Seinfeld is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of American sitcoms, and this long-delayed box set goes a long way in demonstrating why. From the first episode of the first season, it hit the ground running with its collection of oddball New Yorkers: There???s stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who plays himself; Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), his pushy ex-girlfriend; his neurotic loser of a best friend George (Jason Alexander); and Jerry???s wacky neighbour Kramer (Michael Richards).

Co-written and co-created by Seinfeld and Larry David (who later went on to plumb greater depths of misanthropy with Curb Your Enthusiasm), it revolutionised American sitcoms with its cynical and mature comedy, and its ability to find comic gems in the most mundane situations (one classic episode is set entirely in a mall car-park). Seinfeld was, as all involved frequently admitted, a show about nothing. But this extras-laden collection--which features extensive cast and creator commentaries, deleted scenes, trivia tracks, outtakes, interviews and more--is most definitely something. --Ted Kord

Yes it is very fair to say that by season three seinfeld was finally hitting its stride and there was a more all round feel of identity and quality and a more consistent base of episodes,very fair to say that indeed and this is the series that contains some cracking moments while season 1 and 2 certainly was not devoid of ideas gone wrong.
The characters were at this juncture given some licence to just get on with what they were all about,while i wouldnt say they were firmly established and understood this just felt right.
Onto the negatives first,i feel that there were two or three poor episodes and even in that they could have been avoided,in ' the dog' we dont see the dog and the sound of his fake bark in the room is just so cheap that i cringed under the duvets,i blushed,i surely did,'the subway' felt a bit cluttered and suffered from a poor script and just didnt fit in with the quality of the others.
However when you consider that i have slated two episodes out of 22 then that leaves 20 that are great and great they are,to single them out would take a while but i feel i must pinpoint my faves,'the library','the keys' and 'the pez dispenser ',those three are simply cracking.
To give the impression that i scream the house down laughing at every joke in this series would be a fabrication but i am always with a smile on my face and i am always entertained and i fly through these series like i am on concorde so there you go.

I bought season 3 alone as i had heard that the first 2 seasons were establishing the sitcom and this is when the series really started to get going into its stride.

There are some truly excellent episodes here with The Cafe, The Nose Job, The Red Dot, The Subway and The Limo and especially The Fix Up being pure comedy gold. however in all the episodes the characters are brilliant and george (on the brink of constant desperation) and kramer (the nicest goofball) really stand out. jerry is more of a constant and whilst not as extreme as kramer/george - is still funny. elaine provides female perspective and balance and certainly keeps the men on their toes (eg the Tape).
the show generally has an undercurrent of unpleasantness which is so refreshing when compared with the dreadful sentimentality of the sitcoms so often in the uk. this is also a cause for much of the humour.

the episodes are always amusing. some will have you rolling with laughter (eg Kramers honesty to one of georges girlfriends...the pez dispenser in the piano recital). some whilst not being laugh out loud funny are very clever and will put a smile on your face. there is rarely a moment when you are sittng there being critical of what you are watching. this is apart from the episode The Pen which is just not funny. Discs 2, 3 and 4 tend to have the greatest quality of episodes.

there are 22 episodes on here and lots of decent extras too. we see the original person that the character of kramer is based on and there are some nice epithets from the cast on the commentaries (e.g. the Subway).

The show is so popular in the states and ran for 180 episodes. having spoken to friends here they fall into 2 camps of love it or loathe it. its great that there will be more seasons to come as i remember seeing some even better episodes later in the series.

i would recommend this to buy. its too much to sit down with on one go obviously but spread out over time it is a real treat to watch and appreciate. and it is also a pick me up too watching george costanza plumb the depths of desperation where "hopelessness is his only hope".

the dvd is easy to navigate around and the whole package is beautifully put together even from the loading screens.

enjoy it and spread the word.

This show(paticularly this season) is hilerious thats all
great discs is disc 2,3 and 4(1 is great but those are amazing)