Seinfeld

[Prowler]

The show about nothing, as it's also known as. Considered by many to be one of the all-time greatest comedies. Some love it, some hate it and others just don't get it. But I'm sure everyone agrees that Seinfeld is a classic for better or for worse. It's probably my all-time favorite sitcom. it's humor is timeless and I can watch an episode dozens of times that I'll always manage to laugh at the best parts. Seinfeld is pure genius. Also, gotta love how dark and misanthropic it is. I notice that American sitcoms love to have emotional and sappy moments, unlike many British comedies, but fortunately Seinfeld is an exception in this case. I watch comedies to laugh, and I love how there's no sappy or emotional moments in Seinfeld. Even Susan's death was a joke. "Let's go to the coffee shop" . Now, that's the line defines Seinfeld for me!

However, at first, I did find the humor kinda odd and wasn't really getting. My reaction throughout the pilot episode was "This is the show everyone went crazy about in the 90s? I don't get it...". I kept watching and I found more and more things to laugh at in each episode. The show did take a little time to jump the couch. Some say season 4 was the first great Seinfeld season, but in my opinion, it was 3. Although the first great episode I remember was from season 2: The Chinese Restaurant. "OF COURSE I'M NOT CARTWRIGHT!". Season 4 was fine and all, but I must say it's a bit overrated. I found seasons 5 and 7 to be the best ones, personally. But of course every season between 3 and 9 has great episodes. Speaking of that, Seinfeld for such a long-running show, didn't really have many bad episodes, did it? There were a few not so hilarious ones, but I cannot think of a truly bad Seinfeld episode. Some say the show jumped the shark after season 7 after Larry David leaving the creative team, but I don't really think that. The show seemed to change a bit, but that was a good thing in order to stay fresh. Although I do agree that the signs that it was time to let it go were beginning to show. But despite this, season 8 was one of the best ones, in my opinion. I also think Jerry Seinfeld was pretty smart in refusing to make another season. It ended before it had definitely jumped the shark. As for the finale... well, it wasn't bad but I can't say I've loved it. Didn't seem very logic for a show of such misanthropic nature to end like that. Felt like a contradiction, but okay.

Now, as you can see there's a poll to pick your favorite characters. Since Seinfeld has so many great and memorable characters, I decided to allow multiple voting. I can tell you that my favorite is George followed by Jerry. Kramer is hilarious as well, but the older I get I seem to get Jerry's jokes better and relate to his humor. Elaine had her moments, but overall I don't find her as hilarious as the other 3. As for secondary and minor characters, Franz Costanza immediately springs to my mind. That guy was a riot. Then would come either The Soup Nazi or Jackie Chiles. Mr. Petermann was funny as well. Never been a huge fan of Puddy or Bania, to be honest.