George in Seinfeld an Allen-ripoff?
Rama
Does anyone else feel George's dialogues/character are inspired by Allen?
Some of his dialogues look like they were stolen right off an Allen film.
Rama
Frank Grimes
He does seem a bit like an Allen character. If only the others had that
quality
RMJon23
Rama wrote:
>Does anyone else feel George's dialogues/character are >inspired by Allen?
>Some of his dialogues look like they were stolen right off an >Allen film.
In the first season's Seinfeld episodes, yes, I noticed that Jason Alexander
seemed to be tearing off a page or two from Woody. But after that, it fades
away. Since the first season I think it's as clear as the shine on Alexander's
bald pate that he's incorporated a hefty dose of Jackie Gleason into George
Costanza. Just watch any episode! Not a bad man to steal from, Gleason...
r.michael j.
-"If you get all your information from local TV news, you end up knowing less
than if you just stayed home on the couch and drank gin from the bottle."
-Keillor
Ryan Stearman
Rama (sesh...@uxmail.ust.hk) wrote:
: Does anyone else feel George's dialogues/character are inspired by Allen?
: Some of his dialogues look like they were stolen right off an Allen film.
I saw on a TV show about Seinfeld that George was modelled after a real
guy who now works (then worked) on the show.
I've always thought of George as a NEGATIVE (inverted) Woody Allen.
Equally neurotic, mind you, but where Woody is passive, intelligent, etc.,
George is aggressive, psychotic, less than intelligent..
ryan
Shtimsdrow
George Costanza is based on Larry David. Any resemblance to Woody was probably
brought to the part by Alexander, not by the writers.
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In article <Pine.WNT.3.95.9804172...@SQZ306.ust.hk>,
Rama <sesh...@uxmail.ust.hk> wrote:
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> Does anyone else feel George's dialogues/character are inspired by Allen?
> Some of his dialogues look like they were stolen right off an Allen film.
I always felt that Seinfeld would've never happened without Woody.
They pay homage to him many times on the show.
Remember when Kramer was going to be in one of his films and his line was
"Are you going to eat that pretzle" (something like that anyway)
Miguel
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Portnoy X
The line was These pretzels are making me thirsty
And Jason Alexander has baldly stated that he has always done a Woody Allen
impersonation when he does George.
Kris Campanale
Actually the interview with Jason Alexander stated that he started out
doing a Woody Allen impersonation, but after the 1st season, he
started developing a new original persona for George, completly
diiferent than Woody Allen
-Kris
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Brian Varney
Maybe I'm just a total idiot, but I always thought Jerry Seinfeld was the
Woody Allen rip-off on that whole show. Jesus, he took his whole comic
persona from Woody.
b.
Portnoy X
Yeah, you're a total idiot. Seinfeld's stand-up act has little to do with Woody
Allen's humor. Seinfeld was the master of observational humor, and never has
portrayed himself as a schnook or schlemiel like Allen did. It's George
Costanza that embodies the Allen film persona.
Shtimsdrow
Portnoy X wrote:
>It's George Costanza that embodies the Allen film persona.
George Costanza is based on Larry David. If the character resembles Allen, it's
because it helps Jason Alexander to think of Allen when performing the role,
not because the character is conceived and written with Allen in mind.
