Seinfeld. You can't discuss the 1990's without mentioning Seinfeld, the iconic television show seemingly about ...nothing. For 9 years we watched Jerry break up with a woman because she had so-called "man hands." We were stunned when George accidentally killed his fiancee Susan with poisonous wedding invitations. We laughed when Kramer settled a tabacco suit out-of-court in exchange for a large-scale Marlboro ad featuring himself. We found ourselves in stitches watching Elaine's "little kicks" dancing.These iconic characters embarked on paths of destruction, ruining their relatinonships and careers, taking everybody else down with them.
The Seinfeld lingo made it's way into every day slang and continues to be accepted today, almost ten years after the show's final episode. Even if you're not a "low-talker," an "anti-dentite" or "master of your domain," odds are there's a Seinfeld-ism for you.
Though the show ended its run in 1999, it continues to rule the airwaves (or, perhaps, the cables?). Seinfeld even out-rates new popular shows on several networks. It continues to air syndicated episodes daily in 200 markets. With coverage like that, there's no chance that Seinfeld is headed for the vault any time soon.
Jerry: Do you date immature men?
Vanessa: Almost Exclusively.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
For those who just can't
get enough Seinfeld but need something a little more up-to-date, I present your new addiction: Curb Your Enthusiasm. The un-scripted show stars Larry David, co-creator and co-executive producer of Seinfeld, who seems to find new ways to end up in the doghouse with friends and his wife by the end of every episode. Not sure you'll be able to connect with a new character? Larry David has been quoted as saying that he created Seinfeld's George Costanza based on his own personality. Occasionally a few of your favorite Seinfeld regulars, like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, make an appearance too.Curb Your Enthusiasm wrapped up its 6th season in November of 2007; it is unknown if there will be a 7th season. You can watch re-runs of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO, but if you don't have the provider the DVD's are available as well.
3 comments:
I love Curb. My favorite show by far, followed by arrested development. It's really not scripted? I wish they would make another season. I think the car pool lane episode is so funny.
I love the carpool lane episode! Did you knw that a man was arrested for murder and used footage from that episode to prove his alibi? Apparently he was at that baseball game and was able to prove that the filming took place during the time of the crime. Crazy!
As for being unscripted, it is mostly. I guess they just give the actors guidelines and a few loose subjects to talk about but they have to fill in the rest.
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