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My takeaway is that professional stylists, hair, and makeup folks--at least some of them--are worth their pay.

Nobody writes dialogue like he does.

"How Aaron Sorkin Creates Musical Dialogue In ‘The Social Network’".

"How I Wrote The Social Network".

Interesting. Only one did Jerry label a putz and that may well have been a joke. (6.5 minute video.)

Interesting short Harvard Business Review interview of Jerry Seinfeld. This is especially good:

You and Larry David wrote Seinfeld together, without a traditional writers’ room, and burnout was one reason you stopped. Was there a more sustainable way to do it? Could McKinsey or someone have helped you find a better model?

Who’s McKinsey?

It’s a consulting firm.

Are they funny?

No.

Then I don’t need them. If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way.

Well, golden retrievers make most things better.

Interesting Quora discussion.

It’s not asking for “good shows”. They need to be shows that have “FINISHED”, and not only are satisfying along the way, but also have a satisfying ending.

For all your restricted-to-your-dwelling needs. I can recommend highly The Wire, Seinfeld, and The Sopranos.

Kyle Smith pays tribute to Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.

About half bloopers and half snippets of excellent moments from the show. Consistent with the finder's conjecture that the DVD was  "made for the cast and crew of Seinfeld in 1998 or 1999, to be shared in the days before internet." May well not mean as much if you're not a Seinfeld fan. 

But who isn't a Seinfeld fan?

In one man's opinion. (And his opinion is pretty good.)

"Have you ever wondered how the man who drives a snowplow drives to the snowplow?"

(Link via Kottke.)

BONUS: "ETRADE Top 5 Baby Commercials". "Why don't you try reading the rules, Shankopotamus" still makes me laugh.