Editing Seinfeld (section)

===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>