I have so much respect for Seinfeld, even though I never actually watched it that much. I think I know as much material from it by hearing others talk about what they've seen or quoting their favourites to each other than I have from seeing it myself. It's strange, because I don't remember specifically not watching it, but I didn't go out of my way to see it, that's for certain. When I did, though, I loved it. So ... who knows?
I've still never seen the finale, and I won't yet the way things line up for this project.
I hopped onto Netflix and looked for something from 1994 that wasn't familiar, and picked a two-parter called The Raincoats. I was rewarded with the timely inclusion of Schindler's List as a factor in the plot (Jerry and his girlfriend, having difficulty finding some alone time, are shamed for making out during the movie).
It figures that Seinfeld would take something like Schindler's List, obviously taking the world by storm and eliciting all sorts of serious conversation, and use it in a bit without actually taking any shots at it. I do remember them doing a similar thing with Elaine's boredom of The English Patient, but I don't know if this is a recurring bit for the show.
I was also pleased to see Stephen Pearlman pop in at the end (that's him up top), who I know from Quiz Show, but much more famously from Die Hard With a Vengeance.
What a meticulously funny show.
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