Seinfeld. Seasons 1 & 2 [videorecording] / Castle Rock Entertainment ; West-Shapiro ; producers, Tom Cherones, Larry David ; written by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld ; director, Tom Cherones.
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FilmPublisher number: 05341 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: Portuguese Original language: English Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004]Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 437 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1404957464
- 9781404957466
- Container spine title: Seinfeld, Volume 1, Seasons 1 & 2
- Seinfeld (Television program)
- Directors of photography, Robert Berry, Jerry D. Good ; editors, Janet Ashikaga ... [et al.] ; music, Jonathan Wolff ; costume designer, Charmaine Simmons ; production designer, Thomas Azzari.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Seinfeld | Available | 33111005280835 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Nothing? Seinfeld is a show about everything! It's about the appeal of the posse and coma etiquette. It's about importing and exporting. It's about sneaking a peek, and seeing the baby. It's about this, that, and the other. TV Guide ranked Seinfeld the best TV series of all time. It has become the master of its syndication domain. Its most devoted fans can quote each episode chapter and verse; their absorption of each scene's minutiae anything but a trivial pursuit. With such fervent devotion to the show, and demand for its DVD release, series creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David could have easily just OK'd a bare-bones set containing nothing but the episodes. Not that there would have been anything wrong with that, but instead, the creative team came together to create extensive and encyclopedic features that make this four-disc set buy-worthy. The candid and revealing audio commentaries and interviews, deleted scenes and original episode promos, and optional "Notes About Nothing" pop-ups are as irresistible as a Drake's coffee cake. It's always fun and instructive to return to the humble beginnings of a series that became a pop culture benchmark. Here are Kramer's first not-so-grand entrance, Jerry's first contemptuous "Hello, Newman," and Elaine's first "Get Out!" shove. But what is most revelatory about these episodes from the first two seasons is what Jason Alexander, during his commentary for the episode "The Revenge," calls a "sweet quality" that somehow redeems these characters' more base instincts. Consider the scene in which Jerry gives a freshly unemployed George some career guidance, or Jerry and Elaine's palpably affectionate banter throughout. The "Inside Look" episode intros offer fascinating insights into this singular show that subverted sitcom convention with such now-classic episodes as "The Chinese Restaurant," in which Jerry, George, and Elaine wait in vain for a table. We learn, for example, why movie tough guy Lawrence Tierney, who guest starred in "The Jacket," never reprised his role as Elaine's father. All of this, of course, is yadda yadda yadda to Seinfeld fans, whose patience for the show's DVD debut has been amply rewarded. As Elaine screams in the third-season episode, "The Subway," "It's not nothing, it's something!"
Contains all 18 episodes from season one and two.
Originally broadcast on television during the 1990-1992 seasons.
Special features: approximately 13 hours of exclusive special features from the creative talents behind the show, including all-new interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander; "How it began": An hour-long look at how Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David first came up with the idea for the show; "Notes about nothing": Behind-the-scenes scoop and production notes; "Inside look": The cast and creators talk about what was happening behind the scenes of certain episodes; "In the vault": Saved from the cutting room floor ... ; "Not that there's anything wrong with that": Never-before-seen outtakes and bloopers; "Yada, yada, yada": Creator and cast audio commentaries; "Master of his domain": See Jerry Seinfeld in exclusive, never-before-seen stand-up comedy footage; "Sponsored by Vandelay Industries: Original NBC promotional ads and trailers; Featuring the original (1-2 minutes longer) NBC network versions, not seen since their original broadcast runs.
Title from container.
disc 1. The Seinfeld chronicles ; Male un-bonding ; The stake out ; The robbery ; The stock tip -- disc 2. The ex-girlfriend ; The pony remark ; The busboy ; The baby shower ; The jacket -- disc 3. The Chinese restaurant ; The phone message ; The apartment ; The stranded ; The statue -- disc 4. The heart attack ; The revenge ; The deal.
Directors of photography, Robert Berry, Jerry D. Good ; editors, Janet Ashikaga ... [et al.] ; music, Jonathan Wolff ; costume designer, Charmaine Simmons ; production designer, Thomas Azzari.
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander.
Jerry is a successful stand-up comedian, mainly because the people around him offer an endless supply of great material. His best friend George is a balding, whiny kind of guy, who craves the success Jerry has but is never willing to do what it takes to get it. Jerry's neighbor Kramer often barges into his apartment and imposes on him. Jerry's former girlfriend, Elaine, comes back into his life, and the four become friends. The show focuses on mundane conversations and situations that can be found during everyday life in New York.
Not rated.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo, remastered in high-definition.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.