My view on the best comedy in my view. people say Seinfled is not like other sitscoms, as main characters are similar, Surely Seinfled, is calm, while George reactive to tiny problems, i.e once jerry did not go mad when his car was robbed, george would even if lost hardly anything. hope this will be seen as key to university of comedy. Other intresting fact when I 1st saw Elaine, I thought she was one of those boring sitcom characters, unfunny woman, who is just cleverer than men, when I was younger, Now I see she is as silly as the rest, itrestingt how my view of the characters changes, as I get older, though Marge in the Simpsons is a bit like that she is good too, I also feel Seinfeld is good as like the other best sit coms, draws on normal everyday silly fears, and is able to to turn them into unrealistic mad cap occasiobns that seem realistic, Also I think that it is also good, as they have no snide disdainful master race philospohy as some Brit comedies, have, The main writer with Seinfeld Larry David, appeared over 5 times, as a voice, or actor in the show, as different characters, including a plane passenger, man in a cape, Numan's early voice, though not in some places, before a actor to play Numan was chosen, a stall person, The Yankees chairman, and some other times, Also Seinfeld was always talking about Superman or sometimes, and some say helped give rise or popularity to the Soup Man, even though they do not have a good relationship, at the moment, as of date June 2007, My fave episodes include library Puffy shirt Sniffing Accountant Marine biologist Pitch, gum, soup nazi, rye, caddy, virgin, contest, outing, jacket, JFK one, Gymnast, Momma & Poppas, CLOSE TALKER, Other good sit coms, exist, not as good, I feel. 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It ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998 running a total of nine seasons. One of the most popular TV programs of 1990s, and many of its catchphrases have entered into pop culture . show was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. The latter stars a himself. Set mostly in a apartment block on Manhattan's Upper West Side, it features a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, including George Louis Costanza (Jason Alexander), Elaine Marie Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).I t was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, helmed by director-actor-producer Rob Reiner, distributed by Columbia Pictures Television and Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television). Written largely by Larry David (co-written with Jerry Seinfeld early in its run), with later input from numerous script writers, like Larry Thomas, Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer, Steve Koren, Jennifer Crittenden, Tom Gamill & Max Pross, Alec Berg Spike Feresten, most of whom had been nominated for best writing awards such as Emmys. While most television sit-coms to date had been mostly family or co-worker driven, none of the Seinfeld characters are related by blood or employed by the same organization; in fact, many characters were not employed at all. Like self-parodying "show within a show" episodes of year four, Seinfeld was perhaps, more than other sit-coms, a "show about nothing." El Nino Famines killed 10s of millions of Indians, Chinese and others in 19th Century Tom's Restaurant, a diner at 112th St. Broadway Manhattan, referred to as Monk's Cafe in show.In original concept, the show featured clips of Seinfeld himself delivering a standup routine in a club (in reality, the studio), the theme of which relates to the events depicted in the plot, at the beginning and end of each episode. device deliberately blurred the distinction between the actor and character whom he portrays. In later seasons, standup clips became less frequent and discontinued. show's main characters modeled after Seinfeld's or Larry David's real-life acquaintances. Many of plot device too are based on real-life counterparts - such as Soup Nazi (based on Al Yeganeh), J. Peterman of the J. Peterman catalogue, and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. In most episodes, several story threads are presented at the beginning, involving characters in separate unrelated situations. Rapid scene shifts between story lines moves the action forward as rapidly as possible. Despite separate plot strands, the narratives show "consistent efforts to maintain intimacy" between the small cast of characters. The show kept strong sense o continuity - characters and plots from past episodes were frequently expanded upon. Occasionally, storylines would span multiple episode, even seasons. Larry David, the show's head writer and executive producer for the first 7 seasons, was notorious for keeping a close eye on minor details, making sure the main characters' lives remained consistent and believable, and would later make use of season-long story arcs in next series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Jerome (Jerry) Seinfeld - Jerry is the "passive central player" in the show, a figure who is "able to observe the chaos around him but not always be a part of it." Plot lines involving Jerry often concern his various relationships -- Jerry often finds "stupid reasons to break up" with women, something which according to Elaine occurs "every week." George Louis Costanza (played by Jason Alexander) — Once described by Elaine as a "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man", George is a neurotic, self-loathing man, dominated by his parents, Frank and Estelle. He has been best friends with Jerry since middle school years. Co-creator and executive producer Larry David was primary inspiration for the character. Elaine Marie Benes (Louis-Dreyfus) - Elaine i frequently victim of fate. may get caught up in machinations of other characters, or come into conflict with boyfriends or arbitrary requirements of eccentric employers. Many episodes end with Elaine ruining something , in the same way she has of sabotaging her own relationships, such as Jerry's sitcom or the Soup Nazi's business. Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) - Kramer is the wacky neighbor and friend of main character Jerry . He was once described by Elaine as "a tall, lanky doofus with a birdface and hair like the Bride of Frankenstein." trademarks include his humorous upright bouffant hairstyle and vintage wardrobe, which led to his categorization as a 'hipster doofus'; his violent bursts through Jerry's apartment door; his assortment of comic pratfalls; and penchant for nonsensical, percussive bursts of noise to indicate skepticism, agreement, or annoyance. Recurring minor characters in Seinfeld. included, Newman- A postal worker who served as an accomplice of Kramer and nemesis of Jerry, a neighbor of both, noted for his excessive eating habits. Frank Costanza/Estelle Costanza- George's eccentric parents. George credits them with driving him crazy. Susan Ross- George's fiancée, she died in the finale of Season 7 after licking the cheap on cheap wedding invitation envelopes that George had bought. She was previously an NBC executive and she also briefly experimented with lesbianism. Morty Seinfeld/Helen Seinfeld- Jerry's parents. Morty was most famous for stubbornly sticking to his convictions; Helen didn't understand why anyone wouldn't like her son Jerry. Uncle Leo- Jerry's uncle and Helen's brother. He personified the eccentric old man and frequently belittled Jerry with comparisons to his own purportedly successful son. David Puddy- Elaine's on-and-off boyfriend. He was a fine auto mechanic, but also an airhead with numerous quirks. J. Peterman- Elaine's eccentric boss. He owned J. Peterman haberdashery whose catalog Elaine worked on. George Steinbrenner- George's boss owner of N Y Yankees. Steinbrenner's face never shown. Voiced by Larry David, notable for his arrogance and out-of-touch with actual running of baseball team. Seinfeld violated conventions of mainstream tv. which correctly or not is often described as the 1st tv series described as postmodern,. characters were: "30-something singles ... no roots, vague identities, conscious indifference to morals. (though had morals, really, i say look at most they were doping volunteer work, and feeling guilty far more thabn most other characters do, I am not defenmding themm its just the truth, and other sit coms, characters do really bad stuff and show no guilt while Seinfeld chacters usually feel guilt even about small stuff, I say that, I think there is truth in it, ). and usual convention of isolating characters from the actors playing them, and separating characters' world from that of the actors and audience was broken. For example story arc in which the characters' are promoting a tv sitcom series named Jerry. Jerry was like Seinfeld in that Seinfeld played himself, and the show was "about nothing." Jerry launched in 1993 season 4 finale, in a episode titled "The Pilot." On the set this was expressed as the "no hugging, no learning" rule, which said characters should not develop or improve throughout series. In final episode Jerry and George are only inches away from hugging when they are told their show was to be aired once again on NBC but end up not making any contact. Gantz maintains another factor in, or further proof of, spectators' and characters' participation in a larger Seinfeld community is the large amount of in-slang, "a lexicon of Seinfeldian code words and recurring phrases that go unnoticed by the infrequent or 'unknowing' viewer". Only the cognoscenti would understand the concepts of "double dipping" or "close-talking", or appreciate the addition of "not that there's anything wrong with that" by someone trying to take edge off a politically incorrect remark. The idea Seinfeld is postmodern has been disputed by postmodern intellectuals including Derrida. The show premiered as The Seinfeld Chronicles on Thursday, May 31, 1990 on NBC. was not an immediate success. After the pilot was shown, on July 5, 1989, a pickup by the NBC network did not seem likely and the show was actually offered to Fox, which declined to pick up the show. It was only thanks to Rick Ludwin, head of late night and special events for NBC, for diverting money from his budget, that the next four episodes were filmed (to which he admitted in an interview for NBC's special "The Seinfeld Story"). After nine years on the air and 176 episodes filmed (along with 4 clip shows,) the series finale of Seinfeld aired on Thursday, May 14, 1998. It was watched by a huge audience, 76 million viewers. Seinfeld holds both the record for the "most money refused" according to the Guinness Book of World Records by refusing an offer to continue the show for $5 million per episode, and another record for Highest Ever Annual Earnings For A TV Actor, while the show itself held the record for the Highest Television Advertising Rates to 2004, when the final episode of Friends aired. 2004 saw Seinfeld on DVD. Due to legal problems with the cast involving episode commentary and other DVD extras, release was pushed back. first 3 seasons were released November 23, 2004, and season 4 was released on May 17, 2005. Season 5 & 6 were released November 22, 2005. last seasons expected releases 2006-07. show topped TV Guide's list of top 50 greatest shows of all time in 2002, was so influential in '90s popular culture, it came in first in E!'s 2004 countdown of 101 Reasons the 90s Ruled. For its impact, the show won countless awards throughout the 90s, like 10 Emmy awards and being nominated in every year of its run. According to Bruce Fretts' 1993 The "Entertainment Weekly" "Seinfeld" Companion, Seinfeld's audience was, "TV-literate, demographically desirable urbanites, for the most part - who look forward to each weekly episode in the Life of Jerry with a baby-boomer generation's self-involved eagerness." TV critics championed the series from the start, even as it was slower-paced and had yet to catch on with viewers. The series was widely seen as steadily improving over its 1st 5 seasons. Seasons 4 and 5 in particular are considered the show's "prime," as it became one of television's top-rated comedies and managed to impress critics at magazines such as TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker. Season 4 marked Seinfeld's 1st entrance in top 30-ranked tv shows, and produced a string of high-profile episodes (e.g. "The Outing," "The Bubble Boy") but chief among them was "The Contest," from an Emmy-winning script by co-creator Larry David, whose subject matter - masturbation - was considered both risky for producers and risqué by audiences. Season six found the show changing directors (Andy Ackerman replacing Tom Cherones) and slightly altering its pace, to the displeasure of some. Jerry Seinfeld later told TV Guide that he and his writers were "crawling" creatively at this point, struggling to keep its premises and trademark resolutions on par with previous seasons. Even so, the series remained well-regarded and produced some of its most famous shows ("The Fusilli Jerry," "The Jimmy"). This was also the first season Seinfeld scored #1 in the Nielsen ratings. The series bounced back from this dry spell - according to the cast, crew and many critics - at the beginning of season seven. A younger and almost all-new writing staff poked fun at the underdeveloped lives of its four lead characters, who were now becoming neurotic, single forty-somethings. A story arc was introduced in which George Costanza became engaged to former girlfriend Susan Ross, whose life was derailed by him a few seasons back. Ranking in its highest ratings ever, Seinfeld produced some of its most well-regarded episodes in the first half of this season - namely "The Soup Nazi," "The Sponge" and "The Rye." Spoiler warning: Plot and /or ending details follow. As the season advanced, it took on an increasingly darker tone. This culminated in perhaps the most polarizing episode in the series, "The Invitations," which boasted a surprise ending in which Susan is unexpectedly killed. I thought that was too depressing a ending, I have bought all the DVd, cause of death is revealed to be a toxic glue on cheap wedding invitations picked out by George, who fails to conceal his relief their engagement has been prematurely dissolved. Seasons 8 & 9: I thought all series were great and there could have been more, but maybe if there were too many many it would have been bad like Happy Days had too many episodes, The show divided more of its audience in final seasons. Executive producer and alleged driving-force behind Seinfeld, writer/comedian Larry David, left (except to continue a recurring voice-over as George Steinbrenner). Without as Seinfeld put it, "obsessive" attention, the show became more fast-paced, absurdist farce, with more slapstick humor and plotlines occasionally delving to pure fantasy. Some of these earlier off-beat entries were greeted as fun diversions, like"The Bizarro Jerry" (which featured Elaine befriending opposites of Jerry, George and Kramer). As the 8 and 9 seasons progressed, however, some critics felt the show got too cartoonish. New York Post went had a poll early in 9th season, asking whether or not the series was as strong as used to be. Over half said it was not up to prior standards. Seinfeld wrote a letter to thanking them for considering his show to be so important. Many fans say even as Seinfeld changed comedic approach, it remained funny. It remained popular, continuing to spawn catch phrases ("Serenity Now!", "Yada Yada Yada"), and stayed atop Nielsen Ratings through series 9. December 26, 1997, Seinfeld announced series would end production the following spring. Announcement made front page of all the major NY newspapers, including the New York Times. Seinfeld even featured on cover of Time Magazine's 1st 1998 issue. how king of Belgium, killed 10s of millions of Congolese Series ended with a 75-minute episode (cut down to 60 minutes in syndication, in 2 parts) written by Larry David. site stating 10 largest majority English speaking lands, as their main tongue in the world It also was 1st episode since 7th season to feature opening and closing stand-up acts by Seinfeld. finale was filmed in front of an audience of NBC executives and additnal friends of show. press and public were shut out of filming for the sake of keeping plot secret, and all who attended finale signed "vows of silence. With all hype surrounding finale, the episode aired on the same day Frank Sinatra died.What were the nicest regimes ever The episode's airing was overshadowed by this. and in Britain BBC repeats by the SEP 11 tradgedy, Spoiler warning: Plot and /or ending details follow.The secrecy only seemed to increase speculation on how series would end. Some suggested Jerry and Elaine would get married, more cynical fans favored Julia Louis-Dreyfus's suggestion the foursome die in a car accident after all their wishes come true. producers of the show tweaked the media about the hype, spreading a false rumor about Newman ending up in hospital and Jerry and Elaine sitting in chapel, presumably to get married. Best regimes ever in terms of achievers actual finale poked fun at the many rumors that were circulating, most evil regimes of 19th century seeming to move into several supposed plots before settling on true storyline - a lengthy trial in which Jerry, George, Elaine Kramer are prosecuted for lack of humanity. what have been world's largest empires ever The 'New York four' are led to fate at the end of "The Finale".The Finalefollow. The series' final one episode aired on NBC on Thursday May 14, 98, following a 1-hour retrospective clip showincluding memorable scenes from 180 episodes. final episode began with Jerry and George being offered a series commitment for failed 1993 pilot Jerry by NBC executives.site stating what are the 10 largest cities in Celtic lands, and a list of lands which are considered Celtic When Jerry and George announce their news to their friends and family, they decide to celebrate good news by vacationing to Paris with Elaine and Kramer. On the way to Paris, the plane loses control when Kramer, Worlds 10 most powerful countries - 2006 in an attempt to free water from ear, loses his balance and falls into cockpit, Holocaust stats and the friends believe they are about to die. Shortly after, the pilot makes a emergency landing in a Massachusetts town where they witness a mugging and are arrested for violating a Good Samaritan law. friends are put on trial and are sent to jail for one year after jury and judge hear testimonies Pro-democracy from a parade of familiar people whom the 4 friends have hurt or affected. site on space, records to do with it The final conversation between George and Jerry was regarding the "2nd button"on a buttoned up shirt and how it lies in a no-man's land. 2 characters question The History Lounge whether or not they had the conversation already. site on giant sloths, link to subject of 10 feet tall terror birds, from 2 million years ago, that could catch and eat large mammals The "2nd button" conversation was 1st conversation in first episode. this episode is generally seen as homage to Albert Camus' novel, The Stranger. episode was the 3rd most watched finale in TV history. However, reaction to the episode was mixed; Worst regimes of 20th C essay many felt as if the episode, by criticizing main characters, criticized the audience that watched them. Alexander, Louis-Dreyfus and Richards have all attempted unsuccessfully to launch new sitcoms as title characters. Despite decent acclaim and even respectable ratings, almost every show was cancelled , usually within the 1st season. given rise to the term "Seinfeld curse" to describe sitcom failure by an actor following massive success on an show. Since end of the program, Alexander has acted in film, theater and television, including guest appearances on Larry David's HBO Curb Your Enthusiasm. Louis-Dreyfus also appeared on Curb and received on-screen and voice credits in tv (such as Arrested Development) and animated film. Louis-Dreyfus is starring in CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, debuted in March 06 to strong ratings and has been consistent ever since. which renewed for second season, causing many to claim the Seinfeld curse ended . The "Seinfeld curse" was discussed in opening of Saturday Night Live episode on May 13, 06, hosted by Louis-Dreyfus. Alexander and Seinfeld also appeared in this episode of SNL. Richards continues to appear in new film and tv work as well. Larry David once said "It's so completely idiotic It's very hard to have a successful sitcom," Most new sitcoms do not enjoy the success of hits like Seinfeld, though David's Curb Your Enthusiasm went on to win Emmy , perhaps because of his role behind rather than in front of camera; the series relied on his humor, embodied in Seinfeld character George. Shows specifically cited regarding Seinfeld curse are Jason Alexander's Bob Patterson and Listen Up!, Richards' The Michael Richards Show, and Louis-Dreyfus' Watching Ellie. Listen Up! 's 22 episodes make it the longest running show starring a Seinfeld alumni since Seinfeld ended, although New Advntures of Old Christine is likely to eclipse this number in late 06. Patrick Warburton, who played Puddy, was also hit by curse when his superhero-themed show, The Tick, canceled after 1 season. However, he has found success in voice acting. His repertoire includes the voice of Joe Swanson in Family Guy, the title character of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, acts in American Dad,Brock Samson in The Venture Bros., Steve Barkin in Kim Possible, the Wolf in Hoodwinked, and Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove, Kronk's New Groove, and the The Emperor's New School. Lately, he can be seen on ABC's show Less Than Perfect as Jeb Denton. Alexander was also voice of Duckman, which had a certain amount of success ( ran from 94-97, which coincided with the run of Seinfeld). Wayne Knight has had some roles with more or less the same importance of Newman, like the one in the not so successful The Edge, and 1 as police man in 3rd Rock from the Sun. Has also done voice acting, his most notable current role being that of the dragon Dojo in Xiaolin Showdown. However, the actor who really broke the curse, at least for recurring guest stars, was Jerry Stiller who was cast successfully as Doug Heffernan's annoying father-in-law Arthur, in The King of Queens. Also, Bryan Cranston who had a semi-recurring role on Seinfeld as Dr. Tim Whatley, was later cast as Hal (Malcolm's father) on the successful and Emmy nominated show Malcolm in the Middle. In summer 05, John O'Hurley, who played J. Peterman in a recurring role on final seasons, received extensive publicity when he finished runner-up on highly rated American ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars to Kelly Monaco (but won the subsequent "rematch"). O'Hurley has gone on to make cameo appearances in many other programs, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Drake & Josh. O'Hurley has also done numerous amounts of television commercials for GCI, an Alaskan phone and internet communications company. On Sep 11, 06, O'Hurley started hosting Family Feud Also, in a case of life imitating art, O'Hurley became a major investor in real-life J. Peterman catalog company, and sits on company's board of directors. On August 27th,06, Louis-Dreyfus won Emmy for New Adventures of Old Christine, where she exclaimed, “I’m not somebody who really believes in curses, but curse this, baby" in reference to the "Seinfeld Curse." Meanwhile, Seinfeld himself returned to stand-up comedy, touring in 1998 and recording a comedy special entitled I'm Telling You for the Last Time. An album of same name was also released that year, and it featured samples of his stand-up performance. process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 02 documentary, Comedian, directed by Christian Charles. His stand-up routine is highly acclaimed and Seinfeld ranked #12 in Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. Seinfeld has also written a few books, which are mostly archives of past routines. An episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Seinfeld featured an "episode" of Oz (using the actual set and actors) where Jerry, sent to prison during final Seinfeld episode, is transferred to Em City; the film combines and parodies moments in both series. In 04, Seinfeld appeared in 2 commercials 'webisodes' promoting American Express Credit Cards in which he appeared together with an animated Superman, by Warburton (actor of David Puddy on Seinfeld). A recurring feature of Seinfeld was use of products, like candy, as plot points. (e.g. Junior Mints, Twix, Jujyfruits, Chunky and Pez), or an association of a candy with a guest character (e.g. Oh Henry! bars), or a conversational aside (e.g. Chuckles). Non-candy products featured in Seinfeld include Rold Gold pretzels (whose advertisements at the time featured Jason Alexander), Kenny Rogers Roasters (a chicken restaurant chain), Drake's Coffee Cakes, Pepsi, Bosco Chocolate Syrup, Snapple, Cadillac, Saab, Specialized Bicycles, Tupperware, Calvin Klein, Klein Bicycles, Ovaltine, Arby's, TV Guide, Trump Tower, board games Risk, Boggle, Scrabble, Battleship, Entenmann's and the J. Peterman clothing catalog (which actually went bankrupt while show was active). computers in Jerry's apartment are always Apple ; the featured model changed every few seasons to reflect Apple's offerings. Also seen throughout show's run were many different brands of cereal, since Jerry ate a lot. show's creators claim that they were not engaging in a product placement strategy for commercial gain. 1 of the motivations for the use of real-world products, quite unrelated to commercial considerations, is comedy value of funny-sounding phrases and words. "I knew I wanted Kramer to think of watching the operation like going to see a movie," explained Seinfeld writer/producer Andy Robin in a interview published. "At first, I thought maybe a piece of popcorn falls into patient. Worst 70 regimes of 20th C I ran that by my brother, he said, 'No, Junior Mints are just funnier.' Seinfeld is widely credited by marketers and advertisers with effecting a change in attitude toward product placement in US primetime TV shows. Product placement got commoner in TV shows after Seinfeld demonstrated a successful show could work specific products into plots and dialogue. Although not exactly product placements, several episodes feature a Porsche-themed painting on a wall in Seinfeld's apartment. An issue of Excellence magazine, a Porsche-centered publication, is also featured on a outdoor mag rack. 2 other types of advertising also capitalized on Seinfeld. 1 is"Webisode," a reverse form of product placement. In this, instead of inserting its product into episode,its American Express superman way, French Revolution was good 2nd type is commercial use of the show's actors, like Jason Alexander in Chrysler commercial. In this after the series ended, he behaves like his character George, his relationship with Lee Iacocca plays on George's relationship with Steinbrenner. Highland Clearances, it's full terribleness Richards was focus of a series of adds for a company in Australia where he dressed and behaved like Kramer, with trademark bumblin. Superman appears in nearly every episode, in character, or homage (Jerry often wears red, blue, colors of Superman'). All episodes start with word 'The', except "Male Unbonding" to efficiently not waste effort on fancy name titles, Seinfeld appears in every episode. from Vanderlay Industries, to plane crashes, Alexander did not have a part in "The Pen". Worst 18th C regimes Richards was absent from "The Pen" and "The Chinese Restaurant". My Fave music includes Louis-Dreyfus missed "The Pilot", and as pregnant "The Trip, Part 1/The Trip, Part 2". Sometimes Seinfeld is like Arthur Miller thing in it being so good, except funny, it has that feel, some repeats, I think Seinfeled did better as a actor as Seinfedl prepared more as a comedian so was more of a actor and more of a successful actor that way. As he he in some ways was more of a actor on the stand up areas. Not that it was all acting for all I know.