Why are Seinfeld fans so insecure about the success of Friends?
I don't even like Friends, but I've noticed that Seinfeld fans get really insecure whenever someone says Friends is better or more popular, why so much insecurity?
shareI don't even like Friends, but I've noticed that Seinfeld fans get really insecure whenever someone says Friends is better or more popular, why so much insecurity?
shareBecause people make it sound like Friends is some top tier comedy. I never watched Friends, but I get the appeal, but this wasn't a smart knee-slapping comedy.
share"People make it sound like it? friends was one of the most popular shows of the 90s just like Seinfeld was. I personally enjoy/ed both over the years without an issue. They're just different from 1 another. Neither is smarter, more sophisticated or whatever like that. They are just different types of comedy shows.
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shareI found Friends had pretty simplistic humour. It was just more of a comfort show. Seinfeld had a specific type of comedy that no other kind of show did at the time. It relied on wordplay and nothingness.
shareNever knew there was a Seinfeld v Friends rivalry, most people I know have enjoyed both and probably prefer one over the other but not with any kind of beef.
shareI like the disingenuous wording you employ. No Seinfeld fan is "insecure" about Friends. Friends is a more vapid, easy-going sitcom. People learning to speak English love it because the language is so simple they can actually understand the jokes. Seinfeld is a MUCH MORE complex sitcom (particularly the seasons Larry David was involved). The humor, while often silly, is somehow more sophisticated than Friends. While Friends operates like a soap opera with a laugh track, Seinfeld is almost an anti-sitcom in that it refuses to be warm and comforting (though because the humor is so good, the jokes never get old, therefore the humor itself is a form of comfort upon repeat viewings).
Agree with all here.
shareInsecure about what? Both shows have their fans, were hugely successful in the their original run, and are still popular to this day.
shareThe word "insecure" doesn't make sense in the context of your post. Are you trying to say that Seinfeld fans unlock their doors or tell their bodyguard to leave when someone says that Friends is better or more popular? Or are you just doling out psychobabble?
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