Seinfeld
2007
First Published
3.97
Average Rating
160
Number of Pages
This is a reflective, funny account of one of the most popular TV sitcoms ever Seinfeld (1990-1998). Ostensibly a show "about nothing," its creator Larry David decreed that it should contain "no hugging, no learning." Nicholas Mirzoeff explores Seinfeld’s obsession with the rules of everyday life in the key areas of comedy dating, relationships, Jewishness and how to be a New Yorker, wherever you happen to live. Mirzoeff situates Seinfeld as an expression of Clinton-era America, from its consistently ironic take on social life, to the changing culture of sexuality and ethnicity. This is a reflective, funny and occasionally digressive account of what it is to watch television.
Avg Rating
3.97
Number of Ratings
36
5 STARS
22%
4 STARS
58%
3 STARS
17%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
3%
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