August 9, 20195 yr I guess all the characters in Seinfeld I find insufferable, so, no matter how good the writing around them is, I don't have any interest in watching what they're up to. The characters in Friends are for the most part charming and broadly sympathetic. Tbh I think comparing the two is an odd metric anyway as they're clearly very different shows. We could as well compare The Nanny and Supernanny because they're both about nannies, although everything else is miles apart. The characters in Seinfeld are unlikeable, selfish and awful to pretty much everyone, and that’s what makes the episodes great to watch, along with the great writing and plot. There’s no character development in Seinfeld, they never learn from their mistakes and that goes against the grain for a sitcom. Basically, you’re not suppose to care or have feelings for these characters, just appreciate their silliness, stupidity and their wacky craziness. :lol: Seinfeld and Friends have completely different tones but there are some similarities. Friends copied Seinfeld quite a lot... rtSwe-mwrFk
August 9, 20195 yr Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld have always criticised Friends for being a Seinfeld clone: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/fl...d12c493ddd6dca7 https://www.quora.com/What-does-Jerry-Seinf...iends-TV-series
August 9, 20195 yr Author With recent rewatches and particularly towards the final few seasons I think Ross is my favourite character in terms of who makes me laugh most. Ross / Phoebe Monica Chandler Joey / Rachel
August 9, 20195 yr With recent rewatches and particularly towards the final few seasons I think Ross is my favourite character in terms of who makes me laugh most. Ross / Phoebe Monica Chandler Joey / Rachel Yah he and Phoebe make me laugh the most too, but I accept that as a person hr is horrible and old fashioned :P (Not David, Ross)
August 9, 20195 yr Sure, but I don't like to hate the Seinfeld characters either, I just find them both irritating and boring. I don't care about their lives or their adventures enough to laugh at them going wrong. Interestingly I think I have the sane approach to something like Love Island.
August 9, 20195 yr Sure, but I don't like to hate the Seinfeld characters either, I just find them both irritating and boring. I don't care about their lives or their adventures enough to laugh at them going wrong. Interestingly I think I have the sane approach to something like Love Island. Your outlook on a show like Seinfeld is all wrong then :rolleyes: I get the feeling you haven’t actually seen that many episodes of Seinfeld. You’ve probably just seen a few episodes here and there, and you can’t judge a show like that (especially a unique show like Seinfeld). You have to watch every episode from start to finish to completely understand and appreciate the comedy and its uniqueness.
August 9, 20195 yr Funniest: 1. Phoebe 2. Ross 3. Rachel 4. Ms. Chanandler Bong 5. Monica Biig gap but special mention for buy her baby: 6. Joey
August 18, 20195 yr Your outlook on a show like Seinfeld is all wrong then :rolleyes: I get the feeling you haven’t actually seen that many episodes of Seinfeld. You’ve probably just seen a few episodes here and there, and you can’t judge a show like that (especially a unique show like Seinfeld). You have to watch every episode from start to finish to completely understand and appreciate the comedy and its uniqueness. If you have to watch it for 100 hours plus to enjoy it I think I'll manage to pass. That's quite the investment!
August 18, 20195 yr If you have to watch it for 100 hours plus to enjoy it I think I'll manage to pass. That's quite the investment! Seinfeld was a slow burner to be fair. Have you seen any episodes from the peak seasons (3-7)?
August 18, 20195 yr i saw that friends was heading to the cinema for its 25th anniversary thinking they’d confirmed a film.. it’s literally just episodes shown on the big screen!
August 19, 20195 yr It is great that Friends remains so popular but going to the cinema to see is not something i thought would be successful when most fans have likely seen every episode many times. Edited August 19, 20195 yr by pippa
August 27, 20195 yr Why 'Seinfeld' is superior to 'Friends' Opinion by Melissa Blake Updated 1232 GMT (2032 HKT) August 23, 2019 Perhaps it's easiest to start with how the two shows are similar, since, arguably, their list of similarities is shorter than George's resume. Both shows follow the lives of a group of friends living and working in New York. But that's where the similarities end. Where "Friends" suffered from simplistic and generic storylines, "Seinfeld" remains one of the smartest and most unique sitcoms. In the 21 years since its finale, few, if any, shows have ever been able to replicate that same level of magic and ardent fandom. And what about its many contributions to the American lexicon? Do you ever say "yada, yada, yada?" Do you celebrate "Festivus?" Thanks, "Seinfeld." Where "Friends" gave us unrealistic expectations of life in our 20s -- a sort of hyperreality -- "Seinfeld" was just real. On "Friends," all the characters were airbrushed, beautiful people living in massive New York City apartments that far exceeded what even successful bankers could've afforded. On "Seinfeld," however, the characters had messy -- or not much -- hair, dressed in jeans and T-shirts and lived in more normal apartments. (Though given how little they worked, it was hard to imagine how they afforded even those.) https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/23/opinions...lake/index.html
September 23, 20195 yr Happy 25th Anniversary *.* Warner have chosen Meghan to re-record the theme tune 20B9xXrifWY
September 26, 20195 yr Seinfeld was never really big over here (UK) from what I remember, wheres Friends was HUGE. From what I've seen of Seinfeld the characters are incredibly irritating wheres in Friends they really balance each other out. Don't think they would be as lovable if they were all like Monica or all like Ross etc but the mix just works really well.
September 26, 20195 yr Pfft just ignore that seinfield troll on ha one hoe mission to demonise the greatest sitcom ever. Ain't no one watching their toxic fave crap!
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