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Posted on 2/14/16 at 7:55 pm to ISEN_AG
JLD is the only cast member to go on to win multiple Emmy awards on multiple series. It's obvious at this point that the writing on Seinfeld is what made the cast look like the Chicago Bulls of comedy. JLD was the one who also had acting talent.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 8:41 pm to Fewer Kilometers
So now Jason Alexander doesn't have acting talent? I mean for cripes sake.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:21 pm to cgrand
quote:Well, I'm on episode 3 of season 4. She has yet to make an appearance this season and guess what? The show is still fantastic. Yes she's talented. I think the show is better because of her, but I could say that about all of the cast. Each character is cast perfectly. That's what makes a great show. I hate when people say someone "carries" a show. It's not a great show without a great ensemble, IMO.
she carried Seinfeld
Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:25 pm to abellsujr
Agreed. Also, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus is incredible in Veep that too is a very well-written show. Which is no surprise, because it's by the guy who made The Thick of It in the UK, which was nothing less than the greatest political satire show I'm familiar with. (In fact, Veep started off as a spinoff of that show, but the pilot was a failure and HBO invited Armando Iannucci to make something new.)
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Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:30 pm to Udvarnoky
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Nevermind that in his case there was a patient NBC executive willing to give his struggling show two years and a much stronger lead-in (Cheers) to find its audience.
i remember watching it starting with the second episode and worrying it was going to get cancelled. I used to check the Nielson ratings that came out once per week in the Times Picayune.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:34 pm to Jake88
Cool that you were watching from the start!
Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:39 pm to Udvarnoky
Totally lucked into it. Didn't hurt that I was in undergrad when it started and the dating do's and don'ts hit so close to home.
Originally Jerry Stiller wasn't George's dad. It was some bald gray haired guy that died mid series. I can't find the video's with him because they refilmed them with Stiller as the dad.
And I disagree with the criticism of season 2. It had George's heart attack, Jerry and Elaine trying to lay ground rules to just be physical, the chinese restaurant, and the one where Jerry's two heads are playing chess over a woman.
Originally Jerry Stiller wasn't George's dad. It was some bald gray haired guy that died mid series. I can't find the video's with him because they refilmed them with Stiller as the dad.
And I disagree with the criticism of season 2. It had George's heart attack, Jerry and Elaine trying to lay ground rules to just be physical, the chinese restaurant, and the one where Jerry's two heads are playing chess over a woman.
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Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:47 pm to Jake88
The original old man Costanza: LINK
Jerry's dad was originally different too. I don't believe they reshot this because I've always known it this way. LINK
And I've got nothing against Season 2. When I described it as "rough" I meant in terms of commercial success and because I do believe they were still perfecting the show. There are classic episodes in that first batch.
Jerry's dad was originally different too. I don't believe they reshot this because I've always known it this way. LINK
And I've got nothing against Season 2. When I described it as "rough" I meant in terms of commercial success and because I do believe they were still perfecting the show. There are classic episodes in that first batch.
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Posted on 2/14/16 at 9:51 pm to Udvarnoky
Thanks. Don't know why I couldn't find it.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 10:21 pm to Udvarnoky
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So now Jason Alexander doesn't have acting talent? I mean for cripes sake.
He hasn't had near the success that JLD has. Not even close.
Posted on 2/14/16 at 10:30 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Jason Alexander is a top shelf Broadway talent.
You can have success in acting in other arenas than network TV
You can have success in acting in other arenas than network TV
Posted on 2/14/16 at 11:01 pm to TXGunslinger10
Michael Richards was brilliant as well. He was really great at physical comedy.
The episode where George turns blue is the most un-seinfeld episode of seinfeld.
The episode where George turns blue is the most un-seinfeld episode of seinfeld.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 12:30 am to TXGunslinger10
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Jason Alexander is a top shelf Broadway talent.
You can have success in acting in other arenas than network TV
The difference being that JLD has succeeded in everything that she's tried since Seinfeld, while Alexander had two huge bombs for TV series.
And his Broadway success was at the start of Seinfeld. He's been in three plays since Seinfeld went off the air and he was the replacement in two of them. The third was doing The Odd Couple in L.A.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 12:45 am to Fewer Kilometers
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The difference being that JLD has succeeded in everything that she's tried since Seinfeld, while Alexander had two huge bombs for TV series.
I love JLD, but she's also pretty easy on the eyes.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 12:48 am to vgmusic16
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It's great from here on out. Seasons 1 and 2 were by far the weakest.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 6:36 am to Seldom Seen
i was scanning thru youtube and saw mentions of Seinfeld reunion. Not the movie coming out but reunion shows. I saw bits of episodes? where George invented an i phone app and became a millionaire and Elaine had a child by Jerry. I've never heard of these?
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:53 am to jeffsdad
Am I right in assuming that George Castanza's character is based on Larry David? They have somewhat of a resemblance, especially in his younger days:
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:57 am to Byron Bojangles III
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Seasons 3-9 are the best tv ever produced.
I might have to agree with this statement.
Flawless.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 10:01 am to abellsujr
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Am I right in assuming that George Castanza's character is based on Larry David?
Yes. Jason Alexander has said that he was doing a Larry David impression when he was playing George.
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