Seinfeld vs. Friends?

[slackerinabox]

OK, this question is absurd to me - Friends has always represented to me what was achingly wrong with network television while Seinfeld'd probably my 2nd favorite show behind the Simpsons. Yet first my new roommate, who I considered hip and intelligent, proclaimed that she loves Friends and dislikes Seinfeld then I asked around 10 other people the same question. Men tended to snicker at the question - "are you friggin' kidding me? Friends is total crap and Seinfeld's one of the best shows ever made - what a stupid question!" while women tended to waver from preferring Friends to hating Seinfeld. Now, this is not a scientific study but am I missing something?

 

[BrokenVisage]

No contest.. to even compare them is worthless, but there was a Seinfeld v. Friends poll in the past that Seinfeld won easily.

 

[Feldenak]

Most of the posters here seem to be rabid Seinfeld fanatics so this is going to be a lopsided poll.

 

[mwtgg]

Neither show, but if I had to choose, it would be Seinfeld.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
Most of the posters here seem to be rabid Seinfeld fanatics so this is going to be a lopsided poll.

Indeed

And I'm one of them.

 

[Lola]

I watch both shows reruns most days.
Usually, when i watch tv after work or in the evening, i want something funny and mindless to laugh at.
Friends and Seinfeld both do that, although, i will say, all the seasons of seinfeld are great to me, but i don't like the first few seasons of Friends.

 

[YetioDoom]

I do like both, but Seinfeld is much better.

 

[Futher]

I rarely think Seinfeld is funny... Friends for me... hands down.

 

[Gibson486]

Seinfeld......no contest....

 

[monk3y]

Easily Seinfeld.

 

[jamesbond007]

Friends!

 

[slackerinabox]

Need more female voters! bump!

 

[Poulsonator]

Not even close...Seinfeld every day of the week (about how often I still watch it, too). My wife feels the same way, but she's not a member so no female votes for you!

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Need more female voters! bump!

Seinfeld all the way.

 

[PatboyX]

larry david > *

 

[Looney]

I hated Friends.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Friends is absolutely unwatchable.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: PatboyX
larry david > *

So true, you can put Curb Your Enthusiasm way ahead of Friends as well.

 

[toekramp]

this is like the equivalent of asking SEX or AMPUTATION

 

[spaceghost21]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Friends is absolutely unwatchable.

Indeed.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Futher
I rarely think Seinfeld is funny... Friends for me... hands down.

I don't care for Seinfeld either, but what about Friends is funny?

 

[Sureshot324]

I used to like friends, now i watch 5 mins of it and can't believe i was able to stand watching it. Seinfeld ftw!

 

[Kelemvor]

The chicks are hotter on Friends

 

[Futher]

When I first started watching Friends, I didn't think it was that funny. Just a few cheap one liners. After watching a few episodes and getting to know the characters, I got sucked in. I watched all 265 episodes of so this summer, and it was amazing. I think Seinfeld is nothing but an average comedy... I've watched many episodes, and some were funny, but that was it. Friends was/is suspenseful, sad, hilarious... it had tons of stories and conflicts inside the show. I Think it was very well made and those that have watched more than a few random, confusing episodes would agree. I've watched maybe 30-40 Seinfeld episodes before I decided that I didn't like it that much. Don't bash a show because you caught the end of a old episode on TBS.

 

[CKent]

Friends was like every other show on TV - complete and utter sh!t. Seinfeld owned.