Friday, July 26, 2013

CARBORATORS AND PERCOLATORS

you ask my old friend, well, old acquaintance
 
jerry seinfeld, ask him, jerry, what's your new show called
 
comedians in cars getting coffee about
 
and he'll just look at you like you're stupid or something
 
seinfeld likes descriptive, simple titles or nothing
 
let's be clear from the start, jerry doesn't need to work
 
it's just that jerry needs to work
 
seinfeld is just such a fan of comedy and such a student that
 
he's never far from the action, he just loves the comedic arts
 
but why a web based series of he and his friends driving
 
around LA or NYC getting coffee (which is actually lunch)
 
seinfeld could walk into any major network office anyday
 
and say he wanted to make a brand new TV sitcom
 
- a new one about nothing and within seconds
 
it would be cast and it would be in production
 
but he doesn't want that again - been there, done that
 
so now instead we have these little short indie films of
 
him laughing at inane conversation while dodging speeding tickets
 
the show feels like it’s meant to be casual & spur-of-the-moment
 
but it isn't and doesn’t look that way either
 
the video is crisp and very rich looking and the editing is sharp
 
there's quick cuts every second or two, coffee - car - coffee
 
making it look like there's a 20 man camera crew in the
 
glove box among other places - a different  shot again & again
 
seinfeld has put as much meticulous energy into making a
 
casual conversation look so highly produced that in the end it
 
looks scripted and well rehearsed
 
like his new series or not... click here (later) to see if you do
 
it seems seinfeld will continue to study and explore the
 
mysteries of comedy and then do shows about nothing
 
what we really like most about jerry seinfeld is his passion
 
for the ordinary and most of us value and respect his
 
unwavering commitment for
 
 
doing nothing