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for some reason is just find Jerry Seinfeld incredibly creepy ... weird vibe creepy
I have to say though that I am from East Germany and I moved to NJ when I married
Husband and his family love Seinfeld
Dec 3, 2023 8:24 PM
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for some reason is just find Jerry Seinfeld incredibly creepy ... weird vibe creepy
I have to say though that I am from East Germany and I moved to NJ when I married
Husband and his family love Seinfeld
SignedEpsteinsMother
Same.
ForgottenLuck
THANK YOU! Everyone I know loved that show and I still can't figure out why.
kheltan
You do you, OP. You don't have to like it even if it's popular. I love the show, but I can totally see why the humor wouldn't be for everyone.
MissIWasntItching
I thought it was funny, but there's not one wholly redeemable character in it. They're all utter assholes.
lemmerustlethosejimmies
1. Different cultures find different things funny. 2. Within the same culture, people from different times are interested in different things 3. Sometimes you just really don't like a popular thing and well that's ok
Killertomatonew
For the most part I agree, but this will never not be funny to me
woozle
Easilyflustered
It's never been my thing either. You are not alone.
happyrabbitzz
Well somebody's made my list of grievances.
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lackinglife
The show was terrible people doing terrible things nonchalantly and never paying for it. I never found that funny
iusedtodream
Yeah, pretty sure George murders his wife, yeah? Then tries to get her money? That was a particularly dark set of episodes. With a laugh track. Disturbing.
RigoryMorty
I agree, not only was it not funny, the characters are so unlikeable. They're just shit people.
OddlyPacific
The whole gag was that he was an unlikable jerk that was easy for the worst part of you to relate to at times. Nobody thinks he’s funny on the show.
jaakkopaakkonen
Why would anyone ever want to watch people being jerks? That shit ain't funny
OddlyPacific
Have you tried It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Post modern negativism is popular among humans these days.
UnknownParticipant67
They even had the "You are no comedian, Jerry Seinfeld" line from the gymnast in that one episode.
Willowknowsall
There was a super creepy thing about him going after his wife, she was 17 and he was 38 when they met
NovaStarone
Same, found them all to be unlikeable, unfunny assholes.
BobTheWeak
I've been trying to force myself to watch Seinfeld (b/c it's iconic, and I must be missing something, right?). And I realized I watched an entire episode without laughing once. Not a chuckle, or a smile, or even a knowing eye roll. The commercials were funnier than the show.
nesurame
It's iconic because it was the first sitcom to do what it was doing (show about deeply flawed protagonists presented as theirselves). You don't need to like it nor force yourself to watch it tho, all the best bits are all clipped already.
EventuallyASkeleton
Seinfeld gets enough chuckles here and there that I can watch it to kill time but I rarely choose it and don't think I care to watch from the start. Plus seeing Jerry just reminds me of that time he whined like a bitch about his standup not landing.
ThisGuyPostingThings
Out of curiosity, did you start from the beginning (The Seinfeld Chronicles) or go with a specific or random episode?
BobTheWeak
Oh no... this was just random episodes on TV. I didn't think the series even had a larger story arc where you'd need to.
ThisGuyPostingThings
It doesn't, it's just that the first season is generally regarded as not very good (common with sitcoms, as they sometimes need time to find their tone/characters).
Fatalroadie00
I never liked the show, I TRIED to watch it, but never laughed at anything.
Flightmaster101
He’s a jerk too. Him and jimmy fallon laugh about the time they yelled at Amy poehler and Tina fey on snl and made them cry.
unremarkableasterisk
I totally agree. Seinfeld isn't funny at all, but the rest of the cast was quite good and carried the show for him. You can tell that Larry David was the funny behind the show (IMHO) because 'Curb' is everything 'Seinfeld' wishes it could have been.
davebeastly
PileOfWalthers
Correct. ✅
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
I agree. I can’t stand to watch it
beAbetterperson7
Its a very polarizing show for opinions. Heis humor is found really funny or annoying. I'm in the later group. It feels forced and always fell flat for me.
crorse
Same
cjorl
What is the deal with airline food?
unclesporky
The show isn't Seinfeld's humor, it's Larry David's humor. While George is explicitly the Larry David stand-in, practically all the petty hang-ups everyone has are rooted in Larry's point of view. Seinfeld's humor is seen during the brief stand-up segments, the "what's the deal with X" stuff.
endomorph
His tapings & Specials were pretty f'ing good. Evolved, peaked, drew a close, started over from SCRATCH, and grew again. Found that rad af.
GeekMarine72
I truly loathed everything about Seinfeld. It all seemed low effort, repetitive, and willful justification for sociopathic behaviors.
wandermanspacebot
Until you remember it's just a comedy sitcom.
jaakkopaakkonen
For it to classify as comedy sitcom, there would have to be something funny in it, wouldn't there?
wandermanspacebot
Weird to pretend that millions upon millions of people found it funny, as we can see by its undeniable success.
angelsword1
See... People can have opinions about silly shit like this. I personally don't like John Lithgow in movies. So what? OP said he personally didn't find a particular TV (telly if that suits you) show funny. It's an opinion. It's subjective. OP isn't "pretending" anything or saying it wasn't wildly successful. Nobody is denying anything. Also Kennedy is dead and birds are real. Chill the heck out.
TalkingSnake
My brother like Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, The Office and Letterkenny. I can’t stand a single one and he refuses to watch Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
dunkum09
I like Always Sunny, but it definitely isn't for everybody - every single character in that show is mildly (side characters) to extremely (the main cast) off-putting. that said, Big Bang Theory is atrocious and he should feel bad for liking it.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
okay but someone who likes himym obviously doesnt have any issues watching a show full of awful asshole characters
TurboPuns21
Thank you for speaking truth. Marshall I think was the only morally standing character - lily, Robin, Ted and Barney were all terrible people... but that didn't stop me from enjoying the show
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
no for sure marshall is awesome, barney being terrible is played as a joke that kind of aged poorly, and ted being awful is often a learning moment within the context of the show, but i think it's underrated how absolutely awful lily is and the show never acknowledges it
nicilaskin
see I love that show , that one is funny to me
ThisGuyPostingThings
I can't explain why, but I generally enjoyed (but didn't love) HIMYM, while Letterkenny was great but is now stale. Didn't like the others.
EventuallyASkeleton
What's your take on HIMYF?
ThisGuyPostingThings
It had promise, but failed to follow through, cast too big. Hillary Duff wasn't bad, but most stuff with her character (especially with her main love interest) were pretty dull. Her best friend was fun at times, the relationship with the Brit might've been the best one on the show. The main love interest's buddy who owned the bar was fine, but again had little going on except "long distance is tough", the sister was fun but a bit too "Kramer" at times. Tie-ins to HIMYM were eye-rolling.
EventuallyASkeleton
I watched an episode or two and meant to keep going but I just had other stuff to watch that hooked me better. Just as well. I heard it's cancelled.
ThisGuyPostingThings
Yeah, it got cancelled. Can't blame you for not getting into it/being distracted by other stuff. I like the routine of a weekly release, so it was easy to catch it, especially since it was minimal investment (20-25 minutes a week, don't need to pay as much attention, etc.)
orbitn
I was in a, er, group hospital for a little while and they insisted on watching the office every night. It made me consider escape, and i was there voluntarily.
Eridianne
Why would you find Seinfeld creepy? Just because he dated a 16 year old when he was like 40? Ohokaythatsaprettygoodreason
nicilaskin
oh i actually did not know that . I don't really read anything about celebrities , its not important to me . but yeah he kind of gives off that kind of vibe
in70x
Right? When someone posted that I was thinking “why has no one…. Mentioned this?”
Flightmaster101
Came here to say this
in70x
Yea wtf I was hoping that was a joke??
woozle
not that there's anything wrong with that
notthattheresanythingwrongwiththat
Indeed
monkeyshines
People called Seinfeld have ALWAYS been popular in Germany!
FrankRizzo55
My father’s gay!
spwm1984
IfILikeYourJokeITellYou
+1 that's a great joke
happyrabbitzz
While I must disagree, here's your gif
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woozle
whapowpow
Aeonika
It's all about Frasier anyway
HenchMenInc
I think the cringe was what made it funny. I don't think Friends is funny
jaakkopaakkonen
To me fronds is as funny as any sitcom could get. Cannot wrap my head around what would make cringe ever funny.
HenchMenInc
That reason is why it's funny, the uncomfortable, absurd, tragic feeling of a situation. That is funny.
HenchMenInc
And Friends isn't funny,
Muunk
I feel the same about The Office.
thedarkcanuck
Dwight clearly was autistic and he was bullied for it all the time
iwanttobebobdylan
The Scott's Tots episode is excruciating
frosss
I hear you. I love Seinfeld and usually like more dry humor but I have tried the office on numerous occasions and have never fou entertaining.
Daenion00
Same. And I liked the original British version.
colderfish
I can't even be in the same room with someone watching it. The entire comedic basis is manufactured awkward situations and it just stresses me out. I have to leave the room and browse imgur for a few hours. :)
ladyXechoXkenobiXbarnes
I feel this way about The office and Seinfeld
b1candy2
I liked The Office US. Can't stand the UK one. Saying as a brit
BesticlesTesticles
BlackCatCasper
sandraleer
The office was way cringier. I could never get into it.
apostlepk
I thought it was good until Andy showed up. Good god man, what were they thinking with that pos character?
DocWino
Sooo creepy with a dose of racism.
LaughingInTheFaceOfDanger
Seinfeld was WAY funnier than the office back in the day. The office had funny moments.
phuzz00
I tried to watch the UK Office when it first came out, and only managed about ten minutes. Same reaction to Peep Show and Alen Partridge.
ItispronouncedGIFwithahardG
The Office was bad because the characters were all horrible people. It would be one thing if they learned and grew to be better people over the course of the show, but they're just as awful at the end as they were in the beginning.
SirJamesMonster42
Just like Seinfeld and Friends. You can toss most sitcoms into that grouping, actually.
ItispronouncedGIFwithahardG
I actually never watched enough Seinfeld to know, but I'd believe that. I always thought it was boring and not humorous at all.
urmassurmas
Me either. Have you try English version. I like that.
Nuraalek
Both are terrible, but I also cannot stand that smug git Ricky Gervais.
YouMagnificentBastard
He's the worst.
ChaoticGoodTransGirl
same for both honestly. never liked either
LieselSkywalker
Me too. The U.S. one.
mstalltree
You may be highly empathetic. The increased sense of empathy makes it difficult for people to enough such shows
Ctidz
This is a terrible take.
EventuallyASkeleton
'I don't like [show].' 'Well, let me just psychoanalyze you right quick!'
farreep
As an empath, I understand that take. There's plenty of movies about people falling on hard times. Some people see them as a beautiful tragedy depicting the strength of the human spirit. They just make me depressed though. That being said, I love The Office and appreciate Seinfeld.
CosplayComet
I was always told that I just didn't get it whenever I said I didn't think it was funny. Guess I still DON'T get it...
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
They’re a bunch of schlemiels if you ask me.
KuldFyt
The joke was almost always smugly judging people that you don't understand and made no effort to understand. I get why it appealed to the boomers.
SuperfluousMeh
Oh my god, it just clicked in my mind why my Catholic magas love seinfeld. I never got the appeal, and was bored to tears with it.
SuperfluousMeh
Monty Python is more my thing, and that has terrible things like political commentary and boobies.
CoinedWatcher
I just group it in the "cringe" category that I don't care for. My life is awkward enough, I don't want to watch other people being awkward
SuperfluousMeh
I am like that with the office. I don't enjoy second hand embarrassment, or laughing because characters are stupid people rather than people who make stupid decisions.
CoinedWatcher
I've tried multiple seasons of 3 just because they're so popular, before I gave up and realized it just wasn't for me. Seinfeld, Everybody Love Raymond, and The Office... Last Man on Earth tricked me by switching to HUGE 2nd hand embarrassment
SuperfluousMeh
I always wondered if I was supposed to laugh at Raymond's parents? Or not, because they were so fucking mean. I couldn't. I understand exactly what you're saying.
pleaseuseotherdoor
He is not a good actor or comedian. I don't get the shtick.
TheyreIllusionsMichael
I agree with this, but I still think the show was good. Mainly because the rest of the cast and Larry Davids writing was top notch
shyasen
I had this is exact experience! I never understood the Seinfeld popularity or humor.
Eris55
Yes, I felt the same way. And I always thought, until today, that it was a kind of typical American humor that I, as a European, perhaps just don't understand.
FrozenSTi
What bothered me most about Jerry is that he threw away women so non-chalantly. Oops, she sneezed weird, bye bitch
TheobromineAddict
Everything that landed them in jail in the last episode is why I never liked Seinfeld.
nosoupforoldmen
That was the point of Seinfeld. They're all terrible people and the audience laughs at the portrayal of actual people you could probably meet just by strolling through lower Manhattan.
yaymuffins0
That's the whole point, they were all highly disfunctional
RuPaulsWig
It was my understanding that that was the joke? Like an early prototype of Always Sunny, the main cast is frequently in the wrong, and makes terrible choices for the audience's amusement.
Midgarmerc
What if I told you that the whole point of the show was that NONE of them were good people?
schismatosis
I think that was a big point of the show: how superficial he and his friends really are. I mean Larry David (Co writer and creator ) even had a rule - no hugging and no learning. Meaning the characters can't and won't learn from their mistakes and there won't ever be any cheesy sentimentality. They literally only cared about whether or not something was funny.
darthstormer
Mulva?
doctorId
The humour comes from the fact that few sane people actually act like that. It just kind of scratches an itch to laugh at it when you can relate to your loved ones having weird, maybe off-putting quirks I think.
Bricklemeyer
"Elaine once broke up with a guy for not using exclamation points properly." -J. Bricklemeyer
wandermanspacebot
It was funny though. This wasn't modern "legacy" TV.
76000BatteryLlamas
But she had man-hands
MileysVirus
TongueWagger
It often shows the date dumping him for finding fault with his idiosyncratic behavior.
OzRockabella
...The 'pick' was harsh
WorstPostEver
Rhythmaster
The characters are not good people. Its tricky because none of them are rly amazing actors either, so you feel as if that's who these people are, but they're playing "the worst version of themselves" because dumb conflicts is a lot of the humor for the show. Four self obsessed people arguing about inane nonsense. That's the show.
schismatosis
Jerry is a pretty lousy actor, but Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis Dreyfus are pretty amazing actors
Helixninja333
New headcanon- Jerry is super closeted but wants to make the appearance that he's trying to find the right girl. But he rejects them all because "Women! Am I right?" (extremely forced laugh track)
JohnSmithterms
That's what I loved about the show. He was an asshole, so was George and Elaine. Kramer was the nicest one of the bunch and he was cast as eccentric which I found interesting as an observer. I found it entertaining to watch awful people fail at being awful. That was the attraction to me. I did not enjoy it because i liked them. I enjoyed it because I liked seeing bad people fail. "It's always sunny in Philadelphia" is very similar but takes it to the next level and I love that show too.
NeddyFlanderidoos
"Kramer was the nicest one" Ironically Kramer's actor being hard racist in real life
CubwardOHulihan
was going to mention IASIP half way through your comment.
MileysVirus
Don't watch its always sunny if that stuff bothers you lol
LAMovieDesign
The characters are terrible people. That’s the point whole point of the show.
hupsistasaatana
Takes one to know one.
FluffyKittyLover
I mean thats how imgur treats relationships.
SmartAssX
They all did that. Elaine too
cloudstrife046583000
There's a reason. Spoiler alert: they all go to jail. They are overall terrible people
dustygamedev
I mean it's not like you're supposed to relate to them. The whole point of the show is that they're horrible people.
anonymous
Suddenly I understand why my dad could relate to the show (and Curb) so much. He was an asshole.
Gayforbae
So like archer, but not funny?
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
So it's Always Sunny, but bad?
comacomacomacomachameleon
It's Always Sunny is basically Seinfeld but the "awful people" are TRULY FUCKING AWFUL
Megadestructo
And INCREDIBLY stupid. They're barely people and I love it.
dustygamedev
It's Always Sunny, but tamer--and I wouldn't be surprised if Seinfeld was a huge inspiration for Always Sunny. It's also worth noting that the first season of Seinfeld was aired over 15 years before Always Sunny.
youcanifIcan
Unlike today's dating app matches who are in it for the long term
fartharder
youcanifIcan
An upvote from the legend!
Thanks!
fartharder
And the image is gone!
mrthewhitee
That was kind of the point of that part of his comedy, of how shallow people can be and how you can hyper fixate on minor flaws in relationships
dirtcreature
And, ironically, many of those women went on to be famous actresses. Courteney Cox, Jennifer Coolidge, Anna Gunn, Teri Hatcher, Kristin Davis, Lauren Graham, and Debra Messing
MileysVirus
Iirc Sarah Silverman was on there too
FrozenSTi
oh, I get it, still fucking bothered the most
StopTheWorldIWannaGetOff
Weird Al has a fantastic music video called... No Cigar, I think? Same premise. Animated by the Ren and Stimpy guy too. Highly recommend
Strategicgnomer
I mean... He's ultra conservative, I don't think he was making the point you think he was making.
FatBastardVegetarian
I kind of loved that "WE WERE TERRIBLE FUCKING PEOPLE" self-awareness wasn't revealed to the adoring fans until the final episodes.
doctorId
I mean it was there the whole time, they just finally got their comeuppance for all the shitty things they did.
MileysVirus
There was that one episode where the woman had man hands.
Bigbadtacomuncher
Lol, that's pretty funny
fformulaa
Mmmm, a little lobster juices face massage. The best! Lol
HighSorcerer
He got rid of a hot nudist because she wasn't pretty when she sneezed. The man's a fool.
LoudBirb
Isn't the whole point of Seinfield that they're all horrible idiots?
SlyMrFox
Or the nudist because she fixed a bike while naked.
SlyMrFox
Oh wait.
duffman3335
But he recycled the joke over and over. I hated that, too. Like, he wasn't terribly good-looking, but he always dated/dumped nines and tens.
timmaybanks
Being in ny in show business
sspeckersss
So did George though. That was part of the whole gag.
IApologizeInAdvanceImProbablyDrunk
George: despairs at his inability to find a woman or get laid
Also George: has 62 girlfriends over the 9 seasons of Seinfeld
InfocalypseRising
People seem to forget that the whole point of the show was that the whole crew were basically bad people. It was literally a rule in the writers’ room that none of them were ever allowed to show character growth
hyjukilo
I thought the point of the show was to drag out a single juvenile joke over the entire episode. It was fucking boring.
HiHowAreYou92
Ya i thought the whole funny thing of the show was they were always so petty and ridiculous. George self deprecating seinfeld a womanizing narcacist Elaine was whatever she was also kind of full of herself. Kramer great ohysical comedy
PinkyTheUnicorn2
Yep. It’s not like Friends where they were terrible people but you were ultimately supposed to like them. The Seinfeld cast were just bad people who got themselves into funny situations.
illmx
Sounds like IASIP
bigthoughtshappen
It was like “no hugs, no learning moments”
xXxX66SICKXxXx
The same can be said for it’s always sunny
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
*cast
IFoldlyGo
Weren't most of their problems self-caused? I.e. Kramer decides to paint over the lines on part of the highway to provide double-wide lanes, this causes bad traffic, Kramer wants to use paint remover, but spills the 55-gallon drum. Elaine driving that night enjoys the wider lanes and weaves back and forth, causing a sewing machine to fall off. Newman is driving home, his van catches the sewing machine, creates sparks, and sets off all the paint thinner. - https://youtu.be/WPOAQHpkz7I
sandraleer
Yes. There was a lot of cause and effect centered around people making bad or selfish choices that would then come back to bite them in the ass in some roundabout way.
THEcableguy
Everything was tied together. Season four really nailed it. The whole Joe devola thing was perfectly written.. Elaine going out with his doctor and he's off his meds stalking Kramer because he found out he wasn't invited to his party, and after trading a helmet to Newman he gets kicked.. Everything meshes so well in every episode. I think it was probably because of Lloyd Braun.
kkocan72
The way the episode where Kramer is golfing at the beach, George is pretending to be a marine biologist and it all ties together at the end when George is telling his story is the perfect episode and example of all the things tying together. When George whips out the ball it wraps it all up in the funniest way possible. The sea was angry that day….
redditmcredditface
I always thought of them as aspects of Larry David's personality (or ones he perceives as his). Jerry is vanity, Kramer is impulsivity (and creativity?), George is Laziness, Elaine is his neurosis. Ive watched too much Seinfeld.
InfocalypseRising
If I remember correctly George is just 100% meant to be Larry David.
GiantFlyingLabia
Elaine is the nerousis? I’m gonna argue that’s George
unclesporky
Yes, it was an early Always Sunny in this respect.
Hextator
StewedTomaters
Lmao, I must have missed this one...
dirtybarnacles
FridaMercury
I've always said, Seinfeld paved the road for Always Sunny. Now, the gang just needs to end up in prison too.
unclesporky
I thought most people hated the Seinfeld finale. Yes it was an opportunity to call back to good times, but nobody watched the show to watch them get some final comeuppance. Felt a bit contrived and unnatural to the vibe of the show. And it's the same for Always Sunny, they regularly suffer for their own bad choices anyway...I'd rather an ending that implies they go on causing mayhem into the foreseeable future.
FridaMercury
You're probably right that most people hated the finale when the show aired. I watched Seinfeld as an adult in the recent years, and I actually didn't mind the finale. I thought it was a hilarious twist - they were terrible people! As far as It's Always Sunny, I was mostly kidding that they should end up with the same finale. Although out of the two shows, Sunny's group really should end up in jail lol.
unclesporky
I think it might be funnier if they all go on trial for something but then end up weaseling out of it, to everyone's horror, and they do a big "in your face" celebration, but then find out that the fact that they walked means they have to watch their backs forever. Possibly related to some people Luther MacDonald knows from prison, or even Luther himself.
zFUBARz
I feel like you should probably phrase that in the reverse, but yeah.
unclesporky
It will be a late Never Cloudy in that respect.
zFUBARz
jabike2424
That doesn’t make it either ok or even a good show.
unclesporky
Correct, just intentionally having a cast who make bad decisions doesn't make it a good show. However, in this case, independently of that fact, it was also a good show.
iamthegoonsquad
Correct. Seinfeld will never be a hit.
Yellowchopsticks
It's just like reality tv. The viewers love watching terrible people.
Howlingowl
The writing on Scienfield was brilliant. Compare it to the other 90s laugh-track sitcom tripe it was competing with.
captainregular
Oh, I'll disagree. It's a little dependent on the time, but no more than most other sitcoms. But I think, even today, Seinfeld writing really holds up. It's just ridiculous enough to highlight the decision making processes of the cast without making it unbelievable, and you have to pay attention to notice how messed up they really are.
corpofilth
Most great sitcoms are like that. The Office, Fawlty Towers.. they almost need to be lousy people for you to be able to laugh at them.
UnknownParticipant67
Elaine deciding who was "spongeworthy" was pretty freaking wild for american broadcast tv at the time.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
As was The Contest.
doctorId
Are you still master of your domain?
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Not since lunch
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Which is one of the core reasons why I never liked the show: they are horrible people. I'm not interested in watching a show centered around absolute POSs. Same thing with Friends, all horrible people (except Phoebe.)
orangeyougladididntsaypoop
Both shows were garbage
IssacOppenheimer
Can you elaborate on why each character was a horrible person? I had considered them all caring, supportive, and always well intentioned. Obviously each one of them had character flaws, but I also saw every character grow out of them, and/or regret their mistakes. ...I'm genuinely open to hearing a more critical perspective of them, but I need help understanding your conclusion.
wooshheeyonnn
Friends they're a little less horrible in one sense because they actually need each other (less privileged than the seinfeld characters) and show a lot of loyalty to each other
wooshheeyonnn
imo
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
This I agree on. The characters on friends have redeemable traits that I just can't apply to Seinfeld.
THEcableguy
I guess you wouldn't like always sunny though. Shame, because it's some of the most entertaining television I've ever seen in my life.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Totally agree, and I love that show. I go into detail as to what i think the difference is in other comments.
ArcaneConjecture
That's why i *loved* the show. I enjoyed seeing bad things happen to bad people. (That's also why the finale was so perfect).
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
But nothing bad happened to them until the last episode. In fact they were actively rewarded for it. Even on the last episode, Jerry was on his way to finally shoot the pilot for his show or some shit like that. Had they literally not been at the wrong place at the wrong time, nothing bad would have happened to them at all!
KidDoc4UncleSam
Joey was dim and a bit of a misogynist but a genuinely good person.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Joey was also a total player with total disregard for the emotion of the girls he nabbed.
KidDoc4UncleSam
Thus my misogyny comment
Hashbrown123
What? Phoebe was the worst. Constantly using her dead mother to get away with shit.
SlyMrFox
Yeah, she only looks good in contrast to her friends and twin sister, Ursula.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Okay so they were all horrible then.
MangOpana
What are your thoughts on It’s always Sunny in Philly, because that show has the exact same premise albeit more on the nose
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
I love it, but hear me out before calling me a hypocrite (even though I still kinda am one). Unlike in Seinfeld or Friends, the characters in IASIP are totally indefensible and ALWAYS get their comeuppance. In Seinfeld and Friends they never lose and actively get rewarded for their shitty behaviour. The IASIP crew always ends up losing and are the clear losers. The lesson is literally and quite clearly "don't be these idiots".
TearsAreGoodLube
What do you mean? They literally went to jail at the end, all of them. They were put on trial and their past came back to bite them in the ass.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
2- To add to that, the Seinfeld crew would have also totally gotten away with all of their shittiness had they literally not been at the wrong place at the wrong time. If they are anywhere else on the planet than watching a car get stolen in a good samaritin they would have gotten away with it. At no point in time when you are watching IASIP do you ever feel like they are going to get away with it. Half the fun of watching it is to find out how it's all going to blow up in their face.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
There's a very LARGE difference between waiting 9 seasons to see any repercussions for their actions, and literally meeting the consequences of their actions on every episode. I mean Seinfeld waited until THE VERY LAST EPISODE to punish them. That still leaves 9 years of watching them get away with shitty behaviour on a weekly basis. If you never heard of the last episode the you'd be justified in thinking that they got away with every miserable action. You can't make that mistake with IASIP.