Rating:  - Seinfeld
Wes, here are some stats on one of the most popular tv sitcoms in history. Maybe you should get out more and experience life than you will find it amusing as the rest of the country and world does. Your probably a red sux fan as well aren't ya!
It was one of the top-five Nielsen-rated shows for six consecutive years and became the cornerstone of NBC's "Must See TV" campaign, helping the network to record profits of nearly $1 billion in 1998 alone (Aucoin N9). It was one of very few sitcoms to consistently deliver audiences of more than 30 million viewers each week to the network, and more important, they consisted of the demog raphic most valued by advertisers--young, urban, upscale viewers who typically did not watch much television (Aucoin N9) [2] Consequently, Seinfeld charged advertisers a million dollars per minute, and for the last episode, watched by an estimated 76 million viewers (many of whom were in the desirable eighteen-to forty-nine-year-old age group), thirty-second commercials cost nearly $2 million--an unprecedented figure (Carter; Gilbert N8). Seinfeld's economic clout indicated the extent of its cultural capital.
Rating: - 2 types of people
As I was browsing through these reviews, I am glad to see that most people here get it. For those who say the show isn't that funny or doesn't have a huge following, they must be living in an alternate universe. The show was named the #1 sitcom of all time by T.V. guide and I know a lot of people who have been anxiously awaiting the DVD release.
The way I see it, there are two types of people. Those who like Seinfeld and those who don't. Those who like it realize that all of the little insignificant things that the show dwells on such as various personal characteristics (i.e., close talker, low talker, regifter, things like this) are things that the majority of us deal with on a daily basis. The things that Jerry and friends talk about in the diner are the things that people talk about with their friends. These are the stupid conversations of daily life. That is what makes the show so relatable and funny.
For those who don't understand or think the show is funny, I have only one conclusion. You are the other type of people, and most often the kind that are made fun of on the show. How could you get it or think it is funny. For those of us who get it, we are very lucky. For those of you who don't, perhaps you should watch the show and see how many of the subordinate characters remind you of yourself.
Rating:  - What's the big deal!
Why most people think this is the funniest, or greatest show of all time is beyond me. This show isn't that good at all. Kramer, and George are the only two funny ones. Jerry stinks, and is a horrible actor, and Elaine is ok, but not that good. This show definately isn't the best show ever. Cheers, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and M*A*S*H, are all better shows. Seinfeld only has 10, maybe 12 Emmys. Cheers has 28, All in the Family has like 24, and so on. Not to mention Cheers my pic for greatest show of all time, has 4 Emmys for outstanding comedy series, '83,'84,'89,'91. Seinfeld has one, in '93. Then Cheers'spinoff Frasier won 5 in a row. All in the Family also won 4, as did Dick Van Dyke Show, all of which should be considered better than Seinfeld. If you wanna watch a funny show, watch anything but Seinfeld. Its unfunny, and trash. But people don't care about longevity, or awards, Cheers lasted 11 years, Seinfeld "only" 9 years, which is still good, but not more than a decade, like Cheers. Don't waste ur money folks.
Rating: - There idiots
You can buy the First 2 volumes for about $60.00 why would you pay an extra $ 20.00 for worthless crap the only thing that counts is the episodes.I can understand if there are like 5 lost episodes but you are better off to buy the DVD.The Show is one of the best shows of all time but this is a rip off.
The Rip off Store called and there running out of you
Rating: - Well, you can't please everyone
I was perusing the reviews. Five stars are not unexpected. The show has been out of production for years and it's still the most popular thing on TV. Then I came to reviewer Wes from Oregon. One star! I just had to read that one. Only one out of 21 readers at the time of this writing found his review helpful and that was probably from Wes himself.
One of his comments, "There's not a single laugh to be had", was somewhat true. There are tons of laughs to be had, not just a single laugh. Anyone who can't laugh at Seinfeld and company takes life too seriously. Seinfeld is funny because we ALL have done similarly stupid and neurotic things. Maybe not on a regular basis, but now and then. Those who can admit this will find the show hilariously funny.
And that is what makes Seinfeld so special. They joke that it's a show about nothing. It's not. It's a show about ourselves. The first three seasons built the characters and the later seasons expanded to society in general. The lunacy of political correctness was evident in later episodes such as Kramer refusing to wear the red ribbon and "Top of the Muffin" where the unused bottoms of the muffins were given to the homeless.
If you never got into Seinfeld, such as Wes, it's only because you never got to know the characters or were afraid to laugh at yourself. This is your golden opportunity to realize Seinfeld was/is not a fad. No one watched Seinfeld because "everyone else" was watching it. We watched it because it confirmed that we are not alone in our neuroses and we are all pretty funny. Looking at others while watching the show was not to know when to laugh, but because we either recognized our friends in the characters or were thinking our friends recognized us in them.
The only series that ever came close to Seinfeld was the early Bob Newhart show where Bob and his wife Emily lived in Chicago across from their neighbor, Howard. If you liked that show, you'll love Seinfeld. If you're too young to remember Bob Newhart, well there's a series that should come out on DVD.
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