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[rose_in_shadow]

After years of not getting Seinfeld references made by friends and family, I'm finally biting the bullet and borrowing the seasons from a friend of mine who, yes, owns all... what is it, 7 seasons of Seinfeld

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[ambergold]

I love Seinfeld, but honestly, less because it's "hilarious" per se than because I find it charming. I think it's doing a disservice to any show to rec it to people as the funniest thing ever. But it is a lovely and classic show (and for the record I think the later seasons are better).

[rose_in_shadow]

That's what I keep hearing - that the later seasons are better - so I'll stick with it for now.

[lilchickadee]

For what it's worth, I've never thought Seinfeld was funny, either. I've tried various episodes over a number of years and never so much as cracked a grin. So know you aren't alone?

And I couldn't let your mention of The Lady Elizabeth go. The Tudors are sort of a pet subject of mine (oh man the drama, it's a fantastically wonderful period of time, particularly if you go back to Henry VIII, Elizabeth's father, and his wives and all of the political things surrounding all of that - did you know his first wife's parents were Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?). Allison Weir has also written a couple of biograhpies on Elizabeth, and on Henry's wives, but she tends to be a little biased when recounting. I mean, I like reading her biographies, and they're a fantastic place to start, but I find David Starkey is usually a little more fair-handed and neutral in dealing with the Tudor era, though he still has his biases as well. (All this is, of course, assuming you haven't read any of this yet. If you have, I'm really sorry!)

[rose_in_shadow]

lol. No, I haven't read any other histories about the Tudors except for Alison Weir's other book about Lady Jane Grey. Both of these books were chosen by someone in my book club, so I don't know that I'd pick them up otherwise. But I'll keep the name David Starkey in mind in case at our meeting someone expresses more interest in the topic.

It's not that the time period and the people *aren't* interesting because it really is, but I'm hesitant to add yet another thing to my huge pile of interests and my ever-growing stack of books I need to read. :O (What am I saying, I know I'd add them anyway... lol)