The 10th anniversary of the finale of Seinfeld

Upon returning to the United States popular culture alerted me to the 10^th anniversary of the finale of Seinfeld.  A poll was given to editors at TV Guide that asked whether or not the show was still funny ten years later; half said yes; half said no.   There was no reunion show or other such major acknowledgment by any of its creators.  One writer for Newsweek called its pacing “forced and formulaic,” questioned if Jerry could “be a worse actor,” and that “after a while, it all has started to sound like a whole lotta yadda yadda yadda.”  Another writer for Newsweek said the show endured so strongly, not just because the four principle members of the cast ranked among best of television history but also, because “no sitcom in the history of television has featured a more talented or memorable bunch of second, third and fourth bananas than Seinfeld.”  

            It became increasingly clear to me that I needed to explicate why the show endures because it is purposely “forced and formulaic” and “a whole lot of yadda yadda yadda,” and that Jerry’s markedly poor acting was a perfect blank canvas against which the most memorable bunch of first, second, third and fourth bananas in the history of television could paint their masterpieces.