Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad ones...

[tommynole3476]

Originally posted by BloodyNoseJose:
Seinfeld was great at exploiting things people can relate to. That's why so many people love it. That doesn't mean it is well written, well acted or even funny. It made a lot of people feel like they were in on an inside joke because they found themselves in similar situations.

A few years ago I broke down Seinfeld episodes (I'm a weird nerd). After the first few seasons they followed a similar pattern. There were three separate situations or scenarios that would all combine and resolve in the final scene. Knowing that, I believe you, me or almost any literate person could write a Seinfeld episode.

For instance:

Jerry gets held at a pharmacy for eating a piece of gum before he buys it
Elaine and Kramer go shopping for cowboy boots because Kramer's smell really bad
George is dating a toll booth operator

In the final scene George, Jerry, Kramer and Elaine run through a toll booth because the girl George was dating is operating the booth. The same cop that questioned Jerry at the pharmacy pulls them over for not paying. Kramer's new boots itch really bad so he takes them off and stinks up the whole car.

That took me about 10 seconds to come up with. Imagine what someone could do with a few hours, let alone days or weeks?

They had a formula and it was entertaining to a lot of people.

Being simple, or easy to figure out, doesn't take away from its brilliance or hilarity. One can make a perfect steak with nothing more than salt and a little butter, but that doesn't take away from how enjoyable it is, or even how much more delectable it is in relation to other, much more complex dishes.

By any measure, Seinfeld is one of the best sitcoms, and even TV shows of all time.

And if you don't 'get' it, or find it funny, that says a lot more about you, than the show.

 

[vevois23]

Originally posted by timenole:
Everyone Loves Raymond

I didn't.

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This, and the one with the in-law family living in the guest house. Both were just turrible.

 

[Bav803]

To add something I didn't see...7th Heaven.

 

[larandtra]

Fans of Seinfeld that act highbrow and the whole " Well you just dont get it because you dont understand real comedy" make me throw up. Quit being pretentious. Seinfeld was funny, but, not all the time. The fact that Jerry could even make fun of himself and the obvious pretentiousness the show poked fun at that its "fans" took so seriously makes me laugh because the fact is he was making fun of the very people who think it was funny.

As far as BAD comedies- There are too many to name. Most from the 80s through today, as it went south after the 70s. ( Ill make an allowance for cheers, as it well done.

The classics: Jeffersons ( One of my favorites because it dealt with topics that shows in its day wouldnt touch), One Day At A time, Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Odd Couple, Taxi, Cheers, I Love Lucy, MASH, Even Bewitched. BBC Shows like The Young ones, Monty Python, Are you being Served, Fawlty Towers, Keeping Up Appearances are so much better than any today.

And as for Yuck " Friends"- BBCA did a show called Coupling which was a million times better, better written ( Steven Moffat), better acted, and how can a show that does an episode called Lesbian Spank Inferno not be good.

This post was edited on 3/2 12:39 PM by larandtra

 

[kooterridesagain]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Big Bang theory. I don't get it, and nerdy social awkwardness I usually find amusing in films.
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[Spearchucker87]

Originally posted by CobNole:

Originally posted by goldmom:
NEVER watch sitcoms.

Today's sitcoms cannot match the old re-run of I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore. JMO

You had me at Sanford and Son. Childhood memories sitting around watching that with dad as well as The Honeymooners.

My folk swere Sanford & Sons fans so I have some childhood memories there too. Me and my sister OTOH were the ones watching when the Saturday evening lineup was Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett

 

[seminoledq]

What's funny to me is that the only sitcom most people in the LR would find funny is one they write themselves. None of the network execs or writes can even make you crack a smile.

 

[BornANole]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Originally posted by montconole:
Seinfeld.

Can't stand the guy, the show or the people who quote the show
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This.

I'm also the exact opposite on the most listed here. I guess everybody has their own opinions.

 

[BornANole]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Originally posted by montconole:
Seinfeld.

Can't stand the guy, the show or the people who quote the show
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This.

I'm also the exact opposite on the most listed here. I guess everybody has their own opinions.

 

[NolaNole9]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

I just finished a couple of episodes of Seinfeld. I don't know how anyone could hate this show. It's hilarious!
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[BassinNole]

Maude

 

[ncnole1975]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Originally posted by GbrNole:

Originally posted by ggmike1992:
I also don't understand all the love for Modern Family.
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Love modern family and more recently, Blackish.

HATE friends
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There is nothing at all funny about Blackish.
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[DeputyDodge]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Everybody Loves Raymond. That show was terrrible, I hate Raymond.
Home Improvement. Sucked
That ABC show that was a copy of Family Ties.

 

[BradFSUNOLES]

Originally posted by goldmom:
NEVER watch sitcoms.

Today's sitcoms cannot match the old re-run of I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore. JMO

Me to a tee. Include music in there.

 

[BelemNole]

I like a lot of the shows that the LR is too cool to like. Friends was funny. Seinfeld wasn't as funny as it thought it was, but it was still funny. Cheers? Funny. Night Court? Funny.
Modern Family? 70's Show? Big Bang? HIMYM (except the last season) Funny.

Now Raymond? That show wasn't funny. And that 2 broke girls show is awful. I don't know which one is blowing someone, but it's the only explanation. 2 1/2 men was 1 joke run into the ground 5 years ago, but some people must like that I guess since he got another show doing the same thing.

 

[SeaPA]

For a few years I thought 2.5 Men was pretty good, when the kid was still on the younger side - when he was maybe 10 to 13 years old.

The show got steadily worse as he got older.

 

[Phinhead]

I didn't find Seinfeld funny at the time. Now that I'm older, I find it hilarious.

 

[tommynole3476]

Originally posted by BelemNole:
I like a lot of the shows that the LR is too cool to like. Friends was funny. Seinfeld wasn't as funny as it thought it was, but it was still funny. Cheers? Funny. Night Court? Funny.
Modern Family? 70's Show? Big Bang? HIMYM (except the last season) Funny.

Now Raymond? That show wasn't funny. And that 2 broke girls show is awful. I don't know which one is blowing someone, but it's the only explanation. 2 1/2 men was 1 joke run into the ground 5 years ago, but some people must like that I guess since he got another show doing the same thing.

I can see where some shows might not resonate with people if they don't have anything in common with them.

I don't love Everybody Loves Raymond, but I find much of it funny and relatable, as I have a somewhat similar relationship with my mother as Raymond does. Not exactly alike, but there are times when my mom does something that would easily pass as a storyline on the show. Same with King of Queens, that couple is just a northern version of my wife and I; even down to their body styles and relative attractiveness.

There's one episode of KoQ where Cary is about to go to the gym and sets her bag down next to Doug while he is watching TV, but the remote stops working, so he digs in her gym bag and pulls the batteries out of her walkman and swaps them out with the TV remote's. Cary catches him, and she says something like "So you were just going to steal my batteries?" And he says "Well, I also turned it on so you would think you left it running and wore them down." We were watching it together and both lost it, because that is something I would do, easily; even down to turning the walkman on to make her think she did it.

 

[RPMNole]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Originally posted by divinnole:

My wife is addicted to BBT. It annoys the crap out of me and along with Friends has to be the worst of all time. Seinfield is not far behind.

You don't like either BBT or Seinfeld?

What comedies do you like?
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[NolaNole9]

Re: Gimme you most hated sitcom of all time...There are sooo many bad

Originally posted by tommynole3476:

Originally posted by BelemNole:
I like a lot of the shows that the LR is too cool to like. Friends was funny. Seinfeld wasn't as funny as it thought it was, but it was still funny. Cheers? Funny. Night Court? Funny.
Modern Family? 70's Show? Big Bang? HIMYM (except the last season) Funny.

Now Raymond? That show wasn't funny. And that 2 broke girls show is awful. I don't know which one is blowing someone, but it's the only explanation. 2 1/2 men was 1 joke run into the ground 5 years ago, but some people must like that I guess since he got another show doing the same thing.

I can see where some shows might not resonate with people if they don't have anything in common with them.

I don't love Everybody Loves Raymond, but I find much of it funny and relatable, as I have a somewhat similar relationship with my mother as Raymond does. Not exactly alike, but there are times when my mom does something that would easily pass as a storyline on the show. Same with King of Queens, that couple is just a northern version of my wife and I; even down to their body styles and relative attractiveness.

There's one episode of KoQ where Cary is about to go to the gym and sets her bag down next to Doug while he is watching TV, but the remote stops working, so he digs in her gym bag and pulls the batteries out of her walkman and swaps them out with the TV remote's. Cary catches him, and she says something like "So you were just going to steal my batteries?" And he says "Well, I also turned it on so you would think you left it running and wore them down." We were watching it together and both lost it, because that is something I would do, easily; even down to turning the walkman on to make her think she did it.

"That's just evil"-- Cary
"And you're married to it"-- Doug

King of Queens is one of my favorites all-time!
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