Going Out on a High Note: The Last Season of Seinfeld on DVD

A Review of Seinfeld Season 9 DVD Box Set

By Simon Spectre, published Nov 19, 2007
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Rating: 4.3 of 5
So after nine seasons, Seinfeld that little show about nothing did exactly that, and now for the first time ever, the last Season is available on DVD in a box set, completing the entire series.

Chock full of laughs, outrageous moments and funny characters, Seinfeld Season nine is a cavalcade of comedy. Here in this season, bare witness to the final misadventures of Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. Watch as these beloved characters with the minutia of loving in New York, from Shaving with butter to playing with a grown woman's collectable toys. This season also has the infamous Backwards episode "the Betrayal." In this episode, as the events unfold backwards, which can be seen forwards as a special feature as well, we see Elaine drag Jerry and George to India for the wedding of her college rival, Sue Ellen Mishky, while Kramer tries to step a wish ahead from dropping dead. Other classic episodes included in this season are "The Frogger" were George Costanza attempts to save his legacy, his high score in an old Frogger video game and "The Cartoon." In a struggle to understand a the latest editorial in the New Yorker Magazine, Elaine makes one of her own, only to find out she has subconsciously stolen an idea from a Ziggy comic strip. Although some episodes are better than others, they are all still funny and enjoyable to watch and are timeless regardless of the fact that Seinfeld was a show in the nineties. The show itself builds up to a climax with the last two episodes, the first being a clip show looking back at all the best moments from the nine years of the show. The very last episode, written by Larry David who returned to end the show, brings back the memorable characters that appeared through out the nine years of the show. Of course the Finale ends an unforgettable and unexpected twist bringing the Emmy award winning show to a close.

Takeaways
  • The Last Season of the televsions funniest show
  • A festivus for the Rest of us
  • About 13 hours of special features
Did You Know?
The Premise of the show, was really about how a comedian got his material for stand-up and later turned into a show about four friends with inter connecting misadventures
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