Category: Seinfeld
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Everything’s Relative (Twice)
Mitchell Hurwitz created a sitcom about a man who is trying to rid himself of a troublesome family. It starred Jeffrey Tambor. It was not Arrested Development. A few years before he created that show, he created Everything’s Relative, for NBC. It was cancelled after just four episodes, leaving two more unaired. It’s not to…
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Seinfeld on Battlestars
Here’s a clip of Jerry Seinfeld on a 1982 edition of the game show Battlestars.
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Seinfeld’s Movie References
This is a really well put together montage of Seinfeld and its movie references. It’s striking just how often the show draws upon conspiracy thrillers.
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Must See TV: Blackout Night
At the height of its Thursday night dominance, NBC was still trying to find ways to grab more viewers. And so they hit upon the idea of a themed night of shows, where all four of the big sitcoms would have a sort of overlapping thing going on. In 1994, they chose a black out…
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Baddiel’s Syndrome
In the early 2000s, Sky One was attempting to simulate the US sitcoms of the time a little more than other channels. Baddiel’s Syndrome was shot to resemble one, and was given an extended run to find its feet. It was being pushed by the PR types as Britain’s answer to Seinfeld, as if that…
