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When it is really late at night, there is hardly anything good to watch on television. You scroll through all the channels and yet the only thing on is the news. To make things worse, the news only presents one tragic story after another which can haunt you in your sleep that late at night. Suddenly, I scroll into a channel that I rarely visit and they were airing a television show that I have never seen. It wasn’t even five minutes before I had asked myself, “Why haven’t I ever given this channel any sort of attention?” The sitcom “Seinfeld” has taught me what mistakes to avoid during my adult life, the importance of friendship, and the effects of positive thinking. The adult life of Seinfeld character George Costanza can be considered by many as a complete failure. Costanza is in his mid-thirties who for a good portion of the series is unemployed, and to add insult to injury, he is stuck living with his annoying parents. He often looks very miserable, and things almost never turn out the way he wants. Honestly, I cannot imagine myself in his shoes for one single day. I prohibit myself from following the same path of George Costanza. By the time I reach his age, I want to look back into my …show more content…
The lifestyle of George Costanza is not recommended for others to follow because it can lead to depression, stress, and regret. Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, and George showed me why friendship is so important in a human being’s life. The four friends always find alternatives to the things that don’t work out for them (e.g. romantic relationships or stand up gigs) which happens to be a healthy and an excellent way of living life. Seinfeld may be just another silly situational comedy on television, but what sets them apart from the other sitcoms are that they teach you all sorts of life lessons that one day will come handy in your

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