MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I need to learn this skill Kramer's physical comedy is absolutely brilliant at times. You just illustrated my point. This guy is hilarious, the rest of the show is pure dullness. Coming from someone who finds 9gag and internet humour funny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 i would make some kind of witty comment about stuff you like, but i've been paying no attention to you at all and therefore have no ammunition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If you think Kramer's body is the funniest thing in Seinfeld you're doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 get over it, it's a cultural thing. i grew up watching "some mother's do 'ave em" and "mr bean". it's too late for me now, save yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 this is the kind of stuff i like: http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=grIsjqC_q9I#/88;98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 This show gave me & my friends so many hearty lols through our teen years. It's a bit dated now, but looking through some Youtube clips just now for this post/thread reminded me of its greatness. To understand why Seinfeld is so beloved, you have to understand that it was coming on the heels of popular sitcoms being like this: So to go from that, to this: ...was quite the shake-up. And while it definitely seems dated & sitcommy compared to something like Arrested Development or the modern anti-comedy mindfucks of Abso-lutely, anyone who claims it's not funny at all likely wasn't watching the mid or later seasons. So many memorable episodes... Kenny Rogers' chicken, when Kramer finds the Merv Griffin set, the germaphobe ep, the fur coat, George stealing things to guarantee a second date, when the gang was drugging Jerry's gf to play with her toy collection while she was passed out... I could easily write a few paragraphs just mentioning which episodes were great. The supporting characters were all brilliant (Putty, Newman, the street toughs), and the way they would wrap up several seemingly disparate stories by having them all come to a head in one location/scenario was so effectively hilarious it's pretty much become a sitcom staple ever since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 i'm sorry, i'm stupid and i like stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm not convinced you gave the show a proper go to begin with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 i tried i really did, i just find Jerry very smug is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 i'm sorry, i'm stupid and i like stupid things. It's one thing to not like Seinfeld and another to make a thread so you can shit on Seinfeld though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 hmmm yea, can see how that would be offputting my mum hates when i come round and watch seinfeld on her cable "i can't stand him!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 it's not like i'm on the Seinfeld forum, and i'm talking more about the character than the sitcom. i've already told you i find kramer funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 That's kind of the point, though. The show invented the idea of laughing at sociopaths being in bad situations of their own making that rarely get resolved due to their character flaws, instead of laughing at relatable/lovable characters being put in awkward situations that ultimately work out fine in the end. These pretzels are making me thirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 So in other words... I'm like ice, buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 you probably won't like seinfeld if youre not jewish or didn't grow up in new york or know people who fit both or either of those qualifiers. elaine is one of the greatest tv characters of all time i lose it every time she dances. I'm good friends with her son actually and she's just as funny in person as she is in the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 the way they would wrap up several seemingly disparate stories by having them all come to a head in one location/scenario was so effectively. Yeah this, so damn satisfying. The writing was a big influence on Graham Linehan and you can see it in the plot structuring of Father Ted, early Black Books and The IT Crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 i'm sorry, i'm stupid and i like stupid things. It's one thing to not like Seinfeld and another to make a thread so you can shit on Seinfeld though and another again to bump the year old thread to continue shitting on Seinfeld. the shows pretty much the best sitcom ever. I would probably normally just say it's my favourite sitcom ever, but it's the show that everyone (mostly everyone) seems to think is their favourite sitcom ever. so it's regarded as the best sitcom ever. and shit. it's fucking Seinfeld. it's legit the best sitcom ever, no doubt about it. you can't even explain whats so funny about it. I mean, you could.. but watching the show should be straightforward enough in answering the question "what's the deal with Seinfeld?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Haha, I might try and watch it just for her character. She rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 you probably won't like seinfeld if youre not jewish or didn't grow up in new york or know people who fit both or either of those qualifiers. I fit into none of those categories but unabashedly love Seinfeld no matter. It's just great television; about as perfect of a sitcom as is possible, I'd say. But of course it's not for everyone. If you don't like it, sucks to be you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIII Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 she probably likes big bang theory more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If you don't like it, sucks to be you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The episode that runs backwards was fucking brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 this show is bigger than you. Just submit to it and be engulfed in lols. And don't let something like being British stop you. It's universal spiritual shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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