Notes from a Seinfeld Fan(atic)

Following my two-week Seinfeld Fast, I immediately began to reimmerse myself into the dvd collection of my all-time favorite tv show and time waster.  For me, because I have watched every episode dozens of times, Seinfeld can serve as background noise when I'm doing dishes or writing a paper.  However, my constant viewing of the show also forces me to take notice of little quirks and holes in the stories; sometimes I get so ensconced in this line of thinking that I have to remind myself, "this way makes for a purely comedic situation."  Just this weekend I started compiling a laundry list of my "show concerns" and thought I'd share it with the blogosphere.

On Susan's Death:
  I know a lot of fans and casual viewers were somewhat shocked and appalled by the manner in which the writers removed Susan from George's life.  As a person who went through the task of sending off hundreds of wedding invites, a number of problems with her demise occur to me: who voluntarily licks large amounts of envelopes when other alternatives are readily available, such as a wet sponge or cloth?  Furthermore, who continues on with this task when they are feeling ill?  Kind of makes Susan seem like she isn't playing with a full deck.  Which leads me to...

On Susan Ross:
  Susan mocked George when he asked her to sign a pre-nup, exclaiming that she made more money than him.  So why was George tasked with purchasing the invites?  Seems like something that the Ross' could have picked up if she wanted a higher quality.

*it makes for a purely comedic situation on a fictional television show...must remember...*

There's more...

On Elaine's Male Houseguests:
  In the season two episode, "The Busboy", Elaine frets over her decision to have a male houseguest over for the week, as she soon finds the confinement stifling.  Yet, in the season six episode, "The Soup", she does not hesitate to buy an open-ended airline ticket for a British man friend for an indefinite visit.  Did we not learn from the first incident?

On the Dating Habits of George and Jerry:
  In the early seasons of the show, George and Jerry date women who appear to be similar in age to them, as they are still fairly young-ish (early 30's).  However, as the show progresses and the characters get older, their romantic pursuits seem to stay in that younger age bracket.  For example, Jerry dates a Miss America contestant in the season six episode, "The Chaperone."  I'm fairly certain that the qualifications to be a contestant in the pagaent, you have to be between 17-24, so that would make Karen (Miss Rhode Island) at least ten years younger than Jerry.

*it's a fictional show...fictional...*

There are plenty more, but I don't want to sound like a nit-picking crotchedy old person...even more so than usual.  So I'll just leave it at that, while I catch up on season six for only the hundredth time.  Ok, 99th time.