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Seinfeldia : how a show about nothing changed everything, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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Seinfeld the cultural sensation that changed television and bled into the real world, altering the lives of everyone it touched. 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 didnt 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, bringing readers 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 Jerrys famous puffy shirt, dance like Elaine, and imagine plotlines for Seinfeld if it were still on TV
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 307 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: the baseball game
  • The origin story
  • The players
  • The network
  • The cult hit
  • The production
  • The writers
  • The bizarros
  • Seinfeld nation
  • The show about something
  • The larry david-shaped hole
  • The end
  • Seinfeldia emerges
  • The bizarros: the sequel
  • The legend of the curse
  • The land of Seinfeld
Isbn
9781476756103
Instance
Label
Seinfeldia : how a show about nothing changed everything
Title
Seinfeldia
Title remainder
how a show about nothing changed everything
Statement of responsibility
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Seinfeld the cultural sensation that changed television and bled into the real world, altering the lives of everyone it touched. 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 didnt 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, bringing readers 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 Jerrys famous puffy shirt, dance like Elaine, and imagine plotlines for Seinfeld if it were still on TV
Cataloging source
DLC
Citation location within source
  • June 01, 2016
  • May 15, 2016
  • April 01, 2016
Citation source
  • Booklist
  • Kirkus Reviews
  • Library Journal
  • Booklist Starred Reviews
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin
Dewey number
791.45/72
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PN1992.77.S4285
LC item number
A86 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
Seinfeldia : how a show about nothing changed everything, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: the baseball game -- The origin story -- The players -- The network -- The cult hit -- The production -- The writers -- The bizarros -- Seinfeld nation -- The show about something -- The larry david-shaped hole -- The end -- Seinfeldia emerges -- The bizarros: the sequel -- The legend of the curse -- The land of Seinfeld
Control code
BRD2015023755
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 307 pages
Isbn
9781476756103
Lccn
2015023755
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781476756103
  • (OCoLC)912507922
Label
Seinfeldia : how a show about nothing changed everything, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: the baseball game -- The origin story -- The players -- The network -- The cult hit -- The production -- The writers -- The bizarros -- Seinfeld nation -- The show about something -- The larry david-shaped hole -- The end -- Seinfeldia emerges -- The bizarros: the sequel -- The legend of the curse -- The land of Seinfeld
Control code
BRD2015023755
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 307 pages
Isbn
9781476756103
Lccn
2015023755
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781476756103
  • (OCoLC)912507922

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