The Burning - Going out on a high note

One of the main plotlines in the latest episode was George leaving on a high note, getting out after a good joke before he had time to blow it. Anyone else notice that that's exactly what the show is doing, I mean they want everyone to remember Seinfeld as "what a great show", not some show that milked it's sucess for everything it's worth. Do you think the producers wrote in the leaving on a high note thing as a sort of reference.

On Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:46:09 GMT, [email] (Marty) wrote:

Other shows have ended on the *high note* as well..I think the main characters have just gotten tired of doing the show week after week and want to persue other career opportunties.

Mary Tyler Moore, MASH, Cheers, to name a couple. I guess we should be thankful for the seasons we have, but I sort of feel let down that they are moving on to other things. I mean, look at it this way, if something is not broken..why throw it away...look at Tom Selleck..he had a great show that was doing well in the ratings..and now he is almost unheard from. Ted Danson the same. We may hear from Jerry again, but what will become of the other players?

That's how I felt initially, too. The odds of any of the fab four finding future jobs as a great as Seinfeld are not high. But, the theme of the last episode is reflective of how typecasting to an actor is as serious a problem to the health of their career as is having the big "G." An actor needs to move on when they start feeling stale. And for ever five Tom Sellecks there is a Robin Williams or Denzel Washingon--who managed to find an even greater career after they left their popular tv series. The Seinfeldians probably know the odds, but they still want to reach higher before they hear the call of the Florida condos. alt showbiz gossip

Absolutely! It was very obvious that they were making fun of themselves with that theme. I thought it was a funny idea, but they beat it to death by repeating it so many times throughout the episode. By the time Krueger does it at the end, it was so obvious that you could see it coming a mile away...

Marty wrote in article ...

That's exactly what I thought myself--along with the bit about Kramer being "typecast" after being assigned the part of "gonorrhea" again.

I think you're exactly right, especially since the show is supposed to include real events in Jerry's life. The Gonnoreah "typecasting" bit for Kramer should be included here too -- Michael Richards will forever be known as Kramer because of how he MADE the character. Heck, he was even in that movie as a substitute lawyer (name escapes me now), and the character was essentially Kramer. JLD practically plays Elaine in those Clairol commercials, and Jason Alexander plays a George-like being for Rold Gold.

What do you think about the actors succeeding in different roles? Will they be able to esablishe themselves as more than just Kramer, Elaine, and George? The cast of Cheers has not been able to do it -- what happened to Ted Danson and John Ratzenberger? And Kirstie Allie's new character seems like a more neurotic Rebecca Howe. I think that JLD, Michael Richards, and Jason Alexander are more complete actors, but I'm curious to see if they can pull off new roles.

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I would tend to believe that Richards will probably be typecast. JLD should do well based solely on her looks and will be successful due to her talent. Jason Alexander plans to return to Broadway where he has already been a success. But only time will tell. Matt