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   From: jneibaur@wi.rr.com   
      
   in article 22680de.0401141921.49ec7c0d@posting.google.com, Calvin Rice at   
   oscwr@netscape.net wrote on 1/14/04 9:21 PM:   
      
   > It appears to me   
   > to be like a very classy and stylish long Seinfeld episode.  I know it   
   > predates Seinfeld by a couple of decades, but I think we're meant to enjoy   
   > these intertwined relationships for their entertainment value more than   
   > anything else.   
      
   I would agree that Seinfeld was very heavily influenced by films like   
   Manhattan and Annie Hall.  The creators are around my age, and likely   
   responded in similar fashion to this sort of comedy.   
      
   JN   
      
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