A show about nothing
In the artcle, "Is Seinfeld the Best Comedy Ever?", author Jay McInerney agrees with Seinfeld the best comedy on television. Seinfeld is a real life show. The behaviors of Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine, the failed communication, and the everyday embassassment represent "nothingness" but a peculiar everyday life. These "nothingnesses" happen to all of us, but when it is put on TV, people will laugh at these. Besides, the author appreciates the fact that Seinfeld is a New York story but it is filmed in Los Angeles. "The lumpy texture of life in the city, the random looniness of the street, the idioms and speech inflections of Manhattan, and the claustrophobia of New York apartment living" in the show fascinates the New Yorker as it is so real and funny. Seinfeld takes those little nothings and combines them to create something realistic. Nothingness and reality give the author the reasons to believe that it is the best comedy ever.
Besides, even the settings in Seinfeld for great adventures appear muchlike nothing. Seinfeld always takes place in Jerry's apartment. Jerry fears germs greatly so he keeps a neat apartment. From the apartment the four plan trips to the movies or coffee shops. The coffee shop is a place where Elaine, George, and Jerry converse. The movie house is a place where Jerry, George, and Elaine often go to watch movies together or bring dates. Jerry gets caught making out during Shindlers List. Elaine gets caught not like the English Patient. They always get into trouble at the movie theater. The settings of Seinfeld are simple in design, telling people that they are living in a common way. When people consider Seinfeld as a "show about nothing". It could be humorous that "nothingness" can provide such an interesting topic for the comedies of life. In life people care about details and worry about trouble, the little nothings made are soon forgotten. Thus, these "n
Some common words found in the essay are:
Los Angeles, Elaine Jerry, Lois Lane, George Elaine, English Patient, Jay McInerney, LEX Luthurs, George Jerry, Seinfeld York, Seinfeld Seinfeld, real life, george kramer elaine, george elaine, george kramer, kramer elaine, seinfeld takes, live life, little nothings, seinfeld comedy, settings seinfeld, elaine jerry, kramer elaine jerry,
Approximate Word count = 657
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
