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i thought the business folded?

I'm sure Rebecca De Mornay had something to do with the downfall of that business.

There were a lot of plots lasting entire episodes that would've been solved in 1 second if they had cellphones.

I think I'm going to build a roller coaster instead.

You screwed me again, Pennypacker!

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There were a lot of plots lasting entire episodes that would've been solved in 1 second if they had cellphones.

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I've been in awe of how well the series has held up despite the absence of technology that is so commonplace.

email, cell phones, etc.

and yet it still doesn't stand out. They don't even use telephones that often. Jerry's apartment or the coffee shop is just the meet up where they communicate the updates to each other

The back end of the series was at a transitional time (many of the classics are from the final 3 seasons)

98, yeah everyone had email but it wasn't essential. Cell phones were a luxury. And so forth

Literally 2-3 years later we couldn't function without them

The show was about conversation, over-analysis and observation regarding the seemingly insignificant minutiae of daily life.

I like the think that they knew how important it was for that time, that the cellphone age would soon change our habits and make us less social and less likely to sit around talking (IRL) about nothing.

It's ridiculous to think they had that kind of foresight, but I like to think it.

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True. There was a slight anti-tech tinge to show. Remember Elaine's douchey tech boyfriend who made fun of Jerry for not having a fax machine?

Or remember Jerry saying, "Man, I gotta get on that internet."

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And his frustration with not being able to slam down the phone receiver onto the rotary base when he was pissed off. Angrily touching the "end" button on the tiny modern phones just didn't do it for him.

I DVR them, see the title and then delete them...I only have them for when I'm in the mood