Seinfeld : a cultural history /
"This book traces the history of Seinfeld's path onto NBC's schedule and rise up the Nielsen ratings, offering a fresh look at the episodes themselves. It pays close attention to the writers and writing of the show, carefully analyzing individual episodes to articulate exactly what wa...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2020]
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| Series: | Cultural history of television.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Making nothing. Jerry and Larry
- A guy walks into NBC...
- Who (almost) killed the pilot?
- Ensemble alchemy
- Pt. 2. The world in Seinfeld. The four
- The people in their neighborhood
- Faith, race, and place in Seinfeld's New York
- Jerry and company in the world and in the bedroom
- Pt. 3. After Seinfeld. The spectacle, the disappointment, and the brilliance of the finale
- Television legacy
- Critiques and missteps
- Seinfeld today
- The ranking : every episode, from best to worst.