Seinfeld Series Finale...Yay or Nay?

[SinceThe70s]

On 6/25/2022 at 6:15 PM, The Poojer said:

I liked it better than Ozark finale, and the Ozarks finale almost ruined my opinion of the entire series 

 

After the Ben drama and shocking ending of season 3 I couldn't wait for season 4 of Ozark. I watched season 4 part 1 and an episode or two of part 2 but grew bored and never finished the series.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

10 hours ago, TheCockSportif said:

 

 

"Curb Your Enthusiasm", if you haven't seen it, is "Seinfield" for the R-Rated crowd.  The first 4 seasons, in particular, are fabulous.

I never really got into Curb Your Enthusiasm. But I was on a long flight today and watched a handful of episodes. I was actually laughing so hard at one point in time that I cried.

 

it was this scene where Larry keeps seeing his chiropractor’s nasty frayed underwear, and he tries to give him advice about wearing better underwear so he isn’t scaring his patients away. Absolutely hilarious stuff. 

[TheCockSportif]

9 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I never really got into Curb Your Enthusiasm. But I was on a long flight today and watched a handful of episodes. I was actually laughing so hard at one point in time that I cried.

 

it was this scene where Larry keeps seeing his chiropractor’s nasty frayed underwear, and he tries to give him advice about wearing better underwear so he isn’t scaring his patients away. Absolutely hilarious stuff. 

I remember that one.  Hilarious!

 

Season 3 or 4 (I forget which one) where Larry David stars in "The Producers" and features Mel Brooks.  Hilarious season from beginning to end.

 

My top 3 single episodes:

"Crazy Eyez Killah" -- awesome

"Porno Gil" (starring Bob Odenkirk) -- hilarious

"The Group" -- comment withheld, but definitely unexpectedly hilarious

[Ned Flanders]

Like most sit-coms, Seinfeld peaked at season three and started the steep descent into obscurity.  See also MASH, Modern Family, Happy Days, Cheers, etc.

 

I think the only one that stayed great was Barney Miller.  The cast changed a bit, but it always kept its edge.

[Logic]

14 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said:

Like most sit-coms, Seinfeld peaked at season three and started the steep descent into obscurity.  See also MASH, Modern Family, Happy Days, Cheers, etc.

 

I think the only one that stayed great was Barney Miller.  The cast changed a bit, but it always kept its edge.

I disagree entirely. There were scores and scores of classic Seinfeld episodes that continued to impact pop culture well into the final season. Not only that, but the fact that Seinfeld is still so heavily syndicated on TV today, 33 years after its debut, speaks to just how popular it still is and how well it holds up.

Some classic episodes that happened AFTER season 3 -- and there are many more, but I'll just list a few:

The Bubble Boy
The Contest (voted the best Seinfeld episode of all time)
The Implant
The Junior Mint
The Puffy Shirt
The Marine Biologist
The Soup Nazi
The Rye
The Yada Yada
The Serenity Now
The Strike (Festivus episode)

The show probably peaked somewhere between seasons 3 and 5. 

Once Larry David left after season 7, the show changed quite a bit, with Jerry Seinfeld taking more of an active role in creative. It became less mean/cynical and more absurdist/cartoonish. 

Still, despite the changes and passing its peak, it remained funny and highly culturally impactful right up until the end, as evidenced by the MASSIVE hype and interest around its finale. I, for one, saw the series finale in a packed movie theatre. 

I can never remember a show in my lifetime that still gets quoted as much almost a quarter century after it last aired as Seinfeld.
 

[TheCockSportif]

3 minutes ago, Logic said:

I disagree entirely. There were scores and scores of classic Seinfeld episodes that continued to impact pop culture well into the final season. Not only that, but the fact that Seinfeld is still so heavily syndicated on TV today, 33 years after its debut, speaks to just how popular it still is and how well it holds up.

Some classic episodes that happened AFTER season 3 -- and there are many more, but I'll just list a few:

The Bubble Boy
The Contest (voted the best Seinfeld episode of all time)
The Implant
The Junior Mint
The Puffy Shirt
The Marine Biologist
The Soup Nazi
The Rye
The Yada Yada
The Serenity Now
The Strike (Festivus episode)

The show probably peaked somewhere between seasons 3 and 5. 

Once Larry David left after season 7, the show changed quite a bit, with Jerry Seinfeld taking more of an active role in creative. It became less mean/cynical and more absurdist/cartoonish. 

Still, despite the changes and passing its peak, it remained funny and highly culturally impactful right up until the end, as evidenced by the MASSIVE hype and interest around its finale. I, for one, saw the series finale in a packed movie theatre. 

I can never remember a show in my lifetime that still gets quoted as much almost a quarter century after it last aired as Seinfeld.
 

The puffy shirt (you already mentioned this)

Master of your domain

Festivus

Playing pool with "the Maestro"

Schnitzer's (you already mentioned this)

Beef-a-rino and the horse carriage (I think that was in the episode you noted above?)

What is there to see underwater?

They're real, and they're spectacular

The nipple on your soul

Take the pen

The movie bootlegging episode

The episode with the sax player

The second spitter

Elaine's dance

Anything with J.Peterman

This show is about NOTHING

 

My god, so funny.

[Logic]

3 hours ago, TheCockSportif said:

I remember that one.  Hilarious!

 

Season 3 or 4 (I forget which one) where Larry David stars in "The Producers" and features Mel Brooks.  Hilarious season from beginning to end.

 

My top 3 single episodes:

"Crazy Eyez Killah" -- awesome

"Porno Gil" (starring Bob Odenkirk) -- hilarious

"The Group" -- comment withheld, but definitely unexpectedly hilarious

Season 10 of Curb might just be my favorite of all time. 

The season long plot with Mocha Joe, Larry opening a spite store, Larry and Richard being put in "the ugly section" of the restaurant.

I generally/mostly prefer the earlier seasons, but season 10 was a real high point for me. Just really funny from start to finish.

At its highest moments, I like Curb as much as I liked Seinfeld. Overall, both are in my top five all time comedy shows, and barely a day goes by where I don't quote or reference one of them.

[LabattBlue]

Great series…great finale!  

[Gugny]

1 hour ago, Ned Flanders said:

Like most sit-coms, Seinfeld peaked at season three and started the steep descent into obscurity.  See also MASH, Modern Family, Happy Days, Cheers, etc.

 

I think the only one that stayed great was Barney Miller.  The cast changed a bit, but it always kept its edge.

 

I think Seinfeld stayed great throughout its entire tenure.  I'll say the same for Cheers, which has always been my favorite sitcom of all time.

 

One show that COULD have stayed great forever was the Charlie Sheen-era Two and a Half Men.  I thought it was the best sitcom since Seinfeld.  Once Sheen left, directly into the crapper it went.

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by Gugny

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

4 hours ago, TheCockSportif said:

I remember that one.  Hilarious!

 

Season 3 or 4 (I forget which one) where Larry David stars in "The Producers" and features Mel Brooks.  Hilarious season from beginning to end.

 

My top 3 single episodes:

"Crazy Eyez Killah" -- awesome

"Porno Gil" (starring Bob Odenkirk) -- hilarious

"The Group" -- comment withheld, but definitely unexpectedly hilarious

thanks! I am going to check these out! 

[Mark Vader]

On 6/26/2022 at 5:16 AM, WhoTom said:

My wife and I were big fans of the show. We were both pretty "meh" on the finale, though.

 

Best series finale ever: Newhart.

Very funny, yes.

 

Although the best series finale ever was M*A*S*H.

 

 

On 6/26/2022 at 6:51 AM, Gugny said:

 

That's a great topic.  The most jaw-dropping series finale I can remember was St. Elsewhere.

It was different, but I thought it was lame.

 

[US Egg]

“Frasier”, imo, was, and still is, as funny a sit com as the numerous ones previously mention in here.

[TheCockSportif]

2 hours ago, Logic said:

Season 10 of Curb might just be my favorite of all time. 

The season long plot with Mocha Joe, Larry opening a spite store, Larry and Richard being put in "the ugly section" of the restaurant.

I generally/mostly prefer the earlier seasons, but season 10 was a real high point for me. Just really funny from start to finish.

At its highest moments, I like Curb as much as I liked Seinfeld. Overall, both are in my top five all time comedy shows, and barely a day goes by where I don't quote or reference one of them.

I'm behind, but will watch.  Seriously, I don't watch that much tv these days.  Mixing tunes, playing on *****, doing tech, jesus... the path to retirement is all encompassing.  But this seems totally worth it.  Will do.

Also, this.  My favorite part of my fellow citizens is when they don't take themselves too seriously.

 

This

 

And this

[Ned Flanders]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

I disagree entirely. There were scores and scores of classic Seinfeld episodes that continued to impact pop culture well into the final season. Not only that, but the fact that Seinfeld is still so heavily syndicated on TV today, 33 years after its debut, speaks to just how popular it still is and how well it holds up.

Some classic episodes that happened AFTER season 3 -- and there are many more, but I'll just list a few:

The Bubble Boy
The Contest (voted the best Seinfeld episode of all time)
The Implant
The Junior Mint
The Puffy Shirt
The Marine Biologist
The Soup Nazi
The Rye
The Yada Yada
The Serenity Now
The Strike (Festivus episode)

I'll give you the occasional good episodes like the Marine Biologist and the Soup Nazi but watching some of the reruns, most post season three are unwatchable.  But that's just me.

[T&C]

3 hours ago, TheCockSportif said:

The puffy shirt (you already mentioned this)

Master of your domain

Festivus

Playing pool with "the Maestro"

Schnitzer's (you already mentioned this)

Beef-a-rino and the horse carriage (I think that was in the episode you noted above?)

What is there to see underwater?

They're real, and they're spectacular

The nipple on your soul

Take the pen

The movie bootlegging episode

The episode with the sax player

The second spitter

Elaine's dance

Anything with J.Peterman

This show is about NOTHING

 

My god, so funny.

The "Bro" was pretty funny as well.

[The Jokeman]

The most memorable Curb for me was when Larry picks up the prostitute to use the Carpool lane. I admit not watched a full season in a few years.

[TheCockSportif]

2 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

The most memorable Curb for me was when Larry picks up the prostitute to use the Carpool lane. I admit not watched a full season in a few years.

I believe that in the same episode, as a side effect, someone who was accused or convicted of a crime (took place so long ago that I don't recall, and too lazy to look it up), had an alibi.  The alibi is that they appeared in the stands of Dodger Stadium, during the filming of that episode of Curb, it was caught on camera, and all was forgiven.

[The Jokeman]

14 minutes ago, TheCockSportif said:

I believe that in the same episode, as a side effect, someone who was accused or convicted of a crime (took place so long ago that I don't recall, and too lazy to look it up), had an alibi.  The alibi is that they appeared in the stands of Dodger Stadium, during the filming of that episode of Curb, it was caught on camera, and all was forgiven.

Yeah I saw the documentary about it. Interesting story.

[Poleshifter]

On 6/27/2022 at 2:43 PM, T&C said:

The "Bro" was pretty funny as well.

"Man-siere!"