April 25, 2024 • 51 secs
25 years after it aired, Jerry Seinfeld just admitted he’s “a bit bothered” about the series finale of Seinfeld.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest whether he loved or
hated this series finale of Seinfeld.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It saw Jerry, Lane Kramer, and George sharing a jail cell.
It seems like every fan is a strong opinion, and
twenty five years after the show, Segabye Seinfeld himself is
a little bit bothered by how they signed off, telling
GQ Hype, I don't believe in regret. I think it's
arrogant to think you could have done something different. You couldn't.
That's why you did what you did. But Larry David
and I recently talked about TV finales in which we
thought were great. I feel Madmen was the greatest final
(00:27):
moment of a series I've seen, so satisfying, so funny,
And they said they watched the Seinfeld finale trying to
figure out what went wrong. It was obviously the final
scene leaving them in the cell, but Jerry goes on
to explain that the scene was a reaction to people
criticizing the characters for being selfish, and he believes commenting
on selfish behavior is a core element of comedy. Seinfeld's
directorial debut, Frosted, hits Netflix May third that's direct from Hollywood,
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest whether he loved or
hated this series finale of Seinfeld.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It saw Jerry, Lane Kramer, and George sharing a jail cell.
It seems like every fan is a strong opinion, and
twenty five years after the show, Segabye Seinfeld himself is
a little bit bothered by how they signed off, telling
GQ Hype, I don't believe in regret. I think it's
arrogant to think you could have done something different. You couldn't.
That's why you did what you did. But Larry David
and I recently talked about TV finales in which we
thought were great. I feel Madmen was the greatest final
(00:27):
moment of a series I've seen, so satisfying, so funny,
And they said they watched the Seinfeld finale trying to
figure out what went wrong. It was obviously the final
scene leaving them in the cell, but Jerry goes on
to explain that the scene was a reaction to people
criticizing the characters for being selfish, and he believes commenting
on selfish behavior is a core element of comedy. Seinfeld's
directorial debut, Frosted, hits Netflix May third that's direct from Hollywood,
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