So, bear with me. When Seinfeld first came out, i was in VF-2 and focused on Iraq snd the soon to be followed, Desert Storm. As a result, i never got into this

Do not, Netflix has the series.

Now on S1 E4 and this stuff is GREAT so far.

I've caught random episodes over the years, never sat & went through it in order.

Don't currently have a series on deck, maybe I'll dive in.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
I've caught random episodes over the years, never sat & went through it in order.

Don't currently have a series on deck, maybe I'll dive in.

Literally, before this watching binge, never more three minutes at a time and less than 30 minutes total.

You're in for a lot of laughs!

Unlike a lot of series that go downhill or get stale after a while, I thought "Seinfeld" was good all the way to the end.

Giddy up!

Enjoy! My wife and I are watching it through as well. Forgot how funny it was!

Watched it in order a few years ago. Still one of the funniest sitcoms ever made.

Someone posted the clip of a game of Risk being played on the subway that was interrupted by a Ukrainian. It was hilarious! That made me wonder if the series was worth watching. Now having seen this thread I am thinking it is worth trying out.

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Originally posted by tigereye313:
Watched it in order a few years ago. Still one of the funniest sitcoms ever made.

I completely agree. My wife and I watch at least one episode every night before going to bed. Great stuff.

I set the DVR to record it and ended up with the entire series from 1-1 to the finale episode. I'm currently working my way through it.

I've always liked it, just never watched in order from beginning to end.

Enjoy - Seinfeld is a terrific series.

There is a love hate vibe with the Seinfeld series. It's a different kind of sitcom that doesn't appeal to the hard core sitcom folks. Those the like a line, and a big laugh tack every 10 seconds. With Seinfeld some scenes in the "couch forward" one room setting and some out are in the wild out in the streets. Larry David is a comic savant. Unconventional, breaking all of the rules. I like it.

The DVDs have commentary and trivia. Check the pawn shops and used book stores.

I was in elementary and middle school when it originally aired. My buddy’s Dad loved the show and we would watch it with him.
At the time I did not dislike the show but I just did not really get it.
Now, I think it is a hoot. When I need to watch something but not sure on what I feel like watching and don’t feel like finding something new I just pop on a random episode and I am never disappointed.

You will quote “Seinfeldisms” for LIFE. I do to this day…

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
You will quote “Seinfeldisms” for LIFE. I do to this day…

There's a Seinfeld quote for nearly every situation imaginable.

The advantage to watching in order is a lot of subtle themes carry over.

Seinfeld is a very cleverly written series. Hidden 'in plain sight' in the show are many classic movies , some almost shot for shot, or word for word. This video details a few of the best:

I bing watched the first couple of years a few weeks ago and it is fun. I will suggest that once you are done with this then go to Seinfeld's comedians in cars getting coffee.... It is absolute top of the line.... later on probably episode 70 or so he actually goes out of charter and cusses and they have to bleep out the name of who ever he is talking about... I wish I could figure out who this was.

There is another one where he and some comedian are talking and Jerry says you can't make a joke about the holocaust and the other guy actually tells one that I think is one of the funnest jokes I've ever heard... but then my wife disagrees.

I like the Seinfeld series and watch it when nothing else is on, or just watch it. But, I do not see any humor in those opening stand up monologues he does before each show. I wonder if it isn't a secret trademark of the show opening of a humorless monologue and then you laugh your butt off watching the actual show? I don't get it. So i'll have to settle for 'Serenity now!"

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Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
I like the Seinfeld series and watch it when nothing else is on, or just watch it. But, I do not see any humor in those opening stand up monologues he does before each show. I wonder if it isn't a secret trademark of the show opening of a humorless monologue and then you laugh your butt off watching the actual show? I don't get it. So i'll have to settle for 'Serenity now!"

There's usually a connection to the stand up theme and the episode's content. Sometimes if very obvious and sometimes subtle. They wrote that in from episode one and just kept it going, like the whimsical music when they end a scene and move on to the next one. Just how they do it.

It was also a way to have something to run the credits over that was new every episode and give the show a defined recognizable open and close.