Seinfeld Is Coming To DVD!

Seinfeld has finally arrived on DVD on November 23rd and is being released of 3 different offerings?

Fulfilling the promise made last November (a year prior to its scheduled release!), Columbia has announced that there will be three releases on that date:

* Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2
o $49.95 SRP
o $39.95 M.A.P. (Minimum Advertised Price: lowest price allowed in any ad)
o 4 DVDs, 437 minutes
o 18 Episodes (Seinfeld Chronicles Pilot version, Seinfeld Pilot version, 4 episodes First Season , 12 episodes Second Season)
o Around 12 Hours of Extras:
+ Inside Looks: Interviews with the cast and creators about what was happening behind the scenes as the episodes were created and filmed during Seasons 1 and 2.
+ Yada Yada Yada: Audio commentaries from the cast remembering the making of the Season 1 and 2 episodes.
+ In the Vault: Saved from the cutting room floor... deleted scenes from the first two seasons - never seen!
+ Not That There's Anything Wrong With That: Never-before-seen-outtakes and bloopers from the 1st and 2nd seasons.
+ Master of His Domain: See Jerry in exclusive stand-up comedy footage, shot for the show's 1st and 2nd seasons, but never used.
+ Sponsored by Vandelay Industries: Original NBC promotional ads and trailers during the first two years.
+ Notes About Nothing: Behind-the-scenes scoop and production notes from Season 1 and Season 2.
+ How It Began: An hour-long look at how Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David first came up with the idea for the show, how it almost didn't get made and how they emerged with the show that changed the face of television forever.
+ Tonight Show Footage

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* Seinfeld - Season 3
o $49.95 SRP
o $39.95 M.A.P. (Minimum Advertised Price: lowest price allowed in any ad)
o 4 DVDs, 505 minutes
o 22 Episodes (from the Third Season, including the double-length episode "The Boyfriend", for 23 total half-hours)
o Around 12 Hours of Extras:
+ Inside Looks: Interviews with the cast and creators about what was happening behind the scenes as the episodes were created and filmed during Season 3.
+ Yada Yada Yada: Audio commentaries from the cast remembering the making of the Season 3 episodes.
+ In the Vault: Saved from the cutting room floor... deleted scenes from the third season - never seen!
+ Not That There's Anything Wrong With That: Never-before-seen-outtakes and bloopers from the 3rd season.
+ Master of His Domain: See Jerry in exclusive stand-up comedy footage, shot for the show's 3rd season, but never used.
+ Sponsored by Vandelay Industries: Original NBC promotional ads and trailers during the third year.
+ Notes About Nothing: Behind-the-scenes scoop and production notes from Season 3.
+ Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo: If you thought Cosmo Kramer was hilarious, wait until you meet the real Kramer, Kenny Kramer!

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* Seinfeld - Gift Set
o Both the Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2 and the Seinfeld - Season 3 volumes together in one package
o $119.95 SRP
o $89.95 M.A.P. (Minimum Advertised Price: lowest price allowed in any ad)
o 8 DVDs, 942 minutes
o 40 Episodes (From the first three seasons)
o Approximately 24 Hours of Extras, including everything listed above for the individual sets
o Gift Items Available Exclusively With This Package:
+ Limited Edition Script with handwritten notes from Larry David
+ "Monk's Diner" Salt & Pepper Shakers (shaped like mustard and catsup bottles)
+ Collectible Seinfeld Playing Cards with character images on the face cards

According to Columbia's press release, the people behind these releases "returned to the original film elements and spent many months digitally remastering every episode in high definition; the original analog audio tracks went through a similar process". Also, they "feature the original NBC network versions, 1-2 minutes longer than the syndicated versions and not seen since their original broadcast runs."