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“Sweet fancy Moses!”
For a show about nothing, “Seinfeld” really was something. It speaks volumes about the state of network television that it’s been nearly ten years since “Seinfeld” finished its nine season run and networks are still scrambling to find “the next ‘Seinfeld’.”
Season Eight of “Seinfeld” was the first season without co-creator Larry David and the result was a season that felt a bit goofier than usual. After all, this was the season that coined the terms “man hands” and ”Bizarro World,” gave new meaning to ”Yada Yada” and showed us that ”Elaine’s dance moves are best described as “a full body dry heave set to music.”
As they’ve done with the previous seven seasons, Sony has released Season Eight in a remastered, jam-packed DVD box set and it’s sure to please fans of the show. Video is sharp and colorful and looks significantly better than the reruns delivered by my local cable company. Audio is simple stereo but it more than gets the job done for this dialog-driven sitcom.
The bonus material is where these box sets really shine and Season Eight is no different. Worth a watch is a piece called “Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain” that shows how Jerry dealt with Larry David’s departure. You’ll also find fun bloopers, outtakes, deleted scenes, new animated “Sein-Imation” cartoons and a host of other goodies. My favorite extra is the audio commentaries that accompany many of the episodes. I got a real “kick” out of listening to Julia Louis-Dreyfus describe just how difficult it was to purposefully dance THAT badly.
How anyone could not revel in the absurd and hilarious adventures of Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer is beyond me. Then again, there are people out there who didn’t enjoy ”The English Patient, so I guess there’s no accounting for taste.
QUICK SPECS
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 22 episodes (1996-1997)
506 minutes | 1.33:1 aspect ratio | Price: $49.95
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Epson Home Cinema 1080 projector
RCA HDV5000 HD DVD player (firmware v2.0)
Harman/Kardon AVR340 A/V receiver
92” Da-Lite Deluxe Model B Screen
Datacolor SpyderTV PRO video calibration
Definitive Technology ProCinema 1000 speakers
Monster Cable interconnects
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