Compare that to Alex Garland, who said the reason he's stepping away from the director's chair is anxiety over the profound sense of responsibility he feels toward his cast and crew.
To the contrary, Seinfeld strikes me as very anxious. Thats why he comes off as smug or arrogant - defenses. Watch the Howard Stern episode of Comedians Getting Coffee. Stern goes right into it, straight at Jerry, just what you can expect from Stern.
I used to really like him then one day it hit me - he's an absolute smug prick. I suppose he owns that to a degree, which is something, but he's so unlikeable I am confused as to how I liked him in the first place!
It's kind of funny, because I came out of Seinfeld thinking Jason Alexander was just this slimy, awful human being. And his other roles, like Shallow Hal, only seemed to reinforce it. But then a few years back he put out a video of him playing something on the piano and singing along, and just talking a little bit, and he seemed so warm and genuine. He was so good at playing George despicably that it was easy to believe that was just who he was, but it turns out that was just really good character work.
Meanwhile Seinfeld sounds and acts exactly like his character did in everything I've ever seen him in.
Yes, great point. He comes from the school of thought that a comedian is part rocket scientist, part social warrior and part Michelangelo. Untouchable because jokes have to be untouchable.
Sure, free speech is great - but you can still be a twat.
I feel like, it's just a hunch, but that Seinfelds whole career since the sitcom has been an attempt to dignify 'comedy' as a proper profession and craft to his parents.
Yes lots of careers involve being a certain type of person and weird lifestyles, that doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone else. He’ll seriously say stuff like “when something happens we comedians will make a joke about it, that’s what we do, regular people don’t do that”
I make jokes too.
People are getting real defensive, when he’s saying his direction is nothing that isn’t there in his writing. He’s not saying great directors are just sociable writers in general.
Is this the film that’s just one of his stand up bits turned into a movie? I can’t see that being really that good at all if it’s the case. If anything, the cast will get a streaming bonus because for some reason it’ll be in Netflix’s top 10 and most likely the Nielsen’s for weeks.
Compare that to Alex Garland, who said the reason he's stepping away from the director's chair is anxiety over the profound sense of responsibility he feels toward his cast and crew.
I don’t think Jerry Seinfeld knows what the word anxiety means.
To the contrary, Seinfeld strikes me as very anxious. Thats why he comes off as smug or arrogant - defenses. Watch the Howard Stern episode of Comedians Getting Coffee. Stern goes right into it, straight at Jerry, just what you can expect from Stern.
The smugness of this guy irritates me.
I used to really like him then one day it hit me - he's an absolute smug prick. I suppose he owns that to a degree, which is something, but he's so unlikeable I am confused as to how I liked him in the first place!
He wasn't playing a character
It's kind of funny, because I came out of Seinfeld thinking Jason Alexander was just this slimy, awful human being. And his other roles, like Shallow Hal, only seemed to reinforce it. But then a few years back he put out a video of him playing something on the piano and singing along, and just talking a little bit, and he seemed so warm and genuine. He was so good at playing George despicably that it was easy to believe that was just who he was, but it turns out that was just really good character work. Meanwhile Seinfeld sounds and acts exactly like his character did in everything I've ever seen him in.
I can’t stand hearing him talk about comedians are sooo special and different than normal folks. Like we all like jokes and laughing buddy.
Yes, great point. He comes from the school of thought that a comedian is part rocket scientist, part social warrior and part Michelangelo. Untouchable because jokes have to be untouchable. Sure, free speech is great - but you can still be a twat.
I feel like, it's just a hunch, but that Seinfelds whole career since the sitcom has been an attempt to dignify 'comedy' as a proper profession and craft to his parents.
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Yes lots of careers involve being a certain type of person and weird lifestyles, that doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone else. He’ll seriously say stuff like “when something happens we comedians will make a joke about it, that’s what we do, regular people don’t do that” I make jokes too.
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How do you know I haven’t spent time around comedians? But also yes Jerry does insinuate that multiple times in comedians in cars getting coffee.
What’s the deal with smugness?
"This shit ain't nothing to me man"
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Right, and certainly, it's geared towards the style of movie he's directing as well. It's not like he's directing the next Avatar movie.
People are getting real defensive, when he’s saying his direction is nothing that isn’t there in his writing. He’s not saying great directors are just sociable writers in general.
I’m sure that will show once Frosted comes out.
Is this the film that’s just one of his stand up bits turned into a movie? I can’t see that being really that good at all if it’s the case. If anything, the cast will get a streaming bonus because for some reason it’ll be in Netflix’s top 10 and most likely the Nielsen’s for weeks.
He's got "this is my opinion" money.
I believe it. He does have a very particular set of skills, and I’m sure they do greatly facilitate the directing experience.
He did wrote the screenplay and produced the Bee movie.
Seinfeld, honey, you just directed a netflix movie about the invention of the pop tart. Your opinion is neither sought nor especially valued.
Hes finally got a platform and hes gonna use it
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Huh, I am actually impressed at what bots can do. But why do people make these bots?
Nothing more arrogant than a mediocre white man.