Editing Seinfeld (section)

==After ''Seinfeld''==

===Another scene===
On the November 1, 2007, episode of ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'', Jerry Seinfeld mentioned the possibility of shooting one last scene after the characters leave jail. He mentioned that he was too busy to do it at the time, but did not announce what the scene would entail, as its production is not a certainty.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Episode dated 1 November 2007|series=The Daily Show|series-link=The Daily Show|network=[[Comedy Central]]|credits=Axler, Rachel; Bleyer, Kevin; Blomquist, Richard; Bodow, Steve; Carvell, Tim; Havlan, J.R.; Scott Jacobson, Scott; Javerbaum, David; Karlin, Ben; Kutner, Rob; Lieb, Josh; Means, Sam; Reich, Jason; Ross, Jason; Stewart, Jon|airdate=November 1, 2007}}</ref> In a commentary from the final season [[DVD]], Seinfeld outlines that he and Jason Alexander spoke about this scene being in Monk's Cafe, with George saying "That was brutal" about the foursome's stint in prison.<ref>{{cite video|title=[[Seinfeld (season 9)|Seinfeld Season 9]]: Notes about Nothing&nbsp;– "The Finale"|medium=DVD|publisher=Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|date=November 6, 2007}}</ref>

On an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' that Jerry Seinfeld hosted on October 2, 1999, a sketch was produced that showed what life was like for Jerry behind bars after being transferred to the fictional prison portrayed on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''.<ref>[[Saturday Night Live season 25]]</ref> The roughly four-minute sketch shows the opening credits for the HBO series with clips of Jerry mixed in doing various activities around the prison. The sketch continues and mixes in different storylines from both ''Oz'' and ''Seinfeld'' and has Jerry interacting with various characters from the show in his typical quick-witted, sarcastic way.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://snltranscripts.jt.org/99/99aoz.phtml | title=SNL Transcripts: Jerry Seinfeld: 10/02/99: Oz| date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>

===The ''Seinfeld'' "curse"===
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Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander, and Richards have all tried to launch new sitcoms as title-role characters. Almost every show was canceled quickly, usually within the first season. This gave rise to the term ''Seinfeld curse'': the failure of a sitcom starring one of the three, despite the conventional wisdom that each person's ''Seinfeld'' popularity should almost guarantee a strong, built-in audience for the actor's new show. Shows specifically cited regarding the ''Seinfeld curse'' are Julia Louis-Dreyfus's ''[[Watching Ellie]]'', Jason Alexander's ''[[Bob Patterson (TV series)|Bob Patterson]]'' and ''[[Listen Up (TV series)|Listen Up]]'', and Michael Richards' ''[[The Michael Richards Show]]''. This phenomenon was mentioned throughout the second season of [[Larry David]]'s HBO program ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', which aired in 2001. In real life, David has repeatedly dismissed the idea of a curse, saying, "It's so completely idiotic. It's very hard to have a successful sitcom."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregbaerg.com/articles/David.html|title='Curb's' Larry David: 'Seinfeld' Curse 'Idiotic'|author=Baerg, Greg|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|date=March 5, 2002|access-date=May 17, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An Extremely Awkward Encounter with Larry David |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a5955/larry-david-interview-0709/ |first=Scott |last=Raab |date=September 18, 2009 |work=Esquire}}</ref>

The success of Louis-Dreyfus in the 2006–2010 [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'', which included winning the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] in 2006, led many to believe that she had broken the curse.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Amy|title=Has Julia Louis-Dreyfus broken the 'Seinfeld' curse?|date=March 21, 2006|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/03/21/old_christine_c/|access-date=February 8, 2023|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref> In her acceptance speech, Louis-Dreyfus held up her award and exclaimed, "I'm not somebody who really believes in curses, but curse this, baby!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/53166/emmys_clock_into_quot24quot_quotofficequot |last=Hall |first=Sarah|title=Emmys Clock into "24", "Office"|publisher=[[E! News]]|date=August 27, 2006|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> The show produced [[100 episodes|enough episodes]] to air in [[rerun]]s in [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] for several years, something the other shows did not achieve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-cancels-shows-including-ghost-53669/|title=CBS cancels seven shows, including 'Ghost,' 'Case'|last=Hibberd|first=James|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 18, 2010|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> The ''Saturday Night Live'' episode hosted by Louis-Dreyfus made references to the curse. Nevertheless, the series' ratings declined soon after, and it was canceled after the fifth season. She went on to win six further Emmys (for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) for her acclaimed performance as Vice President [[Selina Meyer]] in the HBO comedy series ''[[Veep]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/julia-louis-dreyfus-wins-emmy-lead-actress-comedy-series-1202559690/|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=September 18, 2016|website=Variety|access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref>

===''Curb Your Enthusiasm''===
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Early in March 2009, it was announced that the ''Seinfeld'' cast would reunite for [[Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7|season seven]] of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2009/03/05/seinfeld-cast-t|author=Rice, Lynette|title=Exclusive: 'Seinfeld' cast to appear on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 5, 2009|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217054513/https://ew.com/article/2009/03/05/seinfeld-cast-t/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The cast first appeared in the third episode of the season, all playing fictional versions of themselves. The season-long story is that Larry David tries to initiate a ''Seinfeld'' reunion show as a ploy to win back his ex-wife, Cheryl. Along with the four main characters, some ''Seinfeld'' supporting actors like [[Wayne Knight]], [[Estelle Harris]] and [[Steve Hytner]] appeared in the ninth episode at a table read for the reunion show. Although much dialogue in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is improvised, the plot was scripted, and the ''Seinfeld'' special that aired within the show was scripted and directed by ''Seinfeld'' regular [[Andy Ackerman]], making this the first time since ''Seinfeld'' went off the air that the central cast appeared together in a scripted show.

===''Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee''===
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[[Jerry Seinfeld]], Jason Alexander, and Wayne Knight, playing their respective ''Seinfeld'' characters, appeared in a spot presented during halftime of [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] on February 2, 2014.<ref name="Superbowl">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/business/media/halftime-brings-a-much-anticipated-seinfeld-reunion.html?_r=0|title=Halftime Brings a Much-Anticipated 'Seinfeld' Reunion|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 2, 2014|first=Bill|last=Carter|url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] came up with the idea of doing such a spot, due in part to the Super Bowl's location being New York City adjacent that year.<ref name="Superbowl" /> An uncut version appeared on [[Crackle.com]] immediately afterward, as an episode of ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' titled "The Over-Cheer," establishing Seinfeld's character on the series as an older version of his ''Seinfeld'' character.<ref name="Superbowl" /> Although the spot was used to advertise Seinfeld's web series, it was not considered a commercial, as Sony, which produces the series, did not pay for it.<ref name="Superbowl" /> While Seinfeld indicated that the webisode would probably be the last cast reunion, saying, "I have a feeling you've seen the final coda on that very unique experience," <ref>{{cite web|last=Etkin|first=Jaimie|title=Jerry Seinfeld Thinks That "Seinfeld" Super Bowl Reunion Is The Last One We'll See|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/jerry-seinfeld-thinks-that-seinfeld-super-bowl-reunion-is-th|work=BuzzFeed |department=Entertainment|access-date=February 18, 2014|date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> since then, [[Michael Richards]] and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] have also appeared in episodes.