A 'Just Drivel' dream come true...
NY POST..By MICHAEL STARR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'SEINFELD' co-creator Larry David could return to write the series' highly anticipated May finale - expected to be one of the highest-rated TV shows in history.
"We've discussed the possibility of me writing the last episode," David told The Post in an exclusive interview. "I haven't really thought about what ^the final episode_ might be, but I'm pretty certain I'll do it."
David - who co-created "Seinfeld" in 1989 with series star Jerry Seinfeld - left two years ago to pursue a movie-writing career.
David was still heard occasionally as the voice of blustery Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, the former boss of George Costanza (Jason Alexander).
David is generally credited with dreaming up Seinfeld's loony ensemble cast of phobic New Yorkers, which kicked off a slew of copycat series: Clean-freak stand-up comedian Jerry (Seinfeld), neurotic George, pushy Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and wacky neighbor Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) - who David based on his real-life New York neighbor, Kenny Kramer.
Seinfeld shocked the world by announcing last month he wouldn't bring America's top-rated sitcom back for a 10th season, creating a huge hole in NBC's vaunted Thursday-night "Must-See TV" lineup, anchored by "Friends" (8 p.m.), "Seinfeld" (9 p.m.) and hospital drama "ER" (10 p.m.).
Seinfeld said he wasn't pulling the show based on a steady stream of criticism - including from a majority of Post readers - who have said "Seinfeld" has lost its comedic touch this season.
David said he didn't speak to Seinfeld before he made his momentous announcement to end the show, but David called him when he heard the news.
"I didn't know ahead of time," he said. "Was I surprised? Well, I was a little surprised, but I wasn't shocked. I knew ^Seinfeld's decision_ could go either way.
"It was totally his decision," David said. "I just think he felt the timing was right."
David said he felt "sad" about the show's imminent demise after nine seasons - seven of which bore David's unique stamp of ironic humor.
"I feel a huge loss, a much greater loss now than when I left," he said. "I've missed it and missed my involvement in it, but at least ^the show_ was still on. It's hit me a lot harder now that it's actually leaving. It feels like a death in the family; well, maybe not in the family but in the village."
As for any future TV work, David said it doesn't seem likely at the present time.
"It's hard for me to concede I could ever do anything better than "Seinfeld,'" he said. "So that will probably keep me out of TV for a long time."
David's new movie, a comedy called "Sour Grapes," will open in March starring "Wings" flyboy Steven Weber and Craig Bierko.
The movie, David said, "is in the vein of "Seinfeld,' only with different people. It's got a tone people will relate to as "Seinfeld-ian'."