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The AI Seinfeld show is bugging out harder than Frank Costanza on Festivus
Twitch’s AI Seinfeld show, Nothing Forever, has been riddled with bugs and errors lately, causing characters to repeatedly walk into a refrigerator for five straight days. This has, unsurprisingly, increased traffic.
The AI Seinfeld show 'Nothing, Forever' is back on Twitch
Nothing, Forever, an AI-generated livestream inspired by Seinfeld is back on Twitch after being taken offline for anti-LGBTQ content.
AI Seinfeld was surreal fun until it called being trans an illness
An endless AI-scripted Seinfeld stream has been banned from Twitch for two weeks after it spewed offensive comments about transgender people.
'Seinfeld' hits Netflix, but some jokes have been cropped out of view
Seinfeld just arrived on Netflix, and fans are noticing that the way the show is cropped for HDTV means some visual gags have been erased.
'Seinfeld' will stream on Netflix starting October 1st
Netflix will finally make 'Seinfeld' available to stream on October 1st.
'Seinfeld' might not be available to stream for months
'Seinfeld' reportedly won't reach Netflix until September, leaving people without a streaming fix for months after the show leaves Hulu.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus signs multi-year deal with Apple TV+
Julia Louis-Dreyfus had her greatest success since Seinfeld with HBO's Veep. After seven seasons of producing and starring in the hit show, she's moving onto new projects -- the actress signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple, according to Deadline. Louis-Dreyfus will serve as an executive producer and star in future Apple TV+ projects. Whether she'll be creating a TV series, movies or both isn't clear, but given Deadline's description of the "sweeping" deal, we'll probably be seeing plenty of content from one of the funniest women in media.
'Seinfeld' is moving to Netflix in 2021
With the likes of Disney+, HBO Max and NBCUniversal yanking shows and movies from Netflix for their own streaming services, there's a good reason why the latter has been investing so heavily in originals over the last several years. It'll still have some marquee third-party titles in the years ahead, though: Netflix will have the global streaming rights to Seinfeld for five years starting 2021.
After Math: 'Murica
Now that the 4th of July festivities are winding down, let's take a look back at the most American stories Engadget ran this week.
Hulu adds an episode shuffle button for 'Seinfeld'
Larry David has always said the mantra for Seinfeld was "no hugging and no learning." In other words, whatever happened in an episode of the enormously successful sitcom, Jerry and the gang wouldn't change. That perhaps made it easier for viewers to dip in and out of random episodes, without necessarily needing to know about long-running storylines. To celebrate the show's 30th anniversary today, Hulu is leaning into that with an episode shuffle button.
The Morning After: Tuesday, January 31 2017
Over the last 24 hours, you might have missed electronic glasses that auto-focus for you, Google's $4 million contribution to immigration organizations, and Gap's augmented reality dressing room app.
Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars' moves to Netflix this year
Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is jumping from Sony's Crackle streaming service to one that people actually watch: Netflix. Late this year, the show will debut with 24 new episodes according to Variety. What's more, 59 back episodes of the Emmy nominated show will arrive on the streaming service as well, and there are plans for another new run of episodes for next year.
Hulu will have every episode of 'Seinfeld' on June 24th
After paying big bucks to lock up the show about nothing, Hulu has announced when we can expect to see Seinfeld: June 24th. Since it's a heavily syndicated show (and previously available in smaller portions on services like Crackle) you probably weren't lacking in ways to see Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, George and the rest but now you can skip your way through its 180-episode run at your leisure. Also, Hulu is figuring that if you're willing to subscribe and stop by to check out that show, you might hang around for some of the other TV hits and original content it's stuffing the service with. Yes, it's all still ad-interrupted, but on a positive note, Hulu recently added Chromecast autoplay support (like Netflix) to make your binge watching even easier.
Hulu's the exclusive online home of 'Seinfeld' and 'Fear the Walking Dead'
It may be a fraction of Netflix's size, but Hulu is no small fry when it comes to the online video business. At an advertising conference in New York, the company has revealed that it has won the exclusive streaming rights to Seinfeld. It's a big deal for the outfit, since Sony had reportedly offered the series to every online media company, including Netflix, but all had balked at a reported cost of between $700,000 and $1 million per episode. If those figures are close to being true, and Hulu is staying tight-lipped, then the site will have paid out anything between $130 and $180 million just for the show about nothing.
Hulu reportedly lands 'Seinfeld' streaming rights
According to a report by Variety, tomorrow Hulu will announce that it has won the bidding war for streaming rights to the Seinfeld series. The deal is said to be worth nearly $1 million per episode (a WSJ rumor puts the figure at about $700k per ep), adding up to some $180 million or so, enough to bring the complete series to a streaming service for the first time. According to the earlier rumors Amazon and Yahoo were also in the running for the series, although streaming giant Netflix had dropped out, apparently deciding to focus on original shows and its deal for the Friends series. The deal should be announced tomorrow during Hulu's "Upfront" presentation -- we'll be watching for more info on its Cablevision deal -- for advertisers and the media, scheduled to start at 8:30AM.
'Seinfeld' will start streaming soon, but probably not on Netflix
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Sony Pictures has opened the bidding for streaming rights to Seinfeld. One party apparently not taking part is Netflix, leaving the show about nothing to Amazon, Hulu or Yahoo. While Netflix paid a reported $500k+ per episode for four years of Friends, the length of the agreement for Seinfeld is still in question. The streaming competition has heated up considerably over the last year or so, and if the usual people in a position to know are right, we'll find out who's willing to step up to the table on this one in the next few weeks.
Seinfeld emojis have finally arrived in the iTunes Store
Earlier in July we told you about the impending release of a pack of Seinfeld iOS emojis, which would finally allow you to respond to emotional situations with a Newman face. Now these emojis have been unleashed upon the world in all of their glorious wonder. You don't even have to pay for them. Just reach into Jerry's fridge and take all the emojis you want, Kramer. Here's an example of a text with the Jerry emoji from the emoji's creator, Seinfeld2000. You can find the emoji's right now, for free, in the iTunes store.
Don't think you want Seinfeld emojis? You better think again, Mojambo!
Strap on your urban sombrero and say "Hellooooooooooo" to your new favorite app. Everyone's favorite show about nothing is still very much something in the cultural zeitgeist, and now Jerry and his band of neurotic misfits might be headed to an emoji keyboard near you. A small team including Jason Richards (creator of the @Seinfeld2000 parody Twitter account), designer Kevin McCauley, and BuzzFeed's Shahruz Shaukat, have submitted Seinfeld Emoji to the App Store and is currently waiting for Apple to declare it sponge-worthy. It's like Festivus in July! These ridiculously high-quality emojis are almost too great to look at. Looking at them is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at them. It's too risky. You get a sense of them and then you look away. Along with the primary cast of characters, now rendered in glorious cartoony flair, there are some slightly more obscure emojis included in the package that are episode-specific, like salty pretzels, Junior Mints, and a loaf of marble rye. I'm speechless. I have no speech. There are also some Seinfeld2000 inside jokes included in the emoji lineup, like a Galaxy S5 smartphone... not that there's anything wrong with that. If you're interested in the app -- and of course you are -- keep an eye on the Seinfeld2000 Twitter account for word on its App Store debut. That is, assuming Apple -- which denies apps like it's a bodily function -- approves it for sale.
Moviefone's phone service shutting down after 25 years
When your service is more fondly remembered as a Seinfeld plot than as something people use, it's probably time to drop the mic. After a quarter-century, Moviefone's movie-times hotline is winding down, as users abandon the phone in favor of sites like Fandango. The AOL-owned company isn't fading quietly into the night, however, as Moviefone's mobile app and website will still live on in their current form -- for now, at least.
Crackle for iOS brings free movies and TV shows to iPads, iPhones
After appearing on Android, Bravia TV connected platforms, the PS3 and Roku, Sony's Crackle has finally brought its ad-supported movie and TV show streaming act to iOS. The iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch clients also have an advantage over their Android counterparts, like the PS3 and Google TV apps they have access to extra content from the website (all in SD resolution) which now includes episodes from Seinfeld and movies like Pineapple Express. While senior VP Eric Berger tells USA Today the name is a reference to the need for content to "crackle" or be special, there's plenty of fluff in the catalog along with many well known older shows and movies. Still, at the low, low price of $0 we're sure you'll find something worthwhile.
