Why 'Seinfeld' Still Appeals, 19 Years After Going Off The Air
Nineteen years after it went off the air, the sitcom “Seinfeld” still has a devoted following of viewers around the world.
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (@jmkarmstrong) writes about the show’s popularity in “Seinfeldia: How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything.” Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson spoke with Armstrong last year about why “Seinfeld” was such a game-changer.
Book Excerpt: ‘Seinfeldia’
By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Three women in big hair and flowered dresses—PLUS another in jeans—convulsed on the grass near third base. Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star” pumped through the speakers of the Brooklyn Cyclones’ minor league stadium for the world’s most herky-jerky dance-off. Only one woman could be crowned the Best Elaine. They writhed and spasmed as if their lives depended on it. And this was exactly what the sold-out crowd of 7,500 spectators had come for. The baseball game was beside the point.
On July 5, 2014, the team’s stadium—nestled within Coney Island’s boardwalk and hot dog stands—became its own carnivalesque attraction. A banner at the entrance
