“Sein-Off: The Final Days Of Seinfeld”
Written By:The Cast Of “Seinfeld”
Photographed By: David Hume Kennerly
Harper Entertainment Publishing



Review:
Definitely one of the better ideas in the “TV Tie-Ins” genre of recent books, “Sein-Off”works well as a pictoral of the last days of the show, but the paragraphs supplied by thecast discribing their thoughts on the scenes that surrounded them during the height of theprogram seems to skim the surface and cry out for a more in-depth look at what it waslike to be surrounded by press during the final hours of one of the most influential showsin prime time TV history.

What works beautifully is the black and white photography by David Hume Kennerly,capturing the laughter and emotions that went on behind the scenes. It captures the gangnot as the stars that they were, but as normal and accessable people who were not afraidto do anything for a laugh from those around them. This is stunning and emotionalphotography that gives the reader a great sense of what it was like to be a part of one ofthe biggest TV shows ever.

The accompanying text seems to be there to compliment the photography, but thephotography overpowers it, leaving the viewer wanting an equal balance and definitely,more in the way of insights from the cast.

Again, the photography is simply beautiful and the book is put together wonderfully well,capturing the laughter and some of the more quiet moments that went into the making of“Seinfeld”. There are definitely some worthwhile moments in the writing though, asMichael Richards goes into detail about what it was like to build the character of“Kramer”,Julia Louis Dreyfus goes into details about what it was like to be the onlywoman on the set and the whole gang talks about what it was like to film the very finalepisode where the gang found themselves on trial.

If you’re a “Seinfeld” fan this is really one of the most wonderful books out there thatcaptures the essence of the show. Although we’d like to hear a lot more from thecast in words, the wonderfully photographed images of laughter and emotions tell a storyof their own about what the “Seinfeld” experience must have been like for its cast.

Grade:B+

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Notes: 176 Pages, Black and White photography with text paragraphs.

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