Review of Seinfeld: Season 3

Introduction

Just when you thought it couldn`t get any better, Columbia Tristar go and release Season 3 of the popular comedy on the same day as Seasons 1&2! Could be expensive getting it all together, or it could be a bonus and keep you extremely pre-occupied. Either way you look at it, it`s here and it`s just as good as the previous seasons. The characters are the same, the eccentricities are the same, and the situations are just the usual everyday scenarios. It`s what they say and think that make you sit back and take note that there`s nothing quite like Seinfeld. Time for more laughs!


Disc 1: Season 3:
• Episode 1: The Note
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 2: The Truth
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 3: The Dog
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 4: The Library
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary from writer Larry Charles

• Episode 5: The Pen
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary from Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles


Disc 2: Season 3:
• Episode 6: The Parking Garage
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary from Producer/Director Tom Cherones and Production Designer Tom Azzari

• Episode 7: The Cafe
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 8: The Tape
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 9: The Nose Job
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 10: The Alternate Side
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing


Disc 3: Season 3:
• Episode 11: The Red Dot
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 12: The Suicide
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 13: The Subway
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards

• Episode 14: The Pez Dispenser
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary from Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David

• Episode 15: The Boyfriend (Part 1)
• Episode 15: The Boyfriend (Part 2)
-Inside Look
-Introduction by Jerry Seinfeld
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards



Disc 4: Season 3:
Unfortunately we weren`t provided with a copy of the final disc of the set so we can`t comment on the contents and any extras that are on it.

• Episode 16: The Fix-Up
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 17: The Limo
-Inside Look
-Commentary with writer Larry Charles
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 18: The Good Samaritan
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 19: The Letter
-Inside Look
-Deleted Scene
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 20: The Keys
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing

• Episode 21: The Parking Space
-Inside Look
-Notes About Nothing
-Commentary from Producer/Director Tom Cherones and Production Designer Tom Azzari

Video

Presented with the original 4:3 full frame video transfer Seinfeld: Season 3 looks good. Comparing it to Season 1 & 2 it looks a little sharper. Colours, contrast and detail are good too. I couldn`t spot any signs of compression or dirt either.

Audio

This comes with an English Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 soundtrack, as well as German and French DD2.0 sound, and it`s perfectly functional. The sound is clear and sounds just as it did when it was on the telly. I couldn`t hear any problems at all.

Features

Easy to navigate animated menus with quite a selection of extras. Listed in the Introduction are the extras for each episode.

• Notes About Nothing - This is text commentary and is all manner of trivia related to each episode such as the airdate, the production design, the scripting, and the episode origin. It`s interesting to read once you`ve seen the show.

• Inside Look (subtitled) - This features the writer or cast talking about specific episodes. These are very short segments that add a little up-to-date flavour to the proceedings. That they can remember all kinds of things amazes me.

• Audio Commentary (subtitled) - There are commentaries here too, not on all episodes though. I have to say that I enjoyed listening to the commentaries as these are a little silly with the cast, or informative with the writers. Worth checking out if you have the time.

• Deleted Scene (subtitled) - There aren`t many deleted scenes and as with most deleted scenes, once you`ve seen it once, you`ll never likely watch it again.

The following extras are on the final disc, which was unfortunately not provided in our review set!
• Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
• Not That There`s Anything Wrong With That - Outtakes from the series.
• Master of his Domain
• Sponsored by Vandelay Industries - Original NBC promo ads and trailers.
• Photo Gallery

All episodes and extras have English subtitles. All episodes also contain closed caption English subtitles.

Conclusion

What more can I add to this review that I haven`t already stated in the previous one for Seasons 1&2? The series is still funny today and even though I remember some of these episodes, it`s great to see them again. The video quality has improved and the soundtrack works well enough for a comedy series. The extras are the same good quality extras from before and are bound to keep any avid fan occupied for some time. I look forward to the New Year when we`ll get more Seinfeld on DVD!