Seinfeld - Wikipedia. Seinfeld is an American sitcom that ran for nine seasons on NBC, from 1. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself. Set predominantly in an apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, the show features a handful of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, particularly best friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), former girlfriend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis- Dreyfus), and neighbor across the hall Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards). It is often described as being "a show about nothing", as many of its episodes are about the minutiae of daily life.[1]Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment.

In syndication, the series has been distributed by Sony Pictures Television since 2. It was largely written by David and Seinfeld with script writers who included Larry Charles, Peter Mehlman, Gregg Kavet, Carol Leifer, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer, Steve Koren, Jennifer Crittenden, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Dan O'Keefe, Charlie Rubin, Marjorie Gross, Alec Berg, Elaine Pope, and Spike Feresten.

Directed by Christian Charles. With Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo. A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser. Created by Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld. With Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York.

A favorite among critics, the series led the Nielsen ratings in seasons six and nine, and finished among the top two (with NBC's ER) every year from 1. Seinfeld is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms ever made. It has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Entertainment Weekly,[2]Rolling Stone,[3] and TV Guide.[4][5] The show's most renowned episodes include "The Chinese Restaurant", "The Parking Garage",[6] and "The Contest".[7] In 2. Writers Guild of America voted it the No. Best Written TV Series of All Time (second to The Sopranos).[8]E! Premise[edit]Characters[edit]Main.

Jerry Seinfeld (upper left); Jason Alexander (upper right); Michael Richards (lower right); Julia Louis- Dreyfus (lower left)Jerry Seinfeld (Himself) – Jerry is a "minor celeb" stand- up comedian who is often depicted as "the voice of reason" amidst the general insanity generated by the people in his world. The in- show character is a mild germaphobe and neat freak, as well as an avid Superman, New York Mets and breakfast cereal fan. Jerry's apartment is the center of a world visited by his eccentric friends and a focus of the show.[1. Elaine Benes (Julia Louis- Dreyfus) – Elaine is Jerry's ex- girlfriend and later friend.

Comedic writer Larry David co-created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld for NBC during the late 1980s. While Jerry was front-and-center on the groundbreaking sitcom, David. "Rochelle, Rochelle" - This is, indisputably, the number one fake movie in the "Seinfeld" universe. It is, of course "a young girl's strange, erotic journey from. Working with headphones on usually means you’d rather not be bothered, but sometimes it means you’re just listening to something while you work. If you want to be. Jerry Seinfeld – Jerry is a "minor celeb" stand-up comedian who is often depicted as "the voice of reason" amidst the general insanity generated by the people in.

She is attractive and genial, while also being humorous, arrogant and occasionally impulsive. She sometimes has a tendency to be too honest with people (usually by losing her temper), which often gets her into trouble.[1.

She usually gets caught up in her boyfriends' quirks, eccentric employers' unusual behaviors and idiosyncrasies, and the maladjustment of total strangers. She tends to make poor choices in men she chooses to date and is often overly reactionary. First she works at Pendant Publishing with Mr. Lippman, is later hired as a personal assistant for Mr. Pitt, and later works for the J.

Peterman catalogue as a glorified assistant. Elaine is popularly described as an amalgamation of David's and Seinfeld's girlfriends during their early days in New York as struggling comedians. Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) – Kramer is Jerry's "wacky neighbor". His trademarks include his humorous upright pompadour hairstyle, vintage clothes, and energetic sliding bursts through Jerry's apartment door. Kramer was heavily based on a neighbor of David's during his amateur comedic years in Manhattan.

At times, he appears naïve, gullible, and ignorant, and at other times, intelligent, understanding, and well- read; similarly, he is exaggeratedly successful, socially, with his charisma and laid- back personality. This is seen in his success with women and employers. He has been described as a "hipster doofus". Although he never holds a steady job, he is rarely short of money and often invents wacky schemes that often work at first then eventually fail. Watch Blood Runs Cold Full Movie. Kramer is longtime friends with Newman, and they work well together despite their differences.[1.

George Costanza (Jason Alexander) – George is Jerry's best friend, and has been since high school. He is miserly, dishonest, petty and envious of others' achievements.[1. He is depicted as a loser who is perpetually insecure about his capabilities.

He complains and lies easily about his profession, relationships and almost everything else, which usually creates trouble for him later. He often uses the alias Art Vandelay when lying or concocting a cover story. Despite these shortcomings, George has a sense of loyalty to his friends and success in dating women and eventually secures a successful career as Assistant to the Traveling Secretary for the New York Yankees. Recurring. Many characters have made multiple appearances, like Jerry's nemesis Newman and his Uncle Leo. In addition to recurring characters, Seinfeld features numerous celebs who appear as themselves or girlfriends, boyfriends, bosses and other acquaintances. Many actors who made guest appearances became household names later in their careers, or were already well known.

Plotlines[edit]Many Seinfeld episodes are based on the writers' real- life experiences, with the experiences re- interpreted for the characters' storyline. For example, George's storyline, "The Revenge", is based on Larry David's experience at Saturday Night Live.[1. The Contest" is also based on David's experiences. The Smelly Car" storyline is based on Peter Mehlman's lawyer friend, who could not get a bad smell out of his car.

The Strike" is based on Dan O'Keefe's dad, who made up his own holiday—Festivus.[1. Other stories take on a variety of turns. The Chinese Restaurant" consists of George, Jerry and Elaine waiting for a table throughout the entire episode.[1.

The Boyfriend", revolving around Keith Hernandez, extends through 2 episodes. The Betrayal" is famous for using reverse chronology, and was inspired by a similar plot device in a Harold Pinter play, Betrayal.[1. Some stories were inspired by headlines and rumors, as explained in the DVD features "Notes About Nothing", "Inside Look", and "Audio Commentary". In "The Maestro", Kramer's lawsuit is roughly similar to the Mc. Donald's coffee case.[1. The Outing" is based primarily on rumors that Larry Charles heard about Jerry Seinfeld's sexuality.[1. The series was often described as "a show about nothing".[1][2.

However, Seinfeld in 2. Larry and I went to NBC in 1. The show about nothing was just a joke in an episode many years later, and Larry and I to this day are surprised that it caught on as a way that people describe the show, because to us it's the opposite of that."[2. Seinfeld broke several conventions of mainstream television. The show offers no growth or reconciliation to its characters.

It eschews sentimentality.[2. An episode is typically driven by humor interspersed with the superficial conflicts of characters with peculiar dispositions.

Many episodes revolve around the characters' involvement in the lives of others with typically disastrous results. On the set, the notion that the characters should not develop or improve throughout the series was expressed as the "no hugging, no learning" rule.[2. Also unlike most sitcoms, there are no moments of pathos; the audience is never made to feel sorry for any of the characters.

Even Susan's death elicits no genuine emotions from anybody in the show.[2. The characters are "thirty- something singles with vague identities, no roots, and conscious indifference to morals".[2. Usual conventions, like isolating the characters from the actors playing them and separating the characters' world from that of the actors and audience, were broken. One such example is the story arc where the characters promote a TV sitcom series named Jerry.

The show within a show, Jerry, was much like Seinfeld in that it was "about nothing" and Seinfeld played himself. The fictional Jerry was launched in the season four finale, but unlike Seinfeld, it wasn't picked up as a series.