--- title: Seinfeld: Read TIME's Original Review from 1992 description: As the show begins streaming on Hulu, revisit our first take on the show about notiong canonical: https://time.com/3934188/seinfeld-original-review/ author: Lily Rothman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-24T18:28:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:49.085Z article:section: History og:title: Read TIME's Original Review of 'Seinfeld' og:description: As the show begins streaming on Hulu, revisit our first take on the show og:url: https://time.com/3934188/seinfeld-original-review/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaaf902e22f14ce9/69885828cd68485a900a0821/seinfeld.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Seinfeld og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read TIME's Original Review of 'Seinfeld' twitter:description: As the show begins streaming on Hulu, revisit our first take on the show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaaf902e22f14ce9/69885828cd68485a900a0821/seinfeld.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read TIME's Original Review of _Seinfeld_ > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2RqNgPrk.m3u8) (2:16)  _Published 2014-01-16. Here's a look at how our favorite TV shows—from "Game of Thrones" to "Scandal" and "Breaking Bad"—keep us coming back for more._  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jun 24, 2015 6:28 PM UTC  Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld Andrew Eccles—NBC/Getty Images  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jun 24, 2015 6:28 PM UTC Wednesday is a big day for _Seinfeld_ fans: rather than rely on late-night reruns to get their fix of the beloved sitcom, they can now [binge watch the whole thing on Hulu](http://time.com/3890930/seinfeld-hulu/). It’s been more than [25 years](http://time.com/2954097/seinfeld-25th-anniversary/) since the show premiered in 1989, but interest in Jerry & co. shows no sign of flagging—something that TIME’s critic Richard Zoglin might not have predicted when he reviewed the show back in 1992\. (Yes, it took more than a year for TIME to give _Seinfeld_ more than a blurb review, but in fairness it took a while for the show to find its footing, too.) The characters’ tendency not to talk about their deeper feelings or concerns—one of the show’s signatures—meant, Zoglin guessed, that even viewers who loved to tune in for a half-hour a week wouldn’t really get attached. Still, even when it wasn’t clear that _Seinfeld_ would become a classic, it was obvious that something was working: --- > “” --- **_Read the full review, here in the TIME Vault:_** [Comedian on the Make](http://time.com/vault/issue/1992-08-24/page/69/) ## Transcript >> President of the United States that I will faithfully execute the office. >> Power is a lot like real estate. It's all about location, location, location. Closer you are to the source, the higher your property value. Centuries from now when people watch this footage, who will they see smiling just at the edge of the frame? >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Sherlock! >> Just stop it. Stop this. >> Mr. President-- >> Uh- huh. >> We can't. We can't >> We can. >> Look around you. Look where we are. This can't happen. 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