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kramer · 09-29-2004, 01:34 AM

I was just wondering how some of ya'll got hooked on Seinfeld? My bestfriend at the time told me about the contest episode. Did I mention we where in church? I tried so hard not to laugh but it was impossible I had to get out of there quick. Since that night I tuned in every Thursday.

Ant-Lox · 09-29-2004, 08:59 AM

I started watching around season 7, the george character was what got me hooked, cause he was so funny...

Brian Damage · 09-29-2004, 10:40 AM

I read all these great reviews about this show on NBC. It seemed like everybody was praising it for its ingenuity. So I sampled it and never looked back.

rusyd · 09-30-2004, 10:20 PM

An old friend of mine told me about the show. I was watcing some other show on another station at the time. It was probably season 4 or 5, but after that I was hooked.

Elaine Benes · 10-01-2004, 10:43 PM

My undying obsession of Julia Dreyfuss. I still say she is sexy.

Alicia Blair · 10-30-2004, 07:08 AM

I remember i couldn't stand the show after first viewing it,but it only took a second time to get me hooked,and i think it was the humor that did it.

slackermonkey · 10-30-2004, 10:33 AM

"The Pilot." Followed quickly by "The Chinese Restaurant."

barwars · 10-30-2004, 04:58 PM

The show within a show was what sucked me in.... I had to see it pull through.

Although, the first episode I ever watched on NBC was the finale.
I had seen it before in syndication, but I distinctly remember watching the series finale.

Maestro · 10-31-2004, 01:36 PM

I know this sounds a little corn-ball...
but I was a Jerry stand up fan, and was waiting for the series pilot, and loved it from the get go. I'm a big fan of the referencing & the way the whole thing twists together from begining to end.
I remember watching his Tonight Show gigs & such with Johnny.

but...
I didn't "get into it" on this trivial minutea level until after the series ended and I found these other SeinGeeks on the dubdubdub. I knew Seinfeld was a loaded trivia haven, but there were few to engage in SeinConversations with. My trivial breakdown of the series grew with the growth of the net.

When the series premired ('89), you didn't just keep the cable modem logged on, fire onto the web as you walk by, & pull up scripts, trivia & SeinBlogs in a blink.

barwars, the show-within-a-show stuff (season 4) & the whole "real-life" paralell thing also got me thinking it was pretty clever

Dutabi84 · 10-31-2004, 01:49 PM

I remember watching "Wings" reruns with my mom. Then after that show was over, Seinfeld would come on. I usually left when it did. But when I did start to watch it, it took just a couple of episodes to get into it. I've pretty much been hooked since I was 12.

etan16 · 11-18-2004, 06:40 PM

Kramer got me hooked.

treeman · 01-12-2005, 09:12 PM

For me it was Kramer what a champ!!
-Ben

Costanza · 01-12-2005, 09:34 PM

all my friends raving about it got me to check it out...and ever since then, i became a fanatic.

valerie102 · 01-19-2005, 05:18 PM

I didn't really start watching it until reruns on TBS. I thought it was kinda dumb but once you get into it you can't stop. Now it's my favorite show.

09-29-2004, 01:34 AM	#1
kramer Re-gifter Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2003 Posts: 255	What got you hooked? I was just wondering how some of ya'll got hooked on Seinfeld? My bestfriend at the time told me about the contest episode. Did I mention we where in church? I tried so hard not to laugh but it was impossible I had to get out of there quick. Since that night I tuned in every Thursday.

09-29-2004, 08:59 AM	#2
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10-30-2004, 07:08 AM	#6
Alicia Blair Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2004 Location: Here on Earth Posts: 70	Love Seinfeld I remember i couldn't stand the show after first viewing it,but it only took a second time to get me hooked,and i think it was the humor that did it.
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10-30-2004, 10:33 AM	#7
slackermonkey the big yellow joint Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,779	"The Pilot." Followed quickly by "The Chinese Restaurant."
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09-29-2004, 10:40 AM	#3
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	I read all these great reviews about this show on NBC. It seemed like everybody was praising it for its ingenuity. So I sampled it and never looked back.

09-30-2004, 10:20 PM	#4
rusyd Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 13,505	An old friend of mine told me about the show. I was watcing some other show on another station at the time. It was probably season 4 or 5, but after that I was hooked.

10-01-2004, 10:43 PM	#5
Elaine Benes Vixxxen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,333	My undying obsession of Julia Dreyfuss. I still say she is sexy.

10-30-2004, 04:58 PM	#8
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	The show within a show was what sucked me in.... I had to see it pull through. Although, the first episode I ever watched on NBC was the finale. I had seen it before in syndication, but I distinctly remember watching the series finale.

10-31-2004, 01:36 PM	#9
Maestro Hipster Dufus Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Below the equator Posts: 2,905	I know this sounds a little corn-ball... but I was a Jerry stand up fan, and was waiting for the series pilot, and loved it from the get go. I'm a big fan of the referencing & the way the whole thing twists together from begining to end. I remember watching his Tonight Show gigs & such with Johnny. but... I didn't "get into it" on this trivial minutea level until after the series ended and I found these other SeinGeeks on the dubdubdub. I knew Seinfeld was a loaded trivia haven, but there were few to engage in SeinConversations with. My trivial breakdown of the series grew with the growth of the net. When the series premired ('89), you didn't just keep the cable modem logged on, fire onto the web as you walk by, & pull up scripts, trivia & SeinBlogs in a blink. barwars, the show-within-a-show stuff (season 4) & the whole "real-life" paralell thing also got me thinking it was pretty clever

10-31-2004, 01:49 PM	#10
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	I remember watching "Wings" reruns with my mom. Then after that show was over, Seinfeld would come on. I usually left when it did. But when I did start to watch it, it took just a couple of episodes to get into it. I've pretty much been hooked since I was 12.

11-18-2004, 06:40 PM	#11
etan16 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2004 Posts: 16	Kramer got me hooked.

01-12-2005, 09:12 PM	#12
treeman -Treeman Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 151	For me it was Kramer what a champ!! -Ben

01-12-2005, 09:34 PM	#13
Costanza Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 41	all my friends raving about it got me to check it out...and ever since then, i became a fanatic.

01-19-2005, 05:18 PM	#14
valerie102 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 10, 2004 Location: WV Posts: 37	I didn't really start watching it until reruns on TBS. I thought it was kinda dumb but once you get into it you can't stop. Now it's my favorite show.