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Seinfeld : Season 7
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.
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No soup for you!
Review date: 2008-03-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
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.
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Reviews
keeps on trucking
Review date: 2008-03-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
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
Review date: 2007-04-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
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.
almost but not quite...
Review date: 2007-02-08 Rating: 6 out of 10
Season 7 of Seinfeld is notable for its weakness when compared with the previous series. It doesn't really get going until disc 2; I don't recall laughing hardly at all at disc one, and even when it does get going it's a fairly hit and-miss affair. Perhaps it's just me but I found the most critically acclaimed episodes very mediocre, i.e. The Soup Nazi.
That said there are a few memorable episodes such as 'The Wig Master', 'The Calzone', 'The Sponge', 'The Rye', 'The Caddy', and 'The Cadillac'. The last episode where Susan dies was a mistake I think; it did't offend me, it just wasn't funny. You can do death in a sit-com but just not how it was done here.
Not my most watched season of Seinfeld by a long way but still worth a look for all Seinfeld fans.
The best comedy just got better each season.
Review date: 2006-10-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
This was the final season with Larry David (from Curb Your Enthusiasm), and alongside season 8 this is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the Seinfeld series. There are many superb episodes here such as the Soup Nazi but the season is most noteworthy for the consistently high standard of the episodes. That said, the most controversial episode still doesn't sit too well, with the death of George's fiance treated quite indifferently by the characters. Its quite groundbreaking for a primetime sitcom (although technically Seinfeld was not a sitcom but a series of comedy specials,) but personally the episode is probably a step too far. But as far being a great comedy this season in particular has no low points; every single episode is hilarious.
As with all Seinfeld DVD releases you get a documentary about the show, bloopers, commentaries on certain episodes, unreleseased standup by Mr Seinfeld himself and for many episodes the "inside look", which is a 2-3 minute interview with cast memebers or writers about the actual episode. Also all of the episodes are uncut, meaning that they are slightly longer than the ones that are broadcast on TV (though to be honest I haven't noticed any real differences between the DVD episodes and the aired ones.) If you want to find out even more there are 'notes about nothing' for each episode, which can be turned on to appear on the screen while episodes are playing.
The episodes this season are;
1 the engagement (George gets engaged while Elaine and Kramer kidnap a dog)
2 the postponement
3 the maestro
4 the wink
5 the hot tub
6 the soup nazi
7 the secret code
8 the pool guy
9 the sponge
10 the gum
11 the rye (with the magical horse rusty, and George's stealing parents)
12 the caddy
13 the seven
14 the cadillac (part 1)
15 the cadillac (part 2)
16 the shower head
17 the doll
18 the friar's club
19 the wig master (Kramer wearing the technicolour dreamcoat and being wrongly arrested for being a pimp)
20 the calzone
21 the bottle deposit
22 the bottle deposit
23 the wait out
24 the invitations
thats 24 episodes of comedy gold and it doesn't get much better than this. If you even remotely like comedies or want to see how clever and funny US shows can be (take note Friends) you need to buy this. If you like Seinfeld this is easily one of the best seasons, and its both funny and clever. And unlike most US sitcoms this is not a drama or soap (again take note Friends) and you won't be subjected to any cheesy 'heartwarming' scenes. The characters aren't really that nice, but they are funny and thats what its all about.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jason Alexander
Jerry Seinfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Michael Richards
Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822267015
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 4
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-11-20
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 523 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)