In "The Millennium" Jerry flattens Newman by explaining to him that his New Years Newmanium party will be a year late. How did that happen?
On 4 Sep 1997, Temp Account wrote:
Millennium Episode was great!!!!
S08E20 The MillenniumretroSep 5, 19974 months later9 posts by 8 posters
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Fans discuss the logic of Newman's millennium party booking and whether Jerry's explanation about it being a year late was correct, with some confusion about the actual math involved.
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Newman booked his party for the millennuim new year, however, the new millennium starts in the year 2001, so Newman's hotel reservations are for Dec 31, 2000, whereas the inent was for Dec 31, 1999.
but in the show Jerry then told Newman that due to this, his party was a year late.
Wouldn't this prove that his party was for a year early?
I am completely confused by this one.
Anyone?
Scott J. Friedman wrote in article ...
No. Newman accidentally made the reservation for Dec. 31, 2000, but the parties will be on Dec. 31, 1999, a year earlier. So Newman's reservations are late, not early. While the Millennium actually does begin on January 1, 2001, when Newman's party is booked, everybody will wanna party on Jan. 1, 2000. Understand?
Jonny Stipe wrote in article ...
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No, Scott was right. The mistake was Jerry's (or the script's). Newman's party is reserved for Dec 31, 1999, while the Millenium ends on Dec 31, 2000. Therefore, Newman's party is a year early (which is quite lame)... Jerry said a year late, but that was probably just to provoke teeth-gnashing on the Internet. Instead, let us just laugh!
Michael Markowitz wrote in article ...
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Fraid not. While the millennium does indeed begin on Jan 1, 2001, the general public will want to party on Jan 1, 2000. All these smart-alec nerds can try to tell us "No! Don't celebrate yet! It's still a year away!", but noone will listen. Newman's party is booked for the "Millennium New Year", which he didn't realize was Dec. 31, 2000.
In article , [email] says...
Sorry kids...Jonny's right...try not to overanalyze next time...
Which was a compliment, in context. (George says, "It seem's like I can't do anything wrong!" in trying to get fired from the Yankees.)
Of course it was good, but I didn't think it was anything special by Seinfeld standards.