The Seinfeld Reunion - 2014 Superbowl/ Comedians in Cars...

         On February 2nd 2014, it was Superbowl Sunday and the Bronco's battled the Seahawks for the NFL title. But that wasn't the only headline of the day. After weeks of speculation the "Seinfeld Reunion" it finally happend. "they wanted us to do a Seinfeld reunion for the halftime broadcast because of the New York connection,” Seinfeld said.“So we thought throwing Jerry, George and Newman into a Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee was a fun way to do it. Larry and I wrote the script in one sitting, just like old times, and working with him, Jason and Wayne was a total blast, as it always was.”
aired on CTV & FOX during the Superbowl halftime show. The much anticipated reunion was a ad for Jerry Seinfeld's web series titled "Comedians in cars getting coffee." Jerry did not have to pay to air the ad and nor was he paid by "Crackle." The 1:30 TV spot featured Jason Alexander reprising his role as George Costanza & Wayne Knight reprising his role as Newman. “Fox approached Larry and me about doing some kind of

       The story of the 6 minute "Seinfeld" episode on "Comedians In Cars" was about Jerry and George not being invited to a Superbowl party. After several comments that Jerry mumbled, George found out that Jerry was invited to a the Wassersteins party but chose not to attend because of him. The Wassersteins don't like George because of his "Over-cheering" and his use of their toilet. After George told Jerry to go to the party, Newman came strolling by their table. That's when the famous 'Hello Newman' and "Hello Jerry' began. The conversation leads Jerry to find out that Newman will be attending the party. After Newman leaves, Jerry decides to stay with George. This whole short reunion took place at Tom's Restaurant. Tom's Restaurant was the home of all the exterior shots for "Monks diner" during Seinfeld's 9 year run and for their first reunion on Larry David's show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

               The whole 6 minutes was pretty funny.  It's a must see for Seinfeld fans as it's your typical show about nothing. This was an unexpected way to do a reunion show, but that's why it makes it so great. Unfortunately there was no kramer or Elaine. But for a 6 minute episode you can't get everything. I think that's why this reunion got mixed reviews. Some reviews probably just gave it a bad rating because Michael Richards & Julia Louis Dreyfus weren't in it. But even without them I would rate this reunion a 7.5 out of 10. The reunion was good and according to Jerry it will be the last."I do kind of feel like [I've gotten it out of my system], I must say," Jerry told CBS. "I think the timing was good. The opportunity was unique—to be on the Super Bowl is not something that we're ever going to surpass. So I may be wrong, but I have a feeling you've seen the final coda on that very unique experience." That's what Jerry says now, but he said the same thing after their first Reunion on Curb back in 2009.

      This was the second Seinfeld reunion, so you have to wonder, which one's better? The one on Curb back in 2009 or the one on "Comedians in Cars." The 2009 reunion had the full cast, Jerry, Michael, Julia, Jason, Wayne along with many others. Plus it had all the original sets. But we only had about 7 minutes of footage and it was snippets of an episode, so we didn't get the full story. The basic story for that was reunion was, George trying to get his ex-wife, Amanda back. By the end of the episode he did (they didn't show us how, but he did), which was a change from your average "Seinfeld" episode. As in most Seinfeld episodes,the characters didn't get what they wanted. The 2014 Superbowl Reunion, it was more like a short film. But it did have a complete "nothing" story. As the the first reunion was more of a 7 minute clip show.

         I think it comes down to your opinion of what's good and bad. I like both reunions, but i think the latest one is just a little bit more entertaining and more funny. The first reunion was a 7 out of 10 for me and this one is a 7.5 out of 10. So they're almost equal. I highly recommend that you check out both if you're a fan of "Seinfeld." As for future reunions... I don't think we'll ever have a full fledged reunion, but I do think there's a chance (not a big one) that we may see one more thing in the future. Maybe 5 or 10 years from now. I'm thinking it would have something to do with Kramer, if they come back for whatever it would be.

    You can catch the latest reunion with Jerry, George & Newman on "Crackle."

- Andrew Di Pardo