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george costanza stars in a hilarious recut seinfeld trailerWhen a recut trailer for a Seinfeld movie starring George Costanza hit it big on YouTube this week, it was standing on the shoulders of some recut giants. The concept of the recut movie trailer first appeared on YouTube when someone redid the trailer for The Shining to make it look like a heartwarming family story. That one clever video unfurled into an entire genre. The "George" video is the best recut trailer to come along since Urlesque posted a top 10 way back in the summer of aught-nine.

In Seinfeld, George is a scheming, inconsiderate guy who bumbles relationships and disregards the feelings of others. In the "George" recut trailer, he's a sympathetic widower who adopts a son and changes his life for the better. By picking out scenes from a few different episodes and adding a schmaltzy piano score, the ingenious creator of this recut trailer has taken all of the laughs out of Seinfeld ... and that's what makes it so funny.