{"id":53755,"date":"2023-11-14T00:15:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/14\/jason-alexander-shades-seinfeld-reboot-they-dont-need-george\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T00:15:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:15:41","slug":"jason-alexander-shades-seinfeld-reboot-they-dont-need-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/14\/jason-alexander-shades-seinfeld-reboot-they-dont-need-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Alexander Shades &#8216;Seinfeld&#8217; Reboot: &#8216;They Don&#8217;t Need George&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just like his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/seinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Seinfeld<\/em><\/a> character, George Costanza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-alexander\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jason Alexander<\/strong><\/a> revealed he is totally out of the loop when it comes to the rumored reboot of the sitcom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is only one reason for that rumor. Apparently, at the end of some stand-up thing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jerry-seinfeld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jerry [Seinfeld]<\/strong><\/a> went, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/larry-david\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Larry [David]<\/strong><\/a> and I are thinking of something,\u2019\u201d Alexander, 64, told <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2023\/11\/13\/jason-alexander-reacts-to-seinfeld-reboot-rumors-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Extra<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on Monday, November 13. \u201cI go, \u2018Good for you. I don\u2019t know anything about it\u2019 \u2026 No one called me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He quipped: \u201cApparently, they don\u2019t need George and they may not need Elaine \u2018cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/julia-louis-dreyfus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Julia [Louis-Dreyfus]<\/strong><\/a> and I went, \u2018Do you know anything about this? I don\u2019t know anything about this,\u2019 and I just talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/michael-richards-my-racist-outburst-in-2006-was-a-reality-check-20152310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael [Richards]<\/strong><\/a> the other day and I don\u2019t think he knew anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/seinfeld-cast-then-and-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/seinfeld-cast-then-and-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>\u2018Seinfeld\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s hard to believe, but 30 years ago, a show about nothing quickly became a show that everyone talked about. When Seinfeld debuted on July 5, 1989, no one imagined that the NBC sitcom, created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld about friends living in Manhattan, would go on for nine seasons. It spanned 180 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alexander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/seinfeld-cast-then-and-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played George on the NBC sitcom for 9 seasons<\/a> from 1989 to 1998. Although he revealed he recently chatted with his former costars Louis-Dreyfus, 62, who played Elaine Benes, and Richards, 74, who portrayed Kramer, he hasn\u2019t spoken with Seinfeld, 68, who played the titular character \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jerry-seinfeld-teases-seinfeld-finale-secret-25-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and hinted at a reboot last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I have a little secret for you about the ending, and I can\u2019t really tell it,\u201d Seinfeld said during his stand-up show in Boston on October 7, while responding to a fan\u2019s question about the show\u2019s final episode, per footage shared via X. \u201cBecause it is a secret.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-that-recast-characters-riverdale-friends-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Michael-Bishop-took-over-the-role-of-Jonathan-Kent-after-Jordan-Elsass.jpg?crop=0px%2C55px%2C2100px%2C1188px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Michael Bishop took over the role of Jonathan Kent in the CW show after Jordan Elsass\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Michael-Bishop-took-over-the-role-of-Jonathan-Kent-after-Jordan-Elsass.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-that-recast-characters-riverdale-friends-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>TV Shows That Recast Characters<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTV shows may come and go, but what about characters \u2026 can they be replaced? Technically, yes. In some cases, a casting change happens before fans even notice there\u2019s a difference. Other shows poke fun at the fact that an actor has left the show and they\u2019ve added a new person in their place. Following [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The comedian teased that he and creator David, 76, weren\u2019t done with <em>Seinfeld<\/em> just yet. \u201cHere\u2019s what I\u2019ll tell you, you can\u2019t tell anybody. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/most-disappointing-tv-finales-of-all-time-himym-got-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending<\/a>. It hasn\u2019t happened yet,\u201d Seinfeld shared. \u201cJust what you are thinking about, Larry and I have also been thinking about. So, you\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being unsure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jerry-seinfeld-opens-up-about-secret-seinfeld-project-with-jason-alexander-2014301\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a future <em>Seinfeld<\/em> project<\/a>, Alexander previously revealed what he thinks George would be doing now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3434429\" style=\"width: 855px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:119.71428571429%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3434429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jason Alexander Throws Shade at Seinfeld Reboot Rumors Apparently They Don t Need George or Elaine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jason-Alexander-Throws-Shade-at-Seinfeld-Reboot-Rumors-Apparently-They-Don-t-Need-George-or-Elaine-e1699918366665.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Cast of \u2018Seinfeld\u2019: Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Cover Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI mean, you\u2019re assuming he got out of prison?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/seinfelds-jason-alexander-where-george-costanza-would-be-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander joked exclusively to <em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in April 2021, referring to the series finale which resulted in all four friends going to jail after they failed to help a man who was carjacked. \u201cIf you saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Curb [Your Enthusiasm]<\/em><\/a> reunion, he made all his money with the iToilet app and then lost it to Bernie Madoff. So, my imagining is that George is probably quarantined in with his parents and refuses to leave the room. He only eats through some sort of food app and will not come out of his room.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/most-disappointing-tv-finales-of-all-time-himym-got-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Most-Disappointing-TV-Finales-of-All-Time-From-How-I-Met-Your-Mother-to-Game-of-Thrones-542.jpg?crop=2px%2C51px%2C1639px%2C926px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Most Disappointing TV Finales of All Time From How I Met Your Mother to Game of Thrones 542 Feature\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Most-Disappointing-TV-Finales-of-All-Time-From-How-I-Met-Your-Mother-to-Game-of-Thrones-542.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/most-disappointing-tv-finales-of-all-time-himym-got-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Most Disappointing TV Finales of All Time<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s not easy to say goodbye to your favorite TV show \u2014 but a bad ending definitely makes it easier. Viewers have always shown their support for scripted shows that kept them coming back week to week \u2014 or bingeing all in one go. However, Riverdale and Game of Thrones are just some of the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He explained: \u201cHe was crazy about Lupus, imagine what he\u2019d do with COVID. He would not be weathering this pandemic very well, I\u2019m sure!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While a <em>Seinfeld<\/em> reunion is up in the air, Alexander revealed on Monday that his friendships with his castmates are still very much intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just saw, Julia has a movie out. I finally got to watch it on an airplane. She was wonderful,\u201d he told <em>Extra<\/em>, referring to the actress\u2019 2023 film <em>You Hurt My Feelings<\/em>. \u201cI heard Michael has a book coming out in about eight months. So I just texted him \u2026 \u2018Congratulations, I\u2019m looking forward to reading it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jason-alexander-shades-seinfeld-reboot-they-dont-need-george\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like his Seinfeld character, George Costanza, Jason Alexander revealed he is totally out of the loop when it comes to the rumored reboot of the sitcom. \u201cThere is only one reason for that rumor. Apparently, at the end of some stand-up thing, Jerry [Seinfeld] went, \u2018Larry [David] and I are thinking of something,\u2019\u201d Alexander, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-53755","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}