Friends is over-rated because of the pedestal some people would place it on, I agree. Personally I don't have any issue with it at all but it was never the show some people made it out to be.

Seinfeld. **** Seinfeld. Being Jewish doesn't make you instantly funny. The fact that Seinfeld lasted as long as it did is proof of humans' desire to sit and watch bright, flashing lights coming from a TV.

That's the sillyest thing I've ever heard.

What?

Bright flashing lights?

If that comment and the jewish one actually had a point to them, you may want to share it with us. Why exactly is it important that Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld are jewish? What does that have to do with anything?

I watched every episode of Friends with my girlfriend a year ago. It's a pretty good show, I like the chemistry between the characters.

Agreed! I agree that Lost is a bit overrated, as well.

But I like That 70's Show every once in a while.

LOL.... HOUSE DENIED!!!! hey housewife... check it.

:bringit:

It’s still my top show and I love it! But seriously…I’m going to be honest here and say that I can see why y’all are tired of it. I’m still holding out hope though that it will pick back up with the wit and humor and stop so much with the sappy relationship stuff.


There. I said it. Happy now? :P I feel so dirty…

They should make House a mute for a whole season. If they don't get canceled I will have renewed faith in the show.

Did someone seriously say Seinfeld? Does not compute.

THIS is what turns me off of shows like Lost. I haven't watched a single episode, ever. I don't have the desire to watch a single episode ever. Even if I wanted to watch Lost, I can't just watch the show, I have to start watching it. In order to really get into it, I have to learn about the extensive plot that has accumulated over time. Another thing is that the whole thing is just endless, it will never end. Questions are answered, answers become questions which are answered, which become questions and so on. I just cannot bring myself to care after a while, or even enough to start to try and watch the show.

Please don't mistake my dislike for this show as me saying "I believe this show is terrible." Its just terrible for me.

That's a good point. It's not a problem for me because I had the time to "start" watching the show, but I understand what you're saying.

That's why I stopped watching it. There was just too much plot - it never ceased.

Completely disagree with you, Friends is still incredibly good, I still laugh ridicolously hard when I see repeats. I think they did well for a 90's sitcom. Some other shows were utter ****. Everybody Loves Raymond is one of them.

oh c'mon, it had its moments

i think you just didn't like the characters

I just think they tried to hard. And yeah I'll admit Raymond annoyed me the most. They were all so thick. Not saying some of the Friend's characters weren't, but at least you could relate to them.

well friends had a great dynamic

six friends were always out and about getting into all kinds of hijinx and meeting gong-show characters

with raymond, it was always the same characters, so old gags got old kinda fast.

and raymond's voice is annoying. i want to slap him in the teeth

Yussss! I so can't stand it either. I hold him while you slap.

we'll be partners in crime :wave:

Yay! *goes out and buys a AK 47*

I did say I didn't have issue with it personally. I like Friends. However it is not the greatest sitcom ever made, it's not even the greatest American sitcom ever made and my point is some people really would have had you believe that Friends was that good.

Am I the only one that noticed the brief stigma following Seinfeld's success that seemed to insinuate that being Jewish meant you were funny, and vice versa?

Besides that, can somebody explain to why it is funny and not one of the most over-rated shows ever?

explaining why something is funny is futile. you either get it or you don't. if you can relate to the scenarios the characters in seinfeld find themselves in, then you will laugh. if you can agree with the jokes, then you will laugh.

if you're just not that kind of person, then you're not. it's not rocket science.

the show is only overrated to the people who really don't get it.

I can honestly say I have no idea what you are referring to, no. Maybe if you could provide examples?

And yes, it all comes down to personal taste. Whereas it is true, at least in my eyes, that a lot of people just never really got Seinfeld it is also true that a lot of people do get it and just don't like it. It's the same with anything really.

I like Seinfeld because it was daring, it pushed a lot more buttons than a lot of sitcoms of the time, it was clever as it was more often than not done in such a way that they could slip it past the network or present in such a way that it was allowed to air. They had brilliant scripts, a perfect balance between funny dialogue and physical comedy and they both tried and suceeded to seperate themselves from some of the more traditional half hour sitcoms that were big at the time. They went up either before or after Cheers for years which offers a fine example of that in comparison.

Not saying people arent allowed to dislike it or disagree with me but they are a few of many reasons why you'll never find me putting Seinfeld in this thread.

Jews being funny is a common stereotype.

Because of Seinfeld? I have never heard that before but then again being English thats not so surprising but does Seinfeld really have anything to do with that? I guess I just don't see how the two are related.

Besides Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, and some Jewish comedians being funny, a lot of comic writers are Jewish.

So you are not going to watch a show because of a sterotype? If the fact that they are Jewish doesn't make it any more funny than it actually is, that doesn't make the show less funny.

But I understand, not everybody has the same sense of humor.

But I was commenting on the post that claimed, or at least appeared to claim, that it was Seinfeld that started that supposed trend. Hence, I am simply wondering why the fact that Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are jewish had anything to do with anything.

He was saying that Seinfeld is overhyped because he's Jewish, and that it doesn't make him funny.

Technically he claimed that that all started following the success of Seinfeld and possibly that it was a direct result of it. At least thats how I read it. I get that there is apparantly some kind of stereotype where people claim that being Jewish comes with a guaranteed comedic talent, not that I have ever heard that before, but surely claiming that Seinfeld and it's success started this stereotype is rubbish?