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| From: Seinfeld Episode: "The Pitch |
The TV show, Seinfeld, became known as 'a show about nothing'. It was about a guy, basically being himself, and the cast of characters in his life.
It was a series of episodes about "the minutiae of daily life.", according to Wikipedia. (Which I recently donated to 'cause, yeah, I use it a lot and I can't stand the guilt.)
There was even an episode spoofing the fact that they were referred to this way. Jerry and George are at the diner and they have this conversation about creating a show for NBC:
GEORGE: So, what's happening with the TV show? You come up with anything?
JERRY: No, nothing.
GEORGE: Why don't they have salsa on the table?
JERRY: What do you need salsa for?
GEORGE: Salsa is now the number one condiment in America.
JERRY: You know why? Because people like to say "salsa." "Excuse me, do
you have salsa?" "We need more salsa." "Where is the salsa? No salsa?"
GEORGE: You know it must be impossible for a Spanish person to order
seltzer and not get salsa. (Angry) "I wanted seltzer, not salsa."
JERRY: "Don't you know the difference between seltzer and salsa?? You
have the seltzer after the salsa!"
GEORGE: See, this should be a show. This is the show.
JERRY: What?
GEORGE: This. Just talking.
JERRY: (dismissing) Yeah, right.
GEORGE: I'm really serious. I think that's a good idea.
JERRY: Just talking? Well what's the show about?
GEORGE: It's about nothing.
JERRY: No story?
GEORGE: No forget the story.
JERRY: And who is on the show? Who are the characters?
GEORGE: I could be a character.
JERRY: You?
GEORGE: Yeah. You could base a character on me.
JERRY: So, on the show, there's a character named George Costanza?
GEORGE: Yeah. There's something wrong with that? I'm a character. People are always saying to me, "You know you're a quite a character."
JERRY: And who else is on the show?
GEORGE: Elaine could be a character. Kramer..
JERRY: Now he's a character. (Pause) So everybody I know is a character on the show.
GEORGE: Right.
JERRY: And it's about nothing?
GEORGE: Absolutely nothing.
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Sound like anything you're familiar with?
Exactly! This blog. It's just, ya know, me. Being me. And the people around me...being, ya know, them. And the small and large things that happen to us.
Now I'm imagining the conversation with Michael when I present him with the Big Reveal about discovering my writerly purpose in life:
Me: I finally know what my blog's about!
Michael: What?
Me: Nothing.
Michael: Huh?
Me: Exactly.
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"I love to talk about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about."
-Oscar Wilde
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"Anything can happen in life, especially nothing."
-Michel Houellebecq
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| Bahhaahahahaha! Finding things like this makes me really love my blogger 'job'. |
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