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Originally Posted by djchameleon
how can everything be a good answer when the show is about nothing?
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Hehe well it was more of a fan-boy answer to be honest. Seinfeld, however, is my favourite show. The writing was peculiar for what became a mainstream, hit, US sitcom. In its early days the writing really was focused on dialogue and the majority of the humour was found in conversation and the relationships between the characters. It was really ALL about the quality of the scripts.
As it got more popular, was given a bigger budget, and was arguably aimed toward a larger, more commercial market rather than a niche one then they started to include much more physical humour and take steps away from reality. It might have started as a show about nothing but didn't end that way.
The fact that, in my opinion, it remained consistent as it changed, and even after Larry David quit. The fact that the "star" of the show wasn't making any attempt to over-act (as he wasn't and isn't an actor) and supported himself with a solid cast who he
shared a spotlight with rather than stroke his own ego. The fact that they were prepared to juggle with some pretty risky topics for a prime-time NBC "family" show and find themselves in a position where they were so popular that they were given the opportunity to run with them rather than have these episodes censored, and the fact that the list of secondary, supporting and guest characters was incredibly strong as well all helped them to set the bar well above the likes of Cheers and other popular sitcoms in the late 80's and early 90's.