Seinfeld: Season Seven
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Movie Reviews of Seinfeld: Season Seven
Movie Review: Arguably Seinfeld's very best season
Summary: 5 Stars
Season 7 was arguably Seinfeld's best season. I recently finished watching it straight through, episode-by-episode, and found myself still, a decade and several hundred syndication views later, laughing my head off. The Soup Nazi was just as funny today as he was when the episode aired on November 2, 1995
The season started strong, with Jerry and George realizing that "we're not men", that their lives were pathetic, and that they were doomed to live for eternity alone, single, and making silly, meaningless conversation at the coffee shop. George took this to heart, and to everyone's great surprise, asked his ex-girlfriend Susan ("I thought she was a lesbian?" "It didn't take") to marry him. To our greater surprise, she said yes, and when George called his parents to tell them of his engagement, Susan told Estelle that she was very much in love with her son, to which Estelle replied, "May I ask why?" It was a clear bell announcing to Seinfeld's fans that their comic timing was still spot on.
And it was. While already having displayed brilliance in past seasons, they seemed to reach their apex here, where the requisite multiple story-lines all tied in together, built off of each other, *made sense*, the end result being a near perfect show. This was a quality the show would lose the very next season.
Jerry didn't begin and end every show with his stand-up, and that was welcome for me. I have never cared for his stand up. I don't think he's funny outside of the TV show. The 4.5 star rating of his final Broadway show demonstrate that others think differently. To each their own.
Looking back, it's hard to imagine that Julia Louise-Dreyfus only walked away with one Emmy win (seven nominations) in nine years. But when you consider just some of her competition over the years: Christine Baranski from Cybill, Lisa Kudrow from Friends, Kristen Johnsen from Third Rock from the Sun, and Lauire Metcalf from Roseanne, it becomes easier to appreciate the difficulty of winning that award when these actresses were portraying such memorable characters.
The extras on this DVD set really make it stand out. The inside looks offer fascinating insight, although the extras weren't captioned or subtitled. Some deleted scenes were better left deleted, while others were stronger and if time wasn't a factor (as it isn't on HBO and Showtime, for example) might have made a stronger show. You'll have to be the judge of that. I didn't listen to the Notes About Nothing. You *really* have to be an in-too-deep Seinfeld fan to watch an episode just to hear actor/writer/director commentary (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Allow me to digress for a moment and step outside the purview of this review. The only thing that hangs over the DVD release (and all Seinfeld DVD releases) and that which mars its perfection is knowing that Jerry Seinfeld's three co-stars had to push and shove to negotiate for residuals for doing the extra material on the DVDs. It's bad enough that they receive only standard Screen Actors Guild residuals for the reruns in syndication, which have netted the three co-stars each roughly $[...] (according to Jason Alexander in 2004). Compare that to the hundreds of millions that their brethren receive for similar work in lesser sitcoms, the five hundred million that Larry David made off the series, and Seinfeld's net worth of $[...] billion dollars. Not that Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld don't deserve the lions share - they created the show, and Larry's contributions to the show were immeasurable. However, without the talents of each individual actor, the fans of Seinfeld wouldn't have had such a marvelous treasure. The show wouldn't have been the same without their unique chemistry. There should have been some parity.
Movie Review: ~*INSIDE THE VAULT - EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE GOODIES IN SEASON 7 ~*
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a pivotal year for Seinfeld with nearly 34 million viewers tuning in weekly ! This placed Seinfeld in the #2 rating slot of the season. Season Seven has everything from love, engagements, death, secret ATM codes, the soup Nazi, Marisa Tomei and more! This hilarious DVD is packed with all new special features created in partnership of Jerry Seinfeld.
For a show about nothing, this show has many complex plots, sub-plots, and is very well written and put together. Interestingly, until the public caught onto the series, the television critics were responsible for helping to keep it alive. The critics went on and made the series victorious in every category it was eligible for in the 1st Annual American Television Awards. Seinfeld has won a few Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award in 1992 and more. Thank God for that because here we are in the 7th Season with many top notch episodes.
Certainly, "The Soup Nazi" will go down as an all-time classic in the history of American Television. However they are all great episodes.
Here is a quick episode breakdown:
Oh and just to mention *these episodes are the original (1-2 minutes longer) NBC Network versions, not seen since their original broadcast runs*
Disc One - The Engagement, The postponement, The maestro, The Wink, The Hot Tub, The Soup Nazi
Disc Two - The Secret Code, The Pool Guy, The Sponge, The Gum, The Rye, The Caddy
Disc Three - The Seven, The Cadillac Parts 1&2, The Shower Head, The Doll, The Friar's Club
Disc Four - The Wig Master, The Calzone, The Bottle Deposit Parts 1&2, The Wait Out, The Invitations
EXTRA FEATURES
-- SEINFELD REALLY GOES ALL OUT FOR THE FANS -- TONS OF BONUS ExTRA'S
Approximately 13 hours of exclusive special features from the creative talents behind the show, including all new interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and more
*SEIN-IMATION: See Classic Seinfeld scenes re-imagined in this new feature
*NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT:
Never before seen outtakes and Bloopers
*LARRY DAVID'S FAREWELL: Behind the seen reasons as to why Larry David left Seinfeld
*WHERE'S LARRY? - Behind-the-scenes look at Larry David - Seinfelds secret guest star
*QUEEN OF THE CASTLE: THE ELAINE BENES STORY - an in-depth look at Julia's Character
*INSIDE LOOK: Mini "Making of Documentaries" where the cast and creators lend information behind the scenes of certain episodes
*NOTES ABOUT NOTHING: Behind-the-scenes scoop and the production notes
*IN THE VAULT: From the Cutting Room Floor All new Deleted Scenes
*YADA YADA YADA: Cast and Creator Audio Commentaries
Wow ~* I can harldy wait for my box set to enjoy these classic episodes as they were meant to be seen -- unedited and in chronological order with TONS of behind the scene features !! Enjoy ~*
Movie Review: More Than Just a Comedy Series
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a T.V. Seinfeld fan you will absolutely love the DVD's. The scenes that are cut to insert commercials by syndicators are restored on the high quality DVD versions. I grew up in the United States and had always liked the series from television. I was married while living/working/studying in China in 2002 and bought the DVD's for my wife on our coming to the United States in 2005. She had never seen Seinfeld before and had never been exposed to this style of humor or the slice of American life that the series presents. We have watched the DVD's over and over again and they never fail to make us laugh and lift our spirits when we've had a bad day. We utilize the closed captioning option and it has been a great help for my wife in acquiring an understanding of casual English usage including slang, and idiom. On a more serious note, owning so many seasons and watching the episodes regularly makes you realize the sad truth that much of American life really is focused on the themes of myopic self-interest presented and ridiculed in this series. I sometimes worry that individuals may actually see the series as a validation of their lack of ethics, morals, and connection with the Creator instead of as a revelation and jabbing at today's inappropriate social dynamics; just as the Archie Bunker/All In the Family series did in the 70's.
The DVD sets include great special features from "How It Began" to "Making a Seinfeld Episode", deleted scenes, behind the scenes commentary from cast and creators, never-before-seen standup footage of Jerry, original NBC promotional ads and trailers, outtakes and bloopers, and much, much more. It's obvious that a lot of thought and work went into producing the DVD sets and I can't wait until the remaining seasons come out for sale at Amazon. After all; "Who wouldn't love Jerry?"
Episodes included in this set are:
Season 7- The Engagement, The Postponement, The Maestro, The Wink, The Hot Tub, The Soup Nazi, The Secret Code, The Pool Guy, The Sponge, The Gum, The Rye, The Caddy, The Seven, The Cadillac (1), The Cadillac (2), The Shower Head, The Doll, The Friars Club, The Wig Master, The Calzone, The Bottle Deposit (1), The Bottle Deposit (2), The Wait Out , The Invitations.
Movie Review: Another Groundbreaking Season
Summary: 5 Stars
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards deliver another heavy dose of laughter in "Seinfeld: The Complete Seventh Season". "Seinfeld" follows the funny misadventures of stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld (Himself) and his close group of eccentric friends going through everyday life in New York City. In this hilarious season, Jerry's thoughtful gift lands his father under investigation for embezzling funds. George proposes to his former girlfriend Susan and desperately tries to postpone the engagement. Elaine adjusts her screening process to find worthy boyfriends when her method of birth control goes off the market. Kramer sues a gourmet coffee franchise over burns he suffered from sneaking hot coffee into a movie theater. "Seinfeld" was the popular creation of producer Larry David and stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In its seventh season, the NBC comedy sitcom continued to draw big ratings and become the top comedy sitcom on television. The episodes have some fun storylines, terrific humor and memorable recurring secondary characters. The seventh season features such standout episodes as "The Sponge", "The Soup Nazi" and the two-parter "The Cadillac".
Like the previous volumes, Sony puts a lot of effort into "Seinfeld: The Complete Seventh Season". All 22 episodes are presented in their original full screen format. The 4-disc box set contains a well enhanced picture quality and a clear 2.0 Dolby Digital sound. The DVD menus are creative and appealing. Among its special features, it includes "Queen of the Castle" featurette, interviews with cast members, exclusive stand-up comedy footage, production notes, hilarious outtakes, deleted scenes and audio commentaries by the show's cast and creators on 10 episodes. Overall, "Seinfeld: The Complete Seventh Season" gets an "A".
Movie Review: Hilarious Season with Good Features
Summary: 5 Stars
Season 7 marked the departure of co-creator Larry David, better known now as the star of his own HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm. The set has a season long story arc that starts with George getting engaged to former flame Susan, and ends with, well, if you don't already know, I'm not going to tell you.
Everyone's seen the episodes so I'll get straight to the features. There's a pretty good documentary on Larry David and why he chose to leave after this season. There's also a mash up of all the clips Larry has appeared in throughout his run on the show. Plus there are some deleted scenes of the real George Steinbrener who was supposed to make an appearance as himself, but they wisely cut him out. The Inside Looks are interesting as always and makes you appreciate the craft of writing and putting together ideas for a sitcom that's not like any other.
It seems like it took them a little longer to release this season, but overall, the features were worth the wait. I've discovered one Easter Egg so far. When you click Episodes on disc 2 (Elaine's disc) Select the silver item in the lost and found box and there's an additional short documentary on the supporting characters of the show and how being on Seinfeld affected their lives and careers. Overall, a great season of a great show.
On a side note, it dissapoints me that people are tagging this dvd set with words like racist, bigot and boycott. I realize people aren't going to forget what happened this past year, but I hate to think that it puts that kind of taint on a show that ended its run long before the incident. Besides, it's not like this is The Michael Richards Show. Hopefully in the future people will be able to bring up the show Seinfeld without that hanging over it.