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32 Discs, $283.95

"Over the past few years, Seinfeld has become something of a forgotten relic," Jerry Seinfeld deadpans on the bonus disc of this collection. "Believe it or not, there are parts of the United States where the show can only be seen four times a day." So why buy this collection? The nine seasons speak for themselves, of course (over and over, in reruns). But there are also vast trappings: a trivia-dense 226-page coffee-table book, the already rich factoid, commentary and outtake tracks from the previous DVD releases, and the punchy bonus-disc roundtable that reunites all four stars and co-creator Larry David. But maybe the best reason is sheer Costanzan indulgence, the chance to gorge yourself at will on Seinfeld's hermetically hilarious world. It's the trifecta, and then some.