"Seinfeld" Season Seven carries all 24 episodes remastered in high-definition including such classic episodes as "The Maestro," "The Soup Nazi," "The Sponge," "The Rye," "The Shower Head," "The Calzone" and of course "The Invitations" as Heidi Swedberg's time as Susan Ross comes to a close. This seventh season also marks the end of Larry David on "Seinfeld" in a writing capacity, and while he came back occasionally to voice George Steinbrenner he didn't return in a writing capacity until the final episode in season nine (1998). Personally I think the show was hobbled by this loss even though we did get future episodes such as "The Muffin Tops," "The Butter Shave," "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Frogger" and "The Maid" to name a few, but it really never hit the high marks it managed in its first seven seasons.
Larry does get his own special feature on this set as it shows the work he put in along with a montage of all his various odd performances throughout the series including his work as Frank Costanza's lawyer (the man in the cape), the voice of Jerry's carjacker, the man who ordered the kosher meal on Elaine's flight, one of the Green Peace rafters and of course Steinbrenner. Another feature spotlights Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her role as Elaine Benes. We have all heard about the little rifts around the cast members of "Seinfeld" and the money deals and all that and for some reason I get this vibe from Julia that she remains the most bitter of the cast at the whole situation, even though Michael Richards hasn't really participated anywhere near as much as Julia on the special features for these DVDs. I am probably reading her wrong, but it is just this feeling I get. However, she was fantastic as Elaine and this featurette shows you just how much and primarily focuses on her laughing fits that halt filming, several of which have been seen in the gag reels on all of the "Seinfeld" sets including this one. Along with the gag reel there are also a series of deleted scenes on all four discs, many of which feature more Kramer, one of them with Rusty the horse from "The Rye" a scene that wouldn't have fit in the episode, but is really a funny moment.
This set also includes more of the "Inside Looks" at several of the episodes offering behind-the-scenes looks at the making of certain episodes and a couple of funny little anecdotes from each. Then of course are the commentaries, and while they still don't offer a whole lot they do add a little bit of trivia from the episodes they are included on. Oddly, the best of the bunch doesn't even include the primary actors as Tom Gammill and Max Pross chat up "The Doll" and offer a couple of funny little trivia bits surrounding Kathy Griffin's guest appearance. Finally we have this set's Sein-imation, a couple of stick figure animated reenactments of a scene from "The Marine Biologist" and "The Engagement".
Overall this is another classic season of "Seinfeld" and a must own for everyone. If you have never seen this show you must not watch television, the reruns still dominate the airwaves at hours at a time and from what I can tell everyone loves them (except for one of my friends, I don't know what her problem is). If you are to buy any TV on DVD "Seinfeld" is the show of choice, and with only two seasons left to be released it is time to get on the bandwagon.