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Rating:  52 reviews
Media: Video On Demand
ASIN: B000U5OEU2
Year: 2005
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| Synopsis:
Based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name, this acclaimed sitcom is told through the lenses of a documentary film crew and filled with gossip, pranks, romance and general foolishness at Dunder-Mifflin Paper Co. in Scranton, Pennsylvania. If you've ever hated your boss, your job or both, then you'll love this show. |
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Great Show! Terrible service! September 30, 2007
J. Elmore
63 out of 80 found this review helpful
First off, let me say I am completely in love with The Office, and it is one of my favorite TV shows in recent history. The plot is engaging, the story entertaining and the characters very memorable. Even people who have not seen the first few seasons would not miss much if they start with the fourth season.
However, my review is more of the Unbox Amazon player and service than the TV show itself.
I write episode recaps and review of the office for a small fan website and even though I watch the show on TV when it first airs, I like to have a copy of it to rewatch again while I am writing. Last season I used the iTunes season pass to accomplish this, but since the Office is not available on iTunes this year, I decided to download the video from Amazon instead.
My first impressions were very good! It was very easy to plug in my current account information into their one-click shopping and buy the episode. However, I then had to download their proprietary software to play the video. Well, Amazon neglected to mention that the player would not work on a Macintosh computer, making my purchase completely worthless. Furthermore, they do not have any refund process in place, and even though I have not downloaded the video, and am incapable of downloading it, I have yet to receive a refund.
Luckily, my girlfriend also enjoys this show and does have a Windows computer and had downloaded it, so I went over to her place to watch it, and the video quality is terrible. It looks like it was recorded on a cheap VCR. Much much worse video quality than the episodes I downloaded last season off of iTunes. Despite that, the files are twice as large as the ones off of iTunes, to the tune of 1 GB per hour of video.
All in all i rate the video as a 10/10, but the service as 1/10.
Works with only PC not Mac September 5, 2007
T. Yu (USA)
35 out of 59 found this review helpful
It's great that Amazon and NBC are offering this first rate TV show for download. But its compatibility with Mac and iPod users is not a smooth process at all. You'll need extra software to convert the show to a Mac or iPod compatible format. Most Mac or iPod owners would gladly pay the $1.99 fee here or at the iTune store for the convenience and the premium user interface, while any tech savvy PC users would likely download it free via other means. What's the use of a $1.99 show if you limited it to only one single platform while the show is actually free over the air. Hopefully, the executives of both NBC and Amazon can understand the reality of the current downloadable content market and lift the restriction.
 No Mac support October 6, 2007
Michael R. Kennedy (San Diego, California USA)
17 out of 39 found this review helpful
No Mac support equals poor customer service. iTunes has been successful because of the seamless transaction and viewing process. Until this functionality is fixed for Unbox Video Downloads, business will suffer. I look forward to Amazon raising this service to the service levels and standards of other Amazon product and services.
Kennedy
 Mac support November 13, 2007
Mark Surfas (Laguna Beach, CA)
12 out of 30 found this review helpful
I bought all 3 seasons via itunes and enjoyed them on my ipod and apple tv. NBC / Jeff Zuckerman - who I used to respect from his days at the helm of the today show have actually ruined my return to episodic tv. I haven't really watched a show since Seinfeld. Good move Jeff!
 Another hilarious office episode September 1, 2007
D. J Najarian (New Jersey)
10 out of 17 found this review helpful
This episode is really funny. It pokes fun at racial stereotypes, and how they affect the work place.
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