SEINFELD may be partly to blame for America's negative view of New Yorkers. Though it wasn't the first show to assert the rudeness of Gotham's citizens, its characters are selfish to a fault--not that there's anything wrong with that. Self-obsessed comedian Jerry Seinfeld is joined in the cast by his neurotic ex-girlfriend, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); his chronically lazy pal, George (Jason Alexander); and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), who takes the sitcom cliché of the weird neighbor to impressive new heights. Despite their faults (or perhaps because of them), they're some of the most hilariously watchable characters in television history. The eighth season finds Kramer at war with Kenny Rogers Roasters and its incessant bright light. After his quick recovery from fiancée Susan's death, George moves on to a relationship with a prison inmate. Meanwhile, Elaine capitalizes on a widespread love for muffin tops (the baked kind) with a business venture. Jerry's near-obsessive compulsiveness reaches new heights when his beautiful girlfriend (Kristin Davis) unknowingly uses a toilet-tainted toothbrush. Season eight was also memorable for introducing the phrase "yada yada" into the modern lexicon.
DVD Features:
4-Disc Box Set
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - French/Parisian
Stereo - French/Parisian
Dolby Digital Stereo- English
Subtitles - English, French/Parisian, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries
Behind the Scenes - "Inside Looks" - Mini-Making of Documentaries (Episodes)
Featurettes - 1. "Notes About Nothing"
2. "Sein-Imation"
3. "Jerry Seinfield: Submarine Captain"
Outtakes - Deleted Scenes & Bloopers
Guest Star
Debra Messing: American actress, WILL & GRACE
Guest Star
Janeane Garofalo: Actress
Guest Star
Lloyd Bridges: American Actor
Guest Star
Raquel Welch: American actress
Guest Star
Robert Wagner: Actor, IN THE NAME OF THE BROTHERHOOD (1996)
Guest Star
Sarah Silverman: Actress
Guest Star
Kristin Davis: Actress, SEX AND THE CITY
Review 1:
"Without co-creator Larry David, Jerry Season indulged a more waggish sense of humor." -- Grade: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.67 06/08/2007
Review 2:
4 stars out of 5 -- "[C]ompactly plotted, character-rich and consistently, thigh-whackingly funny."
Source: Total Film
p.135 07/01/2007
Review 3:
5 stars out of 5 -- "[The show] had grown so much confidence that nothing was out of bounds for them."
Source: Uncut
p.138 08/01/2007
Review 4:
5 stars out of 5 -- "Season Eight was an Emmy winner, with 22 joyous episodes of silliness..."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.108 08/01/2007