The past two weeks I've seen Seinfeld for the first time in ages, at least a year. (Saw the nipple and red dot episodes. Hilarious!) It seemed to me that the volume of the laugh track (or maybe it's live laughing?) is turned way up relative to the way it used to be in previous seasons, especially during the bits with Jerry doing stand-up. I still love the show, but to me the turned-up laughing makes the whole thing (again, especially the stand-up comedy parts) seem somehow more fake/staged.
Has anyone else noticed this, or is it just a warped recollection on my part of how the show used to be?
Thanks!
Rich Simoni, on the wagon (or is that off?)