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29 years ago a show about nothing first aired
- Thread starter Jarrod38
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It's moments like these that cement George as the best character on the show.
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One of the best shows of all time.
I'm trying to think of the best one-off character. I think it might be Elaine's dad.
Also, I think George referenced a brother in one of the earlier seasons who was never seen or mentioned again. I wonder if that counts as a retcon.
I'm trying to think of the best one-off character. I think it might be Elaine's dad.
Also, I think George referenced a brother in one of the earlier seasons who was never seen or mentioned again. I wonder if that counts as a retcon.
Crazy how the show has not aged nearly as much as other shows of the time.
It's no like they don't have dated references either, but the should gave you enough context to get them... or there are so many other jokes, it's ok to let one go
It's no like they don't have dated references either, but the should gave you enough context to get them... or there are so many other jokes, it's ok to let one go
it is, i watched it for the first time 1 years ago and loved it! The only things that was bad to me was the small stand-up part at the beginning and the end of the episodes, but they're really short
Tippy toe!! Tippy toe!!! Lemon tree!
Yelled this just last week when some hikers almost saw my wife peeing lol.
Yelled this just last week when some hikers almost saw my wife peeing lol.
It always struck me as something that neither Larry nor Jerry likely gave a much of a shit about when creating the show, so they just went with whatever.
And then by virtue of the quality of the show, it became iconic, and now it couldn't be anything else.
It's a prison Jerry man made prison, YOURE SERVING TIME!
Just got married this year so this one is especially meaningful.
Just got married this year so this one is especially meaningful.
It's because it was both ahead of it's time and timeless, we will never see something as magical as Seinfeld again. Something's come close or are equals like Curb and Always sunny but Seinfeld was something else.
Oh man this line makes me laugh so hard every single time.
The delivery is perfect.
I love watching him in interviews or on Curb. You can tell he's a totally different person from George, and also comes off as very professional concerning his acting. He really is a fantastic actor.
That said, I think his character got a bit flanderized in the later seasons. He was always yelling or overacting, and felt like he became noticeably more cartoony than the other characters.
Ahh that may be so, admittedly i tend to only rewatch the earlier seasons, i don't think I've seen the final two since they first aired. It does seem to be true of most exaggerated characters in long running shows, they end up becoming a bit of a caricature of themselves.
Speaking of Curb, i always kind of wonder if Larry David is doing an impression of Jason Alexanders impression of him, at least just a little bit.
I'm currently unemployed as I wait for my new job to start late summer/early fall. And my name is a variation of George.
It's the summer of George!
It's the summer of George!
Whats crazy is the first season is really not that great, in modern era it probably would have been cancelled after a few episodes. The pilot tested poorly and NBC initially passed, it was over a year later that an exec picked it up on a whim, it was still only 5 episodes total for the first season.
100% agree. There's not even anything close. I've watched the entire series countless times. I just can't get tired of it.
Ya know, who got Flanderized is Elaine. Or can you be Flanderized if you become almost a completely different person? It still doesn't matter, it's still the best sitcom ever made. A few of the latter-season episodes are a bit cartoony; the Butter Shave in particular. The performances in that episode feel like they are "pretending" much more than any other episode. But why am I whining? It's literally on my TV right now and I love it.
lol you've got it backwards. George is literally based off Larry.
Which is why it was so funny to see Larry trying to impersonate George on Curb
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/larry-david-george-costanza_n_6548244.html
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Yes, i know, thats why i said Jason was doing an impression of him. It just seems that some of Jason's impression may have seeped back into Larry's performance in Curb in a hilarious circular manner.
Went on a racist rant and pretty much ended his career, and his ability to hold his head up when he walked in public. Who would have thought years later another man prone to racist rants would be elected president for it.
Ontopic: The later seasons are just as good if not better than the previous peaks, I loved the zany stuff just as much.