Poll: Seinfeld Vs. Friends
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No. Opinions are based on universal standards and those who think that one show is better than another deserves anything they get. Opinions are just what the anarchists are trying to make us believe exist before they steal the moon! Is that really what you want?Zekksta said:
OK... sorry about. I think I might be sleep deprived...
Honestly I prefer Friends because I find Seinfeld kinda repetitive and the pattern seems to be too similar in most episodes. Sure it's fun, but I get tired of: "I did x" and the reaction is alway exaggerated and then there's really loud exclamations over that he did x. Then Person a enters the room and asks what's up and one of them explains the situation to almost the same exaggerated reaction.
Edit: Though I got to admit Friends got that to some extent too...
I just do not understand @ the people saying that Seinfeld's situational comedy was stupid and that its characters were unlikable. Is it really that hard to tell that the show was a satire of sitcoms? That's why it was so brilliant; it functioned as a sitcom on the surface but the real joke was in the absurdity of the situations, and how easily the characters' problems could be solved by just rational behaviour, and how much everyone cared about tiny, stupid things.
But it probably would've meant a lot less to a non-American, because I don't think that the tropes it was skewering ever plagued non-American TV. Seinfeld's never had the international audience that something like The Simpsons has, and I think that's the reason.
But it probably would've meant a lot less to a non-American, because I don't think that the tropes it was skewering ever plagued non-American TV. Seinfeld's never had the international audience that something like The Simpsons has, and I think that's the reason.
Seinfeld is a masterfully written brilliant show.
Friends is a sitcom.
It saddens me to see Friends winning, but meh opinions...
OT: Seinfeld is one of the greatest televisions shows ever made.
Friends is a sitcom.
It saddens me to see Friends winning, but meh opinions...
OT: Seinfeld is one of the greatest televisions shows ever made.
It was on BBC 2, although it wasn't well advertised. The also incredibly funny Larry Sanders Show was on before it, which puzzled me since it has a lot more swearing in it. Personally, I liked both shows and are a cherished part of my misspent youth, but Seinfeld was waaay better.SPARTANXIII said:
sorry bro seinfailed sucks balls. Friends is where it is at. Sitcoms haven't been the same since they end the series.
I can relate a friends plot or joke to almost any situation. Much to the annoyance or confusion of my friends.
What's seinfailed got. Bland dry humor a namesaake character (if you can call Seinfeld being himself a character) that needs punched in the face and a soup Nazi..... Okay okay I will give props to the soup Nazi but he is all that seinfailed had going for it.
I can relate a friends plot or joke to almost any situation. Much to the annoyance or confusion of my friends.
What's seinfailed got. Bland dry humor a namesaake character (if you can call Seinfeld being himself a character) that needs punched in the face and a soup Nazi..... Okay okay I will give props to the soup Nazi but he is all that seinfailed had going for it.
I loathe the trendy, 'let's sell all our background props' vibe of Friends. It is that pretentious.
Seinfeld, on the other hand, was brilliant in its ability to avoid a storyline while being incredibly witty about its time and age. It won't age well, but it was different and had a stellar cast.
Seinfeld, on the other hand, was brilliant in its ability to avoid a storyline while being incredibly witty about its time and age. It won't age well, but it was different and had a stellar cast.
I have to vote for Seinfeld, but for any Friends fans who can see UK comedy, maybe it's on Hulu or something, do give 'Coupling' a try, and no, not the terrible US pilot.
It's like Friends but with more jokes, and more filthy humour and more sexual tension between the six friends.
I fully admit that the laugh track is HORRIBLE tho, and totally detracts from the show.
It's like Friends but with more jokes, and more filthy humour and more sexual tension between the six friends.
I fully admit that the laugh track is HORRIBLE tho, and totally detracts from the show.
You have never watched more then a few episode of friends have you. There was conflict between the main character a lot. Like the time Chandler got drunk and made out with one of Joey's sister then forgot which one he made out with. Or the time Joey built the entertainment center that was to big for chandler and his apartment then tried to sale it, but was tricked into getting locked in it and the prospective buyer stole all their other stuff instead. Or the episode where Monica got sick off Joey and chandler's pet duck and chicken. Hell the we were on a break thing lasted forever. then there was the one where pheobe "changed" her name to something something bannana hamic Mike her husband wanted her to stop calling herself that but she refused so he "changed" his name to CrapBag in retaliation.bz316 said:
I can go on like this forever...seriously
Seinfeld. I can't stand more than five minutes of Friends before I wanted to reach through the TV and punch them all in the face.
