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Seinfeld is the Unfunniest Sitcom of All Time
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Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I like Friends for what it is (besides the last 2-3 seasons), but.. yeah
Kramer was funnier
ShipTheCheese
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There are differing opinions, and then there's this. My brain cannot handle this.
My "back then" comment was too vague, and implied I meant when it first came out.
To clarify: we're the same age, and I first saw it around the same time you did... I think I was 20. I enjoyed it then, and I still do now, but there are several friends of mine who never saw it and want nothing to do with it. So I'm saying that 10 years for me can still be considered a kind of nostalgia =)
stravinsky
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I wasn't convinced until the GAF testimonials
I can't think of a better sitcom. What's funnier that a bunch of sociopaths trying to pass as normal people to get what (and who) they want, and failing spectacularly week after week? It's a show about passing (Kramer being the notable exception), so I can see how you might love Curb and dislike Seinfeld: Larry is a rich and more apathetic Costanza; he's still pissed at silly, absurd social convention, but he can afford to be bluntly honest.
Your hyperbole is still ridiculous, though.
Your hyperbole is still ridiculous, though.
Except the computer monitor.
Yeah it's really strange how not funny it is. I think I had this discussion once and maybe only americans like that kind of stuff, always sunny in philadelphia and curb your enthousiasm are also not good. This whole awkward hysteria genre is only funny for you guys I think.
Maybe you just have to watch more than 10 minutes to find it funny, but it's just tiring to watch.
Maybe you just have to watch more than 10 minutes to find it funny, but it's just tiring to watch.
SkyMasterson
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No man, it's just the absurd hyperbole.
Unfunniest show of all time?
Why is it if somethings not good or great it's "the worst ever!".
If everyone were to make a thread saying "such and such" is the worst or best thing ever, we'd be drowning in this dumb shit constantly lol.
Pro-Tip: If you find you don't like something in life, move along or live journal it, don't clog forums with hyperbolic statements.
Davey Cakes
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I'm currently 24, and I grew up with Seinfeld. Loved it back in the 90s, and love it now.
I love Curb Your Enthusiasm. I find it executes this type of comedy soo much better. I also love Always Sunny.
It's a matter of perspective. I find that people who say that this is the "funniest show ever" are being completely ridiculous, in my opinion. Why can't you see the reverse? It's especially bad due to how hyped it is by a lot of people. Expectations do affect your opinions of something.
Victory Red
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SonicMegaDrive
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Ah, i see, I thought you meant when the film was first released, 1982.
As for you guys unsure about how to properly watch Seinfeld, the best thing to do is to take all of your DVDs, rip em, add them all to a playlist, shuffle them randomly and save. Completely random is the best way.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
People in the OP on the left.
Everybody else on the right.
Alright, that's it.
I'm out of this thread.
I now understand why many recent good shows had short runs.
crimzonflame
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I think Im going to spend the rest of the night on the Gaming side.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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He probably DOES like Seinfeld, but I guess we'll never know, since he is too tired to continue watching the show after the first ten minutes.
This thread is slowly becoming a living proof of why Reality shows like "Kardashians" and "Jersey Shore" and the likes are the highest rated shows on TV today.
Davey Cakes
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I love both. Curb makes the situations much more awkward, but it definitely recycles jokes from Seinfeld. Put me in the "can't understand why you'd like one and not the other" camp.
Even if you didn't like the show, was calling it "the unfunniest sitcom of all time" really necessary?
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
hahaha why have I not seen this gif before?
Also Seinfeld, for me, is as good as it gets.
Nah, this doesn't make sense. No one would buy every DVD unless they knew they liked the series, and the best way for someone who is already committed to running through a show is to watch it in order. Without doing it, you miss the nice little callbacks and references to previous episodes.
For someone who's never seen it before, you could probably do alright by watching the reruns on TBS for a week
PrimaNocta
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boo this man! seinfeld is classic.
Macready1306
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I'm relatively new here, but have been reading posts here for a few years now. This quote though is the best I've come across in all my time here! Perfectly explains why Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom of all time and changed tv forever.
Great post sir!
V
Vilix
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Hated the show, which is weird because I loved Frasier.
Wafflecakes
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I tried watching the show so many times. I kept convincing myself that I was the problem and that if I just tried harder it would become funny.
Wasn't until Bee Movie came out (same guy, same humor) that I came to accept that the show really was genuinely unfunny except for a handful of gem episodes.
Wasn't until Bee Movie came out (same guy, same humor) that I came to accept that the show really was genuinely unfunny except for a handful of gem episodes.
I never found Seinfeld to be laugh-out-loud funny, it's more like the kind of clever and sometimes silly funny that makes me smirk rather than bust a gut. That said, it's still a great show, no doubt one of the defining cultural touchstones of the 90's. It's similar to the Simpsons for me. Other sitcoms of the era, like Friends, are pure schmaltz. The characters on that show were always thinly written in such a way that they were essentially interchangeable based on the situation. These shows didn't have to do much "work" to be funny, because they didn't require dedication to plot or characterization - it was just set-up followed by punchline. Unfortunately most sitcoms have followed this model rather than the more cerebral model that Seinfeld and the Simpsons laid out, which I think still speaks to the testament of Seinfeld as a fully-realized, well-rounded and lasting comedic work. The only thing that doesn't hold up for me is the laugh track, but I think that can be forgiven as a conceit of the times. I could probably do without the stand-up bits too.
Davey Cakes
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You're acting like Bee Movie is a gauge for the comedy of Seinfeld? Even a fan of the show wouldn't make that connection.
You also ignore the fact that Larry David had as much to do with Seinfeld's goodness as Jerry himself, at least in the first several seasons?
This show being called "genuinely unfunny" is just baffling to me.
You can not be serious lmao
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
You're shittin' me right?!?!?
Wafflecakes
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My point was that it convinced me that I didn't have to think it was funny because everyone else said it was....and yes the humor is similarish.
Don't get me wrong there are good episodes. Overall the show is unwatchable for me though.
EmCeeGramr
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korey you have the worst opinions in everything
Felix Lighter
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Realy? Bee Movie some how confirms that Seinfeld is an unfunny show?
Little Fockers proves that The God Father Part 2 is shit.
Little Fockers proves that The God Father Part 2 is shit.
LaserBuddha
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This topic is sensationalist attention-whoring (if the title didn't tell you, the random mention of Blade Runner does), and you bastards gave him 6 pages and counting!
Mention posts per page and I'll burn your house down
blame space
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that gif is really good. this show's the best and if you don't like it who cares shut up it's the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAhGfVr_4U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAhGfVr_4U
crimzonflame
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Seinfeld = SMB3
Curb = SMW
Curb = SMW
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