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I would like to say I’m reserving judgement on this one, but I can’t. I’m judging. Jerry Seinfeld is returning to television by producing a reality TV show called Marriage Refs. Married couples will reveal their problems to various comedians, sports stars, and other celebrities who will give them advice. Why? Seinfeld says it will be comedy, rather than true therapy, but who cares either way? If you’re going to make a comedy about marriage, write one. I don’t really want to see married people, who no doubt have very real problems, getting made fun of on national TV.

Of course, there’s always the possibility these will just be people looking for their 15 minutes of fame, like so many other “reality” programs. There’s also the slim chance the show might be hilarious, who knows? I’m not holding my breath, though. If Jerry Seinfeld were going to come back to TV, I would have preferred it be something in the sitcom realm. I guess anything he did would be scrutinized according to Seinfeld standards, so perhaps he just wanted to go in another direction to save the comparisons.

Whatever the reasons, I don’t think it’s a direction I want to go in.

Thanks to TV.com for the news.

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