A Seinfeld Reunion?
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
United States
October 10, 2023 4:48pm CST
It was reported that there are talks about airing a special Seinfeld reunion episode between Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and while I would definitely watch it, having been a huge fan of the show, I'd have slight reservations about them doing it.
All of the previous players are highly talented people and without a doubt Larry David is a brilliant comedic mind. I am sure they could pull off something good, but would it be as good as the series? Would it live up to any "promise?"
Sometimes I think it is better to leave something grand alone and let us remember it for what it was rather than try to bring it back or worse, leave a new legacy that doesn't work out so well that becomes the last known memory of the old show that was.
However morbid the comparison, I prefer closed casket funerals for a good reason. Once you see the person you knew and loved dead, it is the only way you ever see them again in your mind once their buried.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Oct 23
My belief is that a reunion of Seinfeld will not be as funny as the original since the actors will be older and due to the restrictions of comedy today being considered offensive, the show will be a shell of its former self.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
10 Oct 23
I agree. And on top of that, I would bet that their performances, instead of being as original as what they once were, would simply be self-impersonations of characters they once played. It just wouldn't have the same feel and chemistry as they once had in their heyday.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Oct 23
@porwest That is what I noticed about The Three Stooges video shorts after Curly and Shemp were replaced by the Joe Besser. The shows were not so funny.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
@Deepizzaguy Yeah, Joe Besser was about as funny as my big toe. There was another guy in there too for a short while though I forget his name. He wasn't funny either. Oh, Joe DeRita who was Curly Joe.
Speaking of act of threes, it probably isn't totally so, but it always seems like two main cast members remain while the third one always changes. Three's Company comes to mind where we had Jack and Janet throughout the show, but then went through Chrissy, Terri, and Cindy, and there again, Terri and Cindy were never as good or as funny as Chrissy was.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
100% in agreement with you. Of all the new shows from old shows I thought they were all bad. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Knight Rider, and McGyver. When they brought back Roseanne I thought it had promise, but without Roseanne I think the new show The Conners sucks. I guess we'll have to see what comes up the Frasier reboot.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 23
As much as I loved Seinfeld, I just don't know about a reunion show. These reunion shows/series are so-so at best. Everyone moved on / grew up from their characters and the chemistry just isn't there anymore. The storylines are often hokey too. Yes, leave a good thing alone!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Oct 23
@porwest I love the reruns - that's all we need. I'm surprised Jerry Seinfeld would agree to this . . . it didn't seem like he was interested in doing sitcoms anymore. Remember how Jerry didn't want to wear a pirate shirt "I don't wanna be a pirate!" . . . well, "I don't want to see a reunion show!" 
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Sidenote: Did you watch his Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
14 Oct 23
@much2say Maybe the prospect of money is just too great to pass up. I would imagine all of these former cast members are going to be offered a LOT of money to do it, and when you have that much money on the table, do you really care if the whole thing potentially flops? The check will cash regardless of how well the reunion does.
I did not watch the latter show.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
My sentiments exactly. I think if they do it, which it seems they will, they will simply be imitating themselves trying to get back into old characters. It's gone, we have the reruns, we don't need a reunion. Even if they do it in a creative way it's just not going to have the same magic.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
Sitcoms, at least nowadays, is not my thing. The shows today just aren't funny, and few from that era were funny either. I did like Night Court and Cheers though. But when it comes to any TV, the tiny amount I watch, it's usually old stuff and not new stuff I watch.
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@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
10 Oct 23
I'm with you. While I loved Will & Grace, I HATED the reboot. I'm obsessed with Friends but I'd never want them to start it up again. Supposedly there is a Fraiser reboot in the works and I think that is a bad idea too. Leave it in the past as a good memory.
I never got into Seinfeld but same principle applies.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
11 Oct 23
I never cared for Seinfeld and never watched it; but reboots are seldom good or as funny. Have a great day.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 Oct 23
@porwest We have different tastes in a lot of things. My top 3 shows are Friends, The Office and Lost.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
12 Oct 23
@LindaOHio Friends I hated. The Office was funny but I hardly ever watched it. Lost on the other hand was very good although I disliked the ending.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
Plus, it seems like it might be more of a money grab than anything. Granted, all of the people involved with the show make a killing with residuals. But still. I agree. I'll watch it but I am sure it will be like either watching an entirely different show or it will feel like the cast is just imitating themselves trying to get back into old character.
@porwest (112717)
• United States
11 Oct 23
The new Hawaii Five-O is not terrible. But it's definitely a different show and I think they would have done better to call it something else. Perhaps they only picked that name for it because it was recognizable and would be easier to launch. But the new show is not even remotely like the old show.
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
11 Oct 23
This is the problem with Hollywood, they have redone and brought back so many shows. It's as if they are not good enough anymore to write something new.
I never watched an episode of Seinfeld, it never looked interesting to me so a remake, reboot or whatever they want to call it would not be watched my me.
When they "brought" back Roseann I thought the chemistry between the actors was different, the show wasn't as funny as the first time around. Their comedic timing seemed off. Now they are "bringing" back Fraiser, but without the entire old cast-some will have cameos, I don't think it will be near as good as the original.
I'm with you, leave the original alone and let it speak for itself.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
23 Oct 24
That has long been my thought as well. Has Hollywood run out of ideas? Has everyone lost their creative edge? It's so different now and not in a good way. Just give me something new and fresh and interesting. It's just like all the cop shows. They are all the same exact show just with different characters. But the acting, the delivery of the story, the way it moves along...
They are all exactly the same show.
