Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2153 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-19
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 531 minutes

Synopsis
SEINFELD, the show that helped define America's view of New Yorkers as eccentric, comes to a close in this final series. Though it wasn't the first show to assert the rudeness of New York'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 cliche of the weird neighbour 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 ninth and final series finds George recovering from his fall down the stairs, forcing him to put the 'Summer of George' on hold. Having severed ties with the Yankees, he quickly finds another job where he can put his perceived disability to use. While Elaine is busy breaking up with and then getting back together with an ill-suited boyfriend, Kramer is up to his usual hi-jinks, and Jerry succeeds in finding a whole new series of minor events to obsess over. The entire final series is presented here.

Customer Reviews

The last hurrah for a TV classic
Season 9 of Seinfeld marks the end of a sublime era in television, with the final season of a show that ignored convention and remained a truly individual comedy series until the end. Despite the loss of head writer Larry David at the end of season 7, the show is still consistently hilarious, and some of the outstanding episodes include "The Serenity Now"; "The Strike" (in which the legendary tradition of 'Festivus' first appears); "The Bookstore"; and my personal favourite, "The Betrayal", in which the events of the episode take place in reverse (meaning that the end credits appear at the start, and so on). Some of the content, such as Kramer turning his apartment into a shrine to "The Merv Griffin Show", is totally bizarre (a theme which characterises some of the later episodes in the show's run), but it never feels forced or unfunny. There are welcome swansong appearances by lots of the characters who have appeared in the show over the years, with many fan favourites, including Bubble Boy and Soup Nazi, appearing in the concluding two-parter, "The Finale" (for which Larry David returns as writer). The final story has been both praised and criticised in equal measure, as, in typical Seinfeld manner, it does the unexpected. Personally I think it is a great ending, and shows the same audacity for which the show earned its reputation, but you'll need to buy the DVD to decide if you agree or disagree with my assertion!

Season 9 of Seinfeld consists of 24 episodes:
1. The Buttter Shave
2. The Voice
3. The Serenity Now
4. The Blood
5. The Junk Mail
6. The Merv Griffin Show
7. The Slicer
8. The Betrayal
9. The Apology
10. The Strike
11. The Dealership
12. The Reverse Peephole
13. The Cartoon
14. The Strongbox
15. The Wizard
16. The Burning
17. The Bookstore
18. The Frogger
19. The Maid
20. The Puerto Rican Day
21. The Clip Show (pt.1)
22. The Clip Show (pt.2)
23. The Finale (pt.1)
24. The Finale (pt.2)

As is tradition, the season 9 DVD will contain 'Yada Yada' cast and crew commentaries; 'Notes About Nothing'; deleted scenes and bloopers; and 'Inside Looks' escribing the history behind selected episodes. Other features are yet to be confirmed, but hopefully we will see some content relating to the show's finale, such as news reports and trailers. Seinfeld Season 9 is a must have DVD...not that there's anything wrong with that!

The model for DVDs of TV series
This final series of Seinfeld is produced in the same way as the previous eight series. Beside "Notes about nothing" on the episodes, there are the inside looks when members of the cast, the writers and producers explain some of the background to the episode. There are also deleted scenes, bloopers and some sein-imation. The other bonus features are a featurette on the final programme as well as a round-table discusion between the cast and Larry David. There is an easter egg on the fourth disk but this is just some seinimation.

The series may not have had the stand out episodes of earlier series, but its still great after all these years. The additional treatment in terms of the introduction to the episodes makes the DVD well worth buying - especially if your introduction to Seinfeld has been reruns.

It doesn't get any better than this
The greatest sitcom ever to grace the TV screen. There'll never be another show this good. Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine - each character is a brilliant comedy creation on it's own, but teamed together, they're comedy heaven.
And the supporting characters were all so cleverly cast. George's parents, Newman, Puddy, J Peterman, Mr Steinbrenner - all cult characters in their own right.
The show never got stale and even now looks as fresh as it did when it first went out because it's just sheer class.
Genius. Nothing will ever get close.