The pilot of the best sitcom of all time could only receive a 10/10... Of course, everything is not in place yet: Kramer is called Kessler and is a recluse, George is a real estate agent who is a little too dynamic , Elaine does not exist yet...
But the main thing is there, namely the spirit, the writing and the acting. The script and the dialogues are excellent and already contain everything Seinfeld, including the self-irony. "It's the most boring moment I've ever experienced," says George in a laundromat scene... The stand-up scenes also deliver a whole Seinfeldian philosophy delivered in an intoxicating lightness.
Rob Reiner sums it up perfectly: "They had the idea of essentially doing a conversational sitcom, which was an extension of Jerry's stand-up routines. Larry and Jerry shared such a great sensibility, and what was wonderful was that you had this kind of grumpy, misanthropic, dyspeptic Larry David, pushed by this very accessible and likeable Jerry Seinfeld... It was a match made in heaven."
But the main thing is there, namely the spirit, the writing and the acting. The script and the dialogues are excellent and already contain everything Seinfeld, including the self-irony. "It's the most boring moment I've ever experienced," says George in a laundromat scene... The stand-up scenes also deliver a whole Seinfeldian philosophy delivered in an intoxicating lightness.
Rob Reiner sums it up perfectly: "They had the idea of essentially doing a conversational sitcom, which was an extension of Jerry's stand-up routines. Larry and Jerry shared such a great sensibility, and what was wonderful was that you had this kind of grumpy, misanthropic, dyspeptic Larry David, pushed by this very accessible and likeable Jerry Seinfeld... It was a match made in heaven."