Seinfeld isn't funny

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-01, 23:33

I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

by **pulling69** 2014-06-01, 23:35

by **steveschneider** 2014-06-01, 23:35

I often give things I don't like at least 100 chances.

by **InTenSity** 2014-06-01, 23:36

Never really watched it. Understand a few references, but thought it was ..meh.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-01, 23:37

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

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Mods, please ban poster Ass Dan.

by JEK 2014-06-01, 23:46

It was great in its day. Doesn't hold up now though. Larry David is a better comedic actor than writer.

by **WBill** 2014-06-01, 23:53

Anytime someone posts something like this they should have to post what they think is funny.

by Rodeo Burger 2014-06-02, 00:00

Comedy rarely has legs. Reruns are fine for the original fans, but the text message generation doesn't understand much of anything. And the TM generation hasn't seen a good comedy in their own time either. They're a humorless bunch. Jaded too. Decent baristas though, until they realize they'll be baristas forever.

by RubberbandMan 2014-06-02, 00:09

Rodeo Burger wrote:Comedy rarely has legs. Reruns are fine for the original fans, but the text message generation doesn't understand much of anything. And the TM generation hasn't seen a good comedy in their own time either.

Community. Modern Family, for the more mainstream among you. Rick and Morty too, but that's animation, and the old farts on here probably don't watch anything that isn't shot on a film reel.

And for the record, a good amount of the "text message generation" still likes/enjoys shows like Seinfeld. Hell, one of my favorite shows is Hogan's Heroes, and that's as dated as they come.

by **Gomer** 2014-06-02, 00:14

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

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by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-02, 00:14

RubberbandMan wrote:

Community. Modern Family, for the more mainstream among you. Rick and Morty too, but that's animation, and the old farts on here probably don't watch anything that isn't shot on a film reel.

And for the record, a good amount of the "text message generation" still likes/enjoys shows like Seinfeld. Hell, one of my favorite shows is Hogan's Heroes, and that's as dated as they come.

Never watched MF, but The Office and 30 Rock are in my top 5 sitcoms with Seinfeld, Cheers, and The Cosby Show. Honeymooners sits at #6.

by Rodeo Burger 2014-06-02, 00:26

RubberbandMan wrote:

Community. Modern Family, for the more mainstream among you. Rick and Morty too, but that's animation, and the old farts on here probably don't watch anything that isn't shot on a film reel.

And for the record, a good amount of the "text message generation" still likes/enjoys shows like Seinfeld. Hell, one of my favorite shows is Hogan's Heroes, and that's as dated as they come.

Those shows were by, for and about a generation other than the Millenials. The baristas are still waiting for "their" show. Though I applaud them for finding something they don't complain about, I had thought it was their only skill.

by RubberbandMan 2014-06-02, 00:38

Rodeo Burger wrote:

Those shows were by, for and about a generation other than the Millenials. The baristas are still waiting for "their" show. Though I applaud them for finding something they don't complain about, I had thought it was their only skill.

Are you serious? You think Community and Rick and Morty have their target demographics in the 35-60 age group? lol!

Your problem with Millenials isn't their lack of taste, it's the fact that they're the next generation.

by Rodeo Burger 2014-06-02, 00:54

RubberbandMan wrote:

Are you serious? You think Community and Rick and Morty have their target demographics in the 35-60 age group?

Your problem with Millenials isn't their lack of taste, it's the fact that they're the next generation.

Seinfeld averaged a 20% rating. 1 in 5 people watching TV were watching Seinfeld.

Community (when it wasn't following The Office) peaked at 1.9%. Yep, 1/10th of the Seinfeld viewership.

Rick and Morty has had 1 short season, and has, (how shall I put this gently?), more humble ratings.

Let's not compare those shows, just out of respect for the people who worked hard on the shows that no one watches.

by Ted Brogan 2014-06-02, 00:58

by RubberbandMan 2014-06-02, 01:10

Rodeo Burger wrote:

Seinfeld averaged a 20% rating. 1 in 5 people watching TV were watching Seinfeld.

Community (when it wasn't following The Office) peaked at 1.9%. Yep, 1/10th of the Seinfeld viewership.

Rick and Morty has had 1 short season, and has, (how shall I put this gently?), more humble ratings.

Let's not compare those shows, just out of respect for the people who worked hard on the shows that no one watches.

The television market is changing. Yes, the generations who are currently dying off love their network television, but most Millenials stream shows online. That and the increasing amount of options means that there likely won't be a show that captures 20% of a television market for Millenials for a long time.

Your original criteria was quality of programming. Then, when confronted with examples that gave your argument trouble, you fell back on TV ratings, which are a strange criteria to use to judge a generation that hardly contributes to those ratings.

Face it, you just have an issue with the younger generation because they remind you of your mortality and rapidly approaching irrelevance. Wink

by Rodeo Burger 2014-06-02, 01:21

RubberbandMan wrote:

The television market is changing. Yes, the generations who are currently dying off love their network television, but most Millenials stream shows online. That and the increasing amount of options means that there likely won't be a show that captures 20% of a television market for Millenials for a long time.

Your original criteria was quality of programming. Then, when confronted with examples that gave your argument trouble, you fell back on TV ratings, which are a strange criteria to use to judge a generation that hardly contributes to those ratings.

Face it, you just have an issue with the younger generation because they remind you of your mortality and rapidly approaching irrelevance.

OK bro. But you should change your name to Nickelback. Be who you are.

by BtothejizA 2014-06-02, 01:36

Rodeo Burger wrote:

Seinfeld averaged a 20% rating. 1 in 5 people watching TV were watching Seinfeld.

Community (when it wasn't following The Office) peaked at 1.9%. Yep, 1/10th of the Seinfeld viewership.

Rick and Morty has had 1 short season, and has, (how shall I put this gently?), more humble ratings.

Let's not compare those shows, just out of respect for the people who worked hard on the shows that no one watches.

When Seinfeld was at it's peak there were like 15 TV channels and no internet or DVR.

by **xsanguine** 2014-06-02, 01:47

Sitcoms never really did it for me.

I'd rather watch X-Files or Brisco County Jr (hence my av) all day over a laugh track type show. I guess as far as sitcoms go, Seinfeld is pretty good... much better than that Friends shit.

by Rodeo Burger 2014-06-02, 01:58

BtothejizA wrote:

When Seinfeld was at it's peak there were like 15 TV channels and no internet or DVR.

There were many more channels than that, but OK.

Seinfeld was the talk of the water cooler every Friday morning at every office in the world. That kind of buzz can't be recreated, it never has been since. And it's not like there are people dying to talk about Rick and Morty.

Seinfeld had a uniqueness that DOMINATED the 18 to 49 age group. Shows since then have done well, but not nearly as well, and always in much narrower segments.

A show could certainly come along that is captivating, but until the main theme moves on from the "Boo hoo, where are my frontiers?" mentality, it just won't resonate with anyone other than the Millennials, who for some reason think they are unique in feeling unappreciated and underpaid.

by Venice 2014-06-02, 03:01

gHost Spartan wrote:I think it's the greatest sitcom ever. To each their own. Back in the day you were either Seinfeld or Friends, maybe you were / are more of a Friends type fan.

ever seen All in the Family? The Honeymooners ?

Who on those shows is funnier than Jackie Gleason , Art Carney, Carol O'Conner, Jean Fucking Stapleton?

Courtney Cox j Anniston ? HoHo. Kramer is a straight rip off of Ed Norton. Carney should have gotten fucking residuals Julia Louise Drryfus has some chops but she's got a long way to go

by **Frank Ricard** 2014-06-02, 04:20

Venice wrote:

ever seen All in the Family? The Honeymooners ?

Who on those shows is funnier than Jackie Gleason , Art Carney, Carol O'Conner, Jean Fucking Stapleton?

Courtney Cox j Anniston ? HoHo. Kramer is a straight rip off of Ed Norton. Carney should have gotten fucking residuals Julia Louise Drryfus has some chops but she's got a long way to go

I'd have to go with All in the Family as the No. 1 sitcom of all time. Seinfeld would have to be right up there tho, maybe No. 2. Thank god this is 'merica because everyone has the right to be wrong if they disagree with me.

by **DWags** 2014-06-02, 05:28

BtothejizA wrote:

When Seinfeld was at it's peak there were like 15 TV channels and no internet or DVR.

Wtf? When I was in college we had 100 channels. And that was in the mid 80's.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-02, 05:47

Curb your enthusiasm is also terrible. Neuroses aren't funny, they're annoying.

by **DWags** 2014-06-02, 06:24

Ass Dan wrote:Curb your enthusiasm is also terrible. Neuroses aren't funny, they're annoying.

I think the problem here is that you're taking what you find funny and not funny and trying to shoehorn it into everybody. Nobody can make you think something is funny if it doesn't strike you as such. This thread isn't about generational issues on this board (there is a wide range of ages here) as much as it's about what strikes you as funny.

My 17 and 13 year old think Ridicullessness is funny as hell, they watch it all the time. I don't. I have a 50 year old friend that laughs his ass off at it.

If you're looking for a consensus as to what is funny and what isn't, good luck with that. It's like saying my favorite color is blue and everybody else's should be or you're an idiot.

by Notorious GiB 2014-06-02, 06:48

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

Don't be an ass, dan. Seinfeld isn't funny 506486848

by Notorious GiB 2014-06-02, 06:50

pulling69 wrote:Ban

It's comments like this that show why you shouldn't be a mod. Keep that word on the RCMB where it belongs.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-02, 06:59

DWags wrote:

I think the problem here is that you're taking what you find funny and not funny and trying to shoehorn it into everybody. Nobody can make you think something is funny if it doesn't strike you as such. This thread isn't about generational issues on this board (there is a wide range of ages here) as much as it's about what strikes you as funny.

My 17 and 13 year old think Ridicullessness is funny as hell, they watch it all the time. I don't. I have a 50 year old friend that laughs his ass off at it.

If you're looking for a consensus as to what is funny and what isn't, good luck with that. It's like saying my favorite color is blue and everybody else's should be or you're an idiot.

Ridiculousness isn't funny

by LoneWolfSparty 2014-06-02, 07:04

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

True story. And any funny parts are over shadowed by Jerry's incessant whining.

by **DWags** 2014-06-02, 07:26

Ass Dan wrote:

Ridiculousness isn't funny

Yeah, or this thread. Good effort though.

by Spartan Pride 2014-06-02, 07:45

I've met Dan in person. Very unfunny guy. And his face looks like ass.

by tTito 2014-06-02, 08:27

gHost Spartan wrote:I think it's the greatest sitcom ever. To each their own. Back in the day you were either Seinfeld or Friends, maybe you were / are more of a Friends type fan.

Gave you a like.

by PinkyTuscadero 2014-06-02, 08:29

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

Someone give me a brick. I"ll set the guy straight

by **Giant Moose** 2014-06-02, 08:54

It's still funny, but a lot of it not resonating with some today was because Seinfeld wasn't allowed to go into taboo things too deeply, and mainly had to do it with puns and beat around the bush to get it to be allowed to air on network TV.

If Seinfeld was around today with standards being more lenient on what you can say/do on network TV, it would seem a lot more fresh to future generations.

by Masturbating Bear 2014-06-02, 08:59

Ass Dan isn't funny

by MJ 2014-06-02, 09:00

Ass Dan wrote:I've given it a hundred chances, it doesn't make me laugh. It's a sitcom with a laugh track and completely predictable story lines. It's okay, at best

Not a fan of it either.

by MasonGuy 2014-06-02, 09:04

Do I honestly have to debate from an data metrics perspective if I liked Seinfeld or even worse if I thought it was funny? Bad thread.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-02, 09:07

Other people that do not like Seinfeld...The Taliban and Vladimir Putin. Just saying.

by **steveschneider** 2014-06-02, 09:09

Anyone here a fan of Comedian's in Cars? I highly recommend it.

by LoneWolfSparty 2014-06-02, 09:13

OH NOES! SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE WHAT I DO!! Seinfeld isn't funny 1550444538

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