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[Stonecutter]

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1610

Seinfeld - Survey reveals more details, possible cover art for upcoming DVDs
Posted by David Lambert
5/31/2004

Back on the 20th, we posted some great news about Seinfeld coming to DVD. Now we've gotten some more information that's sure to be of interest.

The other day reader Gian C. Mignone wrote us with this interesting story:

I was at the Best Buy at the Mall of Georgia here in north metro Atlanta. There were 2 gentlemen from a survey company taking a survey on the Seinfeld DVDs. All the packaging indicated Seasons 1 & 2 on 4 discs.

They had 4 samples of the outside packaging, 4 samples of each of the 4 DVD jewel boxes in the packaging and some samples of the labels. They also had samples of potential gifts to be included. The gift choices were bobblehead dolls, coffee cup set, chinese soup bowls, and a picture frame. They asked all the standard questions about which I liked and why.

They also asked about Larry Sanders!?!

I got a Spiderman 2 Tee Shirt for my time.


Jealous? Well, if you don't mind missing out on the t-shirt, then you too can take part in this survey! Another reader, Neil Bradley, wrote in to say that this link to the on-line survey was posted over at the UseNet newsgroup "alt.tv.seinfeld". I took the survey, and saw the four sample box covers Gian was talking about. I grabbed shots of these for you to see, plus a close-up of the sticker with all the Bonus Features described on it:

The survey also asks, like the one Gian described, about potential gifts to be included in the Seasons 1 & 2/Season 3 Gift Set that we described in our last news item. However, in the online version of the survey, there were 8 different possible gifts to express your likes and dislikes over:

* Salt and pepper shaker in the shape of a Ketchup ("Red Sun of Krypton") and Mustard ("Yellow Sun of Earth") bottle on opposite sides of a napkin dispenser.
* Picture frame with Monk's Café, where the gang ate their meals, around the edges.
* Playing cards in a tin container that have the different characters on each card.
* Set of bobble heads of each of the four Seinfeld characters.
* Set of four "Party of Four" Chinese soup bowls.
* Limited Edition Seinfeld script which includes original handwritten notes from head writer and co-creator Larry David.
* Coffee cup set of four which has images of each cast member on the bottom of the cup with images from the show on the saucer.
* Tin intercom that plays memorable sound bites from Seinfeld.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[GameMaster]

Yeah, I like that show, I'll definatley be buying these high quality DVDs.

[The Germanator]

Nice, it's about time that Seinfeld got some DVD's out. Not sure if I'll have "Simpsons" syndrome though. As in, I've seen every single episode so many times that I might not buy it. If Larry David provides ample commentary, then there's no doubt that I'll pick them up...

South Park Season 4 comes out soon too I think. I also have to pick up more volumes of MST3K. I only have volume one at this point.

Edit: Ha! I didn't even understand the thread name until just now! I'm slow...good title...

[Seth]

I would buy the South Park season DVD's if it wasn't for all the negative reviews. I hear that they did an awful job in the production of the dvd's.

shame.

[The Germanator]

I wouldn't call it awful. I really wish they had more extra features and better commentary, but there is really nothing about the quality of the episodes that is terrible...

[Vampyr]

Me and a friend of mine (I think it was SlyMoogle) were just talking the other day about how awesome it would be to have the Seinfeld seasons on DVD.

It's one of the, if not the, best sitcom ever. I cant wait.