Rating:  - Seinfeld
Love Seinfeld - never watched this - thought it was a good gift for my husband, but he watched the re-runs on TV>
Rating:  - Ernie from "My Three Sons" Even Funnier than Seinfeld
Let me be the innocent child in "The Emperor's New Clothes," and proclaim:
Jerry Seinfeld is not funny!
Oh, I know what you're thinking: Here's a guy who thinks Seinfeld was unfunny, but his cast was hilarious.
No. At best the rest of the cast was mildly amusing (although Jason Alexander is a talented actor, he is not necessarily hilarious, hence the two stars).
Because, when it comes down to brass tacks, "Seinfeld" *was* a "show about nothing" -- in every sense of the word:
The contrived semi-plots, with choppy one-liner segments.
The cloying, annoying, ejaculatory bass riffs between shots.
Jerry Seinfeld posing as this hipster: Yeah, right, a hipster with a ridiculous bushy mullet. At best, Seinfeld was an Upper West Side Jewish version of Jeff Foxworthy. You want to know why people think Jewish men are smug, metrosexual wimpish know-it-alls? I submit Jerry Seinfeld as "Exhibit A." If a WASP played a Jew such as Seinfeld, he'd be accused of bigoted racial slurs against the Jewish people. Grating, like fingernails down a chalkboard.
Oh, and speaking of freakish hair-do's: Is there anyone alive who thinks that Michael Richards as Kramer would even inspire a single chuckle if shorn of that ridiculous Brillo-pad hair? Within three episodes, he'd have been out of the door, after having been reduced to haranguing black hecklers in the studio audience: He's a [n-word]! He's a [n-word]!
Pathetic.
And, "Elaine"?
Puleeze! She makes Gwyneth Paltrow look like Kate Winslet, she is so flat.
Yawn.
Rating: - Only one word for it...
H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!!!!!!
The greatest Sitcom in the history of Television!!!!
Rating: - Hannukah and Christmas every day
I was living in England when Seinfeld was in its third or fourth season, blissfully unaware of what people were talkabout with this 'Seinfeld' thing when I read in a magazine that you'd have to be hidden in a remote corner of the Amazon to not be into this show. I obviously was in a more inhabited and arguably more sophisticated place than Amazonian corners tend to be, so I tuned in.
Actually, my wife, two boys, and I tuned in.
Good grief, did we get hooked!
Now, with seasons 1-3 and 4-6 under our belt, we spend our days waiting in front of the laptop for our emailed notice from Amazon that later seasons are coming out on DVD.
Well, actually, we don't spend *every* day like that. Just some.
This minimalist sitcom was feared by its creators and producers to be too New York and too Jewish for the mainstream. Yet it took off with a kind of universal appeal that is rare and quickly developed a fan base more loyal to Jerry, Elaine, George, and even Kramer - whose real-life actor seems in these interviews to be the alter ego of Kramer himself - than to our own mothers-in-law.
If you buy any of the DVD sets, you're likely to return regularly to favorite episodes. Prior reviews and especially spotlight reviews will remind you of what those are.
It is the considered opinion of a lot of smart people that there is a Seinfeld quote for nearly every life situation. This product still makes a fantastic gift for Seinfeld aficionados, whether they've memorized them all or are still working on it.
Rating: - A Seinfeld lovers dream come true!
If ur a Seinfeld lover then this is a must have! Not only do you get the first three seasons, but you also get the pilot episode; the episode that started it all. Also, the salt & pepper shakers are a priceless souvenier to add to your collectibles. Lets not forget the Seinfeld playing cards included in the package; their hilariouse! Everytime I play poker i look forward to seeing the hole cast when i get a "Full House".
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