Jason directing film in NYC

Supposedly, Jason Alexander is in the New York area directing a coming-of-age comedy set in 1955. Anyone know anything more about it?

That's probably "Denial,"one of Jason's new projects. He'll be working on another one (Working title: "Cherry Pink," but they're looking for a new one) this summer, but I don't think he's started it yet. He's directing both and starring in one of them - I can't remember which one at the moment, if it comes to me I'll post it.

Michael Alexander

Should be interesting . . . IMO, Jason Alexander is the furthest from his character in real life. It's actually difficult to imagine him as George Costanza when watching him in an interview, so laid back, soft-spoken and well-thought.

do ya think since he's in NY, that he'll pop in on Jerry, or do ya think they have had enough for a while?

chad

they have had enough for a > while?

They're family...they'd never get sick of each other. I would imagine that if they were ever working near each other, they'd get together at least briefly. But Jerry's on tour, isn't he? He lives in NYC but isn't there now.

Michael Alexander

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You know it's funny you should say that here in this string, because in the very last scene of the very last episode, I got the distinct feeling that Jason Alexander (the actor not George) really didn't like Jerry Seinfeld (the comedian, not Jerry, I mean not the character [confusing isn't it?].

I also once saw an interview with Jason Alexander on Oprah and she asked if the four hung out together in real life. Jason didn't flat out say no, but he did say that they spend so much time together working, that during his free time he'd rather spend it with his family. Something like that.

that Jason Alexander (the actor not > George) really didn't like Jerry Seinfeld (the > comedian, not Jerry, I mean not the character > [confusing isn't it?].

the four hung out together in > real life. Jason didn't flat out say no, but he did say > that they spend so much time together working, that > during his free time he'd rather spend it with his > family. Something like that.

I certainly understand where Jason is coming from with that...he has two young children. It's reasonable to want to spend as much time with them as possible, especially with the hours they worked. But Jason and Jerry get along very well, they always have. Jerry has said that Jason's like a younger big brother to him. :-)

Michael Alexander

    In the past year Jason had said in different interviews that he wasn't that
thrilled with the direction of Seinfeld this past year.  Also, he can't be too
pleased that when Seinfeld first started--his part was sometimes bigger than
even Jerry's. Then the others started getting equal time, especially  Kramer,
who  was brought more into the ensemble in 1993.
       You would have to be a fly on the wall of the Seinfeld set to  know how
people really got along.  One of the great things about the Seinfeld show, is
that their problems (whatever they may have been) were kept inside those walls.
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Given the way the Costanza character had been turned into a one-note screamer this past season (e.g. "The Dealership"), I don't blame him.

I can't say whether that bothered Jason. I will say this, though: early on, it seemed the Elaine and Kramer characters (particularly Kramer) hadn't really been fleshed out. By 1993, they had been fully drawn, and thus it was easier to bring them into the storylines or write subplots dealing with each character's foibles.

VPaterno stated:

Good point. I have found this extremely irritating while watching re-runs of recent episodes, especially this (the last) season. George was always my favorite character, but the late episodes did not include the characteristics that made George hilarious. I recently watched "The Blood," in which George came up with the idea of marketing "pudding skin singles" and the character was a total irrational spaz, shouting and flipping out over nothing. Not funny, IMO. Imagine Costanza scenarios like these ("The Dealership," "The Reverse Peephole," and "The Blood") with the George of earlier seasons. Probably could've been hilarious, but with the new angry, overly-cynical, and spastic George, it is anything but. I can understand how Jason Alexander could be frustrated with this because he knows (and so do we) that he has much more to offer.