Out of all my time at MoFo, I've never seen a thread dedicated to the show, Seinfeld. This cultural landmark of a show was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and it aired it's pilot on July 5, 1989. . If I had to define the show in a sentance, it would be: nothing, all this show is about is the adventures of four friends (Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer, and Elaine Marie Benes) in NYC.
After the not so well recieved pilot, the show was offered to FOX, but in as FOX does, it declined to pick up a good show. However, Rick Ludwin, head of late night and special events for NBC, took money from his budget, and the next four episodes, The Stakeout, The Robbery, Male Unbonding, and The Stock Tip, were made. They aired on May 31, June 7, 14, and 21 of 1990. these episodes highly rated and NBC got picked up.
The main character of Seinfeld, and where the show gets it's name is co-creater Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry is a successful stand-up comedian and dates many beautiful women (my favorite being Courtney Cox's Meryl,) whom he usually breaks up with for zany reasons. His neighbor is Cosmo Kramer and is archenemies with Newman, the mailman played by Wayne Knight. One of my favorite quotes comes from the episode The Voice, in which Jerry finds a cool way of saying hello.
Jerry's best friend since middle school is George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander. George is a loveable loser, he can barely keep a job and can loose a girlfriend even faster. George has had jobs such as, real estate agent, sitcom writer, Assistant to the Traveling Secretary for the New York Yankees (his longest running job,) a computer salesmen, and many many more. His longest relationship was with a girl named Susan (played by Heidi Swedberg,) he even got engaged to her. She died in the episode, The Envelopes, because of cheap adhesive on the wedding stamps giving her an infection. My favorite quote from George is a tie! I really like his answering machine, and his Vandelay industries scame.
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Elaine Benes (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is another one of Jerry's friends, and they even dated for a little while. Elaine does date a lot and loads of men have been entranced by her. Some of the fictional characters that have been entranced by her are; Newman, a nerd named Ricky, George, Jerry, Kramer, a guy named Barry, a man who refers to himself in the third person named Jerry, and NBC president Russell Dalrymple. She has worked at the fictional Pendant Publishing, and assistant to the fictional Justin Pitt, as long with some more jobs. My favorite quote from her isn't much of a quote, it is a dance.
Cosmo Kramer (played by Mike Richards) is basically everyone's favorite character. He is a bit, how you say, cuckoo? He always tries to get rich quick, and can't hold a job for more then a day. He is neighbors with Jerry and frequently drops in (mostly unanounced.) Kramer has many bizarre beliefs which include, not going to be treated at a hospital, celibrating Festivus, not dressing up when he goes to the Opera, finds butter is a better protection for his skin after shaving, and many others. My favorite quote from him is to hard to pick, so just watch this.
Since the series ended with it's finale on May 14, 1998, there was a Seinfeld curse. They say there was a curse because both Julia Louis, and Richards both tried to launch a sitcom, and both failed not even getting a second season. Now Jerry just made Bee Movie last year with a starring role. Mike Richards also played a small role, but now is practically blacklisted in Hollywood because of his racial outburst at The Laugh Factory about two years ago. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, now has her own show called The New Adventures of Old Christine, which currently still runs, and Jason Alexander, has had roles in TV shows such as Everybody Hates Chris, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and a role in the movie The Grand.
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