Re: Seinfeld isn't funny

by **steveschneider** 2014-06-02, 17:03

Anyone ever see the movie Manhattan? This thread reminds me of The Academy of the Overrated bit.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-02, 17:07

Ass Dan wrote:

You must be a nascar fan

- Turtleneck

WTF? I don't just go around accusing people of being Nascar fans. That's a pretty serious indictment.

by RubberbandMan 2014-06-02, 17:14

Punisher98 wrote:

I'm 26 and love Seinfeld. I can't think of a person my age that doesn't like it.

There is nothing more annoying than an older person who uses "this new generation sucks" as the answer to everything.

He needs someone to feel superior to, since he's well behind his peers in his actual career. Much easier to look down on 20 year olds in the service industry earning money for college working a part time job at Starbucks than facing the reality of your own drastic and unrelenting mediocrity.

by **NigelUno** 2014-06-02, 17:39

RubberbandMan wrote:

He needs someone to feel superior to, since he's well behind his peers in his actual career. Much easier to look down on 20 year olds in the service industry earning money for college working a part time job at Starbucks than facing the reality of your own drastic and unrelenting mediocrity.

Enough about Brady Hoke.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-02, 17:51

Punisher98 wrote:

I'm 26 and love Seinfeld. I can't think of a person my age that doesn't like it.

There is nothing more annoying than an older person who uses "this new generation sucks" as the answer to everything.

I'm 22, so now you can think of someone your age who doesn't like it.

by CrazySparty 2014-06-02, 17:53

Ass Dan wrote:

I'm 22, so now you can think of someone your age who doesn't like it.

Ditto.

by **Rocinante** 2014-06-02, 17:55

Blanch32 wrote:

This. Ad was completely forced and therefore unwatchable by anyone who is funny

Hold your tongue, knave.

That shit is great.

by Herbie Green 2014-06-02, 18:27

If you are 22 years old today you were born in 1992.
Seinfeld aired from 1989-1998.

by Punisher98 2014-06-02, 19:43

Herbie Green wrote:If you are 22 years old today you were born in 1992.
Seinfeld aired from 1989-1998.

Reruns....

by Punisher98 2014-06-02, 19:44

Ass Dan wrote:

I'm 22, so now you can think of someone your age who doesn't like it.

Haha, fair enough.

No matter how good the majority of people think something is, there's always going to be people that don't like it.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-02, 19:52

Punisher98 wrote:

Haha, fair enough.

No matter how good the majority of people think something is, there's always going to be people that don't like it.

Shit's too mainstream for me.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-02, 20:23

Ass Dan wrote:

Shit's too mainstream for me.

Ass Dan???

Seinfeld isn't funny - Page 3 Handsome-mens-hipster-1024x1024

by **NigelUno** 2014-06-02, 20:32

Ass Dan wrote:

Shit's too mainstream for me.

Reruns of Seinfeld are too mainstream?

by Spartan Pride 2014-06-02, 20:34

Jethro Bodeen wrote:Seinfeld was "of its time". Boomers too pooped out to watch TV past 10pm ( much less partying on Thursday nights ) got a few chuckles before nodding off.

Also- the age of the actors ( mid thirties ) and their care-free, work-free existence drew-in the 20 something crowd that identified with that "lifestyle" while at the same time appealed to the Baby-boomers that still related age-wise to people in their 30s and reminisced/envied the freedom of life before careers, kids, mortgages and the anxieties of aging.

Seinfeld completely controlled its time slot among a ridiculous age group that was basically between 20-60. Trying to downplay that is funny.

by **tGreenWay** 2014-06-02, 21:21

I try to avoid posting in threads like this because it's all about personal preferences and individual taste which, by definition, vary from person to person. It's too subjective to have a right or wrong answer.
However, some of the comments ITT being tossed about as fact are so patently wrong or just plain stupid that I've come to the sad realization that some of you posting here have futures as tv/film/theater/music/food critics.
And if you think I'm referring to you, I probably am. Carry on.

by **steveschneider** 2014-06-02, 21:28

I took a big shit at The In and Out Burger.

by Achtung Baby 2014-06-02, 21:33

steveschneider wrote:I took a big shit at The In and Out Burger.

I've tried the In and Out burger about 100 times and sorry, it's just not tasty.

Later in the thread I will say that Jack in the Box has better burgers.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-02, 21:33

steveschneider wrote:I took a big shit at The In and Out Burger.

In and out burger isn't funny

by **Blanch32** 2014-06-02, 22:36

Rocinante wrote:

Hold your tongue, knave.

That shit is great.

I'm sure it's great if you like your comedy loud and obnoxious....like the four loco of comedy

by **Death Roe** 2014-06-02, 23:22

Curb Your Enthusiasm >> Seinfeld

And this is coming from a fan of both shows.

by **tGreenWay** 2014-06-03, 00:57

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.

I'm thinking Home Improvement is more his speed.

by Herbie Green 2014-06-03, 09:11

Ass Dan wrote:

He's better than Seinfeld

If you want people to think you have a sense of humor I suggest changing your name to "AssMan"

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-03, 09:14

Herbie Green wrote:

If you want people to think you have a sense of humor I suggest changing your name to "AssMan"

You're gonna have to do better than that, champ.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-03, 09:16

tGreenWay wrote:

I'm thinking Home Improvement is more his speed.

I'm sorry, the answer we were looking for is ABC's Dinosaurs

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_vu0WqGYw7M

by **Giant Moose** 2014-06-03, 09:19

Ass Dan wrote:

I'm sorry, the answer we were looking for is ABC's Dinosaurs

Seinfeld isn't funny - Page 3 Not-the-mama

by **steveschneider** 2014-06-03, 09:56

Death Roe wrote:Curb Your Enthusiasm >> Seinfeld

And this is coming from a fan of both shows.

I definitely prefer Curb, but I have to say the Larry David era on Seinfeld is an extremely close second. I revisited the Magic Loogie Episode, the Chinese Restaurant and the episode with the Commando 8.

All damn good stuff. I think my favorite episode of Seinfeld as of now is the Magic Loogie. Pure gold Jerry!

by Bizarro Fletch 2014-06-03, 10:45

Ass Dan wrote:

I'm 22, so now you can think of someone your age who doesn't like it.

You're 22 and like Sinbad?

by **Rocinante** 2014-06-03, 10:46

Blanch32 wrote:

I'm sure it's great if you like your comedy loud and obnoxious....like the four loco of comedy

What? Did you ever watch the show?

by Bizarro Fletch 2014-06-03, 10:53

Death Roe wrote:Curb Your Enthusiasm >> Seinfeld

And this is coming from a fan of both shows.

I go back and forth on this all the time. They are two of my favorite comedies of all time, but I personally give the slight nod to Seinfeld mainly because Larry and Jerry created the formula Larry now uses on Curb. Curb is essentially Seinfeld if it were only about George.

That being said, I'm not sure I've ever laughed as hard at Seinfeld as I have watching certain Curb scenes. The Black season was off the charts, and Leon is one of my favorite TV characters ever.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-06-03, 10:57

Bizarro Fletch wrote:

You're 22 and like Sinbad?

Have you seen his stand up? It's phenomenal

by **NigelUno** 2014-06-03, 11:06

Ass Dan wrote:

Have you seen his stand up? It's phenomenal

This schtick isn't funny.

by Herbie Green 2014-06-03, 11:23

Ass Dan wrote:

You're gonna have to do better than that, champ.

It was a million to one shot

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-06-03, 14:10

Herbie Green wrote:

It was a million to one shot

Million to one.....

by Ted Brogan 2014-06-03, 14:28

"Why fusilli?"
"Because you're silly."

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-06-03, 14:32

by **WBill** 2014-06-03, 15:58

The OP must be a Bania fan.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-03, 16:05

WBill wrote:The OP must be a Bania fan.

He thinks Jerry Seinfeld is a phony.

by **WBill** 2014-06-03, 16:09

Turtleneck wrote:

He thinks Jerry Seinfeld is a phony.

I think breaking his thumbs and stuffing him in a trunk is needed.

by **Turtleneck** 2014-06-03, 16:23

WBill wrote:

I think breaking his thumbs and stuffing him in a trunk is needed.

Waking up in a sack in the Hudson River would teach him a lesson or two.

by **Blanch32** 2014-06-03, 16:27

Rocinante wrote:

What? Did you ever watch the show?

Yes. An episode or three. I simply couldn't take it

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