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re: Seinfeld vs. Friends, which one is better?

Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:00 pm to
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
20733 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:00 pm to
Is this a joke?

Seinfeld is outrageously overrated, but it was very funny.

Friends was garbage and un-watchable.
Posted by airfernando
Member since Oct 2015
15248 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:49 pm to
Seinfeld is on Mount Rushmore of all TV shows. Friends wasn't even a top 10 show for the 90's. It was worth watching but nothing special.



off top of my head better 90's shows:

Seinfeld
Frasier
Cheers
Fresh Prince
Wings
Home Improvement
ER
Family Matters
Boy Meets World
Saved by the Bell
Wonder Years
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
17848 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:49 pm to
quote:

George Costanza is debatably the best character ever in a comedy.


What about the side characters? I could go on and on about them. Only side characters I remember from friend was Ross's mom and dad and that odd coffee guy.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
119977 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:53 pm to
George's parents I think were the best side characters. I made thread about this a few year back: What if the Costanzas had found and raised Superman?
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22880 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:14 am to
Friends had its moments, but I'm not sure you can call it underrated given the ratings and awards it received in its time.

Seinfeld stands apart. The characters weren't supposed to be too relatable, it was a different kind of comedy and that's why it's still as funny today.
Posted by CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
Member since Dec 2014
18221 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 2:03 am to
A lot of great shows there. I remember getting home from school and watching Family Matters. Home Improvement always came on right after the news. I think Boy Meets World was always on Friday night. I would add Full House as well. Awesome shows that you didn't need cable to watch.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:55 am to
I didn't like either of them, but Seinfeld isn't as bad as Friends.
Posted by uptowntiger84
uptown
Member since Jul 2011
5115 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:02 am to
Seinfeld. Love everything about the show. With that being said, friends is a great show also.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:11 am to
People forget that early Seinfeld wasn't very good.
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69645 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:40 am to
Friends for me. I like both shows but in the end, I watched every episode with my wife each week and it was one of our favorites.

Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60150 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:53 am to
A better question would be is Always Sunny better than Seinfeld?

Is Dennis Reynolds more evil than George Costanza?
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Member since Nov 2011
38223 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 7:42 am to
quote:

It's Seinfeld and it's not close
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 7:48 am to
quote:

A better question would be is Always Sunny better than Seinfeld?

Easily. IASIP beats the frick out of Seinfeld.
Posted by AMS
Member since Apr 2016
6534 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 7:59 am to
quote:

People forget that early Seinfeld wasn't very good.



Early seinfeld was fine. 1 or 2 missess. Its just that the show got much better later
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31318 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 8:16 am to
You literally could not have picked two more different shows.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
296539 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 8:27 am to
quote:

Seinfeld


Friends isn't even in the same league IMO. It tries, just doesn't get close.
Posted by buffbraz
Member since Nov 2005
5729 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 8:32 am to
Friends was entertaining and funny at time. More nostalgia than anything for me being a 90s kid. But it's Seinfeld and it's not even close. Hell, Curb beats Friends by a large margin.
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69645 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 8:34 am to
quote:

A better question would be is Always Sunny better than Seinfeld?


Have never watched a single episode of Always Sunny. I am about to start it as soon as I finish my current watch this week

Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
168828 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 8:51 am to
Is this really a thread?
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 10/3/17 at 9:03 am to
quote:

People forget that early Seinfeld wasn't very good.



Really only season 1, and even it had some good moments. But it was also only 5 episodes and it almost got cancelled.


As to the OP question, it's Seinfeld by a long mile. I liked Friends okay when it originally aired, but it's painful to watch these days. Most of the humor is just so corny and cliche. Plus Ross Geller is the worst TV character of all time.
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