I could never get around the fact that they were self centered, self absorbed people, so I didn't like them...lol..( though I get it was satire, I just never find content that praises or amplifies our worst behaviors entertaining).
I love Seinfeld's stand-up material, so I could never understand why I wasn't particularly into the show. Maybe it's because I was too slow to catch on to the "self-centered, self-absorbed" angle. They all just seemed like typical New Yorkers to me, no different than anyone else and, hence, in a show about nothing, I didn't find much of it especially funny. Except for the whole Festivus thing, the Airing of Grievances, etc. That cracked me up. Maybe I should start fresh at the beginning and give it another try.
In a way it's classic anitheroism. They're terrible people but we root for them anyway because, deep down, there is a little bit of awfulness in most of us that are willing to admit it. Seinfeld was just ground-breaking because it was done in a comic setting. When describing "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" to non-viewers I say, "It's kinda like Seinfeld but the characters are actually
I never watched Seinfeld--it was a show about nothing.
I could never get around the fact that they were self centered, self absorbed people, so I didn't like them...lol..( though I get it was satire, I just never find content that praises or amplifies our worst behaviors entertaining).
I love Seinfeld's stand-up material, so I could never understand why I wasn't particularly into the show. Maybe it's because I was too slow to catch on to the "self-centered, self-absorbed" angle. They all just seemed like typical New Yorkers to me, no different than anyone else and, hence, in a show about nothing, I didn't find much of it especially funny. Except for the whole Festivus thing, the Airing of Grievances, etc. That cracked me up. Maybe I should start fresh at the beginning and give it another try.
Maybe you should ...it might make a difference
This is understandable, though some of us can certainly relate to that mindset.
In a way it's classic anitheroism. They're terrible people but we root for them anyway because, deep down, there is a little bit of awfulness in most of us that are willing to admit it. Seinfeld was just ground-breaking because it was done in a comic setting. When describing "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" to non-viewers I say, "It's kinda like Seinfeld but the characters are actually
even worse human beings." It works.