The Seinfeld Situation
March 22, 2015 4:10 PM Subscribe
A very Indian reply about ... nothing, after Jerry Seinfeld cancelled a show in Mumbai because of parking issues.
But what about Sue Ellen's wedding???
posted by nevercalm at 4:30 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by nevercalm at 4:30 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
I'm trying very hard to figure out what Potoman Ave is telling us.
As an Indian-American, I say that was almost funny.
posted by discopolo at 4:35 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
As an Indian-American, I say that was almost funny.
posted by discopolo at 4:35 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
As an Indian-American, I say that was almost funny.
I found it funnier than Seinfeld.
posted by jb at 4:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
I found it funnier than Seinfeld.
posted by jb at 4:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
As an Indian-American, I say that was almost funny.
I found it funnier than Seinfeld.
Then I'll take you off my Seinfeld party invite list. We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
posted by discopolo at 4:46 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
I found it funnier than Seinfeld.
Then I'll take you off my Seinfeld party invite list. We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
posted by discopolo at 4:46 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
Now Ireland needs to do one about Garth Brooks, with giant hats and terrible shirts.
posted by Sys Rq at 4:58 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Sys Rq at 4:58 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
"You can't just sue people for bad luck...This isn't America"
I found it charming and funny.
posted by billyfleetwood at 5:00 PM on March 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
I found it charming and funny.
posted by billyfleetwood at 5:00 PM on March 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
Sorry I was referring to the popular twitter account's silly misspellings not making fun of the Indian video, which is very great!
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:04 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:04 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
"Earlier I'd only sit on tables that hadn't been cleared yet… but now I work my way up to a clean table!"
posted by standardasparagus at 5:14 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by standardasparagus at 5:14 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
This is good.
posted by chunking express at 5:26 PM on March 22, 2015
posted by chunking express at 5:26 PM on March 22, 2015
We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
posted by Jon Mitchell at 5:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
posted by Jon Mitchell at 5:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
Don't forget the Junior Mints and marble rye!
posted by cazoo at 5:48 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by cazoo at 5:48 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
And you would need to steal some babka.
posted by maxsparber at 5:54 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 5:54 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
That was at least as funny as any of the Seinfeld episodes I have seen.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 5:56 PM on March 22, 2015
posted by Kirth Gerson at 5:56 PM on March 22, 2015
That was at least as funny as any of the Seinfeld episodes I have seen.
There are those who would call that "damned by faint praise".
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:04 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
There are those who would call that "damned by faint praise".
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:04 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
So Imissed the memo, but I guess it's fashionable to proclaim one's dislike for Seinfeld now?
posted by Sangermaine at 6:07 PM on March 22, 2015 [27 favorites]
posted by Sangermaine at 6:07 PM on March 22, 2015 [27 favorites]
We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
I thought the chocolate babka would do.
posted by discopolo at 6:12 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
I thought the chocolate babka would do.
posted by discopolo at 6:12 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Anything wildly popular is a good target for disdain, even more so if it's getting long in the tooth. I actually find the episodes kind of not-that-funny these days but I used to like it at the time. So it goes.
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:13 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:13 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
So I didn't quite get the last bit about the nephew (the sound was a bit lacking in the last scene), so I checked the YouTube subtitles but they were autogenerated, and then I checked the comments but they were full of redditors yelling slurs and ranting about white knights. Can someone maybe summarize the punchline? Or was the joke that there was no punchline?
posted by effbot at 6:17 PM on March 22, 2015
posted by effbot at 6:17 PM on March 22, 2015
So Imissed the memo, but I guess it's fashionable to proclaim one's dislike for Seinfeld now?
That would be awesome, because I always have to apologize when I tell people that I was never into Seinfeld. People often look at me like I just said that I like to kick puppies.
posted by Ruki at 6:26 PM on March 22, 2015 [12 favorites]
That would be awesome, because I always have to apologize when I tell people that I was never into Seinfeld. People often look at me like I just said that I like to kick puppies.
posted by Ruki at 6:26 PM on March 22, 2015 [12 favorites]
People often look at me like I just said that I like to kick puppies.
*checks mirror* yep, that's the look.
This was great, and I'd like it if they'd take my money and give me more of that empty Seinfeld humour with the soothing accents of the subcontinent.
posted by The Legit Republic of Blanketsburg at 6:40 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
*checks mirror* yep, that's the look.
This was great, and I'd like it if they'd take my money and give me more of that empty Seinfeld humour with the soothing accents of the subcontinent.
posted by The Legit Republic of Blanketsburg at 6:40 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
And pizzas you make yourself, naturally.
posted by Celsius1414 at 6:54 PM on March 22, 2015
And pizzas you make yourself, naturally.
posted by Celsius1414 at 6:54 PM on March 22, 2015
So Imissed the memo, but I guess it's fashionable to proclaim one's dislike for Seinfeld now?
It was ever not fashionable? There are no sacred cows, only delicious hamburgers.
posted by davros42 at 7:01 PM on March 22, 2015
It was ever not fashionable? There are no sacred cows, only delicious hamburgers.
posted by davros42 at 7:01 PM on March 22, 2015
… Jerry Seinfeld cancelled a show in Mumbai because of parking issues.
and traffic.
posted by tempestuoso at 7:02 PM on March 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
and traffic.
posted by tempestuoso at 7:02 PM on March 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
Not quite swarmy enough to actually capture Seinfeld's humor but in general pretty good. Would've been great if they were sitting in a diner though.
posted by vuron at 7:28 PM on March 22, 2015
posted by vuron at 7:28 PM on March 22, 2015
So Imissed the memo, but I guess it's fashionable to proclaim one's dislike for Seinfeld now?
Trope alert!
posted by Sys Rq at 7:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
Trope alert!
posted by Sys Rq at 7:43 PM on March 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
What thing do they keep saying you should book tickets with? With the small window?
posted by gryftir at 7:58 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by gryftir at 7:58 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I am still trying to grasp the whole go to a coffee shop and never order anything concept. I am this close to thinking it is a good idea.
posted by 724A at 8:15 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by 724A at 8:15 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
What you need is some punctuation.
posted by rankfreudlite at 8:24 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by rankfreudlite at 8:24 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Tatkal!
It is... A thing. A thing an anxious person can stress out about. Basically, a way to buy a train ticket on short notice, within a particular time window.
posted by billjings at 8:27 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
It is... A thing. A thing an anxious person can stress out about. Basically, a way to buy a train ticket on short notice, within a particular time window.
posted by billjings at 8:27 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
Was the lawyer supposed to be Kramer?
If he wasn't, then they really wasted an opportunity. And if he was, it was pretty weak.
But, on the whole, it was pretty funny.
posted by TheLittlePrince at 9:00 PM on March 22, 2015
If he wasn't, then they really wasted an opportunity. And if he was, it was pretty weak.
But, on the whole, it was pretty funny.
posted by TheLittlePrince at 9:00 PM on March 22, 2015
So I didn't quite get the last bit about the nephew (the sound was a bit lacking in the last scene)
Great. I'll just give you my nephew's contact. Give me a second.posted by a car full of lions at 9:17 PM on March 22, 2015
So, is he any good, your nephew?
Oh yeah, he's brilliant. He's had formal training, you know. Diploma and all.
Diploma??
So Imissed the memo, but I guess it's fashionable to proclaim one's dislike for Seinfeld now?
be strong. be wrong.
posted by philip-random at 9:45 PM on March 22, 2015
be strong. be wrong.
posted by philip-random at 9:45 PM on March 22, 2015
Then I'll take you off my Seinfeld party invite list. We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
Is that a nonvite or an unvitation? : )
posted by SisterHavana at 11:09 PM on March 22, 2015
Is that a nonvite or an unvitation? : )
posted by SisterHavana at 11:09 PM on March 22, 2015
Anything wildly popular is a good target for disdain, even more so if it's getting long in the tooth.
I own the box set. Guess I'm a square.
(Though Jerry's hair really bothers me. It's mullet-y.)
But, you know, a whole generation of H1-B Indian dudes with Seinfeld-ish mullet hair getting off of the BART in Fremont and Daly City, the dudes who adopted the sneakers and acid washed jeans look up until when I last rode the BART regularly (2001)--remains a nightmare for me, a time when I kept my eyes in a book. In my purse, on my shoes, anywhere but meeting those dudes' stares.
(Btw, these are the guys whose biodates were forwarded to my inbox every 20 mins by my mother when I hit 21, so I have a right to complain. Seriously, she'd have sold me off to anybody. Thank god I'm too old now, yet the PTSD from her idea of Indian guys suitable for me remains. I can't deal with cellphone holsters or overly white sneakers.)
posted by discopolo at 11:14 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later? I mean, I'm not all "Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom ever created!" and I was never "into" it either, but it does have moments of genius, mullets and all, if you look past the datedness. Besides, virtually every show with any element of comedy since then is basically gleefully ripping off Seinfeld in one form or another, like it or not.
posted by blucevalo at 11:22 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by blucevalo at 11:22 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
This was quite brilliant and I would love to see more episodes of these two dudes kvetching about the problems of modern urban India. I'm not Indian but have spent enough time there to appreciate that these guys really translated Seinfeld well to 21st century India.
"I confirmed and reconfirmed!"
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 12:00 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
"I confirmed and reconfirmed!"
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 12:00 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
The FPP says "Jerry Seinfeld cancelled a show" yet TFA seems to have some ambiguity about whether officials in Mumbai or organizers cancelled the show. Either way, it seems that Seinfeld, himself, did not cancel the show.
posted by aureliobuendia at 12:04 AM on March 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by aureliobuendia at 12:04 AM on March 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
A real Seinfeld party, of course, should have no soup. And muffin tops!
And pizzas you make yourself, naturally.
Only if it's supervised. And don't forget the black and white cookie.
posted by lumpenprole at 2:08 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
And pizzas you make yourself, naturally.
Only if it's supervised. And don't forget the black and white cookie.
posted by lumpenprole at 2:08 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
Cheers.
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 4:22 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
Cheers.
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 4:22 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
The Simpsons.
posted by laptolain at 4:28 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
The Simpsons.
posted by laptolain at 4:28 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
Family Matters.
posted by Chichibio at 5:48 AM on March 23, 2015
Family Matters.
posted by Chichibio at 5:48 AM on March 23, 2015
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
Roseanne.
And Seinfeld, I still think, though I guess I'm in the minority here. The jokes don't surprise anymore, since it's hard not to know them by heart, but Julia Louis Dreyfus and Jason Alexander are just plain funny. (The way JLD says "bisque" in The Yadda Yadda is a master class in timing, IMO)
posted by Mchelly at 5:59 AM on March 23, 2015 [4 favorites]
Roseanne.
And Seinfeld, I still think, though I guess I'm in the minority here. The jokes don't surprise anymore, since it's hard not to know them by heart, but Julia Louis Dreyfus and Jason Alexander are just plain funny. (The way JLD says "bisque" in The Yadda Yadda is a master class in timing, IMO)
posted by Mchelly at 5:59 AM on March 23, 2015 [4 favorites]
i hate seinfeld because it has a laugh track
posted by LogicalDash at 6:03 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by LogicalDash at 6:03 AM on March 23, 2015
That would be awesome, because I always have to apologize when I tell people that I was never into Seinfeld. People often look at me like I just said that I like to kick puppies.
Sounds like that Seinfeld episode where everyone hated Elaine for not liking The English Patient.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:31 AM on March 23, 2015 [7 favorites]
Sounds like that Seinfeld episode where everyone hated Elaine for not liking The English Patient.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:31 AM on March 23, 2015 [7 favorites]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
Father Ted, if your background is Catholic.
posted by Wolof at 6:44 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
Father Ted, if your background is Catholic.
posted by Wolof at 6:44 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
I LOVE sienfeld. With or without the laugh track. (I think with the DVD's you get to choose to not have the laugh track, right?)
posted by rancher at 7:57 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by rancher at 7:57 AM on March 23, 2015
Seinfeld didn't always have a laugh track, and even when they did location shooting, they would then play that tape before an audience to capture laughter. Any studio sitcom has sweetened laughter, I think.. But all of the scenes on the main set were before an audience.
posted by ReeMonster at 8:31 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by ReeMonster at 8:31 AM on March 23, 2015
That was nicely done (and an entirely loving tribute to Seinfeld). The lawyer character was based on Jackie Chiles, Seinfeld's parody of Johnnie Cochran.
posted by yoink at 9:18 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by yoink at 9:18 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Is any sitcom from the 1990s actually still ha-ha funny all this time later?
This fact embarrassed me then, and still embarrasses me, but Friends still makes me laugh.
posted by maxsparber at 9:40 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
This fact embarrassed me then, and still embarrasses me, but Friends still makes me laugh.
posted by maxsparber at 9:40 AM on March 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
I am also a Friends fan.
judge me all you want.
shrugs
posted by TheLittlePrince at 10:00 AM on March 23, 2015
judge me all you want.
shrugs
posted by TheLittlePrince at 10:00 AM on March 23, 2015
This is the long-lost episode where George and Kramer hang out together.
posted by rhizome at 11:00 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by rhizome at 11:00 AM on March 23, 2015
This is the long-lost episode where George and Kramer hang out together.
I figured Naveen Richard was "Seinfeld" and Adhiraj Singh was "George."
posted by yoink at 11:32 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
I figured Naveen Richard was "Seinfeld" and Adhiraj Singh was "George."
posted by yoink at 11:32 AM on March 23, 2015 [3 favorites]
Then I'll take you off my Seinfeld party invite list. We were going to have Bosco and cereal and soup and froyo.
Is that a nonvite or an unvitation? : )
Actually, it sounds like a favor.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 12:33 PM on March 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
Is that a nonvite or an unvitation? : )
Actually, it sounds like a favor.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 12:33 PM on March 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
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