The Michael Richards Show | The Seinfeld Curse Files
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The Michael Richards Show was an American sitcom created by Spike Feresten, Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin and Richards, that debuted on NBC from October 24 to December 19, 2000. - Zábava
"The Network had other ideas" five words that will kill a series
Literally famous last words.
That's not a lie, Although I don't know what those other ideas even are...
@@biggiedogs2505
I mean it's the same way countless movies been ruined by studio interference.
Only took one word for Richardson to kill his career.
@@craigjackson6883
That word might as well have been a bullet shot straight into the heart of his career. The man has absolutely fallen off the face of the planet since then only making one sad pathetic appearance on comedians in cars where he looked like the world had been punching him in the face for the better part of a decade. I mean Mel Gibson is still out here and he is much worse I would say by definition. Then again Mel Gibson mostly has the good sense to keep his face behind the camera most of the time.
Kramer and Newman solving mysteries sounds like it could've been a hit. They had chemistry together.
Yeah, true. Newman always nailed that film noir sleezebag trying to be cool vibe.
Namer & Krewman - One is really good at finding out about people’s details, the other is a real hard worker.
It doesnt take someone working in TV to realise thats the exact route they couldve and shouldve taken for a safer bet of success, I mean why waste time inventing a new character who does much the same schtick when they couldve just spun off Kramer and Newman as bumbling PI's which they both express a wish of doing in the stakeout episode of Seinfeld. It shows you how clueless and uncreative studio executives really are.
Jerry and Larry refused any spin-off offers. NBC wanted to do it. Trust me.
@@assmane999 Well then the answer was there wasnt it, richards shouldnt have done it.
Michael Richards should've been cast as the live action _Inspector Gadget._ That movie would've written itself.
That's a great idea! I would have rather seen him as Inspector Gadget than Matthew Broderick or French Stewart.
@@tyrannosaurusburke French Stewart has the voice though.
@@MeganKoumori
Was that the last "big thing" French Stewart was in?! yikes.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu He plays Chef Rudy on the sitcom "Mom." Other than that he pops up every once in a while as a face of the week in a show like "Bones" or "NCIS".
Make the lead villain be a Mad Agent with some kind of foreign stereotype to them. lol ..and have Dr. Claw be mostly unseen like he was in the show.
“We’re gonna have fun w that Seinfeld guy” so cringe
anything Richards did post Seinfeld was so cringe lol
@@heisensaul5538 That's one way of saying it
@@willemdafoe6256 hey man I loved you in Platoon :)
@@willemdafoe6256 in all seriousness though I forgot about this failed experiment until I watched this video. Before I watched this video I thought he had a failed talk show lol
There's absolutely nothing cringe about Michael. What's cringe is the way society treated him for one mistake.
I think it's safe to say that Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is the only cast member to have officially broken the Seinfeld Curse. It took her a while, but she did it.
And on the other side of the spectrum you have poor old Michael Richards. 12 years later and most people still know him best at this point as the guy that yelled the n-word multiple times at a bunch of hecklers at a comedy show.
Yeah, i saw Old christine before even knowing about seinfeld and i loved it, the woman was really funny
@@ironmaster6496 veep also
Ahem.
DUCKMAN.
@@Certifiable Well, "Duckman" doesn't quite count because that show was developed concurrently with seasons 5 through 8 of "Seinfeld".
if i were Richards I'd be LIVID the ad called me "the seinfeld guy"
For starters the title gaves a very wrong impression of what the show is about, sounds more like a skit show rather than a detective comedy
But his name is recognizable and his characters name isn’t. Go figure.
It is very interestnig how "the (name) show" has had different meanings throughout the years. in the old days it could be anything, it was just understood the star power was getting top billing.then just by association it usually meant something else.. frequently a sitcom.. but yeah when you hear a less familiar name (i mean he was a big star but nobody knew his NAME, he was just kramer) in that title format, it sounds like a talk show or a sketch comedy, for sure.
@Steve Yochim Honestly if they were going to have the seinfeld writers and try to push so hard to make it more seinfeld, they might as well have made it a spinoff.. only I imagine jerry and larry wouldn't have been so keen on that idea.
If you ask me, this "The [actor's name] Show" format is like those late night talk shows. If it's a character name then all it tells you is it's centering around that character. Then again this show probably got cancelled before it had a chance to be exported so I never watched it.
@@KairuHakubi For all of real-life Jerry Seinfeld's faults and certainly the complete failure that is the Bee Movie, he DID decline to do another season of the Seinfeld show even after being offered literally a million dollars per episode in the late 90's. It stands to reason that everyone involved agreed that they couldn't top what they'd already done.
Off topic but I’ve always found it weird how shows used to be named after the leading actor, yet they play a character with an entirely different name. This, Andy Griffith, Mary Tyler Moore. Very odd practice
Yeah, it's as if they had no faith in this project and thought that it's only hope was to name it after the lead actor.
Phil Silvers is another example.
That’s just what sold back then. TV market tastes change, I wouldn’t be surprised if naming a show after the lead actor eventually cycles around to being back in style this or this coming decade.
It was more of a star power thing
Personally, I think 'Hats Off Entertainment' needs to be rebranded as 'The Joe Ramoni Show'
This is why most people's favorite actors never become leading men. There's a huge difference between stealing the show with a few great scenes and having to carry the show for 30 minutes. Kramer was my favourite character because he would just appear out of nowhere and deliver a line that would steal the whole scene. I never for one minute thought that following him around for thirty minutes would be a good idea.
A spin off can be done, just look at Frasier and Better Call Saul, but you absolutely need to add depth, backstory, and other interesting characters into the mix. This literally just looks like Kramer doing Kramer things for 20 minutes every episode. I agree with the uploader had they remained less fixated on making this the kooky, clumsy Kramer show, and focused more on his undercover work, it could've and probably would've turned out a lot better
I agree, I think youve hit on a truth there
@@forman208 Neither of those characters was over the top. They were actually the opposite, quite subdued which allowed them to develop them more on their own show. Kramer is already a high bar as well as high intensity.
Like ari in entourage
Kinda how I feel about Borat. I really liked his small segments on the Ali G Show but a whole movie? Nah, that was too much for me. Less is more.
I feel like the reason why Julia Louis-Dreyfus broke the curse is because she took roles that didn't depend on her Seinfeld fame. If Seinfeld didn't exist, a show like Veep or The New Adventures of Old Christine, or a movie like Enough Said could still be made. If Seinfeld didn't exist, this show and most other star vehicles for Michael Richards and Jason Alexander wouldn't have made it past the development stage. At most, they would have been significantly changed before making it to air.
Jason Alexander was on another good show called Duckman during the run of Seinfeld.
@@DominikSobolewski
Yes thank you, someone needs to mention that show. Done by the same company that did Rugrats and wild thornberrys etc. It existed at the same time as The Simpsons was becoming huge and though it was on USA not exactly a great Network (sorry Monk) for something like that
Jason Alexander was absolutely exceptional as that angry profane character it was hilarious but he could actually put humanity and pathos into the character too.
Anytime people mention Jason Alexander and don't mention duckman I'm like are you kidding me?!
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu I love Duckman, I bought the Complete Series on DVD awhile back, there's some good commentaries on there.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Duckman is quite a case to examine. It started big but it became a cartoon way too fast and years before the Simpsons did (the very show that made its existence possible). One season we were watching a show about a disfuctional family with a pervert loser as the head of the family with a sharp social commentary, then the next we were watching zany episodes like Ajax becoming a super genius (as in many H-B cartoons) or inexplicably having a magic sex change in the middle of the forest in a bad version of "Call of the Simpsons" (at least that's how I recall the episode, I watched it three times in the same week and could not follow it, I thought I missed something but apparently didn't).
Almost no one remembers it today. I guess you can call this one a "forgotten success" (psst, Hats Off, there's another potential series).
@@BaranoffIsaac
Considering it's the same guy yeah that's not exactly untrue. and of course there was that British series he did that was basically the exact same thing except with British Parliament in place of the American government.
I'm stealing that pickup line. "So what do you think is the _best_ religion?" What an icebreaker!
I'd answer "Atheism. Check mate."
Obviously it's taoism or the teachings of Jesus Christ, you're empty nilishm is unappealing.
@@enlyr4069 Me?
"Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby."
@@enlyr4069 It's 'your', kid...
Another sign of a network ruining a show when they think that they are better writers than the creators.
Well they wouldve ruined Seinfeld had Larry not been so cantankerous, thats the trouble with the money men, they know about business but they havent a clue about art.
If it was a good show to begin with it would be memorable. You can’t blame the network for pulling the plug on something that clearly wasn’t good.
@@justincoleman3805 The point is thier interference helped ruin it, wouldve thought thats obvious if you watched the video.
@@justincoleman3805 is a Russian bot working for the corporations that have been destroying all forms of art and entertainment. This is the kind of guy that thinks anything Disney makes is good because it's Disney. Mindless consumer with no appreciation for creativity.
They don't think they are better writers, they just care about "more of the same thing!" to cash in on.
A little Michael Richards goes a long way which is why he's best utilized in a supporting role.
I would say, 'A little bit of Kramer goes a long way' instead. Could have been a lot better if they made him less like Kramer.
@@MichaelG485 Yeah, from the clips, I liked how he was playing the PI when being mostly serious. But then suddenly he starts flopping around like Mr. Bean being tasered, and it doesn't connect to the other 'side' of his character. Making the comedy more subtle, or more like he was deliberately playing the goofball, could have made this work.
As much as I love Kramer, I do prefer it in early Seinfeld where he was often a 'hit and run' character rather than later on where he has his own storyline each week.
"The network, however, had other ideas."
A six-word sentence that always spells doom.
What everyone really wanted: A spinoff starring Kramer AND Newman, along with an endless parade of guest characters from previous Seinfeld episodes. Throw in the rare cameo from George, Elaine, and perhaps even Jerry, and fans would've watched it obsessively.
Exactly. By the time they figured that out it was too late.
That would have worn off eventually. That Friends spin-off didn't last.
One of the things that made Kramer’s character so engaging is that, when he wasn’t making pratfalls, he could actually be something of a smooth operator. He’d get so convinced of his delusions that he’d actually draw other people into them. A detective show that emphasized that aspect of Richardson’s talent, as an unorthodox, but fast-talking, quick-on-his-feet PI, would’ve been a great new direction for the actor while still honoring his Seinfeld roots. But the studio stepped in, pushed for pratfalls, and we ended up with this steaming pile of pointlessness, instead.
NBC should have called the show 'Kramer with a Job'
Tommy from "Martin" and Kramer together in "You Ain't Got No Job!"
They really just should've paid the money and made a spinoff
No bagel no bagel nobagel nobagel
The actual star of Seinfeld was Jerry and Larry David's writing. The players were great, but the material was gold. Gold, Jerry!!
But why do they call it Ovaltine?
@@Xalgucennia They should call it roundtine
@@dragonragevideos4565 and what's the deal with grapes?!
There were other great writers on the show, even after Larry left the writing continued to be great.
“What the hell do I know about baking a shirt!?!?”
Tim Meadows is so underrated as both a comic performer and straight man. I love him as Mike the mailman on Bob’s Burgers
And of course, his immortal line in WALK HARD: "Get out of here, Dewey, you don't want none of this shit!"
His appearance in The Office was the exact moment they changed the direction of the character of Michael Scott.
He still gets consistent work at least.
Everything that has ever happened is underrated
The Ladies Man is an underrated snl movie.
Duckman (Starring Jason Alexander) is one of the greatest shows of all-time, but that probably doesn't count since it was running concurrently with Seinfeld
I can't wait to see the *Bob Patterson* video
So true
Still my favourite cartoon of all time
Hope hats off does a video on it
Weirdly enough not only was it playing concurrently with Seinfeld but also the first couple seasons of The Simpsons who shared the same animation company the time and fun fact had a cameo by Homer in an episode of Duckman same voice and everything.
Look, I used to watch Duckman religiously when it was airing in the mid 90s. It was a funny show.
Calling it "one of the greatest shows of all-time (sic)" is ridiculous, absurd hyperbole. You might as well call "The Hangover" the "greatest comedy of all-time".
Hell, there were many animated comedies from that time, such as the even more criminally underrated "The Critic", or, you know, "The Simpsons" and "Beavis and Butthead", that were significantly better.
@@GracieKiller Yes, because you don't agree with my personal opinion, it is ridiculous, absurd and hyperbole. And this my friends is why the internet sucks!
How many times have we seen two actors from a previous show appear on a new show together and do that "have we met before" line
Don't know. Couldn't tell you. Probably countless times though. But has it ever been done right? Not really.
Joanie loves Chachi, barf in a bag!
Home Improvement and last Man Standing
@@user-zx9ji9lv8n and like a hundred other shows too, is my point.
"You were an actor on Seinfeld?"
Kramer..."Those words, those words, those words."
I see two paths that could have given The Michael Richards Show a chance of success. It could have had Richards play a character that was legitimately different from Kramer, or it could have gone all in and made it a Kramer show. Instead, it tried to forge a path between those two options.
Yeah. No that it was a ratings success, but the Andy Richter Show was a good example of how the comedy detective angle could have worked.
If they had gone "full Kramer," that also might have worked, but I also wonder if Kramer shenanigans would get tiresome as the central focus of an episode or series. The Kramer character worked well on Seinfeld in part because he usually wasn't the center of things, and the rest of the show had a different comedic emphasis (e.g. not so much physical comedy.)
@@suedenim As you say, all Kramer all the time would wear thin fast, and the show would need a good supporting cast and writers that knew how to handle the balance. Still, I think the good will benefit given to "It's Kramer from Seinfeld" would have seen it through a season, though its ceiling was probably not much further. Two, maybe three seasons if the cast and writers both gelled and the network milked Seinfeld character guest appearances.
I think the other path, a completely different character, would have a harder time for its first season but would also have the better long term prospects if it did survive.
@@BainesMkII Indeed. There is a saying in the NFL that "if you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks." It seems like the TV corollary is "if you have two show ideas, you have no show ideas."
“I’ll get ‘em at the next show.”
“There won’t be a next show, Kramer.”
Check out the pilot "Slickers" from 1985. Richards plays a cop and it's like a prototype Kramer. Dana Carvey also stars. It's insane.
His character in UHF was like the beta version of Kramer.
So The Michael Richards Show was essentially a live action Inspector Gadget.
Hahaha Inspector Kramer 🤣
Dont tarnish the integrity of Inspector Gadget by paralelling it with this please
How do you figure? He’s not robotic. There’s no Penny. And no Brain. And no Dr. Claw. Yes, Gadget was bumbling. But that’s the only similarity. Quite the leap to say they are similar.
He should have played inspector clouseau. Cos Steve Martin Sucked
It was also essentially a massive turd.
The promo even called him “that Seinfeld guy.” This show was doomed from the start.
I thought it would be easy to catch lightning in a Bottle twice
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539such terrible concept
THJ2521: Exactly. It's bad enough that the audiences would have been expecting them to keep going in their Seinfeld characters (which we mostly loved to death, despite/because of their many flaws).
NBC was openly saying they wanted to create the next Seinfeld. And in doing so (or trying), they killed three or four potential winners.
If they wanted Kramer in LA or SF or Chicago, they should have just moved him there and called it Kramer. At least then people would know what to expect.
Favorite Chappell joke. He was at the laugh factory and said all i can think about standing here is how kramer fucked up
There won’t be a next time Kramer.
Damn this niggas having a bad set!
That bit was so funny. “ don’t let ‘‘em break you krammer!” 😂😂
South Park made fun of it
And now Chappell is canceled for his transphobic remarks. What goes around comes around.
Your channel is criminally underrated
Couldnt agree more.
Yeah. This an awesome channel.
Love it’s content.
Indeed
The channel will probably reach 100k subscribers by the end of this year. That ain't bad.
This is true.
It’s funny. The moment you hear Richards wanted to play a detective, and then find out he turned down Monk, all the sympathy sorta fades away.
It's probably because of this sitcom
He wanted a witty, smart mouthed detective. To focus on verbal humor, instead the team wanted him to be Kramer. Monk isn't witty.
On paper, Monk sounds like a terrible premise. But it's all in the execution (ie writing).
@@Paulafan5 I absolutely agree. I had to explain Monk and its appeal to my friends and they immediately found it boring and uncreative.
Yet they love Mentalist.
:(
@@Paulafan5 The acting and directing too. The show could have easily fell into horrible stereotypes and ableist portrayals, but especially for a show in the early 2000s it portrays mental illness quite well
I don't think one can overstate how huge that PR push was. Every preview practically promised it would be "The Kramer Show."
"We're from the network. We're here to help".
Private eye shows, even if they are comedies, should *not* have laugh tracks 🤫
Yep. Bored to Death and Andy Barker PI worked without them.
Yeah when I heard that in the background I was like oh yeah that's right. Dead giveaway of a show that was doomed.
@@ahmeddemha _Monk, Psych_ and even though not a P.I. show, _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_
why not? whats this sudden elitism everyone has about laugh tracks, theres zero reason not to have an audience laughing when Richards is doig his shit, none.
@@theyellowlightsaber3193
I don't think it's "elitism" though some people just hate cliches.
Laugh tracks have always been stupid and cliche and the shows that had them we're good in spite of having a laugh track not because of them. I mean someone actually thought Scooby-Doo needed a laugh track I mean really?!
Was the first episode named "The Case of the Missing Laugh Factory Audience"
The irony of the fact this show was completely forgotten basically immediately whereas something that happened nearly 15 years ago is still so fresh in people's minds to the point where his name is synonymous with it.
Titsoon heckler pieces of shit was the title.
Dave Chappelle's bit about this is hilarious by the way.
"Don't let them break you Kramer!"
I remember being so excited as a kid to watch this show because I loved Seinfeld. The pilot was so awful I don't even think I finished the episode.
Without a laugh track Michael Richards could’ve created the next "Police Squad".
“Hey we wanna do a detective comedy”
“Oh that’s great, I like the sounds of that Kramer spin-off”
“..no it’s it’s own thing”
“Here’s the budget, get onto filming that Kramer spin-off, thx bye bye!”
I can understand why the network would want a show starring Michael Richards to lean heavily on the physical comedy. It's simply the thing he does best. As we later found out, verbal comedy isn't really his thing...
Why would they call it The Michael Richards Show when the character isn't called Michael Richards? I mean, I know there's other shows like that, but it just feels like their making it more about "hey, it's that guy you know from that other thing".
That's pretty much the reason.
Why do they call "The Dick Van Dyke Show" if the character name is Rob? There named after the actor to bank on the star power. Most sitcoms do this, so it's not just Richards show to blame. Although this show pins him as "that Seinfeld Guy"
Youve answered your own question there...
Because he’s the lead actor on the show. And the show is built around his success and his idea. It’s a tradition that dates back to pre-television radio programs and vaudeville. Nothing odd about it.
@@amparolopez6236 you should Google that first question bud
Anyone who saw him on ABC's Friday's back in the early 80s knows he's a genius when working on the edge. Sadly, it was his edge that cut himnin half one night in 2006 at the Hollywood Laugh factory. What a waste.
What's remarkable is one single act nearly 15 years ago completely derailed any chance he had of a post Seinfeld career. Sure most of the actors on the show have had varying levels of success themselves but he became so notorious that to this day he is more known for that single thing than anything that proceeded it. Unfortunate irony but it is rather remarkable at the same time. The Michael Richards show came and went so fast most people don't even remember it. But one unfortunate slip up where somebody got mad and let a horrible little piece of himself out will forever stain him.
It's sad but at the same time he had those thoughts in his head
@@elijahblechman8633
And it wasn't like he was drunk or otherwise inebriated or had some kind of mental breakdown or something he clearly and deliberately decided to use the language he did in a moment of stress. I'm sure he wishes he had something he could blame that unfortunate tirade on but nope it was all him. And unfortunately near 15 years later he is still synonymous with what he has done.
Oh come on, you don't think he actually meant it? They were heckling him and calling him a cracker, so at a COMEDY show he tried to heckle them back. You can think it's not funny all you want, but don't pretend he seriously meant it.
@@Matthew-ve7uv Of COURSE he didn't mean it...but he broke two of the key tenets of performing stand-up: 1. Never lose your cool. 2. Never let 'em see you sweat.
When an everyday person gets into a tense situation, it's always possible they'll lose it. Losing your cool to a garden variety heckler? You don't do it. It's a point of professional pride.
It's easy to see where Mike was trying to take the bit, but he BADLY miscalculated.
Michael Richards is set for life...with a net worth of $70 mil, he need never work again. But when it's what you are born to do, it's a cruel thing to be barred from doing it. He's had a 15 year chunk amputated from his career, with no way back to who he was. Check him on Commedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The guy is wrecked.
I remember this show. I think I watched one episode. I fully agree it could have been great. Thank you for doing what you do. I honestly get excited when I see you've posted a new video.
Yeah it could have been great if NBC didn't basically try to turn it into the Kramer show.
What if NBC let this show be what it wanted to be? What if the success helped Michael Richards feel better about himself and he dealt with his internal prejudice and rage and didn't explode in a career-ending moment of racist edgelord stand-up, and people still mostly loved him to this day? I wish we had that Michael Richards, but I suppose we can always look to the one we got as a cautionary tale while still appreciating what he did before.
If they just let him scream the N word for 30 minutes an episode it would have been a bigger hit than UHF.
A cup can only spill what it contains. Do t let a racist blame someone else for what they filled their cup with.
He shoulda invited a group of inner city black people and had a discussion about his stand up comedy and how he can ruin his entire career with a 5 minute bit
Maybe they should have called it something other than _The Michael Richards Show._
Shoulda called it THE DICKY DETECTIVE
How about Please Watch The Michael Richards Show?
It's a fairly straightforward title for sitcoms. Starring Actors name, even if the character is named that.
BRAND RECOGNITION
@@PatTheBatmanFan Well, at least this one was better than the OTHER Michael Richards Show. Y'know, the one he did in 2006. I believe it was nicknamed KKKramer.
Wow, Richards was almost Monk? It's one of my favorite shows of all time, and I just can't imagine Monk being played by anyone but Tony Shalhoub.
And coincidentally, Shalhoub was almost Kramer
@@kayseecoward7571 Haha, really? I can't imagine anyone but Richards as Kramer as well.
@@EarthboundX it’s true, weird huh?
Michael Richards is so good at physical comedy that I do understand wanting to incorporate more of it, even if the tone he wanted didn't call for it. It's not just about Kramer. Look at his performance of Stanley Spadowski in UHF. The scene where he accidentally shuts the door on himself is just gold (link for reference: czcams.com/video/i_9C6d3VVHM/video.html) and doesn't work with a smooth character.
I was looking to see if someone referenced him in UHF; he was hilarious! Apparently, they just let him improv a lot of his scenes.
@@cerrida82 Yeah, I forgot Michael Richards was in UHF! That's a great movie, tons of parodies, all done by the parody song master, Weird Al, and is still a great movie; to this day, because Weird Al is pretty much the god of parody. And UHF sounds like it wouldn't work that well, with it just being Weird Al and his friend literally sitting there, watching TV, changing the channels, and seeing what was on, and critiquing it, but it works. It was sort of like a MST3K type thing. And the song at the end, which goes back though the movie, is great too. Such a simple premise for a movie, but it works because of who's in it, and how they did it, and worked hard to make it work, while keeping it simple.
“Boy I’m cursed. I only have millions & millions of dollars from the Seinfeld curse. Oh no .”
Will this be a short mini series of the Seinfeld curse highlighting all the other Seinfeld characters?
Yes. He's also going to look at Jason and Julia's attempts.
The shows most likely to be on it are "Bob Patterson" and "Listen Up" most of Julia's shows lasted for much longer.
@@amparolopez6236 _Chasing Ellie_ also failed to get off the launch pad.
Veep broke the curse
Julia Louis Dreyfuss broke the curse with "Vice", but her initial attempt with "Ellie" didn't work out.
Larry David became the biggest post-Seinfeld star with "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
New Adventures With Old Christine was very successful, I forgot about Ellie
Richards should hope the show isn't the *only* thing people forget about him.
What do you mean?
@@R-Lee-
"hard are"
@@R-Lee- His epic rant about his people hanging blacks from trees while being heckled at a comedy club. Among other colorful comments he made about blacks at his failed set.
He said the N-word fifteen years ago in a moment of anger. I think it’s time to let it go.
It's still the funniest thing he ever did post-Seinfeld.
Saw the premiere when living in the states, thought it was pretty funny and was a little surprised it got canceled so quickly.
...This should of Been a single Camera Sitcom. no laugh Track.
Yep, just like Bored to Death.
The original pilot episode (which never aired, but snippets appear in the early promos shown in this video) _was_ single-camera. For the same reason as all of the other ill-advised changes, NBC insisted that it be switched to multi-camera.
Good idea.
shouldve
What does “should of” mean?
Kramer was our favourite character on Seinfeld, it's possible a straight spin off called "Kramer" may have been successful.
They might as well have made it a Kramer spin off series. But I would have loved to see him play a totally serious version of it. Could have surprised everyone and been good. He really got cemented into the role of a goof ball after Seinfeld.
I feel like he would’ve definitely at least kept a little aspect of his physicality in the show regardless, there was no need to force him into doing it
Honestly I’ve thought about it many times. A show about Kramer, but make it serious. Like sure have him be goofy etc at times.
But balance it with drama.
Kind of like how in real life he went off the rails in the stand up fiasco.
And when he came on tv to speak about it, seriously, everyone was just laughing constantly like
“Its kramer, we gotta laugh”.
A show about him never being taken seriously or something. I think he has the acting chops for it.
"The Seinfeld Cursed Files"
Oof
Imagine having all the money in the world and not knowing what to do with your life.
This video is very well-narrated, and the points made are spot on.
I want the Seinfeld curse. Being a part of maybe the best western sitcom in history. Having more opportunities afterwards.
Really looking forward to the rest of this series. Your docs on theses niche finds are insightful!
“Poor career decisions”. Very diplomatically put
At the root of this issue is the fact that as major studios get bigger and bigger the focus is more and more on profits. So the incentive to take risks is less and less. There’s a great article called how the death of mid budget cinema left a generation of film makers Mia that discusses this phenomenon in depth
A side effect of Late Stage Capitalism as a whole as well. Everything gets more bland and repetitive as executives seek to replicate old hits rather than spend the money and time to experiment.
@@MrSoopSA Chill out y'all, this isn't Reddit lol
It’s cool you’re doing a video about this, since this is a show I’ve heard about, but never saw so it’s cool to know more about it. Sounds like there was a lot of potential for this show, but from the clips and what you’ve laid out, the network wanted it to basically be Kramer as a detective. Makes me wonder what would have happened had this show been made the way the writers and people involved wanted it to be made in the first place. Perhaps it could have gone on for multiple seasons rather than ending after just one. I really love this channel and the content you put out on it. Keep up the great work!
Glad this popped up in my feed, had no idea this show existed. Thanks for the vid!
Tim Meadows is ridiculously underrated. He could have the smallest role & can instantly steal a scene. I love him in Popstar & Walk Hard.
And you never paid for drugs......
@@ChrisSuswal-de9tj …not once
I would LOVE for you to do a video on Heartbeeps that starred Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters.
Andy Kaufman's Robot character in that film is said to be partially inspired by his character in a failed sitcom pliot called "Stick Around." Staring him as an inept robot working for a futuristic couple, and there neighbor who came back to life after being cryogenically frozen.
I have mixed feelings about that movie. Had potential but at the same time put Kaffman's carrer in jeopardy. Is not a good testament of his talent, no wonder they skipped the whole chapter out of Man on the Moon.
Almost cult classic? Forgotten failure? idk, maybe something in between.
NBC refers to the main character of their show as “The Seinfeld guy” in the promo. What could go wrong 🤷
Been binge watching.
These vids are great!
This channel deserves way more love
He was also scheduled to star in an animated movie post-Seinfeld I think Cat Tale? But it was canceled due to the comedy club incident.
Chappelle: Kramer had a bad set!
I always felt that Kramer was a member of the 3 stooges that was separated at birth. Such a wonderfully funny character
Bill Cobb's body of work is amazing. Great actor that is always a standout and familiar face in any movie and scene. Like a family member throughout the years. Always remembered 🙏
I really enjoyed this one, and frequently rewatch it here on CZcams. It had a great cast and I loved the PI concept.
Glad he turned down Monk. No matter how good he was in it, it would have been canceled.
That needed to land in Shaloubs lap, no one else imo
I was sold on this show based on the name “Vic Nardozza” alone.
Oddly enough Nardozza is Richards mother's last name.
@@amparolopez6236 His mother's last name is actually Nardozzi. She was Italian-American, you tool.
Actually, his first name is Cosmo.
@@111highgh Ah, yes. Because everyone is familiar with Michael Richards' mother's maiden name and ethnic background. You sure showed him.
Wow something I’ve never even knew existed! Thanks bud your Channel is one the best!
Looking forward to these. Very interesting topic.
The problem is all the “Seinfeld” actors were trying way too hard. Jerry Seinfeld got it right. Drive around with comedians getting coffee. Instant hit. 11 seasons and going.
Yup. Sometimes you really should stop while you're ahead. Or do something very very different basically against type. Veep is great example too. I feel like Jason Alexander should have stuck to voice acting like duckman it's his strong suit.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Jason Alexander is surprisingly an amazing singer
Breakfast Buster The problem with Jason Alexander is that he’s a little too full of himself.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus had both The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, each lasting multiple seasons. And JLD winning a bunch of Emmys between the two shows.
Julia Louise Dreyfuss had 2 hit shows prior to Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Clearly the curse doesn’t apply to the one with genuine talent.
I once read That Monk
Was originally written for Michael
Richards
Maybe they Saw this show
And was like nope!
"What do you think is the best religion?" lmao that's actually very funny.
This is awesome! I'm totally down for a Seinfeld Curse Retrospective.
Forget the Seinfeld curse, has Tim Meadows ever had a show last more then 2 Seasons.
SNL is 40 something seasons, so...
@L S He's hilarious.
I heard that the only NBC executive who liked the original pitch of the show died in a Greenpeace ship or something like that
Poor man, he only joined because of heartbreak.
Would love to see more of these
I loved that show. Still held on to the taped episodes.
Great Video as always, Joe! I find Michael Richards to be as tragic a figure as any comedic actor. He had one PERFECT role, and spent the rest of his career chasing it with pale imitations. By the time of the unfortunate standup incident, I think he was just worn down and angry at himself for how poorly he'd managed after Seinfeld. Nobody who knows him seems to think that he really has bigoted feelings towards people of color; they seem convinced he was feeling so low about himself and his career that the heckling was a last straw that broke him.
The episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with him nearly made me cry. He truly was a gifted physical comedian, and it's a shame he only had one role that allowed him to share that talent.
At least it'll last forever.
It’s tough you just played a memorable character on literally the biggest sitcom in history. If you try & do something different your told to stay in your lane but also some aren’t made to be the star but complimentary pieces
If Ed oniel could move on from al Bundy to be in another huge show I think Richards can, not play up Kramer so much
Richard's was basically just doing Kramer slapped on to another character and people saw through that.
I know spin-offs rarely work but I think if it was actually Kramer as a private eye that might’ve worked, in the episode “the stakeout “ him & Newman wanted to be private eyes
Keep it up pal.great work
I love this show and how weird it is. Found it a couple years ago on Richard’s IMDB, finally someone’s talking about it ! Great
Dude, your videos are broadcast television tier work. Dialogue and clips are all on point. Well done yet again 👍
Thanks so much!
Everyone on the show was a straight man to Michael Richards. Seems like they tried to make him an American Inspector Clouseau. He would have done better on an ensemble show like Newsradio.
Like how Newsradio used Andy Dick.
@@cityhawk Andy Dick was hilarious on that show and his Mtv Show. czcams.com/video/NRPrOU8lS-0/video.html
@@cityhawk He was great on The Ben Stiller Show too... czcams.com/video/dqtN66S4B2U/video.html
More of these please.
Always loved the channel, really into this Seinfeld curse series for sure
Michael Richards' bombing on stage proved to be an issue lol.
He didn't bomb. He was interrupted by titsoon heckler ANIMALS.
Hats Off Entertainment. I know how hard it is to make videos, how long it takes to edit etc etc. After a hard days work of manual labor, to see a new video from you doing a series you started that I really like (Forgotten Failures) makes the whole day just melt away. Going to grab a drink and enjoy this, thank you so much!
1:10 the way Michael is dancing just made me roll on the ground and laugh out loud 😂😂😂
"No seriously, uhm, what do you think is the best religion?"
That is seriously funny. It would be difficult to think of a worse pick-up line, lol. 😂🤣😂
I think you should do an episode Conan O’Brien’s Lookwell staring Adam West.
Damn it just hit me, Richard's went from "that Seinfeld guy" to "that n-word guy". South Park nailed that. Damn.
Just figured that out, did you?
Great video!!!
Well put together! Thanks, I enjoyed that. We were just talking about what happened post Seinfeld, and this helped jog my memory. I actually thought some of those 8 episodes were really funny, but totally agree. No firm direction.
I would love to be so ‘cursed’. I’d spend all day counting all my money.
EXACTLY - NONE OF THEM WANT FOR ANYTHING
@@kingluigi7 Being fulfilled in your career is something they're left wanting
Michael Richards could never truly escape the Kramer character, though one fateful night in 2006, at The Laugh Factory comedy club, he came pretty close...
I love your videos!
another great vid .my favourite channel
Cheers!