Genre:
TV / Comedy
Starring:
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards
Number
of seasons: 9
In
this popular sitcom from the 1990’s, comedian Jerry Seinfeld plays a
fictionalized version of himself, surrounded by best friend George Costanza,
former girlfriend Elaine Benes and apartment neighbor Cosmo Kramer. Over the
course of nine seasons, the gang of four goes through the minutiae of daily
life with their own particular outlook on it, in what has been labeled a “show
about nothing”.
While
not every single episode is perfect and the series finale remains
disappointing, I have to give props to the creators of this show, Jerry Seinfeld
and Larry David, for creating one of those pieces of art that would leave an
indelible mark on pop culture. Whether you are a master of your domain (not
that there is anything wrong with that), this show is Gold, Jerry, Gold! If you
don’t agree, well: No soup for you!
I
remember a friend telling me that she did not like Seinfeld because the
characters were not likeable. That is the point. Those people are selfish,
self-centered, antisocial and mean. That being said, the actors playing the
roles are so good that you cannot help learning to love the characters in spite
of their flaws. Jerry Seinfeld was the weaker actor in the bunch, but he
surrounded himself well, and it more than made up for his shortcomings.
Seinfeld
has also given us a load of quirky and funny secondary characters, too many to
name here.
For
all these reasons, even though this show was not perfect, I have to give it
full mark.
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