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Seinfeldia : how a show about nothing changed everything
\"An uproarious behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the hit television series describes how comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld dreamed up the idea for an unconventional sitcom over coffee and how, despite network skepticism and minimal plotlines, achieved mainstream success, \"--NoveList.
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Seinfeld, Master of Its Domain
After a slow and inauspicious beginning, Seinfeld broke through to become one of the most commercially successful sitcoms in the history of television.This fascinating book includes classic articles on the show by Geoffrey O'Brien and Bill Wyman (first published in the New York Review of Books and Salon.com respectively), and a selection of new.
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Seinfeld FAQ
Is it a show about nothing or one of the greatest TV series of all time? It's both, of course! Seinfeld's impact on popular culture was so profound that it continues to this day-years after it left prime time-thanks to its inimitable characters (Newman! Bubble Boy!), its wacky, memorable plots (who can forget \"The Contest\" or \"The Puffy Shirt\"?), and the many catchphrases we use regularly (not that there's anything wrong with that).Seinfeld FAQ is the first-ever comprehensive guide to the sitcom, tracing its path from modest beginnings to water-cooler-show status and to its infamous, love-it-or-hate-it finale. This humor-filled reference tells all about Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer, as well as the other unforgettable characters in their world. It features season-by-season episode reviews and a wealth of fun facts about everything from the characters' inevitably doomed relationships to their food obsessions and fashion sense (or lack thereof) as well as profiles of actors and other notables.Broad in scope and yet obsessed with detail (like the show itself), this FAQ is essential reading for anyone who wants to be master of the Seinfeld domain.
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PERSONA–CHARACTER COPYRIGHTS AND MERGER'S ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERTAINMENT EXPRESSIONS
Millions of people tuned in to Comedy Central's The Colbert Report to learn about the state of our nation from the renowned satirical character, Stephen Colbert. Millions more tuned in to watch the same Stephen Colbert make his return on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. However, after his first television revival, Viacom quickly shut down any possible future return, claiming that it, not Stephen Colbert the actor, held the copyright to the character Stephen Colbert. While this is not the first time that an actor was ineligible to maintain control over a persona-character he crafted, this incident exposed that copyright law does not have a means of protecting characters who become a true extension of the living, breathing actor. The law does not allow the content of an idea to be protected, nor does it allow protection when an otherwise protected expression has merged with an idea. The policy behind this prohibition is to allow creativity to flourish so society benefits. When the line is blurred between an actor and a character so much that the character is inextricably linked to the actor, the law should label the idea and the expression merged. By relying on the merger doctrine as a personal affirmative defense in a greater capacity than courts have recognized previously, the actor can maintain control over a character that has become his counterpart. This Comment defines what qualifies as a character and what makes the character eligible or ineligible for copyright protection. This Comment proposes placing characters on a spectrum, from those that are granted full copyright protection to those that are denied legal security. When the line is not clear regarding whether a character is an original expression or is a persona of the actor, this Comment suggests utilizing the merger doctrine as a personal affirmative defense to eliminate a studio's inflexible copyright control and to release the character into the actor's shared control.
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“You Know, Support the Team”: Representations of Gentile Masculinity on Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm
This article examines the images of White, non-Jewish (Gentile) men on two popular Jewish situation comedies: Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. I critically examine the portrayals of the shows' male Gentile characters and quantitatively analyze the differences between the Gentile and Jewish male guest characters. I posit the existence of a Jewish-Gentile duality on both shows—Jewish men frequently exhibit excessive sociability, whereas Gentile men are habitually depicted as asocial, antisocial, and “oddball” types that engage in off-putting, hostile, or bizarre behaviors. I conclude by considering the cultural implications of the shows' representations of Gentile masculinity.
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Psy-feld: An Innovative Didactic Using the TV Show Seinfeld to Teach Delusional Disorder Subtypes
Objective
The primary purpose of this article is to introduce Psy-feld, an innovative didactic used to review mental disorders through discussion of the interpersonal relationships of the fictional characters created in Larry David’s situational comedy,
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. To introduce this novel didactic, several peripheral
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characters were selected, who while not afflicted with a psychotic disorder, demonstrate traits that serve to facilitate discussion to review the different subtypes of Delusional Disorder.
Methods
Psy-feld is a 30-min faculty-facilitated didactic where a selected episode of the sitcom allows for review of multidisciplinary content areas considered germane to the practice of psychiatry. At Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 104 third-year medical students rotated on the Consultation-Liaison Service from July 2011–March 2014 and participated in Psy-feld.
Results
Of the 104 students who participated in Psy-feld, 99 completed surveys on the didactic. Students found the didactic to be of high quality, believed it enhanced their learning, and thought that it prepared them for their final SHELF exam. Students also found it enjoyable and preferred the didactic to more traditional forms of teaching such as large group lectures.
Conclusions
Psy-feld is an example of an innovative teaching method that medical students found informative in reviewing teaching points of Delusional Disorder.
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PBS NewsHour. Jerry Seinfeld on the science of laughter
The one and only Jerry Seinfeld has had a big year with a Netflix special and a new book. Jeffrey Brown caught up with Seinfeld for our ongoing arts and cultural series, \"Canvas.\"
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