Seinfeld: Season Three
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Movie Reviews of Seinfeld: Season Three
Movie Review: Funny is as Funny does...
Summary: 5 Stars
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: Seinfeld difused all discontent.
"Nothing Wrong With That," outakes are uproarious. Although I've seen more of the show through reruns, a fuzzy memory was indeed revived by this smash-hit show, and now DVD, one of watching this classic sitcom on a warm, fresh spring day, just around dinner time way back in 95. (More idyllic times in general worldwide). The true allure of the show, with all it's admirers and adherents countrywide (world over for that matter), in all liklihood can never be fully conceived by those of latter generations. However, keeping the memory of the show alive will prove invaluable. Seinfeld was not only full of wise-cracks, quick lines, and unique gesticulations, it also shared the common bond of character evolution w/ most other succesful network shows. The prize awaiting fans in these first three seasons is a less refined ensemble, something that is interesting to view when one knows in the back of their mind how big the cast became over the course of the '90s. If there were to be an aspect of the show that I enjoyed thoroughly, it would of course have to be their wonderful humor and, in retrospect, how well the whole crew depicts relationships. Some may say the show got too big, and people became somewhat obsessed with its more surreal side (i.e. nutty premises and "Kramers" antics), but I have to disagree. The show was great because it captured the best of fantasy and reality; something I notice also in a lot of British productions. It has its manic moments, silly situations, and emotional realizations, all completing a compendium on every-day life. To avoid further praise, the show is a classic because it shows how great life can be if it is lived with a little less gravity, a tad more enthusiastically, but always with the respect for genuine personality and freedom of expression. A real delight and suprise was the "Kramer vs. Kramer" extra. Michael Richards is so eloquent and insightful, drawing further recognition to his abilities. In closing, thank you Sony and Seinfeld crew members for the DVD release. Please throw in a ton of extras in future episode releases.
Movie Review: Where Seinfeld came of age
Summary: 5 Stars
Riding on the momentum of the last few episodes of the previous season, Seinfeld - Season 3 would be the first of several seasons where nearly every episode was top notch, many of which would become classics. The writing, much of which was based on things that really happened to the writers, improved tremendously as did the rapport among the cast. This led to a small but dedicated cult following which would increase during the season. Momentum had built as such that two of Season 4's episodes would debut the following summer rather than in the traditional fall season.
Disc 1 is very strong as both "The Library" and "The Pen" would become early classics while "The Note" and "The Truth" were also very good. Every episode of Disc 2 is top notch with the episodes "The Parking Garage", "The Café", "The Tape", and "The Alternate Side" reaching classic status with the last debuting one of the show's many catchphrases, in this case "These pretzels are making me thirsty!" Disc 3 is just as great with the best episodes being "The Red Dot", "The Pez Dispenser", and "The Boyfriend", the series' first two-part episode, which features former baseball great Keith Hernandez as well as a hilarious segment involving a spitting incident between Hernandez, Kramer, and Newman in the guise of the movie, JFK. Disc 4 is awesome as well with the best episodes being "The Fix Up", "The Limo", and "The Parking Space." Even lesser known episodes during the season such as "The Dog", "The Nose Job", and "The Subway" are very funny. As with all of the DVD's released in the Seinfeld series, the coup de grace are the special features which feature bloopers, deleted scenes, inside looks, and exclusive stand-up material. Also included is a must see 22-minute documentary on the Kramer character and the highly recommended Notes About Nothing which are chock full of information. Also worth noting is there's less emphasis on Jerry's stand-up routine as the writing team was running on all cylinders. Despite the struggling ratings when these shows originally aired, Season 3 would be the season where Seinfeld came of age and would lead to its phenomenon status. Highly recommended.
Movie Review: The show about nothing finally has a DVD with everything
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen these episodes dozens of times each. I love this show; I love the characters; I love the pencil-thin plots; I love Kramer's scemes; I love Elaine's antics; George's predicaments; Jerry's shallowness; Newman's evilness; Tom Cherones' directing; Larry David's writing; and just about everything else that makes this show Seinfeld.
So of course I got the DVDs for the extras and Colombia doesn't disappoint. Bloopers, unused stand-up material, interviews, commentaries, production notes, photo gallery, and an out-of-place (sort of) Spider-Man II trailer, and inside looks at the making of individual episodes. This DVD set is the ultimate for any DVD fan.
It's not without its faults though. My biggest gripe was with the "Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny and Cosmo" featurette on the Season Three DVD. The description on the back mistakingly identifies it as a comparison between the real-life Kenny Kramer and the Cosmo Kramer of the show. Once you get five minutes into it, however, you realize it's a documentary about Michael Richard's devotion to giving a good performance on the show.
That in itself is not bad. Michael is a very interesting person and he does reveal some stuff I hadn't known about, but it's the principle of being misled that upsets me. Kenny Kramer is mentioned at the beginning, but it shows a mere three quick clips of an interview with him aboard his reality bus. Honestly, more about Kenny is said on the "Seinfeld story" NBC special.
But the rest is great. Season Three isn't my favorite, but it is pretty good. It marks the point where Seinfeld really became the show it was for the rest of its run. A show about four greedy New-Yorkers with no respect for society. Or nothing, whichever you prefer.
The best commentaries are the ones with Julia (Elaine), Jason (George), and Michael (Kramer). There's also an option called "Notes About Nothing", which is a subtitle feature that will analyze every moment of the episode and give you useless facts. But then... isn't that what the show was about?
Movie Review: HIT ITS STRIDE IN SEASON THREE
Summary: 5 Stars
While there were some select excellent episodes during the first two seasons of Seinfeld, I've always thought Season three was when the show really hit its stride and found its comfort zone where it would remain for the next six years.
This season really defined the whole irreverance of the show and the pure ridiculous idiosyncracies of the characters. Among the great episodes of season three:
"The pen" Jerry visits his parents in florida and Jack Klompus gives Jerry the famous Astronaut pen that writes upside down.
"The Library" The library asks Jerry about a book he checked out in 1971 and never returned, so Jerry looks up an old girlfriend for his defense against a library cop. Phillip Baker Hall is priceless as the Libray Cop Bookman.
"The Subway" Everyone has an uncommon experience while going their separate ways on the subway. George meets a beautiful woman who distracts him from his intended destination, a job interview. Jerry falls asleep and then wakes up across from a fat naked man and winds up discussing with him, the New York Mets & Coney Island.
"The Pez Dispenser" Kramer joins the "Polar Bear Club." Jerry gets one of Kramer's Pez dispensers which makes Elaine laugh during a piano recital of George's girlfriend, and that puts their relationship in jeopardy.
"The Boyfriend Parts 1 & 2" Jerry meets Keith Hernandez and wants to make a good impression. Meanwhile, George is out of time on his unemployment and he works harder than ever on his scheme to get a 13 week extension. He tells the unemployment office he was really close on Vandelay Industries, a company that makes latex products and whose main office is Jerry's apartment. Kramer and Newman hate Hernandez back to a time when they were allegedly spit on by him; however, Jerry supports the "second-spitter theory." The First of Many legnedary Episodes.
There is commentary on several episodes and many more extras. This is the season that would catapault Seinfeld to top 10 status!
Movie Review: Finally afetr all the torcherous waiting!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I am a huge Seinfeld fan, I have over 300 collectible items from the show including a piece of stage from the Marv Griffen set, and the original numbers off of Jerrys apartment, I have over 150 autographs from the cast and crew, so from all of this you can tell that I am a fan. I purchased the entire Series off of ebay some time ago only to be most disappointed with the quality and the commercials which were included!!!
Today I picked up the seasons 1,2,3 and am most satisfied with the quality but most of all I absolutely all of the bonus footage, the interviews are absolutely great, and any Seinfeld fan knows that there simply just are not enough of these interviews, however most of all I love the bloopers that are included, they're absolutely HILARIOUS!!! and very rare indeed. Of course you can not go wrong with the episodes that are digitally remastered and sound wonderful. The season 1-2 set included the very rare Pilot episode titled"The Seinfeld Chronicles" which I personally have only had the pleasure to see one other time from the set I purchased from ebay.
This is a sure buy for any Seinfeld fan whether large or small. I truly can not say enough about these two sets. I have a very large DVD collection with over 350 DVDs and over 500 recorded DVDs(I have a DVD Burner). I can honestly say that Seinfeld Seasons 1-3 are in my top 5 DVDs, and were worth absolutely every singly penny and more!
Go out and buy these 2 sets, you will thank me later. Get them for Christmas, or Hannakuh or any other way possible, JUST GET THEM however you may. Trust me it is worth all the wait and hype. Best collection to date in my opinion.
Thank you Columbia Tri-Star for releasing these You have saved my Seinfeld collection and I can finally resell my ebay purchased Set. I simply do not need it anymore since these are finally being legally released.
Buy These 2 Sets, You will cherish every singly moment!