Isn’t this a bit like saying that Law & Order is unrealistic because it’s unlikely that so many fascinating cases would come to the same detective?
Jason Alexander is a very accomplished actor. In addition to scads of awards for Seinfeld, he got a Tony in 1989.
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Alexander,+Jason
http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/Bio/0,128,17480,00.html
Forgive him for (Roger Eberts most hated, hated, hated, hated movie) North.
Yeah, I meant his fake real life. It’s tough when the character in the sitcom has the same name as the actor who plays the part. It creates all sorts of reference problems!
So, once more, with clarity, a guy who looks like Drew Carey whose job consisted of a boring desk job in a department store in Cleveland would, in all probability, have to content himself with very plain women.
I have no cite for this, but I seem to recall either watching or reading an interview with Seinfeld where he said that George bagged all the babes by default. Seinfeld didn’t think it seemed right that his character would hook-up (I don’t recall why) and it didn’t work for Kramer to hook-up (I don’t recall why). That left George. If anybody can produce the cite I’d appreciate it, otherwise: caveat emptor.
This is actually one of the most consistent features of the show. The characters treat trivialities as if they are the most important thing in the world, for instance, whether the guy behind the counter notices you putting a tip into the tip jar. Major issues are dismissed - the death of a spouse is a relief.
It’s not a device limited to Seinfeld; Oscar Wilde’s characters in The Importance of Being Earnest have a similar concern for trivialities and share the same uninterest and matters of life and death.
Go look him up at www.allmovie.com. Of the four, he seems to be considered the best actor technically. Watch some of his movies…at least he can “act”, as in portray different characters convincingly. His character in Pretty Woman is very different from Costanza. He’s certainly a better actor than Seinfeld is, and probably the other two as well.