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riegspsych325 t1_j94dpm0 wrote

Reply to comment by roguefilmmaker in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_

all my life, I’ve watched Seinfeld mostly in random order. I remember watching the finale with my family, I can tell by picture quality/set changes/etc if it’s an early or late season episode. But I have never seen any more than 3 successive episodes in order. Being able to drop in at nearly any point of the show is just part of the allure for me, if that makes sense

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MackenziePace t1_j96453f wrote

It is funny how when you watch it in order Seinfeld is actually pretty serialized for a sitcom of the time, I would recommend

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Ozlin t1_j97xnrd wrote

Yes, there's actually a number of call backs and continued plots, but they're easy to ignore for random episode syndication. It's interesting watching it serially though as there are some fun progressions and such.

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MackenziePace t1_j980q3c wrote

Funnily enough I ignored it on syndication for years until college then I watched it all in order so that is the only context I had and I was surprised how serialized it was for a weekly 90s sitcom.

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_Meece_ t1_j98vj2u wrote

> But I have never seen any more than 3 successive episodes in order

That just seems insane to me for a show that carries on a consistent storyline for like 4-5 seasons.

I can understand doing this for the first 3, but for the rest? Insanity

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riegspsych325 t1_j991esd wrote

I admit I must be an outlier, certainly far from exemplary. But I growing up in a household where basic cable was the norm, seeing the show out of order was commonplace. But I will say that it speaks for the merit and quality of the show that one could watch a few random episodes and know the “gist” of Seinfeld

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Somerandomdickhead t1_j95fsxs wrote

Same here.

It wasn’t until last year that I finally watched it from beginning to end for the first time.

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MonsterRider80 t1_j95teo4 wrote

So true, and this also goes for the Simpsons (of course, the good Simpsons…)

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SolenoidSoldier t1_j95vu8d wrote

Every single episode is self contained and requires no viewing of any other episodes outside of maybe a few minor references. Not many shows like this.

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MackenziePace t1_j9646sp wrote

Every episode is mostly self contained but the show can still be pretty serialized like when they had the stalker or the pilot on NBC

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DoomPurveyor t1_j96768p wrote

> Not many shows like this.

That was pretty normal for laugh track sitcoms back when Seinfeld started.

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