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Jon Stewart definitely would have been a better choice, but the off-beat humor fit Seinfeld well I think. Washed up after Bee Movie? My kids loved it hah, but

by thismat 17y ago

Jon Stewart definitely would have been a better choice, but the off-beat humor fit Seinfeld well I think. Washed up after Bee Movie? My kids loved it hah, but yes, I thought he was washed up as well, until I read he netted more total cash I think it was 2008-2009 than any other comedian.

unalone 17y ago
I'd need to see that in writing. Bee Movie after something as monumental as the Seinfeld show? That's a wash-out. Reminds me of the scene in Extras where Ricky Gervais goes to work for Doctor Who.
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  Seinfeld is the 6th highest-earning celebrity in the over-50 set, earning $85 million last year. Like many other top earners, he doesn't just get paid, but was shrewd enough to retain rather than sell his financial interest in the properties he created, so he makes money as both a performer and a producer. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/top-celebrities-50-business-entertainment-oprah_slide_7.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/top-celebrities-50-business... His overall net worth is well north of $200m, plus he's about to launch a new series.
  - unalone 17y ago
    Oh, right, syndication profits. I thought he'd given up stand-up, though. I don't think that making money stops you from being washed-out, though. Look at Charlie Sheen and 2.5 Men. It's one of the most popular shows on television, but it's a washed-out show nonetheless, receives bucketloads of negative press, and Sheen is a loony B-list actor who pitches 9/11 conspiracy theories. I'm sure he makes more money than, say, Jason Bateman, but Bateman isn't washed-out whereas Sheen is. The attitude about Seinfeld is that he was great 20 years ago, sold out in the process of ending Seinfeld (some people are a little more generous than that), and hasn't done a damn thing since. Bee Movie generated waves of bad press, and that was supposed to be his comeback. The fact that I haven't heard of his doing a new series says something. If he was still trendy, I'd have known right away.
    - thismat 17y ago
      I'd rather Seinfeld end positively than continued until it had dried up. I don't think it's really fair to call him washed-out, Seinfeld was incredibly successful, how does anyone ever expect him to top it? He just has the bar for what's expected of him set too high to achieve that again. It seems a majority of actors on a hugely popular syndicated TV show really fail to jump start their careers afterward, likely because people expect the same performance quality every time, no room for error.
      - unalone 17y ago
        I was actually referring to the end, where Jerry and his friends get into trouble for doing nothing. There was some unrest about that choice of ending.

by thismat 17y ago

unalone 17y ago

I'd need to see that in writing. Bee Movie after something as monumental as the Seinfeld show? That's a wash-out. Reminds me of the scene in Extras where Ricky Gervais goes to work for Doctor Who.

anigbrowl 17y ago
Seinfeld is the 6th highest-earning celebrity in the over-50 set, earning $85 million last year. Like many other top earners, he doesn't just get paid, but was shrewd enough to retain rather than sell his financial interest in the properties he created, so he makes money as both a performer and a producer. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/top-celebrities-50-business-entertainment-oprah_slide_7.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/top-celebrities-50-business... His overall net worth is well north of $200m, plus he's about to launch a new series.
- unalone 17y ago
  Oh, right, syndication profits. I thought he'd given up stand-up, though. I don't think that making money stops you from being washed-out, though. Look at Charlie Sheen and 2.5 Men. It's one of the most popular shows on television, but it's a washed-out show nonetheless, receives bucketloads of negative press, and Sheen is a loony B-list actor who pitches 9/11 conspiracy theories. I'm sure he makes more money than, say, Jason Bateman, but Bateman isn't washed-out whereas Sheen is. The attitude about Seinfeld is that he was great 20 years ago, sold out in the process of ending Seinfeld (some people are a little more generous than that), and hasn't done a damn thing since. Bee Movie generated waves of bad press, and that was supposed to be his comeback. The fact that I haven't heard of his doing a new series says something. If he was still trendy, I'd have known right away.
  - thismat 17y ago
    I'd rather Seinfeld end positively than continued until it had dried up. I don't think it's really fair to call him washed-out, Seinfeld was incredibly successful, how does anyone ever expect him to top it? He just has the bar for what's expected of him set too high to achieve that again. It seems a majority of actors on a hugely popular syndicated TV show really fail to jump start their careers afterward, likely because people expect the same performance quality every time, no room for error.
    - unalone 17y ago
      I was actually referring to the end, where Jerry and his friends get into trouble for doing nothing. There was some unrest about that choice of ending.