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Brian Damage · 05-20-2010, 04:28 PM

Elaine, Jerry, George and Kramer wound up in jail after past characters testified against them in what some say was one of the worst series finales ever.

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Marvo301 · 05-20-2010, 05:20 PM

I really detested the Seinfeld series finale when it originally aired. Looking back now I can give the writers some credit. They did find a way to include many of the guest characters and supporting characters in the finale and that is to their credit. However the central story involving the main cast still seems weak to me. It seems to me that all of the main characters committed much worse acts through the course of the series than the one for which they are ultimitely prosecuted. They could have found a better reason to put the characters on trial I think. (re-gifting comes to mind!)

TJL · 05-20-2010, 10:57 PM

I thought it was a great finale. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer, as much as I loved them, were deeply flawed people who screwed up a lot of lives and i got a kick out of seeing all the characters they wronged coming out of the woodwork in the final episode to see them get thier comeuppance.

Retro4Life · 05-20-2010, 11:38 PM

Horrible finale. I don't think I laughed once.

Yes, they were shallow and crass but were they so bad that we wanted to see them end up in prison? Hardly. It seemed like a "concept" episode that was more about satisfying a creative itch by Larry David than pleasing the audience.

caladon · 05-21-2010, 03:01 PM

I thought it was kind of funny that a show about "nothing," had the characters being tried and convicted for doing "nothing."

catlover79 · 05-21-2010, 04:14 PM

I appreciate that they got almost all the minor/recurring characters back one more time, but the last episode itself was pretty lame. Then again, who could live up to all the hype?

kravitzfan12 · 07-31-2010, 07:24 PM

I actually really enjoyed the Seinfeld finale - I thought it was totally unique and had a somewhat satisfactory ending.

I may have been happier had it been a more 'ordinary' episode, literally about nothing, but I still think they achieved something terrific.

TMC · 05-14-2015, 04:40 PM

Why The ‘Seinfeld’ Finale Didn’t Work

king of comedy · 05-14-2015, 04:57 PM

I hated it then and I hate it now.

MrCleveland · 05-14-2015, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marvo301

I really detested the Seinfeld series finale when it originally aired. Looking back now I can give the writers some credit. They did find a way to include many of the guest characters and supporting characters in the finale and that is to their credit. However the central story involving the main cast still seems weak to me. It seems to me that all of the main characters committed much worse acts through the course of the series than the one for which they are ultimitely prosecuted. They could have found a better reason to put the characters on trial I think. (re-gifting comes to mind!)

I didn't care for the finale when I first saw it, but when I saw the Seinfeld episodes after the finale, I came from Ignorant to Understood on why they all went to jail for a year.

cleverfun3000 · 05-15-2015, 03:04 PM

Will and Grace Fanatic · 05-17-2015, 05:41 PM

Back when it aired, yeah I was disappointed. But now I think the writers just wanted to do something different and not typical of a series finale.

TMC · 06-02-2015, 02:40 AM

http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/jerry...nale-joke.html

Seinfeld says he and Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn't like the original joke given to her, "so we went to the writers and it was quite a long negotiation and then they came up with this other line, which was sensational." PLUS: Seinfeld says execs nixed his idea for a Claymation Seinfeld episode.

TMC · 05-12-2017, 03:52 AM

I think the factors that make a good TV series work against having a good ending. In the Seinfeld case, there really wasn't a plot so there couldn't be an ending. All that could happen was that the show ended, which is what happened.

TMC · 05-12-2017, 03:53 AM

I think series finales usually suck because they violate the very premise of the show. The show was conceived as an on-going story, not something with an ending. So when they try to put a bow around it, it feels wrong somehow (at best) or fails miserably (at worst).

05-20-2010, 04:28 PM	#1
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	I really detested the Seinfeld series finale when it originally aired. Looking back now I can give the writers some credit. They did find a way to include many of the guest characters and supporting characters in the finale and that is to their credit. However the central story involving the main cast still seems weak to me. It seems to me that all of the main characters committed much worse acts through the course of the series than the one for which they are ultimitely prosecuted. They could have found a better reason to put the characters on trial I think. (re-gifting comes to mind!)
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I thought it was a great finale. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer, as much as I loved them, were deeply flawed people who screwed up a lot of lives and i got a kick out of seeing all the characters they wronged coming out of the woodwork in the final episode to see them get thier comeuppance.
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05-20-2010, 11:38 PM	#4
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Horrible finale. I don't think I laughed once. Yes, they were shallow and crass but were they so bad that we wanted to see them end up in prison? Hardly. It seemed like a "concept" episode that was more about satisfying a creative itch by Larry David than pleasing the audience.
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05-21-2010, 04:14 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I appreciate that they got almost all the minor/recurring characters back one more time, but the last episode itself was pretty lame. Then again, who could live up to all the hype?
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05-21-2010, 03:01 PM	#5
caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	I thought it was kind of funny that a show about "nothing," had the characters being tried and convicted for doing "nothing."

07-31-2010, 07:24 PM	#7
kravitzfan12 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 16, 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 117	I actually really enjoyed the Seinfeld finale - I thought it was totally unique and had a somewhat satisfactory ending. I may have been happier had it been a more 'ordinary' episode, literally about nothing, but I still think they achieved something terrific.

05-14-2015, 04:40 PM	#8
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,709	Why The ‘Seinfeld’ Finale Didn’t Work

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king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I hated it then and I hate it now.

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05-17-2015, 05:41 PM	#12
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	Back when it aired, yeah I was disappointed. But now I think the writers just wanted to do something different and not typical of a series finale.
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06-02-2015, 02:40 AM	#13
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,709	"Comedians have taken on the role of public intellectuals," says Megan Barber. "They' http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/jerry...nale-joke.html Seinfeld says he and Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn't like the original joke given to her, "so we went to the writers and it was quite a long negotiation and then they came up with this other line, which was sensational." PLUS: Seinfeld says execs nixed his idea for a Claymation Seinfeld episode.

05-12-2017, 03:52 AM	#14
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,709	I think the factors that make a good TV series work against having a good ending. In the Seinfeld case, there really wasn't a plot so there couldn't be an ending. All that could happen was that the show ended, which is what happened.

05-12-2017, 03:53 AM	#15
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,709	I think series finales usually suck because they violate the very premise of the show. The show was conceived as an on-going story, not something with an ending. So when they try to put a bow around it, it feels wrong somehow (at best) or fails miserably (at worst).