What the hell is that supposed to mean?
By blog on Apr. 30, 2009.
It means whatever you want it to mean!
I love that line in Seinfeld. Frank Costanza delivers the first line with such vehemence, and Elaine Benes delivers the response. The idea of those two facing off is always funny to me, always.
I have been re-watching all my Seinfeld DVDs, currently I am up to season 5. I have to say, each and every time I go back and watch the series in order, I have such a good time. I have also become quite engrossed with the ‘Inside Look’ features that many episodes have. It is quite interesting to see the actors behind the characters, though one of the actors doesn’t do too well here. I will get back to that.
Jerry is a lot calmer in the Inside Looks, he seems to have mellowed out and is less acid tongued and appears to be a little more friendly than his TV show counterpart. Julia seems to be nicer than Elaine, not that Elaine isn’t nice, but Julia seems again, more friendly and less prone to nastiness. Jason is so very unlike George, he seems very confident and easygoing, and the neurosis of George appears to be completely missing from the actor. That just leaves Michael… He’s the one that doesn’t do too well in comparison with his character. Now, occasionally, Kramer can irritate me greatly, but for the most part, Kramer is very funny to watch, and occasionally you see an almost childlike side to him which is very interesting.
During the Inside Looks, Michael seems so unlike Kramer, and not in a good way. He seems so much smaller than the larger than life character of Cosmo Kramer. He also seems a little petty and egocentric. The way he spoke of not wanting to be paired up with Wayne Knight who played Newman, seemed to me as if he thought everyone would buy that the ‘ego battles getting in the way’ was coming from Wayne, nice try Michael, but we aren’t stupid. You watch the Inside Looks with Wayne and you can instantly tell which of the two is Mr Ego. I have to say, Michael’s racist tirade at a heckler during a stand up routine didn’t help him out either. I am not going to link it, even though it is all over You Tube, just because I think his outburst was disgusting.
His apology, which was on David Letterman appeared sincere, as well as uncomfortably personal, yet it still felt overshadowed by his ridiculous rant. It made me feel two things, firstly, good on you Jerry for trying to support a friend whilst having the guts to say that Michael’s actions where totally wrong, and secondly, if Michael wanted to be taken in all seriousness, why would he chose a comedy show as the medium for his apology? Anyway, enough of that crap.
So yes, re-watching favorite TV shows can be so much fun. As long as they can stand the test of time. Some don’t, and those ones should be left to fond memories, but the true classics, like Seinfeld, bear being watched over and over.
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