Is a black Seinfeld show possible? A show about nothing?

[wizworld]

They would have to be in college. Brothers move disagreements to violent threats WAY too fast in NYC, it would be unrealistic.

 

[Wildin]

This is the point that I was making. Think about a black show with an episode that centers around them sneaking food into the theater and trying not to get caught. Man this would be gold

It could work. The reason Seinfeld worked is because it went beyond the typical sitcom tropes like : Fat man married to attractive wife wants to lose 20 lbs but struggles with giving up his favorite snacks. He gets caught!" Or "mans boss comes over for dinner, family needs to be in their best behavior, boss is in for a real surprise and main character struggles to keep up the farce."

Seinfeld had similar TV tropes but a myriad of different writers and actors had experiences that happened that could be written into a show.

We all have those stories, it's been said many times there could be a show based off different stories from the coli.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Imagine a black show where one of the characters is feeling some kinda way about his hairline the way George was about going bald.

This would have to be done tastefully and cleverly tho as it would have some brehs in their feelings

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Can't be done. They've banned the Puerto Rican Day parade episodes since it premiered and times are just different. Some group would be pissed about something. That's like asking for another Married With Children no matter the color of the cast. Society wouldn't accept it.

Seinfeld is the GOAT comedy show by the way and yes I'm black and own Martin and Fresh Prince on DVD.

 

[010101]

NYC generates so much iconic energy*

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I think the closest we've ever had to this was Atlanta, but since most of us ain't living the life of rapper/manager, a lot of scenarios weren't things that the average black man and woman would encounter in our lives.

So that makes me wonder... Could a show that just explores the various things that we encounter in our lives succeed?

The Vince Staples show.


But honesty, a show following you, me, @daemonova @humminbird @Ashley Banks would be incredible

 

[Kornball The Conqueror]

atlanta

 

[Amo Husserl]

No, a black Seinfeld is a color-swapped Seinfeld.
Atlanta wasn't about "nothing". It was about the surreal experiences of anti-black racism in the late 2010s. Two generations or sumn removed from the CRM and nothing's really changed but the paint. The surface was about hip-hop because what's more ubiquitous in ADOS/FBA black culture than hip-hop?
Our culture is global, but we still facing the same problems even in a global setting - season 3.
Racism alienates black people and black people alienate themselves from each other and themselves.
It's about navigating the disconnect of "being real" and being authentic. A great comparison:

Atlanta is thematically To Pimp a Butterfly, don't let no one tell you it ain't.

A well-written sitcom about the ordinary lives of black people written by black people? That's controversial.
Countless black sitcoms since the 70s and the same old story: it's on a white platform and they turn it into something it wasn't supposed to be.
Example: firing John Amos from Goodtimes.

Why do black people need a "black Seinfeld"?

If black people want a black Seinfeld, they gotta do it without non-black people being part of the process.
Seinfeld was authentically created as a vehicle for Jerry Seinfeld with little compromise.

The Seinfeld Cast Negotiated $1 Million Per Episode, But They Missed Out On More

Jerry Seinfeld cashed in on 'Seinfeld,' but his co-stars lost out on a major deal that could have earned them more.

www.thethings.com

The only thing thematically close to Seinfeld for black people was Martin. Maybe The Wayans Bros.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Seinfield is not a funny show

 

[shopthatwrecks]

I think the closest we've ever had to this was Atlanta, but since most of us ain't living the life of rapper/manager, a lot of scenarios weren't things that the average black man and woman would encounter in our lives.

So that makes me wonder... Could a show that just explores the various things that we encounter in our lives succeed?

the vince staples show.. that nikka funny as fukk

 

[RageKage]

There's a documentary on the Seinfeld show. Pretty much everything you see on screen happened in real life to one of the actors or writers.



Sure they embellished some shyt to make it more funny, sometimes they left it as is, some stories they cleaned up to make it presentable on TV... But there's not an actual lot about the show that writers sat around and just made up.

That was good, thanks

 

[MajesticLion]

@ trying to posit Seinfeld as some standard for anything

 

[Silkk]

Those porn addiction/grandma death/arab neighbors episodes was some of the funniest shyt ever

 

[Nymbus]

Oh shyt I just thought of something. Abbot Elementary...I haven't seen it but everyone says it's great, with great black characterization.

I'd say that's more like the office than seinfeld

 

[Don Snow]

I’m a writer I’ve been working on a something like this for a couple of years now


No I can’t post about cause some random cac lurking would definitely steal the premise