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• You won't believe this. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:06:51 01/01/22 (8)
  In Reply to: RE: err, " Not that there's anything wrong with that...." posted by oldmkvi on December 31, 2021 at 17:07:26

  . . . but, my name is Chris and I've never watched Seinfeld. ;-)
  

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  • RE: You won't believe this. . . - RGA 19:52:48 01/01/22 (6)
    In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 01, 2022 at 01:06:51

    Seinfeld is a sitcom based on "observational" comedy. Seinfeld is usually compared to George Carlin in this regard. I prefer Carlin as a stand up - by a lot.
    
    Regarding the TV series 'Seinfeld' - I found Seinfeld to be the weakest of the four cast members. Like a lot of TV series, it all depends on which one you see. Some are quite funny, some are quite crappy. Different writers write different episodes.
    
    It is rare to have any TV series where one writer writes all the episodes.
    
    Seinfeld did manage to avoid politics - but all four characters were smarmy and largely unlikeable shallow individuals. Part of the fun though was that they never really won. Bad stuff happening to bad people. Since you don't like any of them they deserved what they got.
    
    This is different from a show like Taxi where even Louis De Palma had a heart buried deep.
    
    I was never a big fan of Seinfeld (I got a few chuckles out of it) but some folks really love that kind of stuff. But then people loved Gilligan's Island (eesh) so who knows.
    
    Comedy is one of those things that are highly personal. My favourite sitcom was Frasier. Yet Cheers was only so so for me.
    
    Actually, I should say my favourites were Fawlty Towers and The Black Adder (after season 1).
    
    
    

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    • RE: You won't believe this. . . - geoffkait 13:56:42 01/03/22 (5)
      In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by RGA on January 01, 2022 at 19:52:48

      You're over intellectualizing it. I bet you're a Friends fan.
      

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      • RE: You won't believe this. . . - RGA 21:23:10 01/04/22 (4)
        In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by geoffkait on January 03, 2022 at 13:56:42

        Friends was enjoyable - I think the humour in Seinfeld is generally smarter. Friends was more the "every-person" kind of thing. I liked Friends more a decade or so after it ended. I laughed considerably more at Seinfeld however. Friends to me is a sort of comedic soap opera. I have seen Friends more recently so I may have to go back and rewatch some Seinfeld.
        
        I am not up on most shows since about 2004. I have mostly lived in Asia without a lot of TV for the past 15 years.
        
        I did enjoy a show called Mom with Anna Faris and Allison Janney. Considerably more realistically written women than some shows. But the language and themes most definitely wouldn't be for the Christian Right I suspect.
        

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        • RE: You won't believe this. . . - geoffkait 06:24:51 01/05/22 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by RGA on January 04, 2022 at 21:23:10

          I was kidding, I always felt Friends was a dumbed down copycat of Seinfeld. That doesn't stop me from watching, however. :-)
          

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        • RE: You won't believe this. . . - RV817 22:50:36 01/04/22 (2)
          In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by RGA on January 04, 2022 at 21:23:10

          Allison is one of the more accomplished comedians of the last few decades
          
          excellent timing, body language, command of dialogue, the whole package!
          
          she rocks!
          
          it would be a shame if she never gets to work with Katy Sagal
          
          those two in a dramady would be gold!
          
          
          

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          • RE: You won't believe this. . . - RGA 04:42:19 01/05/22 (1)
            In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by RV817 on January 04, 2022 at 22:50:36

            The only reason I bothered to watch Mom was because she was superb in The West Wing - a more serious role with some comedy - I believe she won 5 best actress awards (or more) for her work on that show.
            
            This is an impressive scene of acting compared to most of the tripe on television.

            • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3LK-FZdYDI   (Open in New Window)

            
            

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            • RE: You won't believe this. . . - RV817 14:59:04 01/05/22 (0)
              In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by RGA on January 05, 2022 at 04:42:19

              agreed ... I'm familiar with her body of work
              
              she deserves the acclaim afforded to her
              

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  • You haven't missed much, it is the show about NOTHING! - TWB 10:02:34 01/01/22 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: You won't believe this. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 01, 2022 at 01:06:51

    It's overrated AND a bore....
    

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