"The Voice" has laryngitis

This episode didn't have one thing in it that I found remotely funny. The business with Jerry's girlfriend's stomach talking made no sense and the joking and laughing about it throughout was pointless and got old real fast. I didn't even enjoy George and his job experience and there was nothing funny once in the entire storyline about him which is REALLY unusual! The thing with Kramer and the intern was totally boring. Dropping a ball of oil on the girlfriend was like a desperate attempt on the writers' part for something really funny when it was really stupid. Now this show can take really stupid things and make them hysterical but nothing happened this time like that. As for Elaine's episodes, I have to echo another person who posted on here in that how many times can her breaking up and getting back together and having makeup sex be funny? Maybe the only thing that did seem sort of cute was Jerry's diabolical laugh when he was taking her money. I am sure that there are alot of other plots they could have had Elaine involved in instead of the same worn out stuff with the boyfriend. No one was funny in this episode....neither the regulars or the guest stars.

Oh man, was that ever funny. What, did you guys not get the real joke about the ball of oil? The entire sequence in which the oilball is dropped off the building is a dead-on parody of every stupid slapstick scene that gets put on television. I only wish it could've been dragged out longer. Something like this. JERRY: There's Kramer with the ball of oil. GEORGE: Yes. She's standing right underneath it. J: I bet if he were to drop it, it would land right on top of her. G: Yes. Then she would be covered with oil. J: She would be angry. And she would have oil all over her, too. G: Yes. It certainly looks like Kramer is going to drop the ball of oil, and if she does not move, she will be entirely soaked in pure oil.

I do think "The Voice" was a big improvement on the premiere ep, but I'd have to say that dropping stuff out of windows could only be called a rehash of some weaker Seinfeld moments. The only one that I can remember off-hand is the air conditioner that fell on a dog. I know there have been others, though. (Anyone?) The dialogue during the oil ball scene, however, was pretty good.

J.D.

Didn't someone commit suicide and jump on George's car?

Brian

[email] wrote:

I think you should watch the show again. Kramer wanted to test his oil bladder and George offered his work place so the mess would make his boss cheesed off.

maro

Elaine

It makes sence in a George sort of way.. he didn't mind showing up, just wated *all* the money. What do you expect from a man who would enter his barricaded office by using the heating duct?

I actually liked the Elaine subplot, particularly Jerry's line about breakups: [It's like] "tipping a Coke machine, you can't just push it over, you have to rock it".

Personally, I also thought the scene on the bench, with Jerry agonizing over the decision, was a nice touch.

<<<Johh>>>

[email] wrote:

Kramer said he needed some rubber container to fill with oil to test his theory that oil spills could be prevented by using rubber "bladders" to line oil tankers.

George offered a large rubber ball manufactured by Play Now.

The rest was history.

And they let Darrin take the fall.

It wasn't a parody, it just fit in with the plot of the episode. Kramer needed a way to test his oil bladder and the writers needed a reason for Jerry to make "the voice" again (by yelling for her to watch out). So, it was a necessary sequence. Plus, Seinfeld has already had numerous scenes where things have fallen out of windows.

I totally agree with you---i would have had a good laugh if this type of tag script was used.

[email] (Caln98) wrote:

Bullshit. I laughed my ass off. You freaking trolls with your naysaying are just hysterical. Your lives are so pathetic that you must troll for hate mail so you can feel vindicated?

Eat shit, how's that? There you got a flame. Are you a big man now?

Hahaha.

You didn't think this was funny?

Jerry: You just can't go bumping into people and having sex. This isn't Cinemax.

Look, I have loved SEINFELD for years. BUT, if I have to call it as I see it, then I do. Now this is just my own personal opinion of the past episode. If you people who answered this post enjoyed it, well that is good.. I am at least giving you the benefit of letting you have your own opinion without flaming you. The fact of it is, this episode, IN MY OWN OPINION, just did not have the level of humor and writing that the show is known for. There may have been one or two lines that were funny but that is it. I am looking forward to upcoming episodes and the show getting back on track. If the next episode is up to par then I will be glad to give the show all the credit it deserves. And that...FOLKS...is ENTERTAINMENT.

Just wanted to add that the scene where the intern reads back all that has been going on while Kramer has gone was one of the bright spots....especially where he reported that George had stuck his hand in Jerry's water and fished out some ice. The CINEMAX line was also funny. But as I said, it takes more than just a few lines to make the show back up to its usual level and hopefully that will be forthcoming.

On 3 Oct 1997 17:26:19 GMT, [email] (Caln98) wrote:

I'm gonna catch a lotta flak for saying this, but 99% of my Seinfeld experience comes from reruns. I have seen maybe 4 or 5 first-run episodes. "The Voice" had me chuckling the whole way through. George, kicking his way into his boarded-up office? Hilarious.

I beg to differ. As usual, I find Kramer and his antics to be a redeeming quality of the show. How can you deny the scene where the intern pops into Jerry's apt. (like kramer)and looks in the fridge saying, "Mr. Kramer says 'hey buddy'".

Kramerica Industries.