The Ruined King
Year 1, Day 1
The first attempt is to just try to kill Jerry in his sleep. You know, to get it over with quick.
Love ruins all.
You go to where Jerry is sleeping, and from another building, you attempt to snipe him. You end up missing, hitting a pipe and waking Jerry up. Ironically, he would’ve overslept and missed the shoot, so… first attempt was a no go.
What, me worry?
Year 1, day 2
My assassination attempt to Jerry having failed, let me try his creative partner Larry David instead. See how that works.
You put an explosive in Larry’s car, which blows up. Although Larry has survived, for his protection he stays with Jerry.
These first two days take place after the pilot airs.
Thinking smaller, we figure out we can ruin the show by eliminating its major characters. To do this, we send Jason Alexander an offer for the lead role on a big broadway play.
If all else fails, use fire.
Surprisingly, he accepts it! Unfortunately, instead of ending the show, Jerry opts to find a new character…
Wait… a new character!
Now’s your chance to don your NBC executive disguise and suggest a new character!
What, me worry?
In the network pitch, we introduce a character who's like The Great Gazoo, who only Jerry can see and flies around. And he'd be played by Sam Kinison.
What’s his name?
What’s his backstory?
What does he look like?
This may butterfly away Sam Kinison’s death.
I’d say removing George might get this show cancelled, but we’ll have to see.
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Still interested to hear your pitch!
What, me worry?
The Great Yambini, he's actually Jerry's inner voice that appears in human form. And since he's played by Sam Kinison, he just looks like his stage attire, though he's only five inches tall and as such, often rests on Jerry's shoulders
Jerry likes the character and accepts it!
You begin writing a script for Sam Kinison’s lines.
UPDATE: You’ve finished writing and Sam is ready to do it.
After a few weeks, the first screen test with The Great Yambini comes out.
Although some like him, a majority of people find him “too distracting”.
Perfect…
1990: The Stake Out, the first true episode of Seinfeld has premiered. Every screen test the Great Yambini has been in has been mostly bad, so this should be interesting.
WHAT?!
The episode became one of the highest rated broadcasts on television?
(Reads a newspaper)
“The Great Yambini is the true star of the episode, acting as a twisted Jiminy Cricket for Jerry”?!
Well… looks like we’ll have to keep trying.
Put on your executive disguises, boys! We’re going to NBC.
What, me worry?
Tell Larry David that the "No hugging, no learning" rule will no longer be in effect. In fact, it will now turn into a show that's like Full House with adults, with a lot of tender moments and the schticky music to go with it
Ooh… perfect. Let’s see what happens.
WHAT?!
They say the Great Yambini, as well as the group’s zany situations make it a loving parody of 80s sitcoms?!
(And now, the intro of Seinfeld in 1990)
(We start with shots of New York City. As we move in to Jerry’s apartment, the Seinfeld logo appears. We then see our main characters in typical sitcom fashion.)
JERRY SEINFELD
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS
MICHAEL RICHARDS
and SAM KINISON as The Great Yambini
(The final shot is of the three hugging in front of their apartment.)
the look of someone who just had suspension
I attempt arson on the set, using a few thermite grenades I brought with me just in case.
i did a bad thing / i regret the thing i did / and you're wondering what it is / tell you what i did / i did a bad thing
Fortunately, some of the set is burned.
Unfortunately, Seinfeld wants to keep doing his show.
Why not use your NBC executive disguise to pitch something?
Make sure it's as bad as you can think of!
the look of someone who just had suspension
The Seinfield cast goes to Vietnam War. We are going to ignore the fact that it's been over for about 15 years, because I am the executive and I can pitch whatever the fuck I want.
In fact, I may just re-start it again just to sabotage this show.
Edited by Cordite-455 on Feb 26th 2024 at 10:52:12 PM
i did a bad thing / i regret the thing i did / and you're wondering what it is / tell you what i did / i did a bad thing
Assuming that last bit was a threat...
"The War", a special episode of Seinfeld showing the cast drafted to fight in Vietnam, despite the fact it's been over for over a decade, is put into production.
Since you're the executive, any moments you want to put in this special episode?
the look of someone who just had suspension
George molests an Vietnamese hooker.
Elaine frags her superior officer.
Jerry and Kramer drunkenly sings "Napalm Sticks To Kids" duet.
i did a bad thing / i regret the thing i did / and you're wondering what it is / tell you what i did / i did a bad thing
We are a group of time travelers who have made it to 1989. We have disguised ourselves as important NBC executives, and our goal is to sabotage Jerry Seinfeld’s career by ruining his sitcom!
Why, you may ask?
A guy called Newman told us we’d get big bucks if we do it!
Poster 1 decides what to change about the show
Poster 2 shows how the plan initially works, but ends up backfiring.
In this game, Seinfeld will keep going on, becoming a long-running sitcom.
You decide when a year has gone by!