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Post-'Seinfeld' syndrome

What's up with Jerry and the gang after 10 years? A few things. Not that there s anything wrong with that.

On May 14, 1998: There were riots in Indonesia. Cannes was under way. The Dow had made up for some losses. Continental slashed airfares. And later that night, Frank Sinatra died at 82.

But for most of us - at least the 79 million people who watched - one memory endures.

A perfect storm of hype and unmet expectations, the "Seinfeld" finale - that silly trial scene, remember? - remains...

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