RE: Death and the sitcom
November 23, 2015 at 11:46 am
(This post was last modified: November 23, 2015 at 11:47 am by Faith No More.)
(November 22, 2015 at 2:41 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: On Seinfeld, George's fiance, Susan, is poisoned from the toxic glue on the cheap wedding invitation envelopes he bought. Her death is off camera, but for a few more episodes, George has to deal with the consequences of her decease. I seem to recall some controversy at the time that the Jerry, George and Elaine characters reaction to the death were not appropriate for a sitcom.
This was the first thing I thought of when I read the title of this thread.
Some people in the media went rabid over that. George was actually excited that the envelopes he bought killed the woman he was too chicken to back out of marrying, and none of the others gave a shit that she died, either. All they could think about was eating after leaving the hospital where she died. People were pissed that they reacted that way, but the point of the show was that the characters were self-absorbed and callous. It fit perfectly with their personalities.
I thought it was pretty funny, but I have a sense of humor.
