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He'll do stand up and sit down. Because if you can't get your friends to appear, then you might as well hang it up. Question is, does anyone still care about Seinfeld anymore? Sure, it was great when his show first went into syndication. But now I haven't bothered with those reruns of the reruns of the reruns in years.
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What is the deal with Nikki? I just don’t get it. For most of us in the 20-40 range, Seinfeld is our show. He can have extremely questionable relationships with women and we still turn the other cheek. That show still amazes me and, if I am ever in traction in a hospital, you better believe it’s Jerry that will keep me smiling. NO SOUP FOR YOU.
Yes people care about Seinfeld. I care about him very much. And Nikki, maybe you’re too busy ripping on people to know that a Seinfeld reunion is planned for this upcoming season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a show which is great and since you hate great things, you probably don’t like. Many of us grew up on Seinfeld and still quote his show daily – are you kidding me, best sitcom of all time. I’ll be tuning into Jay for Jerry.
I probably watch more Seinfeld on a weekly basis — especially during the summer – than any other show. It never stops being funny.
Unfortunately, you can’t really say the same for Jerry. I desperately want him to make something great again.
Billy Crystal wasn’t available?
I would like to see, and believe, Leno will fail as much as anyone, but this is a good booking.
Twice every night on channel 13. “Curb” reunion will make the greatest and most “re re re”watchable sitcom relevant again.
Jay didn’t secure Jerry. Jerry’s need for another hit show (The Ref) and NBC’s desperation to have something people wanna watch secured Jerry on Leno
I love the post-show über-rich Doesn’t-Give-An-F curmudgeon Jerry a lot more than I liked him as an observational comic.
But I’m not watching Leno.
People of a certain age love him. And Leno’s musical guests for the first show are Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Riahnna. So there’s something for the old and the young.
It’s excellent an excellent booking strategy. Frankly I’m impressed.
More important question: who does Conan have on that night?
The series is making a comeback in the pre-pop world…all the 90’s flashback stuff along with the bright neon fashion. Seems like a good move for Jay — and draws the audience he’s looking for at 9pm.
he tours regularly you fuckin douchebag
Desperate times for NBC calls for desperate measures and getting this once-popular hack back on the airwaves must be their reasoning for higher ratings…YEAH RIGHT!
Bad move, Leno. But you’re known for making ‘em.
Seinfeld fans. Just a lot of hooligans.
Not sure what you’re thinking here, Nikki. Doesn’t matter how long Seinfeld has been off the air. Cosby has been off even longer, and when he’s on Dave he still gets laughs and is a great talk show guest. Big name, still funny. What else do you want for opening night?
For us in the 20-40 range, Cheers is much better in reruns than Seinfeld.
I can’t stand to watch Seinfeld reruns anymore.
Three’s Company and Cheers over Seinfled any day….
ROCK ON CHEERS!!!!!!!!
I still care about Jerry. Still think he made the funniest sitcom ever, so that alone has my eternal respect. The guy remains one of the funniest pweople on the planet.
I guess I’m in the minority on this next thought: I believe that Jay at 10 pm is a good idea and it may be a consistent hit and ratings winner — as long as NBC doesn’t screw it up.
You’re absolutely right, Nikke…the US lives in the past.
Seinfeld on Leno = Back to the (same old) Future.
Our technolgy changes and grows but we don’t make big cultural leaps anymore as a society.
It’s 2009 already…we should’ve been listening to drum + bass by at least 1995 — with about two major social revolutions under our belts, by now!
Henny Youngman wasn’t available?
Does it really matter who they book for the first show. They just want to declare Jay the King of 10pm after one episode. The real question is how many telecast before Carrot Top headlines?
When you consider the way this decade has been dominated by reality shows, it’s not too surprising that Seinfeld can still be a draw.
Seriously, who’s going to make people nostalgic 5, 10 years from now? Simon Cowell? Jon and Kate?
Please.
Seinfeld’s appearance is part of NBC’s all-out, shameless attempt to get people to watch “Bee Movie” on HBO Family, September 17th at 2:30pm.
“More important question: who does Conan have on that night?”
I don’t really think anyone cares.
NBC should fire Conan and give the Tonight Show to Seinfeld. I predict there will be active discussions about doing just this a year from now because Conan is getting worse and worse. He had a brilliant show in New York and 12:30 was the ideal time for him. He’s bombing terribly at 11:30 it’s painful to watch. Mark my words O’Brien is done for there’s simply no way to fix his show it will just get worse and worse.
And it will just be a matter of timing the announcement that O’Brien has been given the axe. The Tonight Show with Jerry Seinfeld would destroy Letterman and Jerry would be King of Late Night for at least 10 years which is exactly the right time for him to do this gig he’s still young enough that he could rule the airwaves at 11:30 for a decade. Nobody will be able to touch him.
Conan has no one but himself to blame for his horrible show he let the idiots dumb his humor way down to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Way to go Conan. You had the best show ever now you have the worst. Spin all you want pal because as you flush yourself down the toilet your spinning will get faster and faster until you’re out of sight.
Nikki – you’re right and you’re wrong. I still love Seinfeld (the show) and watch reruns obsessively.
But that doesn’t mean i really care about what any of the actors are doing/saying now.
Jerry Seinfeld is an icon. I just saw his stand up and there is no one on the planet funnier, smarter and more RELEVANT. Nikki dear, in a world filled with bad tv, bad people and very little hope.. why would you pick on one of the few legends who has never done anything except entertain in the most uplifting way. Why so snarky ? Why not applaud one of the few comedic geniuses of our time ? Oh maybe you would have prefered Dr. Phil ? That Jack-off.
Pick on someone who deserves it. Not a guy who created and starred in one of the best tv shows ever. I am a fan forever.
Nikke, baby, those are the two shows (Curb and Seinfeld) that still get me resids.
The girl who got the last chocolate babke and the girl Larry called an asshole on Curb.
I can’t believe someone just suggested that Three’s Company was a superior show than Seinfeld. Wow. Moron.
Did someone really post, “I love the post-show über-rich Doesn’t-Give-An-F curmudgeon Jerry a lot more than I liked him as an observational comic.”???
What’s to love?
At least the “old” Jerry didn’t use every TV Talk Show appearance to defend his wife’s lame cook book plagiarism by branding the original author of the recipes a nutcase.
By the way, how is that defamation lawsuit going, Jer?
“F-U” Money is only good when the recipient doesn’t spend the rest of his/her mortal life attempting to “F-over” the little guys.
And the funniest thing you’ll ever see Larry David do was his astonishingly witless appearance with Craig Ferguson several weeks ago… When he proved that HBO’s Larry David is a LOT CLOSER to the TRUE Larry David than he would have us believe. (Basically, Larry went on Craig’s show to promote his Woody Allen flop and Craig refused to kiss his exalted ass– which caused the “HBO Larry” to instantly change guises with the “Regular Larry” that David so often attempts to convince people he is really like.)
I say “F” all THREE of them… Seinfeld, David and Leno!
As great as the show Seinfeld was, Jerry Seinfeld himself was never anything special. It was great because of LARRY DAVID and the writers, as well as the excellent ensemble — particularly Julia Louis Dreyfuss. Seinfeld was the weakest link in the cast, actually.
Seinfeld’s awful stand-up at the beginning and end of the early shows was so bad that I treated that part of the show like a commercial break.
Do the deluded people who think Jerry Seinfled is some kind of genius also have autographed posters of McLean Stevenson and Sally Struthers hanging over their beds?
Larry David is still impressive. Julia Louis Dreyfuss too. Jerry Seinfeld? Can’t see the difference between him and any other hack stand-up from the 80’s. This won just happened to win the lottery.
TheHoleTruth nailed it spot on:
At least the “old” Jerry didn’t use every TV Talk Show appearance to defend his wife’s lame cook book plagiarism by branding the original author of the recipes a nutcase.
When Jerry had his show, he was brilliant. But the smarmy, arrogant douchebag he’s turned into is not funny nor interesting. If he wants to go on tv, go back to what is funny: commenting on your average, walk of life incident that makes everyone laugh.
I hope Leno and NBC go down in flames.
Maybe you don’t get it but even knowing whats coming up still cracks me up. There are very few repeats like Seinfeld that still holds my attention as though it is showing for the first time
Jerry Seinfeld…. honestly, who cares anymore….
Love Seinfeld the show. Don’t give a shit about Seinfeld on a talkshow. Who’s going to make the extra effort to see that? What’s next? Ted Danson?
agree that jerry could mop the floor with letterman…but what is in it for him? frankly that gig doesn’t seem like it would hold much appeal for seinfeld…most likely trapping him in LA, a regular weekday schedule, etc…also what are the odds that his wife ends up marrying five other guys by the end of the first run
Couldn’t agree more with Paul. Seinfeld was the ambitious, middle-of-the-road friend of some talented comedians whom he harnessed as his writers. He never did anything on the show but stand there like a dead weight, looking delighted with himself.
Seinfeld matters to a whole new generation. My young teenage son LOVES the reruns and watches all the time. Smart move for Leno.
Leno is a SCAB.
Too bad. I like Leno and would have watched his first show, but I find defaming Seinfeld and his plagiarizing wife utterly repulsive.
I like Jerry and Jay, should be a good show.
Rocky writes… “I hope Leno and NBC go down in flames.”
About 200 people work on Leno’s show and thousands work at NBC. And you want them all to lose their job?
You, sir, are a jerk.
Frankie Raye,
Jobs Frankie. I want them all to lose their jobs. And that’s smoke you smell. The last place Network is already burning. As to the 200 people who work on Leno, multiply that by 5 and it will equal the number of people now unemployed who previously worked on dramas and other shows between the 9 and 10 PM slot on NBC. I am telling every person who will listen. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WATCH LENO.
Regards,
The Jerk
People are living in a fantasy world if they think expensive dramas are going to make a comeback, at least on NBC. They are expensive to produce, the broadcast networks are bloated with one hour dramas. Heroes at 4 million an episode, get real. NBC did the right thing, either that or give the hour to the affiliates for news. In case anyone is watching ratings each year they keep going down.
Now either the writers are writing crap, or no one is interested in watching one hour dramas. This is only the beginning. If Leno hits, like newsmagazine shows of 10 years ago, the other nets will fall in line.
FOX was smart in not fooling around with the 10pm slot.
Jonathan, if Seinfeld was just dead weight, how come the show got better with the departure of Larry David? Season 8 lives in legend.
Dolly above says:
“Seinfeld matters to a whole new generation. My young teenage son LOVES the reruns and watches all the time. Smart move for Leno.”
Seinfeld’s RERUNS matter to a whole new generation. Not Seinfeld’s current “humor” – I use that term loosely – or Jay Leno. No one is going to watch the same crap five nights a week, let along a bunch of teenagers that would rather chat online.
Rocky is so right. Leno is going down in flames, as is Conan and NBC. And we can all thank Jeff Zucker and brain surgeon Ben Silverman. Those are the wizards killing jobs in entertainment.
AND NOW IT IS HISTORY TIME!
This is the most exciting show on TV.
Will Leno’s backstabbing, traitorous past finally catch up with him? Or will the innate evil in the business reward yet another soulless creep?
Will Conan withstand the onslaught of the coming talkshow? Or will he go down a good guy wounded in the war of evil men?
Will TV writers become irrelevant as CBS and ABC dump 10 pm programming and put on talkshows and end network TV as we know it? Or will Leno fail and force NBC to come back to the fold?
Will Jeff Zucker lose his job or will the new guy just get fired next spring?
I hope this move fails big time. It’s a cheap way for NBC not to do their job.
In case you haven’t noticed TV writers are irrelevant, no one is watching TV that much anymore, with 250+ channels on satellite, and, cable growing by leaps and bounds, broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and The CW are becoming less relevant every season.
Guess what, ratings for the new shows and returning shows will be down ,again this season just like every season.
That’s funny cuz when I read the title I thought, “Smart move, Leno.” I mean, who doesn’t love Jerry Seinfeld. Even if you didn’t watch the show regularly, he’s just a funny guy. I actually love catching him on talk shows. Now the rest of Leno’s show? Not sure how that’s gonna go. I wonder how the ratings will be…
Give it a rest. If this works, tons of new comedians will get launched in prime time, and will get what now passes for rich deals to develop new shows for HULU, and everybody ends up happy in the new world.
The Seinfeld show is iconic – I was huge fan back in my teens and still watch the re-runs regularily now in my 30’s. I have family, friends, and collegues both older and younger than myself who also do the same, and regularily quote Seinfeld trivia and relate back to episodes when referencing current stuff happening in their own lives.
Seinfeld remains a hit even now so many years after it stopped airing original episodes. And you know what, I’d way rather watch re-runs of quality television that makes me laugh and feel good, than new episodes of the selection of pure crapp that’s out there. Just because it’s new, doesn’t mean it’s good, better, or worth my time.
Aside from 30 Rock, I have yet to come accross any new 1/2 hour comedy program that comes even close to the standards as set by Seinfeld.
PS: I also love watching re-runs of Frasier – another delicously well written and performed comedy.
PPS: Bring back some GOOD sitcoms you boring Networks you! Stop force-feeding us with your watered down crapp garbage!
Untill NBC goes back to having the best Sitoms on TV, they will remain last.
Let the comedians run the network not pencil pushers and ATTY’s
Leno just lost a substantial percentage of his potential viewers before the first episode.
He just aligned himself with the very unfunny, uncool, used-up, out-of-touch, obnoxious ass Seinfeld and his plagiarizing, Madonna ass-kissing, butterface wife. As if we don’t remember Seinfeld’s latest GREAT attempt at prime time humor? Or was that not Seinfeld in the the obnoxious commercial with his douchebag friend Bill Gates? Oh, that was really cutting edge and we are still laughing. Or rather, writhing in pain.
Conan, I gotta hand it to you, man. What the hell did you say to Leno to convince him to have Seinfeld on AS HIS FIRST GUEST and kill himself off before the very first show? Ummm, “Jay, my friend, this is going to be HUGE! You gotta go for it, Seinfeld is the future of prime time TV!! This is going to be HUGE, I promise!”.
Here’s a new Ringling Brothers cannon segment for The Tonight Show with Conon O’Brien: Put Leno and Seinfeld in a canon (yea, just one canon – stuff them both in together) and shoot them across the street. Now that’s something I would watch.