In 1995, the popular British series The Office was adapted for U.S. TV audiences by Greg Daniels, and forever redefined the workplace comedy, and started a new trend of mockumentary sitcoms. The first couple of episodes of the series are a bit rough, and almost scene-for-scene remakes of the UK series, but then the U.S. show really found its stride, embracing the wacky and becoming its own thing, which became even superior to the original version. The series has become a part of our culture, making things like “That’s what she said” part of the everyday lexicon.

Much of the cast of The Office was pretty much unknown when the series started, with Steve Carell being the only really recognizable actor. But this ensemble quickly proved they could be hilarious, and many have gone on to larger careers since.

The Office finds a documentary crew following the employees at the Scranton, PA branch of the Dander Mifflin paper company. In addition to capturing the happenings at the office, the documentary crew also has one-on-one confessional interviews with the employees, where they give their candid thoughts on their co-workers or the crazy things that are happening at the office. The series is shot single camera, without any laugh track, giving it a more realistic documentary feel. Some of the dialogue is also improvised to make it feel more natural and spontaneous, which leads to some really funny scenes. Even when the cameras are focused on one character, there may be other things happening in the background, which helps to make this feel like we are really following the goings-on in this office.

Heading up the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin is always awkward and inappropriate, and possibly inept boss, regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Reporting to him is sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski)—who has an obvious attraction to receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer)—and the quirky assistant to the regional manager Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), who is at odds with Jim, who is constantly playing pranks on him. New to the office as the series opens is temp Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak), who joins the many other wacky characters who work in the Scranton branch, including perpetually grumpy sales representative Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker) who’s counting down the days until he can retire; simple-minded accountant Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner); accountant Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) who is often annoyed by his coworkers’ antics; uptight and religious senior accountant Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey); inappropriate, promiscuous alcoholic Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery) in supplier relations; gossip-loving sales representative Phyllis Lapin (Phyllis Smith); human resources representative Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein); pop-culture loving customer service representative Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling); warehouse dock worker Roy Anderson (David Denman); warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson); and quality assurance representative Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton), whose backstory gets more and more wild as the series goes along.

Michael’s boss is the tough Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin), and over the course of the series we also see some great new characters join the ensemble. In season 3 we meet the the Regional Director in Charge of Sales at the Stamford branch, the very musical Andy Bernard (Ed Helms). Season 4 adds Holly Flax (Amy Ryan), a new HR representative who’s as loopy as Michael. Season 5 brings ever-optimistic new receptionist Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper), and Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) who’s assigned to watch over the acquisition of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch to the Sabre Corporation. Season 7 brings Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) and Robert California (James Spader) as potential replacements for Michael’s regional manager position, and the final season adds new customer service representatives Clark Green (Clark Duke) & Pete Miller (Jake Lacy).

The series also has many other great recurring and guest actors including Kathy Bates, Amy Adams, Idris Elba, Will Ferrell, Timothy Olyphant, David Koechner, Rob Huebel, Andy Buckley, Michael Schur, Rashida Jones, Amy Pietz, Jack Coleman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Matt L. Jones, Charles Esten, Nicholas D’Agosto, Anna Camp, Evan Peters, Thomas Middleditch, Mark Proksch, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Ray Romano, Jim Carrey, Ricky Gervais, Josh Groban, Randall Park, & Warren Buffett.

Steve Carell, who had a blossoming film career, left the series after the seventh season, so other bosses were brought in. While at times it did feel like something was missing, I actually still quite enjoyed the final two seasons. Much of the humor and fun of this show stems from the ensemble of the employees, and that was still present in those seasons, even without Michael. That said, the series finale does a really great job of wrapping things up and bringing these characters to a close.

The Office is a series that I will always watch if I’m flipping through the channels and end up on an episode. It is so funny and re-watchable, and I always have a fun time.

When Peacock became the exclusive streaming home of The Office on January 1, 2021, the streamer started releasing extended cuts of episodes, dubbed “Superfan Episodes”, which integrated never-before-seen footage back into the episodes. Peacock rolled these out season by season over the years, until season 9 was finally made available this past January. The Superfan Extended Episodes include over 25-hous of unaired footage seamlessly integrated back into the episodes, giving fans a new and fun way to watch the series. This is such an amazing and hilarious ensemble, and it is great to be able to see these unused moments as part of the episodes themselves and not just in a deleted scene reel. It makes the episodes feel fresh and new while also still being the same hilarious show I love.

On July 14, these Superfan episodes will finally be available on Blu-ray and for Digital purchase for the first time, giving fans the chance to own these extended cuts for the first time, instead of having them exclusively locked behind the Peacock streaming paywal1! We were sent a copy of the The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes Blu-ray release for review, and the presentation looks and sounds amazing. The picture is crystal clear with an excellent level of detail. The audio track provides clear dialogue throughout, and makes nice use of the stereo and surround channels to capture the immersive chaos of the office.

Universal had previously released the complete series of The Office on Blu-ray with the episodes as they originally aired, and including loads of bonus material. Unfortunately, this new set is barebones, just including the extended episodes, without any of the previous bonus material. In some ways this makes sense as old commentary tracks would no longer line up on these episodes, and it wouldn’t make sense to have deleted footage that is already integrated into the episodes, but fans who still want the other old bonus material should hold onto their previous discs. That said, the extended episodes are a lot of fun, and this is the version I will be grabbing whenever I want to watch the series.

The nine seasons are split across 30 discs, which are placed on flapping trays in 4 extra-thick Blu-ray keepcases, which reside in large outer cardboard box. Each disc offers episode selection and a Play All option.

What’s Included:

Episodes: (101 hr, 20 min)

Blu-ray:
• All 9 seasons/194 episodes of the series on 30 discs.
  • Season 1 (2025) – 6 episodes
    Disc 1: “Pilot”, “Diversity Day”, “Health Care”, “The Alliance”, “Basketball”, “Hot Girl”
  • Season 2 (2005–06) – 22 episodes
    Disc 1: “The Dundies”, “Sexual Harassment”, “Office Olympics”, “The Fire”, “Halloween”, “The Fight”, “The Client”, “Performance Review”
    Disc 2: “Email Surveillance”, “Christmas Party”, “Booze Cruise”, “The Injury”, “The Secret”, “The Carpet”, “Boys and Girls”
    Disc 3: “Valentine’s Day”, “Dwight’s Speech”, “Take Your Daughter to Work Day”, “Michael’s Birthday”, “Drug Testing”, “Conflict Resolution”, “Casino Night”
  • Season 3 (2006–07) – 25 episodes
    Disc 1: “Gay Witch Hunt”, “The Convention”, “The Coup”, “Grief Counseling”, “Initiation”, “Diwali”, “Branch Closing”
    Disc 2: “The Merger”, “The Convict”, “A Benihana Christmas”, “Back from Vacation”, “Traveling Salesmen”, “The Return”
    Disc 3: “Ben Franklin”, “Phyllis’ Wedding”, “Business School”, “Cocktails”, “The Negotiation”, “Safety Training”
    Disc 4: “Product Recall”, “Women’s Appreciation”, “Beach Games”, “The Job”
  • Season 4 (2007–08) – 19 episodes
    Disc 1: “Fun Run Part 1”, “Fun Run Part 2”, “Dunder Mifflin Infinity Part 1”, “Dunder Mifflin Infinity Part 2”, “Launch Party Part 1”, “Launch Party Part 2”
    Disc 2: “Money Part 1”, “Money Part 2”, “Local Ad”, “Branch Wars”, “Survivor Man”, “The Deposition”, “Dinner Party”
    Disc 3: “Chair Model”, “Night Out”, “Did I Stutter?”, “Job Fair”, “Goodbye, Toby Part 1”, “Goodbye, Toby Part 2”
  • Season 5 (2008–09) – 28 episodes
    Disc 1: “Weight Loss Part 1”, “Weight Loss Part 2”, “Business Ethics”, “Baby Shower”, “Crime Aid”, “Employee Transfer”
    Disc 2: “Customer Survey”, “Business Trip”, “Frame Toby”, “The Surplus”, “Moroccan Christmas”, “The Duel”, “Prince Family Paper”
    Disc 3: “Stress Relief Part 1”, “Stress Relief Part 2”, “Lecture Circuit”, “Blood Drive”, “Golden Ticket”, “New Boss”, “Two Weeks”
    Disc 4: “Dream Team”, “Michael Scott Paper Company”, “Heavy Competition”, “Broke”, “Casual Friday”, “Cafe Disco”, “Company Picnic”
  • Season 6 (2009–10) – 26 episodes
    Disc 1: “Gossip”, “The Meeting”, “The Promotion”, “Niagara Part 1”, “Niagara Part 2”, “Mafia”, “The Lover”
    Disc 2: “Koi Pond”, “Double Date”, “Murder”, “Shareholder Meeting”, “Scott’s Tots”, “Secret Santa”, “The Banker”
    Disc 3: “Sabre”, “The Manager and the Salesman”, “The Delivery Part 1”, “The Delivery Part 2”, “St. Patrick’s Day”, “New Leads”
    Disc 4: “Happy Hour”, “Secretary’s Day”, “Body Language”, “The Cover-Up”, “The Chump”, “Whistleblower”
  • Season 7 (2010–11) – 26 episodes
    Disc 1: “Nepotism”, “Counseling”, “Andy’s Play”, “Sex Ed”, “The Sting”, “Costume Contest”
    Disc 2: “Christening”, “Viewing Party”, “WUPHF.com”, “China”, “Classy Christmas”, “Ultimatum”
    Disc 3: “The Seminar”, “The Search”, “PDA”, “Threat Level Midnight”, “Todd Packer”, “Garage Sale”, “Training Day”
    Disc 4: “Michael’s Last Dundies”, “Goodbye, Michael”, “The Inner Circle”, “Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager”, “Search Committee”
  • Season 8 (2011–12) – 24 episodes
    Disc 1: “The List”, “The Incentive”, “Lotto”, “Garden Party”, “Spooked”, “Doomsday”, “Pam’s Replacement”, “Gettysburg”
    Disc 2: “Mrs. California”, “Christmas Wishes”, “Trivia”, “Pool Party”, “Jury Duty”, “Special Project”, “Tallahassee”, “After Hours”
    Disc 3: “Test the Store”, “Last Day in Florida”, “Get the Girl”, “Welcome Party”, “Angry Andy”, “Fundraiser”, “Turf War”, “Free Family Portrait Studio”
  • Season 9 (2012–13) – 25 episodes
    Disc 1: “New Guys”, “Roy’s Wedding”, “Andy’s Ancestry”, “Work Bus”, “Here Comes Treble”, “The Boat”, “The Whale”
    Disc 2: “The Target”, “Dwight Christmas”, “Lice”, “Suit Warehouse”, “Customer Loyalty”, “Junior Salesman”
    Disc 3: “Vandalism”, “Couples Discount”, “Moving On”, “The Farm”, “Promos”, “Stairmageddon”
    Disc 2: “Paper Airplane”, “Livin’ the Dream”, “A.A.R.M.”, “Finale”*
• 1080p / Widescreen 1.78:1
• Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Subtitles: English SDH

Extras:

There is no bonus material included on this release.

Final Thoughts:

The Office is a show that I will always stop on if I come across it while flipping through channels. I always enjoy re-watching whatever episode it is. These extended episodes used to be exclusive to the Peacock service, but now fans can watch any time on disc and digital, and enjoy this hilarious show with all new footage and jokes integrated into every episode. The new Blu-ray release of The Office: The Complete Series – Superfan Extended Episodes looks and sounds great, but does not include any of the previously-released bonus material, just the extended-cut episodes.