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''Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'' is an American comedy web series created, directed and hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld, distributed by digital network Crackle. The series premiered on July 19, 2012 and most recently aired its sixth season. Episodes feature Seinfeld introducing a vintage car selected for a guest comedian, followed by a drive to a pre-selected cafe or restaurant for coffee. Episodes diverge from the format spontaneously, as when Michael Richards implores Seinfeld to take a side street, when Seinfeld returns after coffee with Carl Reiner to join him for dinner with Mel Brooks—or when car trouble inevitably arises. As of May 2015, the series had been streamed nearly 100 million times. The show has been renewed for three more seasons, up to its ninth season. ==Development and format== In a 2012 interview, Seinfeld said the roots of the concept traced to a DVD extra he made for his 2002 documentary ''Comedian'' along with a later trip he made after purchasing an old VW Beetle in New Mexico, subsequently filming the return trip to the east coast with a friend.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Huffington Post, Katla Mcglynn, 10/07/2014 )〕 In a 2014 interview with David Letterman at the Paley Center, Seinfeld said the series was born as "an experiment"〔—as "kind of a guess."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Huffington Post, Danny Groner, 08/10/2014 )〕 Episodes are estimated to cost roughly $100,000,〔 with guests being paid in cash and the initial raw shoot lasting on average three-and-a-half hours,〔 which is then edited over a two-week period down to a 12–20 minute episode.〔 The process uses a lean production staff,〔 involves a minimum of network interaction,〔 and is designed as an edited and unscripted talk show without an audience that can be comfortably watched on a smart phone.〔 Prior to development of the series, Seinfeld was told by leading social network advisers, including those at Facebook and Yahoo, that a show length exceeding five minutes had little chance of success on the web.〔 Howard Schultz, coffee magnate and Chairman of Starbucks, turned down the opportunity to sponsor the show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Huffington Post, Blake Landau, 11/18/2014 )〕 Acura eventually sponsored the show, giving Seinfeld creative license with creating the commercials and product placements.〔 Seinfeld intentionally crafted the show's format around the car drive and "movement," specifically because "when attempting to show the meandering, silly and sometimes deep conversations that comedians share, you have to remove the audience to keep the participants from dropping into their acts,"〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Huffington Post, Kate McGlyn, 06/12/2014 )〕 adding that "part of what makes the show watchable is that it's always moving. There's no narrative () drive the story. We know what happens. We know they're going to get coffee. You need a kinetic energy to move it along, moving people around keeps them awake."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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