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"Seinfeld": Does it hold up 10 years later? (1 Viewer)

The George storyline is good, but the whole Elaine/Susie thing and Jerry and the guy in the trunk and all that is just way too convoluted and forced, IMO.

 
I agree that that was one of the more absurd plots, but it gave me a lot of laughs, and I usually judge comedy based on how much it makes me laugh.

 
I agree that that was one of the more absurd plots, but it gave me a lot of laughs, and I usually judge comedy based on how much it makes me laugh.
Totally. It was just SO absurd that it tarnished the whole thing for me. I'm normally not one to nitpick (I mean, the whole Merv Griffin thing and the whole Kramer plot in "The Butter Shave" were over the top absurd and they're among my 10 favorite episodes) but that whole Susie/Elaine dreck with Peterman was so boring and off the wall that it sunk that episode for me.
 
The George storyline is good, but the whole Elaine/Susie thing and Jerry and the guy in the trunk and all that is just way too convoluted and forced, IMO.
"Convoluted and forced" was pretty much the definition of Seinfeld in the last 2 seasons.But that episode still had some good lines. SHE WAS MUR-DERRRRRRED!!!
 
Here's a question:

In "The Cadillac, Part 1," Jerry returns from a high-paying gig. This is how he pays for the Cadillac. Kramer talks Jerry into showing him the check. Kramer is astonished and tells Jerry, "You're rich." So how much was the check? I have a theory in spoilers, because I am interested in your guesses.

I say it was about $50,000.

$10k seems too little, and $100k seems like a lot.
That was exactly my guess. Scary.

 
Best episode for my money was The Merv Griffin Show

It had some of the best stories all around...

Elaine vs. The Sidler at work

George stomping pigeons in a park and running over a squirrel

Jerry vs. the woman with the great toy collection

And then of course, Kramer pretending everything that happened in his apartment was part of his rendition of the Merv Griffin show.

Hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsUX-sCMDuw

(1:04 through 1:30 puts me in hysterics)
Hard to argue with this.

 
The laser pointer on George's forehead was amusing. The rest of the episode fell flat.
This could be the least funny episode ever. And a clear sign that the show ended at the right time.
I could not agree more. I remember barely laughing at all during that episode, which almost never happened when I watched Seinfeld.

On the flip side, I can still remember my friend Matt and I watching The Yada Yada on its first airing on television and laughing non-stop for nearly 40 minutes (the episode ran way long).
I think it's a testament to Seinfeld's greatness that I still laugh when I watch the show. Comedies are supposed to get less funny each time you see them, but this show still kills.

 
Here's a question:

In "The Cadillac, Part 1," Jerry returns from a high-paying gig. This is how he pays for the Cadillac. Kramer talks Jerry into showing him the check. Kramer is astonished and tells Jerry, "You're rich." So how much was the check? I have a theory in spoilers, because I am interested in your guesses.

I say it was about $50,000.

$10k seems too little, and $100k seems like a lot.
That was exactly my guess. Scary.

:hifive:

 
Here's a question:

In "The Cadillac, Part 1," Jerry returns from a high-paying gig. This is how he pays for the Cadillac. Kramer talks Jerry into showing him the check. Kramer is astonished and tells Jerry, "You're rich." So how much was the check? I have a theory in spoilers, because I am interested in your guesses.

I say it was about $50,000.

$10k seems too little, and $100k seems like a lot.
That was exactly my guess. Scary.

:hifive:
Almost 2 years late on this but that was always my guess as well.

 
I like it more now than I did then. Back then, I found it annoying. I think it was ahead of my own time, and my own humor back then.

Simple little things, like the scene where they're trying to figure out whether Art Vandelay is just an importer or an importer/exporter are hilarious to me as I get older.

 
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I remember him telling that story somewhere else a while back, but blanking on who it was with. Believe it's the first time he mentioned the rest of the case hating her as much though.

 
The other revelation this week from Jerry that they had planned an unannounced all Claymation episode was interesting. That would have been funny to watch.

 
Sure it holds up. This morning Mike and Mike used an audio of the segment where Elaine gets harrassed for wearing an Oriole cap into Steinbrenner's suite. They were using it during a discussion of the Tampa Lighning not allowing Blackhawks colors in certain sections of their arena. It was funny then and is funny now as well!

 
I can't remember if this was mentioned in the thread or not, but I think that the backwards episode was really brilliant and ahead of its time for network comedies. Not really many laugh out loud moments in that episode, but I remember thinking it was brilliant. It remains one of my favorites.

 
I can't remember if this was mentioned in the thread or not, but I think that the backwards episode was really brilliant and ahead of its time for network comedies. Not really many laugh out loud moments in that episode, but I remember thinking it was brilliant. It remains one of my favorites.
I loved how Kramer's lollipop went from almost gone to huge.

 
I can't remember if this was mentioned in the thread or not, but I think that the backwards episode was really brilliant and ahead of its time for network comedies. Not really many laugh out loud moments in that episode, but I remember thinking it was brilliant. It remains one of my favorites.
I loved how Kramer's lollipop went from almost gone to huge.
The final shot of "ten years earlier" with Jerry moving into the apartment and meeting Kramer, offering him some pizza, and Kramer responding that he couldn't impose. Jerry: "We're neighbors. What's mine is yours." Kramer, as he's looking around with a slight grin..."Really?"

Amazing.

 
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I can't remember if this was mentioned in the thread or not, but I think that the backwards episode was really brilliant and ahead of its time for network comedies. Not really many laugh out loud moments in that episode, but I remember thinking it was brilliant. It remains one of my favorites.
I loved how Kramer's lollipop went from almost gone to huge.
One of my favorite episodes as well. Also the ep with one of my favorite one-off characters, Franklin Delano Romanowski

 
I can't remember if this was mentioned in the thread or not, but I think that the backwards episode was really brilliant and ahead of its time for network comedies. Not really many laugh out loud moments in that episode, but I remember thinking it was brilliant. It remains one of my favorites.
It was on earlier this evening. Drunk Elaine :wub:

 
I remember him telling that story somewhere else a while back, but blanking on who it was with. Believe it's the first time he mentioned the rest of the case hating her as much though.
:confused:

None of them hated her; they all said they liked her, but just didn't know how to play off of her as comedic actors, and in all fairness, I have never seen her in anything else, but she never struck me as a comedic actress. I mean, was Susan ever funny? Any time there was humor involving her, it was because of the writing or the main cast.

 
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Susan was only funny because she was ruining George's life and he had it so good he couldn't stand it. Then she dies because of his own cheapness only to find out he would have been rich beyond his wildest dreams and he would never have had to work again. Except he would have to work to dispose of her assets, which would have been his, so even in death she was ruining his life, hilarious.

 
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Yeah, unfortunately for her all the reporting on it makes it sound like they hated the actress.

 
I wont read through the entire thread, but I think the best way to determine whether it still holds up is to have a kid in high school watch it. They are old enough to get any and all of the jokes, yet dont have any bias that we all have as first run viewers.

 
I wont read through the entire thread, but I think the best way to determine whether it still holds up is to have a kid in high school watch it. They are old enough to get any and all of the jokes, yet dont have any bias that we all have as first run viewers.
This thread has almost held up for 10 years.

 
I wont read through the entire thread, but I think the best way to determine whether it still holds up is to have a kid in high school watch it. They are old enough to get any and all of the jokes, yet dont have any bias that we all have as first run viewers.
My daughter, a freshman in high school, loves it. Started watching on her own about 6 months ago.

 
I wont read through the entire thread, but I think the best way to determine whether it still holds up is to have a kid in high school watch it. They are old enough to get any and all of the jokes, yet dont have any bias that we all have as first run viewers.
My daughter, a freshman in high school, loves it. Started watching on her own about 6 months ago.
:thumbup: My son is also a freshman. I'll see if he has any interest. It might be awhile as he recently started watching "How I met your mother".

 
Still holds up. I stopped watching reruns a couple of years ago but recently caught a couple of episodes.

This week saw the anti-dentite and when Kramer wanted to stop the mail.

Wilford Brimley: "Well, it's my job. And I'm pretty damn serious about it. In addition to being a postmaster, I'm a general. And we both know it's the job of a general to, BY GOD, GET THINGS DONE. So maybe you can understand why I get a little irritated when someone calls me away from my golf." ... "Now you are going to accept your mail, aren't you Mr. Kramer?"

 
I still quote it in the office 3-4 times a week...it weeds out the uncool people, or the youngsters who need to enrich themselves.

 
Jayrok said:
Still holds up. I stopped watching reruns a couple of years ago but recently caught a couple of episodes.

This week saw the anti-dentite and when Kramer wanted to stop the mail.

Wilford Brimley: "Well, it's my job. And I'm pretty damn serious about it. In addition to being a postmaster, I'm a general. And we both know it's the job of a general to, BY GOD, GET THINGS DONE. So maybe you can understand why I get a little irritated when someone calls me away from my golf." ... "Now you are going to accept your mail, aren't you Mr. Kramer?"
Bookman

 
Still holds up very well comedy wise.

A joke that has been repeated over and over is how the invention of the cell phone would have killed the plotline of half the episodes.

 
comfortably numb said:
Still holds up for me but do find that some of those earlier episodes went from meh to bad.
The one where George gets the busy boy fired is pretty bad. They definitely took some time to hit their stride, but once they did, they knocked it out of the park practically every week for years.

 
comfortably numb said:
Still holds up for me but do find that some of those earlier episodes went from meh to bad.
The one where George gets the busy boy fired is pretty bad. They definitely took some time to hit their stride, but once they did, they knocked it out of the park practically every week for years.
The Tanya Harding and OJ parodies come to mind as the all time lows for the show.

 

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