Who is Seinfeld?
Catching up and noticed that no one answered Allan. Seinfeld was an extremely popular American sitcom about a comedian (Jerry Seinfeld) living in NYC. He played "himself". It stood out with a radically different sensibility from any other Amercian sitcom I've seen. It's original premise was that it was "a show about nothing". One early episode, for instance, took place entirely in a Chinese restaurant while the main characters waited endlessly for a table. Another took place in a multi-level indoor car park while the main characters searched unsuccessfully for their car. Although later episodes had plots that could be described as Altman-esque (multiple storylines that interweave in unexpected ways), it never lost it's edge (IMO, I'm sure others will disagree).
One of the main characters, George, worked for the New York Yankees. An actor, playing George Steinbrenner's back (we never saw his face) was a recurring character.
Although later episodes had plots that could be described as Altman-esque (multiple storylines that interweave in unexpected ways), it never lost it's edge (IMO, I'm sure others will disagree).
I'd call it a show people either loved or hated. I was in the latter group -- I just never got it.
I loved it. I must confess(darned American Solipsism) I thought he was kidding. I feel terrible, now!
I hated it. Except Kramer.
I hated it all.
Thought it was clever but unengaging.
Another in the hated it category. It was a show about people I would hate if I ever met them in real life, and it didn't give me a reason not to hate them in fiction, either.
And I never saw the point in paying attention to people I hate; even laughing at, not with, people like that is a waste of my time.
I think you were more likely to love it if you were a New Yorker.
I was also a sucker for the show's guiding principles: No hugging; no learning.
I also hated it. I thought they were all mean, mean people, and I have enough mean people in my life without watching them on TV.
Liked the show until Susan's death, which was treated so callously I couldn't like the characters after that.
