I tried to watch it several times, and my reaction was "Meh". It's about four shallow, self-centered, neurotic, irritating people, and it's not funny imho. BTW, the first time Kramer came bursting through the door gyrating wildly, it was funny. The next 500 times, not so much.
Of course I know I'm in the minority here.
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Who hurt you?
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Nobody, Berry. I just didn't like the show. I like lots of shows, but just not that one. It was just stupid IMHO.
That's why they make chocolate and vanilla.
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Nobody, Berry. I just didn't like the show. I like lots of shows, but just not that one. It was just stupid IMHO.
That's why they make chocolate and vanilla.
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Did you see the episode with George trying to seduce the photo store clerk?
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Nope. Sorry.
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Well that explains it. The show didn't get into a groove until the middle years.
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I never really watched any episodes. I know most people think it was funny. Some even call it the funniest TV show ever. I just never agreed.
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Oh okay. Based on your extensive knowledge of the show. Thanks for invalidating your opinion.
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Based on my limited knowledge of the show actually. I tried watching it at least a dozen times, and found myself thinking "I thought this was supposed to be funny." or "When is this going to become funny?" I never laughed once. I just sat there in silence wondering why some people thought it was funny.
That does not invalidate my opinion, and there's no reason to be snarky, or act superior. Apparently
I can form an opinion quicker than you can. Do you watch like a whole season before you decide if you like a show?
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Yes, you formed your opinion on the whole series based on early episodes that everyone, including the creators agree, were not that good. So yes, great job on forming an opinion quickly on incomplete data. You actually think that is something to brag about LOL
The show has a bunch of iconic catchphrases, moments, and insights still revered today. The fact that you don't find it funny, says more about YOU than the show. Every episodic show has some stinkers and if I based my opinion of South Park on Jakovasaurs or Jewpacabra I would come to the same conclusion you did about Seinfeld. Lucky for me, I know the show is genius because I've seen the best episodes.
No, I never even finished an episode. The few I attempted to watch were stupid, unfunny, boring and irritating in my opinion. The only episode I watched completely was the much ballyhooed Series Finale. I watched that, and my reaction was "Meh", and that I hadn't really missed much in all those years of not watching. Do you have a problem with that? Did you never do that?
And why do you say that I'm bragging? What brought you to that erroneously conclusion? Why can you not accept that not everyone liked your precious little show? You need to realize that no matter how good you think a show is, there will always be people who will disagree with you.
And your arrogant, condescending attitude says something about YOU!
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I like the cynicism of the show and think it is extremely clever.
But yeah, I didn't actually laugh all that much.
Humor can be very subjective.
Some of my favorite TV comedies are: The Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation, Scrubs, MASH, Brockmire, 2 1/2 Men (with the Rock Star from Mars), The Last Man On Earth, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, and Wonderfalls.
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It would have been funny if the Soup Nazi was the star. He would kill irritating, neurotic hipsters at night and make soup the next day.
shareits still the best show on tv
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Not even close, Bubba. Fargo, Twin Peaks, and Better Call Saul, just to name a few, are WAY better IMHO.
And since you're apparently counting re-runs, I'll include: Cosmos (Sagan), Upstairs/Downstairs, Hill Street Blues,
House, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek (the original), and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
And just in the comedy genre: All In The Family, Mary Tyler Moore, Cheers, The Golden Girls, Two and a Half Men,
The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, and South Park.
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It's about four shallow, self-centered, neurotic, irritating people
Sorry to upset you by not liking your precious little show Max, but it's still not funny. Just boring, stupid, and irritating.
You really do need to grow up, and realize that no matter how much you love a show, there will be people who disagree
with you.
As to your arrogant and condescending remark that my opinion is worthless, I did watch the much ballyhooed series finale, all 90 minutes of it. Still boring, stupid, irritating and not funny. A total waste of my time.
And in my opinion, YOUR opinion is worthless.
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Your entire post is a non sequitur, and as such, consider it dismissed out of hand.
And yes, your opinion is worthless, by definition, because you are giving it on a show for which you've never even watched a complete episode. In other words, you are an ultracrepidarian.
Ohhhh. Ultracrepidarian! That's an awfully big word for a person with such a small and spiteful mind, maxie.
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That's yet another non sequitur, and of course, it's dismissed.
For the record, the sole source of non sequiturs of this type is idiots, meaning your idiocy was established in your previous post and reaffirmed in your next post. Also, there's no such thing as an ultracrepidarian who's not an idiot (an ultracrepidarian is merely a specific type of idiot), so that's another public declaration of idiocy from you.
MaximRecoil- Frank Costanza and his questions and rants?? lol
"You know about the cup sizes? There's A, B, C and D's the largest."
"Where's your mother? You ask me to get a pair of underwear and I'm back in two seconds!"
"You sold my cruise wear?"
"Who takes a person's TV guide?!"
I did think Kramer was funny. His first entrance through Jerry's door (in the pilot) was a bit understated. He pulled two slices of bread out of his bathrobe pocket and asked Jerry for some meat. Admittedly some of his physical antics got wild, but his "business" schemes were hilarious, e.g. Kramerica Enterprises, the cologne that smells like the beach, the "make your own pizza" restaurant, etc.
The character who made me laugh the most was whiny, neurotic George. "Like I don't know that I'm pathetic."
But if people don't find the show funny, that's okay. As it's been stated, humor is so subjective. I've watched a few other sitcoms where I didn't even smile once.
I thought Kramer had some funny moments, but overall I didn't find him particularly funny. However, his funny moments were among the funniest moments in the entire show. The first time I saw his rant about boxer shorts (to which I can perfectly relate), I laughed myself to tears:
"Boxers! How do you WEAR these things?! Look at that, they're baggin' up, they're rising in, and there's nothing holding me in place! I'm flippin', I'm floppin' ... what am I gonna do?!"
I was in tears the first time I saw the playing-pool-in-an-undersized-room scene too (I can also relate to that).
I think Elaine was the funniest whiner:
"No! NO! You had wooden teeth! YOU had wooden teeth! I didn't have wooden teeth! YOU did!"
George got into a lot of funny situations, but I don't recall him saying much that made me laugh out loud. The "My Baby Takes The Morning Train" montage was funny, and "George is gettin' upset!" was too.
Jerry's funniest moment was probably the first time he exclaimed "Newman!" (in "The Barber" episode). The way he did it, and his facial expression, was hilarious. He did it again several times in later episodes but it was never as funny as that first time.
Frank Costanza has the most laugh-out-loud moments for me.
The ascerbic character of Frank was very funny, more so when you consider that Jerry Stiller was the exact opposite.
Frank always smacking George on the forehead... "A prophylactic wrapper in my bed!" (smack)
Jason Alexander said he had to encourage him to do it because Jerry Stiller didn't want to hit him.
With Kramer, I rewatch old episodes and appreciate Michael Richard's serious, method approach to his character. You probably have some of the DVDs. One of the extras from "The Parking Garage" shows how Michael Richards really did hit his face on that big box with the air conditioner as he put it in the trunk.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus starts laughing but he never breaks character. He just says, "I really hurt myself Elaine."
He also insisted on lugging around an air conditioner and not an empty box to lend realism to the scene.
The boxer vs. briefs argument was funny, as a female I cannot relate to it personally! Still funny.
I found George's problem with his parents more relatable. Remember when he lost his job, and they were arguing in the restaurant?
George explains to Jerry, "The two nut jobs were going at it."
When they were writing the TV pilot and George is talking to the studio executive's daughter about how hard divorce can be on children.
"Of course I'm the product of my parents having stayed together. So you never know."
Not that my parents were every as crazy as Frank and Estelle, but I could relate when they would start some of their silly bickering over nonsense.
One of Jerry's funniest episodes was when he was dog sitting the unseen Farfel when his owner who Jerry met on the plane was hospitalized.
"SHUT UP, SHUT UP! What do you want? Money?" I love animals and have always had dogs. But that scene highlighted Jerry's personality. He was too self centered to care for a dog!
The boxer vs. briefs argument was funny, as a female I cannot relate to it personally! Still funny.
Oh that boxer/brief argument. I could relate in a sort of personal "family" way.
My dad was a "boxer" man. I used to see them billowing on the clothesline. They looked more like kilts. lol Dad liked loose clothes.
I used to ask my mom why he didn't wear regular underwear.
She used to say, 'Oh please, I'm lucky I can get him to wear any underwear at all!"
Other "life's little irritations"- when Jerry and Elaine visited the Seinfelds in Florida and Elaine begged Mrs. Seinfeld- "Please put on the air conditioning!"
Mrs. Seinfeld- "You're hot?"
As Jerry said, "They're nuts with the temperature."
As my dad got older he often wore a jacket IN the house. He'd close the doors and windows in the summer "because there was a draft" when it was 90 degrees.
My dad was a "boxer" man. I used to see them billowing on the clothesline. They looked more like kilts. lol Dad liked loose clothes.
No big deal. i know people who feel the same way you feel about this show. Everyone has their likes and dislikes.
I love this show. Over the years, it had some great moments. There were so many characters on the show who also had their problems with the four main characters.The final show brought all of these characters back together to testify in court just how selfish these people could be. That, in it's self, made it a great finale.
I don't expect you to change your mind. Nobody could make me change my mind about Friends....
another top rated hit show. I watched about four episodes of that when it was hot. I didn't care for any of those characters. It just didn't appeal to me.
You may be in the minority but you aren't alone.
Thanks, Margo. I can count on you for a reasonable response even when we disagree.
Meanwhile I'm getting major hate and profanity from MaximRecoil and Mint Berry Crunch. How dare I criticize their favorite little TV show! The nerve!
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Well, give them time to realize that we all can't like the same things.
I remember feeling total outrage when I found out that not everybody loves The Beatles. How Dare they say ANYTHING negative about the greatest musical group EVER! LOL! Live and learn....
I'm simply ignoring them now.
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Comedy and music are very subjective, so true! I was a big fan of The Beatles (mostly their earlier stuff). My mom always detested them! I used to think she was joking. But she really couldn't stand any of their music. She thought their music was "stupid".
And she hates Seinfeld too. "What a stupid show. I can't stand that Jerry and his big teeth." (her quote not mine)
Buy she thought the National Lampoon movies with Chevy Chase were hilarious! I found them as amusing as a migraine.
Meanwhile I'm getting major hate and profanity from MaximRecoil
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