History Main / SeinfeldianConversation

* During the "Crisis Times Five" arc of ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' sees Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, and Wildcat talks about the glory days of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica with Wally West and Kyle Rayner before Hourman uses his powers to move them ahead to talking about the main plot -- much to their chagrin.

Be warned that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools not all viewers may like it.]] Long conversations betray the notion that film and television are [[ShowDontTell visual media]], so not everyone [[ViewersAreGoldfish will have the patience to sit through it.]] They may also go against TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, if the contents of the conversation do not prove to be relevant for the plot later on. This can be regarded as {{Padding}} and make the viewer scream, [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "GET ON WITH IT!"]]

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': Spoofed in Season 6 episode 31, where the first conversation that Careless S. has with the cloud person Xiaolun is literally just them saying "My name is Careless S. And yours?" "My name is Xiaolun! What is your name?" repeatedly for a full straight day, and yet the cap it off with Xiaolun saying "It was a pleasure chatting with you for a day!" and Careless S. responding with "I'm happy too, let's continue tomorrow!" as if they had an actual, meaningful conversation.

* During the "Crisis Times Five" arc of ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' sees Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, and Wildcat talks about the glory days of the ComicBook/JusticeSoceityOfAmerica with Wally West and Kyle Rayner before Hourman uses his powers to move them ahead to talking about the main plot -- much to their chagrin.

* During the "Crisis Times Five" arc of ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' sees Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, and Wildcat talks about the glory days of the ''ComicBook/JusticeScoeityOfAmerica'' with Wally West and Kyle Rayner before Hourman uses his powers to move them ahead to talking about the main plot -- much to their chagrin.

** In the words of [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010610/REVIEWS08/106100301/1023 Roger Ebert,]] the dialogue in ''Film/PulpFiction'' isn't Seinfeldian at all, but "load-bearing". For example, the conversation about a pot belly between Butch and Fabienne. Instead of rehashing Butch's story arc up to that point (paid to take a fall by Marsellus, secretly bet heavily on himself, etc.), Tarantino uses the scene to very quickly establish Fabienne's character and the loving, passionate nature of their relationship. Another example of how the dialogue is used in the movie: Lance's girlfriend discusses her body piercings at length. Later, after Mia ODs on heroin, Lance and Vincent are forced to inject adrenaline directly into her heart...the ultimate body piercing experience. Hence her reflection on the incident, "Trippy."

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' has a similar example were Gin Rummy and Ed Wuncler III talking about the value of things like text-messaging before robbing a bank (which they do consider mundane, since they won't be arrested despite screwing up so bad, since [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Ed's grandpa owns the police]]). This was probably done to as an {{Homage}} to ''Pulp Fiction'', and is even more obvious considering Rummy is [[ActorAllusion voiced by Samuel L. Jackson]].
** Also in an episode in which Rummy railed against the silliness of hands free bluetooth phone devices, between Ed talking to a woman on his bluetooth, while the pair went about robbing houses in the middle of the night.

* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' frequently features the gang engaged in a heated argument about a ludicrous topic in an inappropriate moment, such as discussing the difference between "{{bear}}s" and "{{twink}}s" while in a business meeting. Makes sense, given that ''Always Sunny'' is often called "''Seinfeld'' [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on crack]]" or (on this wiki) "[[IrishmanAndAJew the Irishman to]] ''[[IrishmanAndAJew Seinfeld's]]'' [[IrishmanAndAJew Jew]]."

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'' has two started up by Guido Mista, one about the lifestyles of vegan and the other about how humans would taste terrible because they eat meat.

* ''Literature/Harsh Generation'' has its teen characters ramble on about topics ranging from pop culture dilemmas to the similarities in the instrumentation of songs ranging from the fairly conventional to the practically unknown. An entire chapter consists of nothing more than a WikiWalk through various random, inane topics. It is actually a main point of the book that these people have nothing of merit to discuss.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'' has two started up by Guido Mista, one about the lifestyles of vegan and the other about how humans would taste terrible because they eat me.

See also DistractingDisambiguation. When the conversation about nothing turns into an unusually passionate argument, it's a CavemenVsAstronautsDebate. If the conversation involves who would win in a fight, see HypotheticalFightDebate. See also TalkAboutTheWeather. [[SpeechCentricWork Speech-Centric Works]] tend to be based heavily around Seinfeldian Conversations. Regular and [[EruditeStoner erudite]] brands of [[TheStoner Stoner]] are guaranteed to partake of this trope; [[TruthInTelevision it's a well-known side-effect of being high on weed.]]

** During the [[PortingDisaster Sonic Genesis]] run, Nayrman214 delivers the aforementioned local sports team line, and Johnny [[InvokedTrope takes the bait]] by hijacking the conversation in favor of ice hockey (which was more interesting than watching [[ThatOneLevel Labyrinth Zone]], evidently) for the next minute.

'''Nayrman214:''' Eh. Go Black Hawks.

--->'''Nayrman214:''' Are we really debating the process of clam chow-dah?

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'': [[spoiler: Senator Armstrong]] and Monsoon have one about [[CherryBlossoms cherry blossom trees]] and nature at the beginning of the "Jetstream" DLC campaign.