• What do you think the characters' relationships are based on the ways in which they are communicating? The episode that I chose was “Puddy is A Christian”. When they are sitting around the table at the diner, George is reading the menu not really interested in what Elaine is saying while Jerry is talking to her by making eye contact. Now we fast forward while they are in the house and both George, Jerry are now looking intently at the Jesus Fish Elaine took off Puddy's car. George goes to watch tv, again not making eye contact with her but instead watching television this time. Puddy is now in the house with Elaine looking down and walking away but still speaking to her. Jerry is making eye contact again in the last scene and George is reading the newspaper at the diner not making eye contact.
  Based on the way the characters are communicating with the sound off I would say
  that George really doesn't have much interest in what Elaine is trying to say while Jerry throughout the episode is making contact. Elaine seems to sit by Jerry and across from George when talking. This tells me that they have an established relationship.
• What are they feeling and expressing based on the nonverbal behavior you are observing?
  Jerry is inquiring whatever Elaine is speaking about. Elaine is expressing fustration over a dilemma and it seems George does not care.

Now, watch the show with the sound turned on.

• What assumptions did you make about the characters and plot based on the ways in which you interpreted the communication you observed?
  I assumed George was not listening but with the sound on he was irritated that more people did not appreciate Christian rock. I assumed he wasn't listening. In the kitchen George asked if she changed the radio station and didn't care Elaine stole Puddy's Jesus Fish. Puddy told Elaine very calmly she was going to Hell when I assumed he was passively again not paying attention to what she she said.
• Would your assumptions have been more correct if you had been watching a show you know well?
  I believe that they would because the body movements of the characters did not always match the dramatic things that they were saying. Which does make it funny when you are watching it with the sound on.