The Best DVDs of 2008: TV

by Leah Weathersby
on December 21, 2008

As
readers of this blog know by now, Amazon Movies & TV editors
recently gathered to vote for our Best of the Year DVDs. Everyone
weighed the options, researched the contenders, and looked deep within
their hearts to pick the funniest, smartest, and most insightful
entertainment of 2008. Then I moved Mad Men to the top anyway. (Jon Hamm can sell me anything.)

Anyhoo, here are my (with lots of input from my friends) top 10 TV DVDs of 2008.
But you shouldn’t take our word for it--TV is a populist art
form, after all. Here's what our customers have to say:

5. 30 Rock: Season 2 (available on DVD):
Average customer rating: 4.5 stars
Customer quote: “Watching 30 Rock
during its second season was a completely exhilarating experience. It
had in its rookie year quickly established itself as the funniest show
on TV, but during its sophomore campaign the writing and acting got
sharper and sharper with each episode. Next to Arrested Development, I honestly believe that this is the funniest American comedy series ever.” –Robert Moore

6. The Office: Season 4 (available on DVD as a single season or in a four-season set)
Average customer rating: 4 stars
Customer quote:
”If the writers’ strike had not cut [this] season in half
then I'm sure it would have ranked up there with Season 2 and 3. Season
4 offered the usual story of the complex relationship between Jim and
Pam and also the odd and disturbing at times relationship between
Michael and Jan.” –-Jason Orzello