The actress who played Elaine Benes in the famous sitcom spoke about the ending that was used to describe the supposed lack of success of the protagonists after the series.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus said in a recent interview with rolling stones that the media invented the “Seinfeld curse,” a term that was used to describe the alleged lack of success of the stars of “Seinfeld” Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander following the finale of the iconic NBC sitcom.
“I think every time a project ends, it’s devastating for me,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “And that’s true of movies and TV shows. There’s a focus and a camaraderie that’s very present when you’re working hard on a project you believe in, and when the circus leaves town, it’s a great transition. There is a real feeling of sadness for me. ‘Where did all my friends go?’ ‘Where are my friends?'”
When rolling stones mentioned the curse, Louis-Dreyfus added: “It was invented by the media. They thought it was smart. You don’t need me to prove otherwise, it was ridiculous! It did not make sense. She surprised me that she had legs, because she was such an idiot. I don’t know how else to say it!”
The curse originated after several of the post-Sitcom sitcoms flopped. “Seinfeld” of the cast. “The Michael Richards Show” Richards’s only lasted eight episodes on NBC, while Alexander’s ABC sitcom “Bob Patterson” and the CBS sitcom “Listen!” both lasted only one season. To the NBC sitcom of Louis-Dreyfus “Watching Ellie” it did slightly better, running for two seasons before being canceled due to poor ratings.
It was the success of “The New Adventures of Old Christine” of Louis-Dreyfus which led many to believe that the curse had been broken. The CBS sitcom ran for five seasons and won Louis-Dreyfus an Emmy in 2006. She proclaimed during her speech, “I’m not one to really believe in cuss words, but cuss this out, baby!” Louis-Dreyfus would win six more Emmy Awards for her performance in the beloved political satire of HBO’s “Veep”.
The co-creator of “Seinfeld”, Larry Davidhas long been critical of the idea of a curse, once telling the magazine esquire: “Are you crazy? It’s so annoying to hear something like that. There was no cussing. It’s crazy. So there were two attempts at TV shows that didn’t work? Wow. How many TV shows work?… One Damn? It’s so absurd. That’s the most idiotic idea.”
All episodes of “Seinfeld” are available on Netflix.
Source: Ambito
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