Apparently, the Seinfeld cast hated working with her…
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!!!deleted!!! (19664510) — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 09:56 PM)
No, YOUR reading comprehension sucks. They liked her as a person but hated working with her because her comedic approach didn't work with theirs. Try reading the article and listening to the interview next time before commenting about things you don't know about.
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sidjohns450 — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 08:07 AM)
I was glad she was killed off because Susan wasn't good for the show. Susan was depressing, always nagging and looking down at George's friends as if there were losers. Seinfeld was a great American comedy show. When I was living in the UK. They showed Seinfeld there and I didn't understand it. Since then moving to the USA I have now understand American humor so I have come to love Seinfeld very much.
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collinsjamesl — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 11:02 PM)
I liked a lot of the episodes Susan (Heidi) and her family were in too. I thought the contrast was great and worked beautifully. Maybe that's what made the dynamic between Susan and George worktheir different approaches to comedy. I thought she handled the death scene beautifullypassing out from licking the envelopes.
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collinsjamesl — 10 years ago(June 05, 2015 10:28 PM)
I loved this bit from Susan (Heidi) on Seinfeld:
"A pre-nup? You wan't me to sign a pre-nup? You don't have any money! I make more money than you. Sure, give me the papers,I'll sign 'em" and the laughing fit she has afterwards. George and Susan were beautifully mismatched. I thought she played off 4 comedians quite nicely. It's also difficult coming into an established castand being a "guest player" The initial cast had a few years to gel with each other. -
gbennett5 — 10 years ago(June 07, 2015 07:29 AM)
I would also argue that it sounds like Heidi got too many laughs for her
own good. The Seinfeld "family" was extremely cliqueish and made up
of talented, but not so nice individuals. A friend of mine worked as
an extra on many TV shows. And while she loved Drew Carry and cast, she
said the "Seinfeld" set was the coldest show she was ever on. Just plain
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hummel26 — 10 years ago(June 07, 2015 10:01 PM)
I thought she had a different style because she was more of a NORMAL person than the "gang." She was very straight and conventional, they were very quirky and couldn't handle "normal." Too bad they felt they couldn't work with her. Hope she's happy in her life, which is more important than Seinfeld fame.
I always felt that killing her was a sign that the show was "jumping the shark." They were always sort of petty and immature, but this was very, very dark. After that, they went further and further, and the show which had been somewhat realistic (a lot of the crazy stuff in the show actually happened to Larry David), just went over the edge and around the bend.
My least favorite episodes include the ones with the rickshaw, the butter shave, the Japanese men who, being stereotypically small (how stupid!), could fit in Kramer's dresser. I liked that the show was about how immature people, who haven't grown up yet in their 30s, negotiate social situations, when the traditional structures (their families of origin, marriage, having kids and careers) don't really work for them. I was 32 when Seinfeld first aired, and was eight years away from marriage and 14 from having kids (I got started late), and I could really relate. The plain wacky stuff of the last three or four seasons, not so much. Seasons 1 through 4 are just about perfect. A Britcom would have ended it therea complete idea really well executed. -
tazguys — 10 years ago(June 17, 2015 06:16 PM)
I saw the Jason Alexander interview and he never once said he hated working with her. He expressed frustration with her comedic timing, as did (apparently) Julia. As many others have mentioned, her comedic timing seemed to be great when you watch the final product. I know when I've seen her interviewed (Seinfeld extras) she seems hilarious and very likeable.
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ruapehukid — 10 years ago(June 21, 2015 04:42 PM)
"Likeable(ity)" wasn't the point. Jason appears to like Heidi just fine. The problem was that she didn't fit into the vibe of the show(my interpretation of what he said). She might be a fabulous actress but not for Seinfeld. Another example to illustrate: The wonderful actress Jennifer Aniston would not have fitted into Seinfeld at all. Doesn't mean that she isn't good; just doesn't fit that particular show.
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RobbieCalifornia — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 11:45 AM)
Unfortunate that the story about her firing got out. I thought she came off perfect as Susan. She did get work after Seinfeld, but still it seems mean to talk about their difficulties in "jelling" with her. What comes out on the tv screen is what matters. Not Jason Alexander's delicate sensibilities. At least he tried to clean it up after the story of her demise came out.
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rj-27 — 9 years ago(June 10, 2016 08:12 AM)
The rumors persist that Swedberg was the problem and that none of the Seinfeld cast, including writer Larry David, liked working with her. There is a quote attributed to Jason Alexander that she was "fg impossible to work with".
I think the counter view that it was the Seinfeld cast that had the problem and not Swedberg, makes more sense.
Like many other fans of the show, I thought her character was a wonderful contrast to the cliquish nature of the four main actors. They even devoted a whole epi1ebcsode to this idea where Susan starts to hang out with Elaine and George complains bitterly about "worlds colliding". Like, what the heck did he expect to happen once they were married?
The writers saw this as an impediment to the show's future that relies completely on the relationship of the four with only occasional interruptions by girlfriends and boyfriends. And so they
had
to kill her off.
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mackjay2 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 05:27 AM)
Like many other fans of the show, I thought her character was a wonderful contrast to the cliquish nature of the four main actors. They even devoted a whole episode to this idea where Susan starts to hang out with Elaine and George complains bitterly about "worlds colliding". Like, what the heck did he expect to happen once they were married?
Exactly. She was a great addition to the show for a time, because she brought out George's anxieties and insecurities in such hilarious ways. I don't think she should have been on all the time and I did not miss her, but she did serve a very good comedic purpose.