stevearino
12-23-2018, 02:36 PM
Dear Nick at Nite Viewer Services,
I have a proposal for Nick at Nite: to make a deal with Sony Pictures Domestic Television Distribution for Nick at Nite to become the shared cable home (with TBS) of the hit 1990's sitcom classic "Seinfeld," showcasing all 180 half-hour episodes of the hit 1990-1998 sitcom "Seinfeld" 100% Complete, 100% Uncut, AND 100% Unedited, as originally aired on NBC.
Created by Larry David, "Seinfeld" served as a sitcom vehicle for successful stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who starred on the show as (appropriately) Jerry Seinfeld, a marginally successful stand-up comedian living in New York City, New York, where he hung out with his 3 best friends: Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Jerry's ex-girlfriend and platonic pal; George Costanza (Jason Alexander), Jerry's worrywart best friend; and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), Jerry's neighbor in the Apartment building in which both men lived.
The original Pilot Script for "Seinfeld" was titled "Stand Up," and was conceived as a Sitcom about where a Stand-Up Comedian gets his material; in Spring 1989, the Pilot (by this time known as "The Seinfeld Chronicles") was Filmed at Desilu Studios in Los Angeles, California (by this time re-named Ren-Mar Studios and today known as The Culver Studios).
The Pilot Episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles," was originally pitched to the FOX
Television Network, only for FOX to Pass Over on the Pilot Script, after which NBC picked up the Script to Series; after its original airing on July 5, 1989 at 9 P.M. ET on NBC after a "Night Court" rerun, NBC picked up the series (shortened by this time to "Seinfeld") as a Short-Order Summer Replacement Series to air regularly on NBC on May 31, 1990 at 9 P.M. ET after "Cheers" on Thursday Nights.
Despite Marginal Success, NBC picked up "Seinfeld" as a Regular Series beginning to air on January 23, 1991 at 9 P.M. ET after "Night Court" for an additional 13 episodes to finish up the 18-episode First Season (one episode of which, "The Stranded," would later be telecast in November 1991, midway through Season 2). In spite of continued Marginal Success, NBC picked up "Seinfeld" for a 2nd season, again airing after "Night Court" Wednesday nights at 9 P.M. ET
Midway through the Season, in an effort for Ratings Improvement, "Night Court" and "Seinfeld" switched timeslots in December 1991; though "Night Court" would voluntarily call it quits in Spring 1992, "Seinfeld" was picked up for a 3rd season. However, pitted up against the Disney sitcom "Home Improvement" on ABC starring Tim Allen, ratings for "Seinfeld" continued to be Marginal, but rather than Cancel the series, NBC moved "Seinfeld" to Thursday nights at 9 P.M. ET just to be given a chance, a move making "Seinfeld" the Classic it is now and forever.
In September 1995, Columbia TriStar Television (known since 2002 as Sony Pictures Television) began Syndicating "Seinfeld" to local TV stations across America, with new episodes continuing to air on NBC; at the end of Season 6, in May 1996, Larry David left "Seinfeld" for Greener Pastures, leading Jerry Seinfeld to become Showrunner.
As a result of Jerry's new Responsibilities behind the scenes, "Seinfeld" voluntarily retired the Stand-Up Comedian bits at the Start and Close of each episode, making the show feel like a more traditional Sitcom as opposed to a Sitcom featuring Stand-Up Comedy bits.
In December 1997, Jerry Seinfeld decided to retire "Seinfeld" after 8 seasons on NBC.
NBC subsequently celebrated "Seinfeld's" success with a 2-Hour Series Finale telecast on May 14, 1998 at 8 P.M. ET on NBC, with the first Hour featuring a Retrospective of the show followed by the hour-long Finale itself (appropriately enough titled "The Finale"), one of Network TV's most memorable Series Finales of All Time; at the start of the Series Finale, Jerry and George learned that their joint fictional Sitcom Creation, "Jerry," was picked up by NBC for a 13-Episode Series Commitment, causing the two to leave New York for California--as well as for NBC's Private Plane to take him anywhere he wanted to go for Free; after much discussion, George, Jerry, Elaine and Kramer settled on a trip to Paris, France for one last Hurrah together.
However, due to an Emergency on Kramer's part, the Plane made an Emergency landing to Latham, Massachusetts, where the "Sein" gang witnessed a Robbery, with Kramer filming the Event--after which the gang was subsequently Arrested by local Officer Matt Vogel (Scott Jaeck) for Violating the State's Good Samaritan Law--doing Nothing to Stop a Crime.
The 2nd half of the "Seinfeld" finale featured Geraldo Rivera and Jane Wells (both appearing as Themselves) covering the subsequent Trial of "The New York Four," a Trial which Culminated in the Gang being found Guilty of the Criminal Charges against them and Sentenced to a Full Year of Incarceration in Prison--after which Jerry did one final Stand-Up bit in front of his new Inmates in the Prison.
From 2004-2007, the Complete Series of "Seinfeld" was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in Season Packages, newly Remastered from the Original Prints.
Tentatively, Nick at Nite shall add "Seinfeld" to its Regular Lineup on June 3, 2019 with a week-long 30th-Anniversary "Sein-a-Thon," during which from 9 P.M. to 2 A.M. ET each night (encoring 2 A.M. to 7 A.M. ET each night) over the course of 4 nights Jerry Seinfeld hosts his 40 Favorite "Seinfeld" episodes Complete, Uncut, and Unedited, as originally aired on NBC.
After the marathon, with TBS airing the series weekday afternoons, Nick at Nite shall air "Seinfeld" weeknights at 9 P.M. ET replacing "Spongebob SquarePants" on Nick at Nite.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino
I have a proposal for Nick at Nite: to make a deal with Sony Pictures Domestic Television Distribution for Nick at Nite to become the shared cable home (with TBS) of the hit 1990's sitcom classic "Seinfeld," showcasing all 180 half-hour episodes of the hit 1990-1998 sitcom "Seinfeld" 100% Complete, 100% Uncut, AND 100% Unedited, as originally aired on NBC.
Created by Larry David, "Seinfeld" served as a sitcom vehicle for successful stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who starred on the show as (appropriately) Jerry Seinfeld, a marginally successful stand-up comedian living in New York City, New York, where he hung out with his 3 best friends: Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Jerry's ex-girlfriend and platonic pal; George Costanza (Jason Alexander), Jerry's worrywart best friend; and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), Jerry's neighbor in the Apartment building in which both men lived.
The original Pilot Script for "Seinfeld" was titled "Stand Up," and was conceived as a Sitcom about where a Stand-Up Comedian gets his material; in Spring 1989, the Pilot (by this time known as "The Seinfeld Chronicles") was Filmed at Desilu Studios in Los Angeles, California (by this time re-named Ren-Mar Studios and today known as The Culver Studios).
The Pilot Episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles," was originally pitched to the FOX
Television Network, only for FOX to Pass Over on the Pilot Script, after which NBC picked up the Script to Series; after its original airing on July 5, 1989 at 9 P.M. ET on NBC after a "Night Court" rerun, NBC picked up the series (shortened by this time to "Seinfeld") as a Short-Order Summer Replacement Series to air regularly on NBC on May 31, 1990 at 9 P.M. ET after "Cheers" on Thursday Nights.
Despite Marginal Success, NBC picked up "Seinfeld" as a Regular Series beginning to air on January 23, 1991 at 9 P.M. ET after "Night Court" for an additional 13 episodes to finish up the 18-episode First Season (one episode of which, "The Stranded," would later be telecast in November 1991, midway through Season 2). In spite of continued Marginal Success, NBC picked up "Seinfeld" for a 2nd season, again airing after "Night Court" Wednesday nights at 9 P.M. ET
Midway through the Season, in an effort for Ratings Improvement, "Night Court" and "Seinfeld" switched timeslots in December 1991; though "Night Court" would voluntarily call it quits in Spring 1992, "Seinfeld" was picked up for a 3rd season. However, pitted up against the Disney sitcom "Home Improvement" on ABC starring Tim Allen, ratings for "Seinfeld" continued to be Marginal, but rather than Cancel the series, NBC moved "Seinfeld" to Thursday nights at 9 P.M. ET just to be given a chance, a move making "Seinfeld" the Classic it is now and forever.
In September 1995, Columbia TriStar Television (known since 2002 as Sony Pictures Television) began Syndicating "Seinfeld" to local TV stations across America, with new episodes continuing to air on NBC; at the end of Season 6, in May 1996, Larry David left "Seinfeld" for Greener Pastures, leading Jerry Seinfeld to become Showrunner.
As a result of Jerry's new Responsibilities behind the scenes, "Seinfeld" voluntarily retired the Stand-Up Comedian bits at the Start and Close of each episode, making the show feel like a more traditional Sitcom as opposed to a Sitcom featuring Stand-Up Comedy bits.
In December 1997, Jerry Seinfeld decided to retire "Seinfeld" after 8 seasons on NBC.
NBC subsequently celebrated "Seinfeld's" success with a 2-Hour Series Finale telecast on May 14, 1998 at 8 P.M. ET on NBC, with the first Hour featuring a Retrospective of the show followed by the hour-long Finale itself (appropriately enough titled "The Finale"), one of Network TV's most memorable Series Finales of All Time; at the start of the Series Finale, Jerry and George learned that their joint fictional Sitcom Creation, "Jerry," was picked up by NBC for a 13-Episode Series Commitment, causing the two to leave New York for California--as well as for NBC's Private Plane to take him anywhere he wanted to go for Free; after much discussion, George, Jerry, Elaine and Kramer settled on a trip to Paris, France for one last Hurrah together.
However, due to an Emergency on Kramer's part, the Plane made an Emergency landing to Latham, Massachusetts, where the "Sein" gang witnessed a Robbery, with Kramer filming the Event--after which the gang was subsequently Arrested by local Officer Matt Vogel (Scott Jaeck) for Violating the State's Good Samaritan Law--doing Nothing to Stop a Crime.
The 2nd half of the "Seinfeld" finale featured Geraldo Rivera and Jane Wells (both appearing as Themselves) covering the subsequent Trial of "The New York Four," a Trial which Culminated in the Gang being found Guilty of the Criminal Charges against them and Sentenced to a Full Year of Incarceration in Prison--after which Jerry did one final Stand-Up bit in front of his new Inmates in the Prison.
From 2004-2007, the Complete Series of "Seinfeld" was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in Season Packages, newly Remastered from the Original Prints.
Tentatively, Nick at Nite shall add "Seinfeld" to its Regular Lineup on June 3, 2019 with a week-long 30th-Anniversary "Sein-a-Thon," during which from 9 P.M. to 2 A.M. ET each night (encoring 2 A.M. to 7 A.M. ET each night) over the course of 4 nights Jerry Seinfeld hosts his 40 Favorite "Seinfeld" episodes Complete, Uncut, and Unedited, as originally aired on NBC.
After the marathon, with TBS airing the series weekday afternoons, Nick at Nite shall air "Seinfeld" weeknights at 9 P.M. ET replacing "Spongebob SquarePants" on Nick at Nite.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino