Fans debate whether George's parents, David Puddy, and Newman should be featured more or less going forward, with mixed opinions on their comedic value and screen time in the current season.
1. Get rid of George's parents. That screaming routine is not funny. They don't need to die like Susan. Just retire and move.
2. Lose David Puddy. He was funny the first few shows but time's up. Move on.
3. More Newman. Newman is the best character but doesn't get enough screen time.
Keep the Costanzas! They are very funny. They remind me of my grandparents, always loud and arguing.
Agree.
I think they shouldn't use him as much. I don't like how his overacting.
Interesting thoughts from David Mandell on the season so far, though not all of them should be carried out...
This would be a mistake. The best payoff of this past Thursday's episode involved them (if it's rockin' don't bother knockin'...) An every-week appearance might be too much, but fairly frequent appearances add something to the show.
He's fine as a very occasional character, but hopefully they won't use him too often again...and based on the most recent episode we won't be seeing him for a while.
On this point we definitely agree...haven't seen enough
of Newman up to now.
Not sure he's the "best" but he is consistently entertaining
in his unique way...probably mostly due to Wayne Knight's
excellent handling of what could be a thankless role. One thing that everyone seems to be noticing, is that
for several seasons now, it's taken a few episodes for the
show to get into a consistent groove at the start of each
year. The season openers are weak, you then get one consistently good one (the
"Kramerica" episode), then a
stiff or two, followed by something like we got this week---
one that starts slow but builds to a good payoff at the end.
That's usually the sign that the show's about to turn the
corner, which always seems to happen in time for Novem-
ber Nielsen sweeps.
One thing we need to say in all fairness, is that even
the weakest Seinfeld episodes of recent years have
been funnier than most sitcoms at their best.Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY
[email] (Talk1370) wrote:
I definitely agree that a weak Seinfeld is better than a typical sitcom. Even the parts I don't care for are superior to say, Suddenly Susan or Coach.
If they want to make the show funny again just get Newman in that chicken restaurant and let him try to eat that "vile weed" again.
We don't need MORE or LESS of anything, rather, we need BETTER. George's parents are annoying because the writing is so poor now. In the past, George's parents had some classic plot lines. Also, Putty could stay around forever if the writers made more of an effort to create more complex, intelligent, and intricate plot lines. We simply need better quality writing.
Justin T.
[email] (David Mandell) wrote:
[email] (Justin Tribble) wrote:
The impression I get is that the writers have gotten lazy or are burned out. They just keep repeating themselves or borrowing old ideas. The likable Wiz man last week was taken from a Get Smart episode in the sixties.
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Right on! I always think of him as he Cracker Jack man.