After seven seasons of groundbreaking comedy, what could possibly be left to accomplish in season 8 for Seinfeld and company, especially in this, the first season without co-creator Larry David at the helm? Plenty, as it turns out. This is the season that gave us some of the most memorable episodes in the entire series, including "The Muffin Tops," "The Bizarro Jerry," and "The Yada Yada," the episode that proved you can "yada yada" anything in life. Fortunately by this point in the series, the comic formula that sustained the show throughout its run had not yet begun to get tired, and the writers proved that they could continue to pull a whole lot of something out of the show about nothing. Case in point: "The English Patient," where they created an entire story line out of Elaine's hatred for the award-winning film. In "The Chicken Roaster," one of Seinfeld's most underappreciated episodes, Kramer switches apartments with Jerry and wages a one-man crusade against a Kenny Rogers' Roasters, only to becomes like Jerry and become undone by Newman. George continues to, well, be George. He habitually shoots himself in the foot as he continues life without Susan, only to find out marrying her would have made him rich ("The Foundation"). And Elaine gets her kicks, literally, horrifying her co-workers with her terrible dancing, spinning moves so bad they've actually become one of the show's most popular punch lines (go on any dance floor and you'll see someone doing "The Elaine" as a joke, it seems). Season 8 also continues the Seinfeld tradition of loading up the DVD sets with plenty of special features, including an illuminating documentary detailing how Jerry juggled his act as star and show-runner after Larry David's departure, and all new interviews with the cast. All in all, it's good stuff for fans, and there's plenty here for the casual viewer to enjoy as well. --Daniel Vancini

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I am slightly retarded but are those shoes not anti semetic?

I am very stupid and un cool like double owe sever but i continue to think jerry is hideous with italian suit mock him for his bumble bee slouch because he pod peopled my eye brow much like ben dribblelip stiller pea podded london buses with my eye balance you oopseedaisy you oopseedaisy you paranoid psychotic revoke all human from steve jobbypoo

Sienfeld Season 8

This was one of the funniest seasons but than again they are all very funny. The shipping was so fast I couldn't believe it

MY 2 CENTS - REAL HIT AND MISS

Don't want to reiterate all the past comments - just want to say that this season is real hit and miss. The characters did become, just characters. The rhythm and pacing of the show changed drastically with Larry David's departure.

You'll probably sit through the first disc with a smirk on your face, but few season 3-7 type laughs. Even the audience laughter on this season is canned. A REALLY bad sign. Even Kramer's entrances seem forced.

Look, ya gotta see it. And if you already own Seasons 1-7, you have to own it. But Jerry and the gang were already past their creative peak.

Jerry knew it too. He tried it for one more year - but even he couldn't bring himself to round it off with a Tenth Season.

The magic was beginning to go. Fortunately, enough remained to make it through Season 8. You will too.