Julia Louis-Dreyfus
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Absolutely. I have a couple more questions. Seinfeld in particular, for example, which I think you'll probably be best known for, even though I preferred Veep. I love Seinfeld, too. But it's having this renaissance on Netflix. A lot of young people are watching the show. My son was like, have you heard of Seinfeld? I'm like, yeah.
Absolutely. I have a couple more questions. Seinfeld in particular, for example, which I think you'll probably be best known for, even though I preferred Veep. I love Seinfeld, too. But it's having this renaissance on Netflix. A lot of young people are watching the show. My son was like, have you heard of Seinfeld? I'm like, yeah.
Why do you think it holds up and that younger generations are connecting?
Why do you think it holds up and that younger generations are connecting?
Is there a show, if you had to introduce someone to it, that you would show them first? There's obviously the famous ones, not that there's anything wrong with that, Master of Your Own Domain. Is there any show you would say, look at this one? Hmm.
Is there a show, if you had to introduce someone to it, that you would show them first? There's obviously the famous ones, not that there's anything wrong with that, Master of Your Own Domain. Is there any show you would say, look at this one? Hmm.
Oh, really? The Briss. That's hilarious. And the double dipping. There's so many. The Subway episode. But one of the things that's interesting is Netflix probably paid more than $500 million for the Seinfeld rights for five years. The contract started in 2021. Did you see any of that money? Not one cent. Okay. How do you feel about that? Fantastic. I would love you to go on about that.
Oh, really? The Briss. That's hilarious. And the double dipping. There's so many. The Subway episode. But one of the things that's interesting is Netflix probably paid more than $500 million for the Seinfeld rights for five years. The contract started in 2021. Did you see any of that money? Not one cent. Okay. How do you feel about that? Fantastic. I would love you to go on about that.
Alana Glazier, who was pretty critical about streaming services. What's your take? You're going into AI next for free, just so you know, but go ahead.
Alana Glazier, who was pretty critical about streaming services. What's your take? You're going into AI next for free, just so you know, but go ahead.
Yeah. Even though you're a network note, according to Jerry Seinfeld, that was very funny. Yeah, that was funny. That was fantastic. But in 2020, you signed an overall deal with Apple TV Plus to develop new products as executive producer and actor. You've been producer on many of your shows. What does that mean exactly?
Yeah. Even though you're a network note, according to Jerry Seinfeld, that was very funny. Yeah, that was funny. That was fantastic. But in 2020, you signed an overall deal with Apple TV Plus to develop new products as executive producer and actor. You've been producer on many of your shows. What does that mean exactly?
And how does the deal differ from the ones you've cut over the past three decades? Well,
And how does the deal differ from the ones you've cut over the past three decades? Well,
So what do you do now? Do you go bring your projects, your production company?
So what do you do now? Do you go bring your projects, your production company?
You don't even? No.
You don't even? No.
Yeah. You're not going to Reese Witherspoon it, for instance.
Yeah. You're not going to Reese Witherspoon it, for instance.