I dunno there's gotta be something to it. Many other sitcoms have multiple people involved with a scene that aren't eating all the time. I swear there's something going on. lol
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RttP: Seinfeld
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I dunno there's gotta be something to it. Many other sitcoms have multiple people involved with a scene that aren't eating all the time. I swear there's something going on. lol
I've been watching it regularly for the first time on tbs and I've found it hilarious. There might be some hope.
just finished it and im onto curb your enthusiam.
really great show. it stands out among the sitcoms from that era (and even today) for sure
really great show. it stands out among the sitcoms from that era (and even today) for sure
This show always makes me smile, no matter what episode. I really need to rewatch this full. Mostly caught many bits and pieces on TV way back. Eventually bought all season DVD releases and was going through them years ago, but stopped around 6 or 7 because I didn't have time at the moment and then didn't really continue. A lot of references to past episodes I didn't catch until watching them in order.
I remember liking the Parking Garage and that Puerto Rican Day episode, or maybe they just stand out in memory because they didn't take place in the usual sets,
I remember liking the Parking Garage and that Puerto Rican Day episode, or maybe they just stand out in memory because they didn't take place in the usual sets,
I really would have thought that scene would have aged far more poorly but it's still pretty good. seinfeld has such good comedic pacing.
I feel like I remember some of the cast mentioning that they had to make up their own actions while not the center of attention (I think they called it "business?"), because the scripts focused solely on the dialogue.
So they would work together to come up with stuff like eating, reading, etc. because it was too weird to have them sitting around doing nothing.
Maybe it's to stop them laughing? Jerry looks like he's about to burst out loud in pretty much every scene. He's probably the weakest actor of the main guys. Not that he's bad, far from it, but the rest are so good
That's why the bloopers are so good. You can see that they're genuinely having a good time.
Same. I frequently have random episodes on in the background and it never gets old. Still got my Seinfeld fridge DVD boxset sitting proudly on my shelf. Never going to get rid of that thing.
Best show of all time.
It's a shame though it's so hard to introduce someone to it. It's humor is very specific, you have to know and love those characters to understand why what they're doing is funny. Also, its full of american references.
I resigned to forever be the only person I know that loves it.
It's a shame though it's so hard to introduce someone to it. It's humor is very specific, you have to know and love those characters to understand why what they're doing is funny. Also, its full of american references.
I resigned to forever be the only person I know that loves it.
The Always Sunny guys have the best bloopers. It's almost funnier than the real show
There's like 1 person in this thread who doesn't like it haha. Probably more people love it than you realise
Just about everyone in IRL who I talk to loves the show
Haha, yes!
"I don't think he even gets us, man." This kills me.
If this poster's comment is anything to go by, he/she's not from America, and Seinfeld is virtually unknown to anyone not living in an English speaking country (I never heard of it before joining NeoGAF back in the day tbh)
Disagree.
I'm 24 and i relate to most stuff really, wether its struggling with employment, dating, living with parents and whatnot. It's all timeless stuff, even when you take into account period-based contexts.
Hell, most Seinfeld situations would work just as well if you were to swap the thing for something of our age.
That's precisely the thing i had in mind, and it just proves what i was talking about.
Seinfeld's characters struggles are timeless.
Yes, Seinfeld is totally timeless. There are just some context-sensitive jokes (baseball players etc.) but most things are pretty existential.
Also, millenials go back as far as '82 I think.
"Jerry, it's Frank Costanza. Mr. Steinbrenner's here. George is dead. Call me back."
I can laugh at this all day.
I can laugh at this all day.
I love the line: "Locking your keys in your car is the best career move you've ever made."
"Because the mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming. There's never a letup, it's relentless. Every day it piles up more and more, and you gotta get it out, but the more you get out, the more it keeps coming in! And then the bar code reader breaks! And then it's Publisher's Clearinghouse day!" -Newman
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Man, what I wouldn't give for a modern day Seinfeld. I know they could do it, too. Everything is just so timeless and genuine.
Seriously it's one of my fav things about it. Just take Rochelle Rochelle (erotic journey from Milan to Minsk), one episode they end up seeing in in the cinema, later on theres another episode where George rents it on video. Then i think the next season there episode where Bette Midler is staring in the Musical. Just genius.
*Steinbrenner telling the Costanzas that their son is dead*
FRANK: "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!? He had 30 home runs, and over 100 RBIs last year. He's got a rocket for an arm. You don't know what the hell you're doin'!"
EDIT: In addition to the Seinfeld podcast someone mentioned here--Seincast--there's also a great book that came out a few years ago about the impact the show has on pop culture still to this day. It's an awesome read and has some neat behind-the-scenes stories.
https://www.amazon.com/Seinfeldia-A...swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1525785285&sr=8-1
That's what power does to people, Elaine lost control.
I read it. If you're a fan, I can totally recommend it. Lots of background info and trivia, very relatable if you know your Seinfeld. Let me fall asleep with a smile every night.
SeinLanguage is also my little travel companion, just a tiny book collection of his jokes. Lots of Seinfeld callbacks.
Pretty much this.
This show is probably one of my most quotes show I use in everyday life.
I love how the movies usually feature Larry David's voice doing some ridiculous dialogue.
On the same tack, It's funny how in the show Jerry always gets dates and very rarely you see him asking for the girls number, which wouldn't have even been a cell either.
It's just 'So you wanna go out? Great, i'll pick you up at 8!' haha
Some of my favorites:
Art Vandelay
Dr. Van Nostrand
George talking in the third person after he meets Jimmy
Jerry referring to George as Biff Loman when he's unemployed
"Who is this?" used to troll each other when talking on the phone
Although I'm not a huge fan of the post-David seasons, I do enjoy the meeting of H.E. Pennypacker, Kel Varnsen (presumably the owner of Vandelay Industries), and Art Vandelay at the apartment open house in the Puerto Rican Day Parade episode.
"Because the mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming. There's never a letup, it's relentless. Every day it piles up more and more, and you gotta get it out, but the more you get out, the more it keeps coming in! And then the bar code reader breaks! And then it's Publisher's Clearinghouse day!" -Newman
Haha Jesus I need to watch it again. I'm laughing hard just reading that Newman monologue.
JERRY: Vandelay. Wait a second. Mr. Pennypacker, if you're here, and Mr. Vandelay is also here, then who's watching the factory?
KRAMER: The factory?
JERRY: The Saab factory?
KRAMER: Jerry, that's in Sweden.
Oh yes! Industrialist, philanthropist, bicyclist. And this scene from The Millenium:
What? we had Sony Entertainmet Television in Latin America since 1995. We watched subtitled Seinfeld (and friends) EVERY DAY