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To say that Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom ever?

118 replies

businesshoursareover · 12/04/2015 18:32

And nothing even comes close?

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VenetiaFleet · 12/04/2015 18:33

YADNBU! Though Frasier comes a close second...

ShebaQueen · 12/04/2015 18:35

Frasier is my favourite, never fails to make me laugh

businesshoursareover · 12/04/2015 18:46

Yes, Frasier was pretty damn good but it lacked a certain edge to it. Maybe the uniqueness of George and Kramer? I can't think of a single Seinfeld episode I thought was boring. I pretty much remember every scene on the show.

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steff13 · 12/04/2015 18:47

Frasier is more my taste, but my favorite sitcom is Parks and Rec, I think.

abigamarone · 12/04/2015 18:50

I tried watching Seinfeld a couple of times. Thought Taxi, Ellen, Frasier, Cheers, Newhart and yeah, Friends were superior American sitcoms in every way.

kewtogetin · 12/04/2015 18:57

Without doubt the best ever sitcom, George costanza is without exception the funniest character ever to be created. Their would have been no 'friends' without Seinfeld.

kewtogetin · 12/04/2015 18:58

'The limo' that is all.

TidyDancer · 12/04/2015 19:00

Frasier was better, definitely.

thelittlebooktroll · 12/04/2015 19:04

YANBU and agree Fraser comes a close second.

Pengweng · 12/04/2015 19:07

YANBU. It's my favourite show!! Well maybe after Gilmore Girls.

ephemeralfairy · 12/04/2015 19:09

YANBU!! I have all 9 series on DVD. Never fails to cheer me up. My ex introduced me to it, I found the first few episodes we watched very meh. Then we watched The Puffy Shirt, and then The Soup Nazi....and it was like a switch clicked and I realised how utterly brilliant it was.
I can't think of any other characters in sitcoms who are so flawed and real, apart from maybe Mark and Jez in Peep Show. Maybe. Or Niles and Frasier actually.

And Elaine is one of those rare female sitcom characters who isn't underwritten and reductive and annoying.

dementedma · 12/04/2015 19:11

Frasier all the way.

Westendgal · 12/04/2015 19:14

Love when Kramer adopts a Highway.

Curb your Enthusiasm is a sort of spin off. Would highly recommend.

thornyhousewife · 12/04/2015 19:19

Yanbu

kewtogetin · 12/04/2015 19:20

When they lose the car in the car park, makes me howl.

kewtogetin · 12/04/2015 19:20

'He's not sponge worthy'....

ephemeralfairy · 12/04/2015 19:21

One of my favourites is when Jerry and Kramer swap apartments and then take on each other's personalities.

AlternativeTentacles · 12/04/2015 19:21

George Costanza is yada yada yada

AlternativeTentacles · 12/04/2015 19:25

But seriously - yes it is the greatest sitcom ever. When I was off with my smashed elbow, they were just starting the series on Sky and showing about 6 programmes in a row each day so I just watched the whole of Seinfeld from start to finish. It had been a favourite since it was on originally.

Just complete and utter genius.

SoreArms · 12/04/2015 19:39

YADNBU. That is all I can say!

businesshoursareover · 12/04/2015 19:41

wow Frasier so popular on here.

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OttiliaVonBCup · 12/04/2015 19:52

Frasier is better.

CrispyFern · 12/04/2015 19:55

Seinfeld was good.
I have liked other sitcoms just as much. Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation... Probably others too.

TheAssassinsGuild · 12/04/2015 20:12

Arrested Development was superb. Frasier and Cheers are damn good too. I love the earlier seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm. But, yes, Seinfeld is genius.

DanyStormborn · 12/04/2015 20:14

Seinfeld was the best no question but I liked Frasier more for some reason.