![]() ![]() But, if a book perfectly achieves what it sets out to do, I see no reason to hold back. It probably sometimes looks as though I give out five-star ratings too liberally. (Now, on to my originally posted review of the book): ![]() PC sensibilities were outraged, of course. When Jerry's friend, George (who arrives at the bubble boy's house first) encounters the bubble boy, he isn't Tiny Tim from Dickens. Elaine is moved to crying by the story of the bubble boy, as voiced by the bubble boy's father.īut, folks, this is Seinfeld. There was, maybe once, an iota of sentiment, a concession to decency, and that was in an episode called "The Bubble Boy," where Elaine chides an emotionless Jerry that it is more important to visit and entertain a homebound, bubble-encased kid with an immune deficiency than it is for Jerry to proceed with his long-planned vacation. The show would never violate the "no hugging, no learning" rule set down by producers Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, along with their aim to do everything differently than all other sitcoms. There was never once a "Very Special Seinfeld." No pandering to phony sentiment. I won't go into the myriad reasons why I think Seinfeld is the best sitcom, but there is one particular quality about it that separates it from the rest of the pack, something that allowed it to NEVER jump the shark. In the meantime, I've gotten hold of several seasons worth of DVDs of the show and really hunkered down to watch them. Would I have said that with such certainty only a few short months ago? ![]() Was Seinfeld, as the subtitle of this book posits, the greatest sitcom ever? ![]()
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