> Ubiquitous wrote:
> Renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld went on record saying the movie
industry is
> over. This is all very curious timing considering that hes
currently
> promoting a movie.
>
> The 69-year-old celebrity is still doing the standup circuit as he
has been
> for close to five decades. Hes fresh off an appearance in the
series finale
> of Curb Your Enthusiasm alongside his longtime friend and
frequent
> collaborator, Larry David. In addition to comedy, Seinfeld has
worked as an
> actor, writer, and producer.
>
> Now for the first time ever, the Brooklyn native is taking a spot
in the
> directors chair with the debut of Unfrosted, a comedy about two
rival
> cereal companies Kelloggs and Post trying to outdo one another
to create
> the perfect breakfast pastry.
>
> The stand-up legend spoke with GQ about making the leap into the
movie
> business.
>
> It was totally new to me. I thought I had done some cool stuff,
but it was
> nothing like the way these people work, Seinfeld said of getting
into the
> movie industry after so many years of being involved in other
facets of the
> entertainment industry. Theyre so dead serious! They dont have
any idea
> that the movie business is over. They have no idea.
>
> Film doesnt occupy the pinnacle in the social, cultural hierarchy
that it
> did for most of our lives, he added. When a movie came out, if it
was good,
> we all went to see it. We all discussed it. We quoted lines and
scenes we
> liked. Now were walking through a fire hose of water, just trying
to see.
>
> When asked what has replaced films in pop culture, Seinfeld
replied,
> Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion. Disorientation
replaced the
> movie business, he answered. Everyone I know in show business,
every day,
> is going, Whats going on? How do you do this? What are we
supposed to do
> now?
>
> Unfrosted is scheduled for a May 3 release on Netflix. The
logline reads,
> Michigan, 1963. Kelloggs and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to
create a
> pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of
ambition,
> betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars
writer-director
> Jerry Seinfeld.
>
> The cast includes plenty of other celebrities, including Melissa
McCarthy,
> Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Bill
Burr,
> Daniel Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby
Moynihan,
> Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, and Fred Armisen.
>
> Seinfeld has been contemplating doing a Pop-Tart origin story film
for years.
> In 2018, he shared on X, At one point I was thinking about an
invention of
> the Pop-Tart movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kelloggs
cereal culture
> of the mid-60s in Battle Creek, MI. Thats a vibe I could work
with.
>
> At one point I was thinking about an invention of the Pop Tart
> movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kelloggs cereal culture
> of the mid-60s in Battle Creek, MI.
>
> Thats a vibe I could work with.
>
> Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) August 21, 2018
>
> Plus, breakfast cereal is a topic hes visited during his stand-up
routines.
> GQ noted that one of Seinfelds earliest bits included the line,
Where in
> the world do you get your balls to call a breakfast cereal LIFE?
>
> The outlet also noted that Seinfeld and David were in a supermarket
> discussing breakfast cereal when they came up with the idea for the
TV sitcom
> Seinfeld, arguably one of the most successful shows of all time.
[Cereal
> is] what we were discussing in that grocery store, when I said,
This is the
> show, Seinfeld said.
>
> Unfrosted is an amalgamation of fact and fiction, with facts
being
> presented alongside exaggerations for maximum comedic effect. When
asked by
> Eater why he thought the invention of Pop-Tarts was funny enough to
make a
> movie about, Seinfeld replied by saying it was just a gut feeling.
>
> I sometimes cant explain why something is funny. But I just know
that that
> is a funny thing, he told the outlet. It had to do with the name.
It had to
> do with giving kids the power to make something with heat. Most
kids when I
> was little never did anything like that only adults handle things
that had
> to do with heat so it was an exciting new world to use a toaster.
As a kid,
> you felt like you were cooking when you made Pop-Tarts.
>
> I dont think theres anything as funny in the entire [1960s]
certainly in
> the food world as the Pop-Tart, the comedian continued. It was
such a
> surprise when it came out. It had nothing to do with anything else.
Theres
> different cookies. Theres different candies. Theres nothing
really that
> surprising in the candy world. But in the breakfast world, this was
a total
> shock when they made this.
>
> He said even concocting the movie felt like a joke at first, until
it became
> something real. Seinfeld compared the race to make a marketable
breakfast
> pastry to the space race.
>
> [Writer] Andy Robin said, Its like The Right Stuff, with these
two
> companies competing to get to the moon first the Pop-Tart moon,
Seinfeld
> added.
>
> The longtime sitcom star said he took a similar approach to
Unfrosted as he
> did to writing Seinfeld scripts, opting to always select whatever
was
> funniest rather than going for historical accuracy. The Pop-Tart
movie
> isnt meant to be a documentary, but is rather a comedy filled with
nuggets
> of truth.
>
> While speaking with GQ, Seinfeld also said stand-up is still
popular while
> other expressions of entertainment suffer because its real. He
said in an
> era when people crave authenticity, comedy can still thrive because
its too
> hard to fake.
>
> Ive done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more
valuable than
> its ever been, the comedian told the outlet. Stand-up is like
youre a
> cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy whos good with wood.
Theres trees
> everywhere, but to make a nice table, its not so easy. So, the
metaphor is
> that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, youre kind of
impervious to
> the whims of the industry.
>
> Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because its something you
cant
> fake, he added. Its like platform diving. You could say youre a
platform
> diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you arent.
Thats what
> people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is
fake.
>
>
https://youtu.be/2lqRPUhPfho >
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
As a person being on this planet for a
while he has real knowledge. However guy is an idiot or a liar.
1. Nobody is going to the movies because people went into areas of
studies ( whatever major ) , and literally have no guiding light at
all. Just discrimination. Not making the big bucks, imagine being in
college for over ten years and still not having your associates.
2. Parents go against there own children. Parents who are starting
fourth or fifth families. As time marches on the truth becomes real.
"Your not a loser, your bread-winner does not care, and your
alone". SO people still struggle towards their goals. Imagine
growing up being verbally abused, physically abused, till the point
where the idea of being a school shooter is more then acceptable. That
is the world were we are living in. Where the worlds worst dad
literally says ( After the shooting of course ) if I could kill him
myself I would have done it. Like my fathers cousin son who robbed out
my grandmothers mothers house. Or my little cousin who father sent him
back to his mom once he stop performing well in school. THESE FATHERS
JUST GIVE UP, AND START ANOTHER FAMILY. Too many of these losers
thinks some daughter young enough to be there grand daughter will
actually love them, and be a better wife. Where many mothers ( from
the 80's ) who stopped-out of college literally was pushed into the
idea of being a home-maker or home-educator, while their husbands
committed adultery, was physically and verbally abusive towards them.
Then when COVID hits these wanna-be-Archie-Bunkers come visit while
they have Covids. Mothers eat themselves a grave, with there only joy
being food from a job where they are put into harms way 24/7. The only
real news from dad is "my child support", or "son your
done with college my child support'..
3. No happy families = no movie watchers. No people who have been
shown good things, or given options in life.
4. Computer programs, Videos, Books, magazines, are all on the
internet for free in some format or another. There are literally
websites you could browse and stuff online, without downloading, as
with books all for free.
5. Yes people are going out more often. Children of foot-ball games
have been having more concussions because there are more players on
the field.
6. He is a man with his money beyond his years. I mean his show is not
even his show. His show is based off stories of various men, in
conjunction with his stand-up, which audience are literally Jews. Jews
being people who are born into Jewish families but do not practice
Judaism. People who are Jews by blood, Christians, Americanized or
not. That is his generation and the older generation from his scripts
( which he did not make himself ). By that logic Seinfeld is literally
110 years old or even older then that. Might as well rewrite the show
via these people.
His show was a look into the life of Jews ( practicing or not ) from a
point of view of basic soft bodied people, who are clearly and
obviously white ( European ). When you watch his material you barely
understand anything unless you knew exactly, who's point of view you
was talking from. That is his relate-ability. Beyond that it is
boring.
The only good part of his show are the girls on the show. It is like
"Married With Children" or "Family Guy". Just give
me the P$#
$@y jokes. You sit twenty minutes to watch producer actors
with wrinkle faces, and then comes a P$#
$@y joke. That is it. That
aside all the lame characters, and pugly actors. Just like
"Monk" in the later first season and second season.
7. People come to his shows to see him in person. Not to laugh at this
comedy sketches and setups to $#$@$ stuff.
Give me more Titus please, bring back Titus.
8. People on Youtube who have no middle-school education are way more
funnier then him.
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