- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060953039
- ISBN-13: 978-0060953034
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Gathers seventeen scripts from the popular television comedy, including "The Jacket," "The Pony Remark," "The Chinese Restaurant," "The Baby Shower," and "The Stakeout".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Why can't schools or Theaters in the west end use Seinfeld scripts to perform on stage, they're are clever and touch of real life. Alot better than seeing a twelve year old singing of key in 'Hello Dolly'.
When you are traveling home from work you don't want a heavy read , you want something to pick you up from the horrors you've experience at work. It doesn't spoil the laughs that you may have seen the episode, you just grin in anticipation knowing that page by page is going to get better and better. George is classic and even Kramers visual humour strangly comes accross. Not too sure about Jerry's stand up in print. Buy a used copy ,I did and is excellent
When you are traveling home from work you don't want a heavy read , you want something to pick you up from the horrors you've experience at work. It doesn't spoil the laughs that you may have seen the episode, you just grin in anticipation knowing that page by page is going to get better and better. George is classic and even Kramers visual humour strangly comes accross. Not too sure about Jerry's stand up in print. Buy a used copy ,I did and is excellent
Format:Paperback
Scripts from visial media can be quite poor without the visual component, but this is a cracker.
There are so many gags per page that this will have you seriously impressed at the writing.
The Sienfeld & Larry David written episodes in particular fizz along.
There are so many gags per page that this will have you seriously impressed at the writing.
The Sienfeld & Larry David written episodes in particular fizz along.
The trouble has been that my family saw how much I enjoyed this book, and keep buying me other script books (like Frasier) which are nowhere near as good.
A great holiday read.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Seinfeld secret? Great WRITING=Great Comedy
9 Sep 2001
Format:Paperback
Here's the book that partly answers why Seinfeld (and I Love Lucy and All in the Family and Married With Children and The Simpsons) is so funny: Great sit-com comedy doesn't just happen because you get a talented performer. It also depends HEAVILY on the writing guiding the performance.
Any Seinfed fan (or student or lover of comedy) MUST own this book. My only regret is that it only gives you scripts for the first and second seasons (which, actually, many consider among the best). It shows you the solid comedic, consistently witty, and highly ironic foundations behind the cast's classic performances.
The good news: this book READS funny. Unless you just don't like reading drama/comedy in script form, you'll howl almost as much (since you are missing actual facial expressions, timing and body language) as you read these. Quite a few of these episodes were written by Seinfeld and collaborator (who how has a critically acclaimed HBO comedy series) Larry David. The many episodes include "The Jacket," "The Pony Remark," "The Deal," "The Chinese Restaurant," (one of my favorites) and "The Revenge."
According to published accounts, Seinfeld and David were absolutely adamant that there would be "no hugging" on THEIR show and that they would do the show their way or not do the show at all. They stuck to their guns. This book contains highly original sitcom comedy which holds up exceedingly well in script form. Keep the importance of solid writing in mind as you see former cast members from his show (or even Jerry himself or former cast members of other big hits) try to clone their earlier success: without a solid comedic foundation -- which is funny on paper -- all the talent in the world won't create a hit sitcom.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Even if you've watched EVERY episode, read this one
20 May 2001
Format:Paperback
If you watched Seinfeld regularly, you probably wished you could go back and review favorite episodes and see why they worked so well. I know I did. Sure, I COULD videotape episodes and rewatch them (and I often did) but I found this book provided additional advantages. I could linger over certain phrases, note how well the script flowed in certain sections and gain a deeper understanding of why certain bits were funny. Plus, it was much easier rereading certain sections of this book than it would have been to rewind a tape, find the section and replay it. When it comes to television shows and comedic writing, books definitely have their advantages over videotapes. On the other hand, if you like to see how the characters interact, their facial expressions and mannerisms, you may still want to have a tape of each show, using this book as an excellent supplement to the tapes. If you have tapes AND this book of Seinfeld, I'd say you'd have a mini-course in good comedy writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Can't wait for the Next Couple of Seasons
2 Sep 1998
Format:Paperback
If you're a hard corps Seinfeld fan, this book is for you. The one major complaint this reviewer has is that frankly, several of the episodes are weakest in the Seinfeld library, and who really wants to read those over and over again. Once the third and fourth seasons come out (and I hope they will) these books will definitely be five star caliber.
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