Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1056 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-20
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 523 minutes

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By the time Seinfeld reached Season 7, it was already firmly established as one of the top shows on TV. But Jerry Seinfeld and series co-creator Larry David still had plenty of stops to pull out to keep the show at the top of its form. This is the season where George--yes, George (Jason Alexander)--gets engaged. Elaine (Julia Louis Dreyfuss) judges her dates to see who is "sponge-worthy." Jerry deals with low-flow showerheads, buys Chinese gum, and tries to date Debra Messing. And Kramer (Michael Richards) solidifies his own essential Kramer-ness by putting a hot tub in his living room, going around town in Joseph's Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, buying jeans so tight he can't take them off, and taking advice on court strategy from his caddy. If there is a unifying theme in this season, it would be growing up (or rather, futile attempts to grow up), as Jerry whines to George right off the bat, "What are we doing? What kinds of lives are these? We're like children, we're not men." As a result, marriage emerges as a theme, and George proposes to Susan (Heidi Swedburg) in Episode 1. And because George is, well, George, things inevitably go downhill from there.

But it's not all navel-gazing. After all, this is the season that gave us "The Soup Nazi," and years later, "no soup for you" is a still a pop culture touchstone. Other classics include "The Calzone" where Jerry points out that Elaine's boyfriend never asked her out; "The Bottle Deposit," featuring Kramer teaming with Jerry's nemesis, Newman (Wayne Knight), to make millions out of a bottle deposit scheme; and "The Cadillac," where Jerry's gift of a Cadillac to his parents inevitably leads to trouble, to name just a few. In due course through the season, all attempts to grow up inevitably, and hilariously, fail. That seems to be the world of Seinfeldian existentialism. Seven seasons in, who wants to see these characters actually change anyway when it's so much more fun to watch them flail in their own skins? --Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com.

Synopsis
Jerry and crew return for a seventh series of America's beloved 'show about nothing', which revolutionised television comedy while becoming a part of the pop cultural consciousness of the nation. Based on the real-life experiences of Jerry Seinfeld and the show's co-creator, Larry David (CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM), the series revolved around the mundanities and small obsessions that drive everyday existence. Jobs, affairs, food, and phobias assume a quirky hilarity through the foibles of an eccentric cast. The main players include Jerry's opinionated ex-girlfriend, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss); his neurotic bald friend, George (Jason Alexander); and his wacky next-door neighbour, Kramer (Michael Richards).

Customer Reviews

No soup for you!
Having slowly watched all the seasons on cable reruns or DVD, I must say that season 7 has to be strongest along with season 4. The nearest challengers are seasons 5,8,3,6,2,9 and 1 in that order. The reasons I rank season 7 so highly? It has such a high number of outstanding episodes and it has a story arc (like season 4) this time about George, which keeps you really glued. Having George get engaged was a stroke of genius as he spends the whole series trying to get out of it but can't. He even tries to score with Marisa Tomei (playing herself) after telling her he's engaged! We also meet some of the most memorable characters of the show like Jackie Chiles, J.Peterman, the Soup Nazi and The Street Toughs.
The stand-out episodes (for me) are: The Engagement, The Soup Nazi, The Hot Tub, The Rye, The Sponge, The Wink, The Secret Code, The Pool Guy, The Gum and The Doll. It is also the last season with Larry David after which the comedy depended more heavily on slapstick and less on dialogue as a result. If you only ever watch one season make it this one.

keeps on trucking
After finding season 6 of seinfeld something of a chore in parts it was refreshing to find season 7,the last with larry david at the helm,something of a winner,season 7 returned to a more comfortable plateau and the results are spellbinding for the most part.
Many have said that after season 6 that the show fell to a death and spiralled out of recognition in its quality,i have found season 7 and 8 to be great while i have yet to see season 9,the final series,i find that argument redundant.
Season 7 is filled with classics,too many to mention i suppose and while this series cant rival the magic of season 5 it doesnt have to stand in shame when compared to other series at all,great.

One of the strongest starts of any Seinfeld series
Series 7 has one of the strongest starts of any Seinfeld series - the first five episodes are classics, and in fact critically acclaimed episode 6, The Soup Nazi, is actually quite disappointing in comparison.

As always, the mix of characters is the key here - George's anxiety is upped a notch with his impulsive engagement, and works brilliantly against the relaxed Jerry; Elaine is back on form as a confident woman - deciding whether her date is "spongeworthy" - and there are some great set pieces with Kramer, particularly the sequence of events that end in him striding down the street in classic pimp outfit.

The production of the DVD is first class as usual, with 'Inside Looks', commentaries and deleted scenes for most episodes, along with docs and bloopers. There's one problem: the Inside Look for episode 1 does give away the (brilliant) ending of the series, as it assumes you've already watched it on TV - but that aside this is intelligent, clever, well written and often genre-pushing comedy at its best.