A Seinfeld Reboot Would Show Its Secret Tragedy (& Is Why It Can't Happen)

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A Seinfeld reboot can't happen because it would show its secret tragedy. The famous show was created in 1989 by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David (who also appears in some episodes), and its nine seasons follow a fictionalized version of Jerry, his neurotic friend George (Jason Alexander), his ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and his eccentric neighbor Kramer (Michael Richards). The show's popular formula revolved around its characters getting into comic situations of little significance (like getting a table at a Chinese restaurant or finding their car in a big underground parking lot), then making selfish decisions that further complicate the situation.

Seinfeld is famously remembered as "a show about nothing," which means not only that nothing much happens, but that the characters never learn or grow from their experiences (perhaps the only exception is the much-debated Seinfeld ending, where the characters end up serving time in jail for their inconsiderate deeds against various recurring characters). Seinfeld became a universally-acclaimed show and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series — this is precisely because it knew how to touch on bigger issues like settling down, friendship, family, and career while making it look like the focus is still the minute aspects and indifference of life.

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Seinfeld's secret tragedy is that, by season 9, the characters remain single and struggle with the same issues they did a decade ago. A reboot would mean either revisiting the characters twenty years later in a similar state (which would be sad) or settled down and living in different places, far away from each other (which would completely disrupt