In our
Seinfeld news item the other day, we mentioned that
Variety, Video Business, & DVD Exclusive magazines (all publications of Reed Business Information) would be posting online the information that we relayed.
Yesterday afternoon that information was posted in
this article at Variety.com (free registration required to view).
Scott Hettrick, home entertainment editor of
Variety and editor-in-chief of sister trade magazine
Video Business, personally interviewed Jerry Seinfeld about his new DVD release this week,
Comedian. During the interview, Scott asked several questions about the
Seinfeld series on DVD, and Jerry was very candid with his answers. Examples:
DVDX: Now that you've signed your second major syndication deal for Seinfeld, the series, what's happening with the series coming to DVD? That has to be the most requested, or one of the most requested series for DVD.
Seinfeld: Yeah, I know. Wherever I perform, sometimes at the end of the show I take questions from the audience, and that always comes up. Always. They all want the DVD. I don't know why. It's on every day. But people like to own things, I guess.
I've heard some talk of it. It's really one of those things that, I'm not participating in that decision.
DVDX: Oh really?
Seinfeld: No. It's a distribution decision. But I'm hearing that it's in the air. They're definitely considering it.
Other topics covered include which studio presently owns the show, what rights issues - if any - are known at this time, what Jerry's role is in getting the DVD's out, and what extras Jerry would like to see on the release. Please read the interview in its entirety, available
here at DVDExclusive.com (no registration required). It's one terrific interview!
