Seinfeldia, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Seinfeldia, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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Seinfeldia
How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

Bestseller

Author: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Narrator: Christina Delaine

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/05/2016


Synopsis

Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly forty million Americans were tuning in weekly.

In Seinfeldia, acclaimed TV historian and entertainment writer Jennifer Keishin Armstrong celebrates the creators and fans of this American television phenomenon. She brings listeners behind the scenes of the show while it was on the air and into the world of devotees for whom it never stopped being relevant, a world where the Soup Nazi still spends his days saying No soup for you!, Joe Davola gets questioned every day about his sanity, Kenny Kramer makes his living giving tours of New York sights from the show, and fans dress up in Jerry's famous puffy shirt, dance like Elaine, and imagine plotlines for Seinfeld if it were still on TV.

About Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted, a history of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She writes about pop culture for several publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Fast Company, Vulture, BBC Culture, and Entertainment Weekly. She grew up in Homer Glen, Illinois, and now lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on January 24, 2023

When Seinfeld interacts with culture; we start interacting with that interaction. ~ Alec Berg For someone like me with a brain that loves to make connections, "Seinfeld" was a dream come true. My husband and I were a young married couple when the show was airing. We routinely set our VCR to record th......more

Goodreads review by Trudi on July 15, 2016

A free copy was provided through Netgalley in exchange for review. I think anyone who picks up this book is most likely going to be a rabid Seinfeld fan, and I'm no exception. We are in the midst of PeakTV -- a new heralded Golden Age of Television -- and there's a very persuasive argument to be made......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on October 04, 2022

Written for the true Seinfeld fans of which there are millions, this highly detailed accounting of its various stages is revealing in many ways. Having grossed over $3B, Seinfeld is hailed at THE MOST successful TV program in the history of television and remains as the leader today. The 'show about......more