But, I would like some actual dialogue. Therapy if you will. That episode, is it indicative of the quality of writing / acting / themes of the show? Is this acceptable in today's modern society? They are cloning sheep now.
Why did I find it so objectionable? Does anyone else share my utter resentment and disbelief for this pile of garbage?
Forget witty one-liners, I need answers!
Thanks
Double Dipper
PS: Random: Parking plays a really big role in several Seinfeld eps:
The Parking Garage The Parking Space (?) The Handicap Spot The "I've got the car there" episode The 'these pretzels are making me thirsty' episode
I haven't seen that episode so I can't comment on it specifically, I have only seen season 1 and 2. I thought it was a very good show, but very different from Seinfeld. First off, it's not a sitcom. It's a show where the dialogue is mostly improvised, and it's shot to sort of imitate a documentary. It tries to do something new and fresh, and succeeds, in my opinion. But that's just the form.
As for content, I recognize quite a lot of themes from Seinfeld. The obsessing over details, the whole topic of voids in the network of social rules, or whatever you want to call it. But CYE is much darker than Seinfeld. It deals more directly with taboos (and there's foul language!)
I've heard people say they don't like "Seinfeld" because the characters are mean, selfish and uncaring. If people can think "Seinfeld" is too dark, they will definitely think CYE is too dark, because it's 10 times darker.
I think what made "Seinfeld" so successfull was that Larry David's dark humor was weighed up by Jerry Seinfeld's lighter, more innocent humor. Even though they have a similar sense of humor, they come in from different angles. CYE is all Larry David, and clearly too dark to appeal to a mass audience the way "Seinfeld" did.
To appreciate CYE you have to have cynical, misanthropic streak, or at least identify with that kind of world view to some extent. It's perfectly understandable that some will find it objectionable.
I don't know what you mean by "I've got the car there" episode, but "The Bris" comes to mind (where a man commits suicide by jumping off a hospital and lands on George's car, which is in a perfect spot).
Did you see that spot? Huh? How lucky is that? Is that unbelievable? How unbelievable is that? Right in front of the building! That's a great spot! You open the door, boom, you walk right into the hospital. You can't beat that spot!