Newbie to the group

Hello, I'm Paige and an avid Seinfeld fanatic. I had no idea this group existed...was pleasantly surprised when I searched "Seinfeld" in google groups to see this forum pop up! Looking forward to fascinating discussions and yada yada yada...

Paige

Welcome, Paige. I hope you are not disappointed at the lack of real discussion here, now. Most issues were covered about ten years ago when the series was in first run status (TEN YEARS!! Oh, M'GOD!!!) Just some old guys like me and Mark hanging around with some new young fans discovering Seinfeld.

In article , "TheNewsGuy(Mike)" wrote:

Welcome aboard, Paige.

Well, I think a.t.s. still has decent content and traffic for such a well worn show.

I'd venture to guess that ninety to ninety-five percent of the newsgroups populating the alt.tv hierarchy are unreadable.

I mean, have you been to alt.tv.frasier lately? Unreadable!

But as osmium and others have pointed out, there are still new discoveries and discussions to be had in syndication.

YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME? YOU GOT IT! :-)

• Mark

"Mark Mellin" wrote in message news:[email]...

SERENITY NOW!

Thanks, all, for the welcome! I didn't become a fan until the show was in syndication. Seems like I'm always late to the game when it comes to TV shows. Oh well. However, I do remember watching the last season when it aired.

Watching reruns almost every day, I was soon hooked and now I own all seasons on DVD (still waiting for season 9).

My favorite episode is THE OPPOSITE. The first scene sets the stage for some of the best comedy in the history of television (okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but I know you all understand.) When George approaches the woman in the coffee shop ("I'm George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents"), I knew this was going to be a fantastic episode. And it just got better and better. George's reply to Steinbrenner was gold! I wonder how many people changed their lives by doing "the opposite" because of that episode. LOL

Paige

Great episode. I just watched "Jimmy" last night, that is another great one. I think a fairly underrated episode that I would have to place in my top 5 is when Jerry and George meet Elaine's father. Classic stuff.

Buggzy

Loved the episode with Elaine's dad. His dead pan humor was a riot. He even scared ME! It's strange how George is always held hostage by people that intimidate him. I just saw the episode where Jerry and George were stuck having dinner with Peterman. Elaine had bailed out, Jerry made up an excuse to leave at the last minute, but poor George was stuck.

Paige

There were SO many good ones. My favourite is The Switch - so much content in a 22 minute episode - we meet Babs, learn Kramer's first name - watch another great movie parody as Jerry and George plan the switch, get another Kennedy reference, hear a beautiful Plutonium line, follow George's "refunding" plan, and the dialog - great - like with Babs and Newman talking about "trouble", and on and on...

"TheNewsGuy(Mike)" wrote in message news:5f9b3$46e35279$cf7056ba$[email]...

What movie did that parody?

B.

On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 22:17:01 -0400, "Buddy Matlosz" wrote:

I think it is "The Sting", with Paul Newman. Great Movie.

And b t w I think there is another parody of that one in "The Strike", when Elaine is at the betting office.

Lars Stockholm

Yes, THE SWITCH was brilliant. Love Jerry's rationale for not becoming an "orgy guy." LOL

Newman is quite the nemesis. I just watched THE ENGAGEMENT where Elaine acquires Newman's help in kidnapping the barking dog. Newman parodies a mafia boss. That short scene with Newman and the cop at the door is classic,

NEWMAN: (cigarette hanging from his lips ) What took you so long?

Paige

In article ,

You're welcome. Glad you could join us.

Huh, yet you look forward to our "fascinating discussions" before yada yada yada? You're not anticipating the best part! (paraphrased from the bisque dialogue, a bad habit of mine in this newsgroup).

As Mike mentioned, we've hashed over a lot here in a.t.s, but since the pilot episode, The Seinfeld Chronicles, aired on the west coast of the United States just last night, it's worth remembering George's foreshadowing of the opposite (courtesy of Mike's website [1]):

JERRY: Yeah, OK. Oh, wait a second. Oh, I, I forgot to clean the bathroom.

GEORGE: So what? That's good.

JERRY: Now, how could that be good?

GEORGE: Because filth is good...Whatta you think: rock stars have sponges and ammonia lyin' around the bathroom? They, they have a woman comin' over: "I've gotta tidy up? Yeah right, in these matters you never do what your instincts tell you. Always, ALWAYS do the opposite.

JERRY: This is how you operate?

GEORGE: Yeah, I wish.

One of the many mysteries explored here is whatever happened to Victoria. In the next season, George is still with the Yankees, but Victoria is nowhere to be found. Perhaps her Uncle had been fired in one of Steinbrenner's fits?

STEINBRENNER: You know as painfull as it is I had to let a few people go over the years. Yogi Berra, Lou Pinella, Bucky Dent, Billy Martin, Dallas Green, Dick Houser, Bill Virdon, Billy Martin, Scott Marrow, Billy Martin, Bob Lemmon, Billy Martin, Gene Michael, Buck Showalter, ... uh, tut!, . . .George, you didn't hear that from me. [George exits] . . . George!

• Mark

[1] <http://seinfeld.freehostpro.com/tnguym/Scripts/TheSeinfeldChronicles.html>

Sorry, after watching the Jays blow a lead to Tampa in the 9th, I can't take all this Yankee crap!!! ;-)

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:04:08 -0000, Paige wrote:

My experience is much like yours, although I've been on the group here for several years. I've long said that everything that happens in life was covered in a Seinfeld episode. Much, I am sure, to the annoyance of all of my acquaintances, I frequently point out that something someone is telling me about was in such and such a Seinfeld episode.

Sadly, we are pretty much reduced to quoting Seinfeld dialoque apropos to other posts made here. I think most of us do it from memory.

"Are you some kind of scientist? I've gotta get on that internet."

Me, too. I constantly relate day-to-day situations to Seinfeld episodes. I'm fortunate to have a good friend who is also a Seinfeld fan. We'll be sitting in the coffee shop talking for hours about the situations in our lives and when we realize that these events relate to a Seinfeld episode, we bust out laughing.

For example, there was the episode where Jerry wanted to break off his "friendship" with this guy who was totally obnoxious and self- important. Everytime Jerry tried to tell him that they shouldn't be friends anymore, he'd start crying like a baby and Jerry would feel guilty and tell him he didn't mean it.

My friend Abby (names have been changed to protect the guilty) and I experienced this EXACT situation. We had a "friend" who was very loud and self-absorbed. She could carry on a conversation for hours and you could never get a word in edge-wise. All you had to do was nod and say "really?" or "uh huh" every once in a while. Anyway, this woman latched on to both us and wouldn't let go. She was like a pit bull. She would call us constantly to get together. I worked during the day and she couldn't get a hold of me, but poor Abby worked at home so this woman phoned her incessantly. Abby didn't answer her calls but the woman would not take the hint.

We were discussing this dilemma and realized it was just like Jerry and this guy. At least we were able to laugh it off. Luckily, the woman moved out of the state and we never saw her again.

We also related this situation to the movie The Cable Guy with Jim Carrey. Abby was like the Matthew Broderick character. This woman would call constantly and leave messages on Abby's machine. Abby had caller ID and would not answer if it was her. The messages were like: "It's MEEEEEE! Pick up...pick up...pick up..."

Paige

Like Paige, I'm lucky in that my office mate is also a fan and a minutiae sort. We often greet each other in the morning with a simple "Hey Buddy."

• Mark

"Mark Mellin" wrote in message news:[email]...

Hey, leave me out of this.

Buddy

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:13:05 -0700, Mark Mellin wrote:

Sometimes I judge people based on their attitude towards Seinfeld.

A colleague of mine remarked a couple of years ago that he thought Seinfeld was overrated. That changed our whole relationship. I used to think he was good at his job and generally quite OK.

Since that remark my eyes have opened and now I can see what a jerk he is. Pretty sloppy too. Emits a foul and unpleasant odor.

Lars Stockholm

Lars, I feel the same way. When I meet a Seinfeld fan, there's an instant connection. And if I meet someone who hates the show, or is indifferent, there's a problem. A relationship killer, that's for sure.

As a senior copy editor, I was training a junior copywriter at the company where I worked. When I found out he was a Seinfeld fan (he had named his hedgehog Cosmo!) we became great friends. It was a pleasure going to work and discussing our favorite show.

Paige

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:55:08 +0200, Lars wrote:

Have you looked in his eyes?

On 10-Sep-2007, Lars wrote:

Does he work as a valet?

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

People, they're the worst!

"Mark Mellin" wrote in message news:[email]...

*snip*

So how are all these people getting together then?

In article , "Allrightythen" wrote:

   Sherry?  ;-)

• Mark