A Seinfeld Surprise
May 18, 2004
Something’s bothering me. “Tell me more,” you demand. Stop being so pushy. You know your attitude pushes people away.
It bothers me that NBC is advertising a “special Seinfeld surprise” next Thursday, sandwiched between two reruns of Friends. And it is true, showing two reruns of a show that I really thought I’d never have to hear about again would be enough to bother me. But no.
What really bothers me is that the “Seinfeld surprise” they’re advertising is actually just a five-minute-long advertisement for American Express that Seinfeld was hawking on The Daily Show over two weeks ago. I appreciate the effort and everything, but I don’t like that NBC is trying to trick people into watching two episodes of a cancelled not-particularly-funny TV show by offering them the opportunity to watch a really long commercial. I’m underwhelmed.
I think I’m in love with you.