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To those of you that disliked Seinfeld
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Don Vito Corleone
Elite
Soooo, you don't like things that are funny?
FWIW, there was a ton of "vulgar, sexual innuendo filled humor" on MASH, even more on Sanford and Son (I remember references to the fact that, curiously, Fred and his son would go together to watch "skin flicks") and quite a fair bit on The Jeffersons and All in the Family.
I like Seinfield a lot, but I don't think it's "unfathomable" why lots of people wouldn't think it was funny.
First of all, Seinfield is very generational humor. You either have to be part of or understand the generation that Seinfield and cast are part of, to get a lot of the humor, which is mostly about their self-absorption, and their expectation that the world revolves around them, and what happens when it turns out not to.
And even though more and more people live the kind of single lifestyle they live, the fact is that most people their age live in family groups, and therefore don't directly identify with some of the situations the cast gets into.
First of all, Seinfield is very generational humor. You either have to be part of or understand the generation that Seinfield and cast are part of, to get a lot of the humor, which is mostly about their self-absorption, and their expectation that the world revolves around them, and what happens when it turns out not to.
And even though more and more people live the kind of single lifestyle they live, the fact is that most people their age live in family groups, and therefore don't directly identify with some of the situations the cast gets into.
HeroOfPellinor
Lifer
It's not so much a sense of humor they lack. To be able to find Seinfeld funny, you need to be able to associate with the characters. That means being an introspective and critical person yourself. Many people don't spend a great deal of their time in self-analysis so the literal manifestations of abstract concepts are just what they say they think they are....forced and blunt.
So, ya, the Seinfeld test can probably tell you a lot about a person or culture.
BurnItDwn
Lifer
Seinfeld was OK, I didn't dislike or particularly enjoy the show. Jerry's standup was pretty good though.
Some of my favorites, Upright Citizens Brigade, Red vs Blue, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Colbert Report, That show with the Brittish guy that had all the skits that they did impromptu, Also that same show when they Americanized it and made Drew Carry the host, Army of Darkness, Young Frankenstein, Stripes, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, Dane Cook, Brian Regan, Dave Attel, The Daily Show, South Park, BBspot.
I really enjoy good satrical comedy the mest probebly, but I am open to a lot of it.
Some of my favorites, Upright Citizens Brigade, Red vs Blue, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Colbert Report, That show with the Brittish guy that had all the skits that they did impromptu, Also that same show when they Americanized it and made Drew Carry the host, Army of Darkness, Young Frankenstein, Stripes, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, Dane Cook, Brian Regan, Dave Attel, The Daily Show, South Park, BBspot.
I really enjoy good satrical comedy the mest probebly, but I am open to a lot of it.
imported_LoKe
Lifer
Uh oh; just watched an episode and I laughed a bit. Must be something that gets better as you get older...that, or less sober.
wheresmybacon
Diamond Member
that was a comedy? 😕
seriously...i didn't know. of course i was pretty little when it was running...
I never liked Seinfeld because they used a lot of words.
My favorite TV comedy of all time is "Hogan's Jewish Sympathizer Swine", the original German comedy on which "Hogan's Heroes" was based.
Instead of Stalag 17, it takes place in a subterranean SS torture cell in Birkenau prison. You never saw blood and leather combined to such comedic effect!
Like with Seinfeld, though, I thought their last episode, "The Final Solution", was kind of weak. Too many oven jokes.
My favorite TV comedy of all time is "Hogan's Jewish Sympathizer Swine", the original German comedy on which "Hogan's Heroes" was based.
Instead of Stalag 17, it takes place in a subterranean SS torture cell in Birkenau prison. You never saw blood and leather combined to such comedic effect!
Like with Seinfeld, though, I thought their last episode, "The Final Solution", was kind of weak. Too many oven jokes.
imported_LoKe
Lifer
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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