Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

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“Her book, as if she were a marine biologist, is a deep dive…Perhaps the
highest praise I can give Seinfeldia is that it made me want to buy a loaf of
marbled rye and start watching again, from the beginning.” —Dwight Garner, The
New York Times Book Review The hilarious behind-the-scenes story of two guys
who went out for coffee and dreamed up 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 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, 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 Jerry’s famous puffy shirt, dance like Elaine, and imagine plotlines for
Seinfeld if it were still on TV. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; First Edition, 2nd Printing (July 5, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476756104
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 03
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #222,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #119 in Television Comedy #356 in Television Performer Biographies #2,218 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies
• #119 in Television Comedy
• #356 in Television Performer Biographies