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NetflixThe classic sitcom Seinfeld is on Netflix, however some jokes have been cut out . Why now?
Seinfeld is one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s. Now we can enjoy on Netflix, after a six-year stint on Hulu (streaming service). Since the show was filmed years before HD, it was originally shown in 4:3 aspect ratio on TV (and the DVD sets that came years later, too). But on Netflix, the show has been cropped to a 16:9 widescreen format to fit modern TVs. As noted by Rolling Stone, this means that some visual jokes have been literally erased. And that is a shame.
On Twitter this was quickly noticed. Twitter users @boriskarkov and @Thatoneguy64 pointed it out with a specific episode called “The Pothole”. In the episode, George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld try to find George’s lost keys, which have fallen into a pit that was subsequently paved. In a crop where George yells wildly at the pit, the Netflix -cut out the pit completely. The 16:9 aspect ratio probably cuts out some of the other jokes in the series as well – or at the very least it could be a disappointing experience for people used to what the show originally looked like.
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Given the popularity of Netflix gets
Seinfeld
now a lot of extra attention. And so some new viewers will probably watch it for the first time. They won’t notice.
A similar thing happened at the end of 2019 when the entire series of The Simpsons came out on Disney+. After many complaints about missed visual jokes, Disney eventually released the seasons that aired in 4:3 in their original aspect ratio. Hopefully Netflix will do the same.
With many classic shows, the best way to watch the series is still through….the DVD. You still need a player for this.
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