Poor George......

Don't you think that the writers are just being a little overly cruel to George.

He finally gets his chance to have a certain amount of success in his life and he has it taken away.

I think that a storyline of George being a hand model would have been extremely funny, and all the trials and tribulations that go along with this new found success.

I am disappointed that for a change George had a a future taken away from him. Couldn't you picture a George who has money and lives in a great apartment.....maybe not!

Anyways, it would have been nice to see George finally do something right!

IA,

Ottawa, the home of something.

[email] (Ian Abramson) says...

Yep. That was a funny episode, but the *ending* SUCKED!!

In article [email] (Ian Abramson) writes:

I would have to disagree. The character of George is destined for failure no matter what he does, so it only follows suit that he would not have a future in hand modelling. Also, I don't think George would be as funny if he were "set for life"... (ie. good paying job, a woman, a great place to live, etc) If everything was taken care of for him, what would he have to worry about? And with George, he simply HAS to worry to exist.

In article [email] writes:

I wholeheartedly disagree!

You don't have to be a failure to be neurotic (Take Jamie Buchman for example [well, actually either one].). George was a great character even when he had a job. You want neurotic. How 'bout calling "Interference!" on the table during a coin toss? ("The Robbery") Jerry retorts, "You didn't call interference." George (and Jerry) was a wreck in "The Stock Tip". George panicked during "The Stakeout"! He didn't have to be Vandelay. He could've been himself and Vanessa never would've cared.

I will concede that George's failures added something at the beginning, particularly concerning the manner in which he *first* became unemployed, but now the writers are grossly overdoing it. George has become a parody of himself. Sure, he provides a vehicle for a "living with your parents" subplot, but it is overkill for the writers to continue to heap failure upon failure on him.

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In article [email] (Profess'nal Agitator) writes:

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Okay... you (and another person) have convinced me. George has to be neurotic to be George, but he doesn't have to be a failure.

In article [email] writes:

An old comedy axiom is failure is funny, success is not. And, you gotta admit, if there's a failure scene, Jason Alexander blows the rest of the cast away. If someone's gotta fail on the show, give the failure to your power hitter.

BTW, George has had his share of successes. He's had several jobs, a lot of sex, won a bet, and made great time.

I'm in a flaming/joking mood, so I'll keep going.

You know, so what if George is a failure. He's not a real person. There is no George. There is no failure. It's just all in fun. Get a grip. Your conjecture sounds like a beginning of a Seinfeld joke. "I was walking down 5th Street yesterday and this guy comes up to me and is all upset because he says, now get this, that George is written as a failure and ought to have some success. And I said hey, I'm packing heat!" OK, maybe a bad lounge comedian Seinfeld joke.

greg

In article [email] (Greg Murphy) writes:

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                      good one! (heheh)

That last bit reminds me of a line that Seinfeldhimself used on the tonight show... "People come to me and they ask how George and Elaine are... and I tell them , 'Sorry, they're not REAL! I'm the only one that's real. After those cameras turn off, George, Elaine and Kramer disappear! I am the only real one'". I had a good laugh with that line...

Exactly, and it doesn't matter whether or not he has anything to worry about... remember what he said to his therapist when he began to think the show would take off? "What if I'm successful?" One of his funniest lines, IMO. Next to "Moops!" of course...

George is neurotic. In this context, it means he worries about anything at all. He does not need to be in dire straits to worry; in fact, it's funnier when he isn't.

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