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Chain Gang Member · 07-28-2004, 06:43 PM

I liked all the characters but I thought that Kramer was the most entertaining.He should've at least got a spin-off

Maestro · 07-28-2004, 08:01 PM

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Why didn't they just call the show Kramer?

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Ant-Lox · 07-28-2004, 10:15 PM

A spinoff might have worked, if Newman was going to be their...and maybe mickey..

Brian Damage · 07-28-2004, 10:34 PM

Kramer was great, but only in the doses he was on in Seinfeld. An entire show around him might not have worked out.

sinatrastar · 07-28-2004, 11:04 PM

Why don't they call it Roundteen?

Brian Damage · 07-29-2004, 10:18 AM

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Why don't they call it Roundteen?

That's gold sinatrastar!....Gold!

Maestro · 07-29-2004, 06:15 PM

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ThirteenInchEscape · 07-29-2004, 11:12 PM

because Kramer is terribly overrated.

The only reason Kramer is funny is because he is the comic relief on an already funny show. Seinfeld is a generally intelligent show, and a show about Kramer would not have been nearly as good. Kramer was funny, but only for the 5 minute subplots they gave him every episode. Normally the stupid things he did was mainly a device for connecting everyones activities.

sinatrastar · 07-30-2004, 05:29 PM

The Kramer Chronicles was going to be the title of the proposed end of Seinfeld spinnoff which included Kramer getting Kramerica Industries off the ground and hooking up with Thersa HEINZ Kerry on perfecting his recipe for ketchup and mustard in the same bottle.

Searn · 08-01-2004, 11:00 PM

I'm not sure how or if any Seinfeld spinoff would have worked out....

The great thing about Seinfeld is that there were usually 4 funny storylines going on at once involving the characters... A whole show devoted to just one of those situations? I'm not too sure.

In any case they would need to make sure to surround them with a good supporting cast for some good subplots.

I gotta go, Seinfeld is starting....George wont tell Susan his ATM code.

Elaine Benes · 08-01-2004, 11:26 PM

Kramer was the star of the show!

Will and Grace Fanatic · 08-16-2004, 04:11 PM

I don't think it should have been Kramer. sure Kramer was a pretty funny character. But all the character made the show what it was. I don't think it should even had been called Seinfeld.

sinatrastar · 08-16-2004, 05:55 PM

Well Seinfeld seems like the proper name to me, after all it was about Jerry's life and his standup gig. There was originally no Elaine and Kramer was just the wierd nut living across the hall.

Maestro · 08-16-2004, 06:40 PM

That whole Kramer character evolution thing.

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Originally posted by sinatrastar
Kramer was just the wierd nut living across the hall.

I think it was 1st ep, he was in his robe and "hadn't left the building in ten years," then he turns into the more suave, cabana clothing wearing hipster dufus Kramer that has the 411 & knows people everywhere.

"Kramfeld"

SarahBellum · 09-15-2021, 12:01 PM

I don't understand why it took Jerry and the others so long to find out Kramer's first name. They could have found out by looking at a piece of his mail, asking Babs, his mother or a number of other ways.

07-28-2004, 06:43 PM	#1
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07-29-2004, 11:12 PM	#8
ThirteenInchEscape Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Location: Palouse, Washington Posts: 1,218	because Kramer is terribly overrated. The only reason Kramer is funny is because he is the comic relief on an already funny show. Seinfeld is a generally intelligent show, and a show about Kramer would not have been nearly as good. Kramer was funny, but only for the 5 minute subplots they gave him every episode. Normally the stupid things he did was mainly a device for connecting everyones activities.
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08-01-2004, 11:00 PM	#10
Searn Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 42	nah I'm not sure how or if any Seinfeld spinoff would have worked out.... The great thing about Seinfeld is that there were usually 4 funny storylines going on at once involving the characters... A whole show devoted to just one of those situations? I'm not too sure. In any case they would need to make sure to surround them with a good supporting cast for some good subplots. I gotta go, Seinfeld is starting....George wont tell Susan his ATM code.
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08-16-2004, 04:11 PM	#12
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	I don't think it should have been Kramer. sure Kramer was a pretty funny character. But all the character made the show what it was. I don't think it should even had been called Seinfeld.
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07-28-2004, 10:34 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Kramer was great, but only in the doses he was on in Seinfeld. An entire show around him might not have worked out.

07-28-2004, 11:04 PM	#5
sinatrastar Indian Summer Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 22, 2003 Location: 78 W 86th St. Apt 3E Posts: 6,027	Why don't they call it Roundteen?

07-29-2004, 06:15 PM	#7
Maestro Hipster Dufus Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Below the equator Posts: 2,905	"Of course it’s a good idea, it’s my idea. I conceived this whole project two years ago"

07-30-2004, 05:29 PM	#9
sinatrastar Indian Summer Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 22, 2003 Location: 78 W 86th St. Apt 3E Posts: 6,027	The Kramer Chronicles was going to be the title of the proposed end of Seinfeld spinnoff which included Kramer getting Kramerica Industries off the ground and hooking up with Thersa HEINZ Kerry on perfecting his recipe for ketchup and mustard in the same bottle.

08-01-2004, 11:26 PM	#11
Elaine Benes Vixxxen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,333	Kramer was the star of the show!

08-16-2004, 05:55 PM	#13
sinatrastar Indian Summer Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 22, 2003 Location: 78 W 86th St. Apt 3E Posts: 6,027	Costabenekramfeld?? Well Seinfeld seems like the proper name to me, after all it was about Jerry's life and his standup gig. There was originally no Elaine and Kramer was just the wierd nut living across the hall.

09-15-2021, 12:01 PM	#15
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	I don't understand why it took Jerry and the others so long to find out Kramer's first name. They could have found out by looking at a piece of his mail, asking Babs, his mother or a number of other ways.