In early December 2022, a Twitch creator called watchmeforever, real name Skyler Hartle, began streaming something that looks like an 80s-era Nintendo game depicting Larry David’s 90s sitcom Seinfeld. Since he started the stream, called NOTHING, FOREVER, it’s run almost continuously, playing an endlessly generated Seinfeld-like episode. But not a lot of people were really paying attention until this week, when some chatter on Reddit gave it the platform it needed to go viral.

NOTHING, FOREVER takes place mostly in the Jerry-character’s (Larry) apartment, where he banters with Yyvonne (Elaine), Fred (George), and Kakler (Kramer). Also, Larry does standup, like in the opening and closing scenes bookending real Seinfeld episodes. A mimic of the real show’s transition-scene bass line sometimes marks the stream’s next scene, and a laugh track plays between the characters’ robotic lines of dialogue. Most of the time, the script is strange, but it’s occasionally interesting, such as the following exchange between Larry and Fred about death and the afterlife:

Fred: Do you think when we die, that’s it, or do you think there might be something else, after this life? 

Larry: Well Fred, I’m more of a scientist than a philosopher, so I can’t say for sure. But if I had to guess, there’s probably something more out there. We don’t know what happens when we die, but it’s comforting to think that life doesn’t just end with death. Maybe we become a part of something bigger, or maybe our souls go on to find peace and solace in a better place. Who knows? All I’m sure of is that death is just the beginning of something even more mysterious and wonderful. So if anything, I think that means life is even more precious and worth living to the fullest. What do you think? What are your thoughts on the afterlife?

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