Jerry impulsively gets Elaine an apartment in his building and immediately regrets it. Kramer unintentionally sabotages Jerry’s attempts to weasel out. George starts wearing a wedding band to attract women. Written by: Peter MehlmenDirected by: Tom Cherones One idea that … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Two, Episode Six, “The Apartment”
George turns down his date’s offer of coffee late at night, and, realising his mistake, tries calling her until he loses his temper and leaves an angry message on her answering machine. Embarrassed, he tries to retrieve it with the … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Two, Episode Four, “The Phone Message”
Jerry buys an expensive suede jacket before meeting Elaine’s father with George, only for Elaine to be delayed doing a favour for Kramer. Written by: Larry David and Jerry SeinfeldDirected by: Tom Cherones I suspect the recurring theme of this … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Two, Episode Three, “The Jacket”
Jerry makes a remark about ponies that upsets an older woman at a party and is horrified when she dies a few days later. Elaine tries to convince the widower to give her their old apartment. Kramer makes a bet … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Two, Episode Two, “The Pony Remark”
George breaks up with his girlfriend and Jerry starts dating her, causing him to feel guilty. Elaine gets frustrated when an acquaintance stops acknowledging her. Kramer buys cantaloupe. Written by: Jerry Seinfeld and Larry DavidDirected by: Tom Cherones A lot … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Two, Episode One, “The Ex-Girlfriend”
George convinces Jerry to invest in a stock tip, and Jerry tracks it as he takes a three-day trip with his girlfriend. Elaine has a relationship with a guy who has two cats. Written by: Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.Directed … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season One, Episode Five, “The Stock Tip”
Jerry wants to end a friendship with a childhood friend but can’t figure out how to do it. Kramer invents the concept of a pizza place where the customer makes their own pie (it’s all supervised). Written by: Larry David … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season One, Episode Four, “Male Unbonding”
When Elaine housesits for Jerry, his house gets robbed. He considers moving to a new apartment, causing resentments between Jerry, Elaine, and George. Written by: Matt GoldmanDirected by: Tom Cherones What a fun early episode! A lot of commentors were … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season One, Episode Three, “The Robbery”
Written by: Jerry Seinfeld and Larry DavidDirected by: Tom Cherones It only took to the second episode to get a bona fide classic! It isn’t just that we now have Julia Louis-Dreyfus, it’s that the addition of Elaine has solidified … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season One, Episode Two, “The Stake Out”
Written by: Larry David & Jerry SeinfeldDirected by: Art Wolff How do you summarise Seinfeld? I came to it very late – diving into it in 2019 – so I long had this vague impression of it. The show was … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season One, Episode One, “The Seinfeld Chronicles”
Written by: David X CohenDirected by: Ira Sherak “My Simputron uses more electricity than a hundred bug zappers! Which reminds me, I had to unplug our bug zappers.” Wow. I honestly think this season, while a bit shaky and low … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Ten, “All The Way Down”
Written by: Ari John Kaplan and Eric KaplanDirected by: Corey Barnes “Not even the finest macaroni artist could capture your beauty. Though this one did!” What was the point of that, exactly? This season has been criticised for relying so … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Nine, “The Prince And The Product”
Written by: Shirin NafajiDirected by: James Kim “All weapons simply pass through and come out the other end, like that ball bearing I once mistook for a mint.” I don’t about the rest of you, but this is the one … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Eight, “Zapp Gets Cancelled”
Written by: Cody ZiglarDirected by: Edmund Fong “Symptoms include BLINDING UNCONTROLLABLE ANGER. As well as a mild cough, which I don’t have, I’m fine.” This is the one that feels like what I worried the show would be like when … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Seven, “Rage Against The Vaccine”
Written by: Ariel LadensohnDirected by: Crystal Chesney-Thompson “I do a lot of stuff. I’m probably doing something right now.” Christmas in August? *Marge Simpsons voice* Whatever! As far as Christmas episodes go, this feels pretty minor, lacking the sheer inventiveness … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Six, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas”
Written by: David GoodmanDirected by: Andrew Han “Hey, that’s the vase I keep my cabbages in!” I gotta say, I’m having a good time with this season. Like everyone else, I was skeptical of the number of contemporary references I … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Five, “Related To Items You’ve Viewed”
“Written by: Maiya WilliamsDirected by: Corey Barnes “Is your dog friendly or just ugly?” This is the first one that I think hits ‘classic’ status this season, and I’d definitely put it up with “The Deep South” or “War Is … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Four, “Parasites Regained
Written by: Noni Di SpargementDirected by: James Kim “Yo, we’re also leg brokers.” Let me tell you, when I saw the plot summaries for episodes like this one, I was a bit worried – contemporary references have not traditionally gone … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Three, “How The West Was 1010001”
Written by: Eric HorstedDirected by: Edmund Fong “You seem like the kind of guy who has a mouth.” So it actually happened – Kif gave birth and declared that, in twenty years, the children would return to be cared for, … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Two, “Children Of A Lesser Bog”
Written by: Patric VerroneDirected by: Peter Avanzino” “Have I really spent 23 years in the future?”“We call it the present, but, whatever.” We’re back, baby! This reboot is interesting to consider in light of the other two. The first film … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode One, “The Impossible Stream”
Written by: Ken KeelerDirected by: Peter AvanzinoDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL “Poor Leela! I never told her I loved her!”“What?! You told her like a hundred and forty times!”“Yeah, but she paid very little attention to me!” First … Continue reading Futurama, Season Nine, Episode Thirteen, “Meanwhile”
