsessing over a model in an office-supply catalog or clubbing for "hot hotties" with Ryan in New York. As the year winds down, slumping human-resources drone Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) decides to quit his post and move to Costa Rica. This development prompts the arrival of a new HR worker named Holly (Amy Ryan), whose sunny presence clearly begins to brighten Michael's downcast world.
Customer Rating
5
Awesome!!
on October 29, 2008
Posted by: HeatherM
from asheville, nc
I love the Office! I got this DVD the day it came out last month. The show is absolutely hilarious, and the cast is great. I was bummed about not having as many episodes as usual with the writers strike, but they made up for it with giving a bunch of extras with the DVD. It was really fun to get a box filled with Office goodies! AWESOME!!
What's great about it: Hilarious show, love the extras!!