Bootleggers in alt.tv.seinfeld act as if they're doing us a public favor. We the public should send them our hard earned cash and submit to their mercy. We shouldn't question their intentions/motives, and we'll be damned if we crack their anonymity. If you have any common sense and question them, they will automatically defend their reputable business, and furthermore alert us of their merchant status. They share a common philosophy, money talks and bullshit walks. Yet their whole way of doing business is bullshit.
As a hard working consumer, I only can say beware of these type of folks who have arrogance enough to tell "you" to send "your" money. If you desire to obtain seinfeld episodes, believe me, it'll benefit you to shop around. Establish a connection with your source. Request clips, sample episodes. After all, if they wish to sell, they need to accommodate the person with the all mighty $.
There have been many people who solicit to sell episodes in alt.tv.seinfeld, who I felt no need to question. That is because they didn't come across as arrogant punks who have ulterior motives. RR
you must have really got burned by somebody who had you send money first becuase I can't imagine anybody being so adament on for no reason other then to warn others
Actually don, no I didn't get burned. I actually find all this amusing, especially when you admit defeat, like in your other thread. If you, or others like you try to burn people by doing business like a crack dealer, expect people like me to call you on it. RR
well I am defeated by any means. and I have not burned anybody ever despite what ron69 says ( I never sold him a set at all) I quit becuase I felt I was always on the defensive and not helping the group by causing alot of unwanted bandwidth. oh, I still sell them I jjust chose not to advertise in here for a while becuase if I want to be preached I would go to church more often
Right, Nick. Er, Loralie. Abbey? Who *are* you? What, are you all members of Sunshine Cleaners and they only gave you one account or something? Where's Wilhelm, I mean Tanya?
Anyway, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.
NO MORE TALKING ON USENET! SPREAD THE WORD! AND THE PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED PRACTICE OF IGNORING THREADS MUST BE HALTED IMMEDIATELY! YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLY! ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Don, I never wanted you to stop selling seinfeld episodes. And furthermore, if you desire to advertise in here, it is non-of my business. We agree to disagree on issues, personality conflicts. You felt attacked, I felt attacked, we had some words. As always people throw in their 2 cents, and it escalates from there. I'll tell you what, you continue to converse with your friends in here, talk about seinfeld, advertise your tapes/cds's, and I'll cease and desist on saying buyer beware. I can care less if people throw away their money (not saying they are with you). But when I ask simple questions regarding their selling methods, and they answer with an arrogant tone, I feel it's my right to reply with my comments. But enough is enough with you. I have better things to do as I'm sure you do too. RR
however I doubt I will advertise in here much as it creates too much off topic conversations.
maybe once a month and just the cds. I discontinued the tapes. I am working on VCDs and a DVD master (not for sale)
I understand yor position and I agree that you should vote with dollars. believe me it is not just you doing it.
I have to say that alot in here have been real supportive as well. I thank you all for that. I will still talk with everybody and chat. I just love talking about the greatest sitcom ever and hope in time something will come back. just seems like so much more could have been done.
I just watched the dealership (my favorite) for the umpteenth time. Everytime I watch it or any episode for that matter, I catch something I missed before
Mind if I give your e-mail addy to interested parties?
Ya know what? Every time I rewatch The Dealership, I find something else *not* to like about it. I loved it when it first aired, but it doesn't stand up well to reviewing IMHO. The whole thing about George's candy line-up. Where did he get the candy bars? If he was so hungry, why didn't he just eat them? If he wanted to make a point *and* not be hungry, why didn't he buy more and eat the ones he wasn't using for the line-up? Where did he get the money for the candy bars? How much did the Twix cost that he only put two coins into the machine? It seemed to me like when they wrote this episode, they started with George looking up and screaming "Twix!!!!!!" and they worked backwards from there. How do we frustrate George? By the time they were done, they were at the beginning with the LeCar story and George's essential mistrust of 'car dealerships' in general. It was a nice idea, as it followed the precendent set by "Khan!!" and "Suze!!", but it fell flat. And how many overweight antagonists do we need? Levitan, The guy from Plaza Cable, FDR, the Soviet cable guys, now the candy stealing mechanic. There must be more.
And there's something else about this episode, it's tiny but it irks me to the point where I must mute the TV for 2 seconds so I don't have to hear it. It's during the candy line-up scene, when George walks in and they're all eating the candy. The black woman looks up and says, "Look! Candy!" and the way she says it, the particular tone of voice the actress chose, the way the words ome out, it just gives me a vaguely and indistinctly uncomfortable feeling.
One great thing about this episode, and several others, is the sound bite at the end. Not many have them, in fact that'd be a great list, but after the closing credits, during the Castle Rock lighthouse shot, "A nickel!"
Like Kramer singing "Wind Beneath my Wings" with Bette Midler at the end of "The Understudy"
Others? Mexican Radio? Newman screaming? It could be a quiz. Match the episode name with the bit at the end.
I agree. In fact, I disliked it the first time I saw it. It's so disappointing because the beginning is strong: George and the vending machine, Kramer going for the test drive, Puddy being... well, Puddy. :-)
But then it just gets impossible silly: George has the "candy bar lineup" (which was incredibly illogical for the precide reasons you mentioned), Kramer's doing a "Thelma and Lousie" (with the unrealistic personality change of the salesperson), and Puddy... well, Puddy is still Puddy, so that I didn't mind. Hehe, and I love the whole Arby's bit. :-)
Newman screaming: I don't know the name of it, but it's the one where Kramer takes care of a piece of road. (Newman's truck is set on fire by the sewing-machine...) BTW, in this episode, Elaine is having problems getting home-delivery from a chinese restaurant. I found her plot stupid - Why would the delivery guy take the food back because she doesn't live where he delievers it?!?
I think that there's one of these end-sound-bites in the episode after this one, too. I could be way off...
One you didn't mention is from "The Strongbox" where Kramer's last line is (something like) "Well, that's one for the books, hu Jerry?" and at the end there's another version (probably from another take): "That's really one for books!". Writing from memory here so I may be somewhat wrong.
Actually, my buddy and I were talking about this episode last night over some Tecate...in that episode, there is some dialogue between Jerry and Elaine over the phone as Jerry desperately tries to get Elaine to get back together with Puddy...
"JERRY: (over the phone) Elaine, you�ve got to get back down to the dealer. Puddy is screwin� me on this car, which is yellow now!
ELAINE: (Jokingly mimicking Jerry) Who is this?"
(Thanks to http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/1955/scripts2.html for the script so as to get the wording correct...)
Now, I know I remember Jerry doing this exact same thing to George (the "who is this?" line)...but I am not enough of an afficianado to remember when that was, or any other instances of this...anyone else wanna chime in?
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"It must be open house at my house...
every time that I'm gone"
-ZZ Hill
The Nap. George is sleeping under his modified desk and finds himself trapped when Steinbrenner comes into the office. Then Big Stein's grandkids arrive, and George calls Jerry for help.
<<The Nap. George is sleeping under his modified desk and finds himself trapped when Steinbrenner comes into the office. Then Big Stein's grandkids arrive, and George calls Jerry for help.>>
Actually, Jerry does it a few times to George. I remember once (after George ranted on the phone) Jerry saying " Uncle Leo?" causing George to slam the reciever against the base of the pay phone. (in The Boyfriend maybe....)
George: Jerry! The Japanese guys had sake in the hot tub! You gotta get them out of the drawers and down here right away or I don't have a focus group to sell the pilot to Japanese TV!
Jerry: Uncle Leo?
George (slamming receiver repeatedly against phone booth): Jerry!!!
Yep, I think it's been used three or four times. I just did a quickie search at The News Guy(Mike)'s site and found this one, in addition to the ones already mentioned in The Dealership and The Nap:
"The Bizarro Jerry" GEORGE: Jerry! Jerry, muh--muh--my hair-dryer ruined the picture! An' I need another one or I can't get back into the forbidden city! JERRY: Who is this...