Poster: For those who put their love for The Office on display, there's a pretty cool poster that puts the cast into the iconic Seurat painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.Nothing made me bemoan the writer’s strike more than the loss of precious episodes of the funniest show on television, The Office. Threat Level Midnight: The Movie (A Michael Scott Joint): Though this was one of the elements this season that makes me feel the season has jumped the shark a bit, this uncut version of Michael Scott's film does have its moments, but is really just for the hardcore fans. Webisodes: In a series of online shorts that total eight minutes, some of the lesser celebrated characters try to make their own horror film, and well, the webisodes in themselves are what's truly scary, mainly because they are devoid of any humor or charm that makes The Office great. More entertaining than the deleted scenes is the blooper reel, and just like any good montage of mistakes made while shooting, it really shows just how much fun the cast and crew have on set. Of course, the extended cuts do offer some pretty hearty laughs and will be thoroughly enjoyed by anyone who didn't want the season to end. Two episodes are given extended producer's cuts, and wouldn't you know it, they're Training Day, the first episode with Will Ferrell as the new manager, and the final episode of the season Search Committee with a whole slew of guest stars interviewing for the manager position at Dunder-Mifflin. Their presence makes certain episodes shine, but at times the stunt casting is apparent, especially with how silly Ferrell's behavior as Deangelo Vickers turns out to be.
Aside from the stream of high profile guest stars like Will Ferrell, Ray Romano, Jim Carrer, James Spader, Ricky Gervais and more brought in to interview for the open manager position, there's other great appearances by Timothy Olyphant, not to mention the return of Holly (Amy Ryan) and Todd Packer (David Koechner). Thankfully, there's one element of the series trying too hard that seems to have paid off, and that's in the guest star department. Though the comedy side seems to be suffering, the more tender and touching moments of this season are spectacularly well-crafted and certainly warm the hearts of fans who have been with Dunder-Mifflin since the beginning. Maybe that's because real-life can only be funny for so long, but the antics of Ryan Howard's new business, some escalated prank confrontations between Jim, Pam and Dwight, and the screening of Michael Scott's movie Threat Level Midnight (though mildly entertaining) just put this season over the top, and not in a good way. Perhaps the biggest problem with The Office now, is the charm of a mockumentary crew following what feels like a real-life office has simply become another exaggerated comedy series.
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