My big obsession with Seinfeld started when there was a contest to write the ending for the show. I loved the show of course and the idea nagged at me. I had just had my first baby and, instead of postpartum depression, I had postpartum mania. I stayed up very late that first night after reading about the contest and came up with my first idea. I submitted it. First contest I ever entered that required written thought. My entry in 50 words or less was :
"They charter a boat from Long Island for a vacation. Strange currents from El Nino take them far south. There they become stranded on a deserted isle. They assimilate new identities: Gilligan (Kramer), The Skipper (George), The Professor (Jerry), and Mary Ann (Elaine). The last scene is Jerry on stage telling nerdy professor `jokes.' "
I didn't win but I did get an honorable mention. Of course they ended up in jail instead of on an island and my husband will attest to the fact that a few days after submitting my original idea, I popped up in bed and said "They end up in jail". It was the only logical place for them besides being stuck forever on a tropical isle.
So instead of using my idea for the ending, I have decided that my idea is the beginning of a great made for any video device movie. This time embellished a bit. A "Shawshank Redemption" meets "Gillian's Island" piece. New details that must be included. George's parents drive the getaway vehicle. They end up on the island, too, and assimilate the identities of the Howells. Please Larry David, bring us back some Seinfeld!
