Will Seinfeld stand up to the test of time?

Will they still watch it in 50 years like they watch the Honeymooners and I Love Lucy? I love the series but would say no. Its too 1990's. You just had to be there kind of thing. The Chinese restaurant won't be funny to someone in the distant future. I somehow don't think they'll get it

"BlackJet76" wrote in message news:[email]...

I

had to

in the

but arent' 'lucy' and 'honeymooners' too 50s?

I was in seventh heaven when I stopped by Wal-Mart late Tuesday night and picked up the first three seasons of Seinfeld on DVD. Finally getting to see them on DVD is a real treat. The show will be a masterpiece comedy series for years to come for future generations to enjoy and love. --- Yes there are so many old comedy TV series that are classics, Sgt. Bilko, Car 54 Where are you?, The Addams Family, M.A.S.H. etc., I can see Seinfeld being loved by TV fans for years to come. ----------- :) Rusty

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 06:52:13 -0800, [email] (Rusty) wrote:

Car 54...?

If you consider Car 54...classic TV comedy, Seinfeld will be a hit for **centuries** to come.

My, your standards are low.

- - LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:10:25 +0000, LRod wrote:

Gilligan's Island has never been off the air since 1964

   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   +      The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists
   +            (two mirrored sites)
   +        http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym
   +        http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS
   +    All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists,
   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

LRod, you really consider Car 54, Where are You? a real stink bomb??? -- I grew up with the show in the early 60's and have loved it ever since. I'd love to see the show come out on DVD soon ----- :) Rusty

"Rusty" wrote in message news:[email]...

I think it might already be on dvd.

It is on video

Car 54 is a classic. I remember seeing an interview on Costas or somewhere with the creators of Cheers and its director James Burrows. And when they were asked their favorite show from the past they all agreed that Car 54 was the funniest and most offbeat show they all loved.

And Cheers is very 80's but still a great show.

[email] (BlackJet76) wrote in news:[email]:

I still watch it almost every night(syndication) and I believe I have seen every episode. It is funny regardless of when it came out. Unless people stop dating in 50 years, I think it will still be funny.

[email] (BlackJet76) wrote in news:[email]:

The comedy itself is timeless. That's some of the reason why it's such a success.

Although there are some cultural references of the day in the scripts, the focus of plot-lines and characters are not tied into any time.

You could watch Seinfeld from scratch back to Season 1 (as a lot of people in the UK are doing now because of the DVDs), and it will still be as fresh as it was in 1990.

[email] (BlackJet76) wrote in message news:...

Isn't this sort of a silly question? Seinfeld is even more popular now in reruns than it was when it left the air in 1998. It is one of the few shows from the 90's that will without a doubt be remembered for future generations. Saying that it is too 90's is a nonsensical statement. Every TV show is a sign of the times when they were on. If Three's Company is still revered, you can bet your life savings that Seinfeld will also be remembered. I think that even Friends will be remembered considering that Three's Company is still very popular

Larry David is a Shakespear of our times (Tarantino is another). We don't watch plays, we watch tv (and movies). The full-circle aspect of nearly every show, the sustained theme(s) throughout each episode. Its profusion, references to Icarus and Daedalus (I flew too high on wings of pastrami), several presidents (a George divided against itself cannot stand) sex (oral, masturbation, gay and hetero mores) the numerous star appearances (Bette Midler, Raquel Welch, James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Jon Voigt (cameo), etc.) The truly timeless performance of Michael Richards . . oh it's on right now, gotta go!

On 6 Dec 2004 23:08:00 -0800, [email] wrote:

I think there is a good bit of truth in that.

The Seinfeld episodes have dealt with great many matters that are common in nature to many of us. The fact that it was done in a truly contemporary way, on television, with sarcastic and brilliant humour, brought it home to many more people than any work of theatre could have done. And it was almost in real time.

I definitely think it will last and that it will be studied and dissicated.

Shakespeare is said to have added to the English language like no one else. Our heroes here are not even close, but have done better than any I can think of in our time.

Lars Stockholm

Precisely my point. "Double-dip", this phenomena existed before Seinfeld, but it took Larry David to bring it into the vernacular. "Re-gifter", "Un-vitation" I've found it convenient to use these, and people instantly understand them. I'm going to start a topic on a Seinfeld dictionary.

You think I Love Lucy is funny?