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  • 22-04-2015 7:36pm
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    poisonated
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone else think that the Seinfeld characters are not likeable. Is that the point?

    George:Fat, bald,loud, annoying guy.

    Jerry: Loud, rude, obnoxious.

    Kramer: well he is Kramer...

    Elaine: Rude, bitchy, annoying.

    It is still a hilarious show!!!


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    #2
    Nervous Wreck
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    That's exactly the point yep.


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    #3
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Yeah, they're meant to be horrible and that's what makes those characters so brilliant. It plays a big part in the very last episode.


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    skinnie
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭skinnie


    As others have said, that's kinda the point. That's why no other characters stay around very long, who'd put up up with those over analytic superior bunch of weirdos... and their weird friend Kramer. The great thing the writers did was make them somehow relatable, and without realising it you're empathising with them. Deep down we're all horrible people :D


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    Yeah, they're meant to be horrible and that's what makes those characters so brilliant. It plays a big part in the very last episode.

    I'd like to begin to say...yada yada yada :D

    Not that there's anything wrong with that!


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    Ipso
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    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    I'd like to begin to say...yada yada yada :D

    Not that there's anything wrong with that!

    Those pretzels are making you thirsty


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    #7
    endacl
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    And this just in:

    Frasier and Niles Crane? Quite snobby, and a bit uptight.


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    #8
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Georges dad = even louder !!


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    #9
    endacl
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    Georges dad = even louder !!

    SERENITY NOW!

    :D


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    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    It's the reason that although it's an absolutely brilliant show I'll never have the same fondness for Seinfeld as I do for Frasier.


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    endacl wrote: »
    SERENITY NOW!

    :D

    Not forgetting Festivus for the rest of us!:D
    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    It's the reason that although it's an absolutely brilliant show I'll never have the same fondness for Seinfeld as I do for Frasier.

    I agree it certainly had it's moments considering it was a show about 'nothing' but Frasier was certainly something else, as it had the wittiest & sharpest humour in the show :P


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    Technocentral
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Best comedy TV show ever, that's the whole point, if they were all lovely kind hearted people it would have been cancelled after one season, best episodes are the ones where George is really disappointed that his girlfriend who he met in jail is being released, for example or the one where he sets up a fake charity at Christmas (The Human Foundation) not to mention the ones with Newman in them!


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    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Technocentral wrote: »
    if they were all lovely kind hearted people it would have been cancelled after one season

    It very nearly didn't go past the pilot. NBC were really not impressed with it. I'm glad there was a change of heart.


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    #14
    shazzerman
    Registered Users Posts: 637 ✭✭✭shazzerman


    Moops!!


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    #15
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,171 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Frank's verbal attack on Steinbrenner for trading Jay Buhner right after he was told George had died is one of my favourite TV show scenes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwSxqnRW-8


    Jerry Stiller was amazing on Seinfeld.


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Technocentral wrote: »
    Best comedy TV show ever, that's the whole point, if they were all lovely kind hearted people it would have been cancelled after one season, best episodes are the ones where George is really disappointed that his girlfriend who he met in jail is being released, for example or the one where he sets up a fake charity at Christmas (The Human Foundation) not to mention the ones with Newman in them!

    Oh yeah, his eyes lit up when he heard about conjugal rights :P
    The time when he was collecting the coupons to an already expanding wallet that was reaching critical mass & then BOOM.
    Bizarro Jerry was hilarious!
    There were quite a good few guest stars in it inc Jane Leeves (Frasier's Daphne) as Marla the Virgin!

    But Frogger is one that will stick out, here's behind the scenes-extras

    Btw: i can only post the links as the embedded youtube links aren't showing up for me?


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    the whole year inn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,078 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    lertsnim wrote: »
    It very nearly didn't go past the pilot. NBC were really not impressed with it. I'm glad there was a change of heart.

    The pilot my god the first season was dire,in todays standards it wouldnt get past a few episodes.


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    #18
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    I came across this last nite,

    Seinfeld: The Movie 2015 Trailer






    I thought it was real, til you read the comments, but some people thought it was here :P


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    johnny osbourne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭johnny osbourne


    hows it goin

    pretty good


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    johnny osbourne wrote: »
    hows it goin

    pretty good

    I thought you's all at the LLS thread were going to BED 2hrs ago :p which reminds me, i'm going myself in the next few mins.


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    johnny osbourne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭johnny osbourne


    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    I thought you's all at the LLS thread were going to BED 2hrs ago :p which reminds me, i'm going myself in the next few mins.

    pretty good


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    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    I'm glad the cast are all against a reunion or revival, because it's just one of those things that shouldn't be touched - it was brilliant and we had 9 seasons of it, so re-watch to our hearts content. And if anyone tries to do a re-make they should be shot...


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    #23
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    I'm glad the cast are all against a reunion or revival, because it's just one of those things that shouldn't be touched - it was brilliant and we had 9 seasons of it, so re-watch to our hearts content. And if anyone tries to do a re-make they should be shot...

    They were good enough to do a reunion of some sort on Curb, not too sure if it was the whole cast? as i've yet to watch the rest of the seasons!

    I hope they don't re-make something of the show, when it was a show about nothing :D


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    #24
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    lertsnim wrote: »
    It very nearly didn't go past the pilot. NBC were really not impressed with it. I'm glad there was a change of heart.

    They were kinda right in fairness.

    The first 2 seasons are not very good bar a couple of decent episodes in the second season.It only really gets going properly in Season 3.

    Thankfully they persevered with it.


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    nomdeboardie
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    skinnie wrote: »
    As others have said, that's kinda the point. That's why no other characters stay around very long, who'd put up up with those over analytic superior bunch of weirdos... and their weird friend Kramer. The great thing the writers did was make them somehow relatable, and without realising it you're empathising with them. Deep down we're all horrible people :D
    E.g. Elaine's rant on the tyranny of office cake :p


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    Technocentral
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    I'm glad the cast are all against a reunion or revival, because it's just one of those things that shouldn't be touched - it was brilliant and we had 9 seasons of it, so re-watch to our hearts content. And if anyone tries to do a re-make they should be shot...

    I agree a new series wouldn't work, though the odd reunion (like Cheers characters showing up on Frasier) could be good, though of course there isn't really a spin off from Seinfeld in the same way for them to show up on (Curb isn't a spin off of course).


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    Technocentral
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    They were kinda right in fairness.

    The first 2 seasons are not very good bar a couple of decent episodes in the second season.It only really gets going properly in Season 3.

    Thankfully they persevered with it.

    Ih the first 2 seasons it really was "a show about nothing"!.


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    Ciaran_B
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    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    I came across this last nite,

    Seinfeld: The Movie 2015 Trailer






    I thought it was real, til you read the comments, but some people thought it was here :P

    That's pretty good. Where do the modern George and Jerry bits come from?


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    #29
    Ryaller
    Registered Users Posts: 474 ✭✭Ryaller


    From Seinfeld's web series, comediansincarsgettingcoffee. Some of them are brilliant.


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