u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:23:45

38929 POINTS

The show "Friends" is painfully unfunny and is the most overrated thing ever

Every time this damn show comes on I change the channel immediately... it's just so horribly unfunny and the laugh tracks after every single line is just the worst thing ever. I cant put it into words how much I hate this show.

u/UnpopularOpinionMods

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:56:37

1 POINTS

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u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4080 POINTS

It was basically Full House for adults.

u/fab4freak

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

827 POINTS

I’ve never read something so true

u/Cky_vick

replying to u/fab4freak

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

144 POINTS

Full house didn't have fucking Joey. Wait.

u/notCIA_Iswear

replying to u/Cky_vick

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

84 POINTS

Or have 1 baby character played by twins. Wait.

u/PinsNneedles

replying to u/notCIA_Iswear

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

MY SISTER’S HAVING MY BABBYYYY!!

Oh wait I forgot we are supposed to hate friends in this thread

u/doctorproctorson

replying to u/PinsNneedles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

What? Why are you "supposed" to hate it?

If OP is right and it is an unpopular opinion, then most everyone in this thread should actually like it, right?

Otherwise it doesnt belong in the sub

u/Bruther_Bear

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

438 POINTS

Isn’t full house.. full house for adults?

u/washington_breadstix

replying to u/Bruther_Bear

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

417 POINTS

Full House was supposed to be at least moderately family-friendly. Friends had a lot more on-the-nose sex jokes and stuff.

u/None

replying to u/washington_breadstix

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

209 POINTS

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u/GiveToOedipus

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

87 POINTS

Are you sure that's his nose?

u/lolfreakz

replying to u/GiveToOedipus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

55 POINTS

Might just be happy to see him.

u/ddh85

replying to u/lolfreakz

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

39 POINTS

How YOU doin'?

u/LordGal

replying to u/ddh85

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4 POINTS

How rude!

u/acandercat

replying to u/ddh85

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Just the tip.

u/MrEZ3

replying to u/lolfreakz

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Insert laugh track

u/marchingpigster

replying to u/GiveToOedipus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Yes, it was full of coke.

u/Boudicat

replying to u/GiveToOedipus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Could it BE any more noselike?

u/BloodySaxon

replying to u/GiveToOedipus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

HARVEST THE LOWER HORN.

u/ChristopherLove

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

81 POINTS

That's exactly what on-the-nose means. You can't be "more than on-the-nose."

u/AuContrairMonCapitan

replying to u/ChristopherLove

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

71 POINTS

Could you BEEEE more on the nose?

u/samsara761

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

51 POINTS

He used on the nose correctly.

u/BertMacGyver

replying to u/samsara761

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

27 POINTS

Could he BE any more on the nose?

u/None

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

17 POINTS

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u/Pesky_Monkey

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

121 POINTS

It was 2 apartment sets full of beautiful people.

u/SuicidalNomad

replying to u/Pesky_Monkey

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

133 POINTS

In the middle of New York City, and nary a black or Latino person to be found. Could it be any more relatable?

Edit: Forgot about Charly. Shows how much of an impact she made.

u/Shia_LaMovieBeouf

replying to u/SuicidalNomad

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

112 POINTS

I mean most friend groups are of 1 race. Not because of discrimination but just because of circumstance.

My friend group is 8 white people because those are the people I have the most in common with. That's not unrealistic

u/branamuffin

replying to u/Shia_LaMovieBeouf

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

174 POINTS

It's more realistic than having a token friend from each race, carefully calculated to boost ratings

u/inyofacebyotch

replying to u/branamuffin

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

54 POINTS

Exactly, friends was a good show for its time and will remain an all time favorite for a lot of people.

u/OlliesFreeOxen

replying to u/branamuffin

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

43 POINTS

Not sure why the “diversity” argument is always tossed at friends as opposed to almost every show from that era .. and somewhat now. You don’t see will and grace or Frazier getting shit for it.

Edit: Reddit banned my account because I told mods to eat a dick after banning me for posting in other subs . And repeatedly calling them on it. Going to edit all my comments still to see if they stick

u/Mcstringflow

replying to u/OlliesFreeOxen

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

13 POINTS

Will and Grace had gays, they "count"

u/OlliesFreeOxen

replying to u/Mcstringflow

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

Hell even Roseanne had more diversity

u/BrotherChe

replying to u/OlliesFreeOxen

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

17 POINTS

Because everyone is poor.

Roseanne was very progressive in a lot of ways that we take for granted nowadays.

u/eb_lavender

replying to u/OlliesFreeOxen

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

7 POINTS

Yeah 2 out of 6 of the “Friends” were siblings making them automatically the same race. The other 4/6 could be any other race but then they wouldn’t be the same characters. Joey, specifically Italian and Rachel specifically white. Chandler and phoebe are the only two that really could be any other race and still be the same characters.

u/Ogie_Ogilthorpe_06

replying to u/OlliesFreeOxen

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

Seattle diversity compared to New York though

u/kynthrus

replying to u/branamuffin

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4 POINTS

Unless that friend is actually named Token Black. Then it just makes sense.

u/DirtBug

replying to u/branamuffin

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

And of every specific sexual orientation

u/lamestofalltime

replying to u/Shia_LaMovieBeouf

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

I always thought the criticism of Friends not having visible minorities wasn't so much about the friend group as it was that there didn't seem to be any of them around at all. Until Ross started dating that African American lady in one of the later seasons.

u/really_thirsty_lemon

replying to u/lamestofalltime

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

Pretty sure they would've showed African American people around as customers at the coffee shop, commuters, colleagues etc? Charlie wasn't the first ever one on the show. There's that episode where both Joey and Ross hit on a black girl who's moving into a flat nearby

u/ScarbierianRider

replying to u/lamestofalltime

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

He also dated an asian woman in the 1st or 2nd season.

u/mr_polylover

replying to u/Shia_LaMovieBeouf

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

It's not unrealistic to have a cast of 6 close friends who are white people in NYC. It is unrealistic that zero of the supporting staff was POC in NYC.

u/ddh85

replying to u/SuicidalNomad

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

73 POINTS

There are also no Asians in New York. Just ask NBC.

EDIT: Forgot about the token Asian girlfriend.

u/Dealric

replying to u/ddh85

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

73 POINTS

You must remember that people whining about not enough black or latino dont give shit about asians. Asians are white for them

u/NM037

replying to u/ddh85

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4 POINTS

Ross dated an Asian woman - Julie.

u/aky1ify

replying to u/ddh85

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Ross dated an Asian girl for several episodes in season 2. Julie.

u/Dealric

replying to u/SuicidalNomad

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

56 POINTS

Not everything is about race...

u/TheGlitterGirly

replying to u/Dealric

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

6 POINTS

Remember the good old days? When people could laugh at themselves???? I revisited an old favorite of mine, “Revenge of the Nerds” and it damn near broke my heart watching it because all I could think about was how a movie like that would never fly today. Think about it, or what comedic classics like “Blazing Saddles” or “Smokey and the Bandit”. Would never happen.

u/Dealric

replying to u/TheGlitterGirly

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

8 POINTS

You dont have to look that far. Shows like friends or office just several years after.release are considered not left enough to be created now.

u/TomTheGirl

replying to u/Dealric

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

We were on a break! canned laughter

u/None

replying to u/Dealric

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

You're saying the distinct lack of people who aren't white isn't about race?

What's it about then?

u/Dealric

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

Im saying that not every single thing has to be about perfect politically correct mix.

Should I go for all black shows and whine why there are no whites among main cast? Or why there are no other minorities like latino or asians among main cast?

u/None

replying to u/SuicidalNomad

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

6 POINTS

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u/ajleeispurty

replying to u/Pesky_Monkey

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

107 POINTS

And David Schwimmer!

u/dtlv5813

replying to u/ajleeispurty

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

63 POINTS

You leave Robert Kardashian alone

u/AreWeCowabunga

replying to u/dtlv5813

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

5 POINTS

Juice!

u/MrEZ3

replying to u/dtlv5813

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

6 POINTS

Insert laugh track

u/Reynolds-RumHam2020

replying to u/dtlv5813

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

6 POINTS

You could tell that The makers of that show were afraid of the Kardashian’s. Made Robert and cris out to be angels. Robert was just as slimy as the rest of those lawyers.

u/thebarkingdog

replying to u/dtlv5813

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

That's Captain Sobel to you!

u/MrEZ3

replying to u/ajleeispurty

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

Insert laugh track

u/chickenstalker

replying to u/Pesky_Monkey

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

26 POINTS

It was less of a comedy and more of a lite soap opera with comedic stylings.

u/MaxChaplin

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

95 POINTS

I've seen Friends described as a children's show for adults and an adults' show for children. Children like it because this is how they imagine their adult life will be, while adults watch it because this is how they wish their adult life would have been.

u/Dealric

replying to u/MaxChaplin

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

16 POINTS

Most sitcoms about groups of friends are exactly that.

They are watched by kids wishing to have such cool life when they grow up and by adults that wishes to have as much friends and free time.

u/SlyAFWalrus

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

43 POINTS

Exactly. An unfunny attempt at sitcom

u/viixvega

replying to u/SlyAFWalrus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

2 POINTS

Just like Seinfeld!

u/coopiecoop

replying to u/viixvega

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

the actually unpopular opinion is always in the comments.

u/Creature_73L

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

21 POINTS

But Full House was also for adults.

u/ericakay15

replying to u/Creature_73L

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

19 POINTS

full house was more family friendly, I was a kid when I watched it all the time and I loved it. I've watched a lot of episodes within the last couple years here and there and I still enjoy it.

it had some themes that were more adult related, child related and then teenage related.

I think the reboot is absolute garbage though, I tried to watch the first season and couldnt get pass the second episode and it took a lot to get through the first.

u/0000ismidnight

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

13 POINTS

Take my peasant gold 🏅

u/Computermaster

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

12 POINTS

Full House was meant for kids?

If it was then they failed their target audience.

u/Literotamus

replying to u/Computermaster

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

34 POINTS

I always assumed it was, but I was a kid the last time I thought it was good.

u/simulatedsausage

replying to u/Computermaster

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4 POINTS

It was absolutely targeted towards families especially children.

u/IronSeagull

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

4 POINTS

The shows have almost nothing in common, so essentially you’re saying you’ve only ever seen two multi-camera sitcoms, which is weird.

u/Umadibett

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

It’s just unwatchable. If a girl has it in her bio on hinge it’s a hard left.

u/ozzythrowaway

replying to u/Termenhater

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:30:57

3 POINTS

And "How I Met Your Mother" is just Friends for alcoholics.

u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

2017 POINTS

I think the problem may lie in how it was such a cultural phenomenon.

So many modern sitcoms are derivative from Friends, and so many everyday bits of humor come out of it. It makes the show really predictable.

Very similar to what happened to Seinfeld.

Not saying Friends is a masterpiece, but the oversaturation of similar shows definitely does not help.

  • I'm just going to add this edit because people keep saying the same stuff over and over again.

1) Friends itself is not necessarily original. It IS a successful show. A lot of people tried to copy that success.

2) I assumed more people were familiar with "Seinfeld is unfunny". This is why I specifically brought up Seinfeld. Imo, the show still manages to stand on its own, but the show has inspired so many other shows that it can feel cliche at times. A similar thing happened to friends because people tried to copy its success. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny

3) Friends is not a straight comedy and a lot of the appeal came from the romance and other overarching elements in the series. The jokes may not be the best and maybe some of the show was a bit old hat even then, but it's pretty decent for what it is. I don't think it's awful, it's a little above average - though still overrated.

4) Seinfeld is a good show. Everyone knows that. Pretentiously jerking off to it does not make you special.

u/writpig

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

713 POINTS

Also worth noting: Whatever you think is funny in the current media? People are going to bitch about it 10-20 years down the line as well. Awkward humour that's been in style for the past 5 years or so is going to be particularly vulnerable to the "Oh that was so cringey" comments that are inevitable.

u/SevenFingerStud

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

253 POINTS

How is Young Sheldon a thriving sitcom that people watch?

The general population likes dumb shit television. In a sense, Always Sunny falls in the same category, except instead of being poorly written drivel, it's intentionally awkward and meant to make you uncomfortable.

u/writpig

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

208 POINTS

A lot of things are funny if you stop trying to analyze it and just run with it.

Whatever you find funny, guaranteed there are people who will find ways to shit on it and try to make you feel bad for enjoying it.

u/kyatorpo

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

133 POINTS

Analysing a joke is like dissecting a live frog, you learn more about the joke but the frog dies

Edit: don't tell me what to do

u/darkskysavage

replying to u/kyatorpo

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

14 POINTS

People killing the shit outta your frog down here...

u/cortexstack

replying to u/kyatorpo

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

5 POINTS

It's like taking a priceless vase, smashing it to pieces, holding up the shards and going "this would make a really great vase!"

u/SevenFingerStud

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

That's the reason laugh track comedy succeeds, some people are okay with being force fed "funny" even if they wouldn't objectively laugh themselves.

u/yehakhrot

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

8 POINTS

As a adolescent who didn't even realise the laughter track, i just ran with it. Obviously now i find most sitcoms especially laugh tracks, but yeah i loved it way back when, big bang was literally the funniest thing to me as a kid. Now i can't watch more than 5 minutes of it (that includes bearing some cringe while i finally switch i off at 5 minute mark.)

u/lunchboxg4

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Or different people have different senses of humor, and some jokes can apply broadly but not universally.

u/coke_and_coffee

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

44 POINTS

Always Sunny was made as a direct response to shows like Friends. It's essentially the foil to the main protagonists of the sitcom world.

u/has-8-nickels

replying to u/coke_and_coffee

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

27 POINTS

It also borrows a lot from Seinfeld, which is a much much smarter and well-written show than Friends. Friends loses a lot with the shitty romances, whereas both Seinfeld and Always Sunny avoid that by having all the main characters essentially hate each other.

u/None

replying to u/has-8-nickels

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

They're also terrible people on the show. Always sunny more so than Seinfeld. But when they get their comeuppance, it's deserved and funny.

u/FjakaConnoisseur

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

28 POINTS

Always Sunny is intentionally designed to be as moronic as possible, hence why it's actually so good. It's intelligently as stupid as possible, brilliant design.

u/StankNasty42

replying to u/FjakaConnoisseur

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

Intelligently as stupid as possible is a perfect way to describe it actually, I dig that

u/aniforprez

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

10 POINTS

Because it's not a sitcom? At least not the traditional one. It's more like Malcolm in the Middle in that there's no laugh track and the comedy is mostly situational and less slapstick. It's not like TBBT at all. Not to say I've watched too much of it because it's quite derivative but it's not terrible. It seems better than the parent show at least

u/theoriok

replying to u/aniforprez

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

What does the sit in sitcom stand for?

u/jacoblb6173

replying to u/aniforprez

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

I wouldn’t compare it to Malcolm in the Middle which is I’d say a satirical sitcom. IASIP is a straight up comedy. It’s almost like a live action South Park just skipping the whole current event reflecting theme.

u/mcchanical

replying to u/aniforprez

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Just wanted to let you know that sitcom literally stands for "situational comedy". It is a sitcom, most of the shows referenced in this thread are.

u/TuckerShmuck

replying to u/SevenFingerStud

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

So that's the exact reason I can stomach shows like Young Sheldon: they aren't painful for me to watch. It's lighthearted and poorly written so if something bad does happen in the show, I'm not actually emotionally affected by it. It doesn't make me go "ha ha", but it gives me something to watch that doesn't make me feel bad.

I recognize Always Sunny is super well-done, but won't watch it on my own accord because goddamn it makes me uncomfy and I don't like feeling like that

u/OnAccountOfTheJews

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

221 POINTS

Personally I think the office is painfully unfunny and cringey...

u/writpig

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

297 POINTS

Truly ahead of your time. Enjoy fame and social acceptance in a decade! You'll get extra credit for hating it the entire time, instead of just claiming you always hated it later!

u/ihopethisisvalid

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

55 POINTS

Hipsters hate him!

u/None

replying to u/ihopethisisvalid

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

13 POINTS

Like if you hated it before it was famous

u/ChopperMaskDotA

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

132 POINTS

The Office is cringy intentionally

u/VIOLETSTETPEDDAR

replying to u/ChopperMaskDotA

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

55 POINTS

Yeah, I thought thats the whole point. It should be painful to watch.

u/Reidor1

replying to u/VIOLETSTETPEDDAR

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

If I draw an awful picture, and then say I drew it intentionally bad, does that make it better just because I am aware it is bad?

Edit : I SUBJECTIVELY don't think it is very good comedy. Cringe or not, the show wants, and is supposed, to make me laugh, which it really doesn't (and yes, the cringe factor plays a huge part in it).

u/VIOLETSTETPEDDAR

replying to u/Reidor1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

14 POINTS

Not all art is supposed to make you feel good. Why do you watch war movies? Why does The Room have a huge following?

The Office is a comedy thats painful to watch because you cringe at everything. I have a friend who loves it but cant l even look at the screen when Michael is on and my gf doesnt get that kind of humor at all.

u/None

replying to u/Reidor1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

8 POINTS

Cringe can be executed well, it doesn't have to be awful in and of itself.

u/GazelleTrapQueen

replying to u/Reidor1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

5 POINTS

The Office isn't bad because it's cringy. It's more like looking at the painting of Saturn devouring his son. It's uncomfortable to look at, but that's the point, and it's clearly still a very good painting.

u/MissPandaSloth

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

131 POINTS

Office is suppose to make you cringe.

u/adamdoesmusic

replying to u/MissPandaSloth

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

13 POINTS

Yeah, that's precisely the effect they're talking about.

u/Cheesemacher

replying to u/adamdoesmusic

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

In 10-20 years people are going to be saying that cringe comedy was cringey? Mhm

u/captainfluffballs

replying to u/MissPandaSloth

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

Not a fan of extreme cringe humour, that's why I could never get into peep show either

u/Byteside

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

88 POINTS

I'm confident It's Always Sunny will be looked upon favorably for generations.

A 5 star show

/r/IASIP

u/gingerlemon

replying to u/Byteside

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

40 POINTS

That show hasn’t even begun to peak.

u/PancakeParty98

replying to u/gingerlemon

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Tbh nothing’s self the same since season 11

u/hotsoupkitchen

replying to u/PancakeParty98

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

That times up episode from season 13 is tied for funniest episodes with the Reynolds vs Reynolds episode that ended season 8...

u/Bomber_Haskell

replying to u/Byteside

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

9 POINTS

Oh, what's that? What are you doing? Are you rating it? How would you like it if it rated you! (paraphrasing of courser)

u/Miraclefish

replying to u/Byteside

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

It's not a starter show, it's a finisher show.

u/Lucifronz

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

25 POINTS

The Office is designed around cringe humor. I used to hate it for that reason, but once you get past the cringe, if you don't find it funny, you can actually enjoy it a lot. First episodes I watched here and there I didn't enjoy it too much. Enough that I kept watching when it came on, but that's it. After that, I eventually watched through the whole show and with a few exceptions like Scott's Tots, there wasn't much cringe anymore, I was desensitized.

Now I actually really like the show. I don't know why people like to cringe so much, but beyond that the performances are entertaining.

u/tempoz701

replying to u/Lucifronz

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

14 POINTS

This was actually a mistake on their part! In their commentary, they talk about how season 1 they tried to make Michael a big asshole who only created cringey situations. It... Did not do well. They were actually going to cancel The Office after the first season, but an exec at NBC saw the genius of the show and personally vouched for it's second season.

They then decided that starting from season 2, hope was going to the biggest factor that plays out. They changed Michael's character from asshole to hopeful goofball and the show flourished afterwards. They even changed his clothes and hairstyle from season 1 and every other season!

u/aky1ify

replying to u/OnAccountOfTheJews

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

I loved the office seasons 1-3. After that it's almost like they got different writers or something. There were still decent episodes but the characters and plotlines became increasingly less believable until the show is totally unrecognizable from season 1 or 2. It became more like a louder sitcom. Imo opinion many parts were painfully unfunny.

u/flashmedallion

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

Scrubs is due any minute for an upcoming generation to complain about how pretentious and wannabe-quirky it was.

u/SkeletonKiss78

replying to u/flashmedallion

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

I had to quit that show when I realised the lead character was a horrible narcissist and the show itself didn't seem to know it.

u/benjaminovich

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

I mean, just look at Rick and Morty

u/rumchhataa

replying to u/writpig

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

I hope The Office is viewed as less than it is now. This may be an unpopular opinion but I'm sick of the stupid quotes and memes.

u/lifepsycho123

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

147 POINTS

I was amazed how TBBT slowly converted itself into Friends. Main characters living across the hallway, frequent laughter tracks and characters finding love-getting married-making babies.

u/HurricaneAlpha

replying to u/lifepsycho123

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

130 POINTS

TBBT is just friends except making Ross the six main characters.

u/None

replying to u/HurricaneAlpha

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

48 POINTS

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u/thtowawaway

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

Or perhaps they are saving that for sweeps...

u/Become_The_Villain

replying to u/lifepsycho123

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

15 POINTS

(Mandatory Reddit comment)

TBBT SUCKS.

u/kfury94

replying to u/Become_The_Villain

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Thank you for your service.

u/w2dv

replying to u/lifepsycho123

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

10 POINTS

For a while there, I really wondered what love-getting, married-making babies could be.

u/lifepsycho123

replying to u/w2dv

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

My bad, it sounded right as I typed it lol

u/Tolerable_Username

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

60 POINTS

And good news friends, it has a TV Tropes page literally called Seinfeld is Unfunny (scroll down to the Friends section).

u/Maloth_Warblade

replying to u/Tolerable_Username

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

26 POINTS

You monster. You opened Pandora's Box

u/DefiantCauliflower

replying to u/Tolerable_Username

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

Warning: Time waste imminent

u/NoteBlock08

replying to u/Tolerable_Username

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Came here to link the exact same thing. Lots of things are considered great because they did something groundbreaking, so revisiting them decades later after their contributions have become commonplace can make them seem extremely lackluster.

u/CackleberryOmelettes

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

48 POINTS

Hey! Seinfeld still holds up.

u/max_p0wer

replying to u/CackleberryOmelettes

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

9 POINTS

Seinfeld still mostly holds up, but if a person watched Seinfeld today, they might think “that is so cliche,” not realizing that Seinfeld started the whole cliche. Like if a person watched The Godfather and said “oh my god that just ripped off so many other mafia movies.”

u/Needyouradvice93

replying to u/max_p0wer

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

5 POINTS

I don't think Seinfeld is very cliche at all. Friends seems cliche because so many sitcoms have followed a similar formula. In 'The Parking Garage' the entire episode is the gang looking for their car... Or the Contest, 4 friends see who can go the longest without masturbating, there are no *real* love interests. They are a bunch of single 30 somethings that likely won't have the 'happy ending'. It's a show about nothing. And no other sitcom is really comparable in my opinion...

u/Miraclefish

replying to u/CackleberryOmelettes

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

It does, except that most episodes wouldn't work since the invention of cellphones. It's funny how many plot lines of not just Seinfeld but other shows were around characters missing one another, voicemail etc.

u/u-gay-if-u-say-nword

replying to u/Miraclefish

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

9 POINTS

huh? I really don't understand how that doesn't work. Like, can't people just accept that the internet or cellphones weren't that much of a thing back then? Do all of the 70s-80s classics stop being enjoyable just from being something that was made in a different time? I never had a problem with characters having trouble with something that is easily accessible these days.

u/Miraclefish

replying to u/u-gay-if-u-say-nword

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

5 POINTS

You've missed the point I'm making. I'm not saying that people now can't watch Seinfeld and enjoy it.

I'm saying that many of the Seinfeld plots and episodes wouldn't work if you made the show today.

u/CackleberryOmelettes

replying to u/Miraclefish

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

They'd definitely have to upgrade some of it. But imagine George Costanza introduced to the internet and social media. There's great potential there.

u/hoopbag33

replying to u/Miraclefish

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

This is such a dumb take. It is set in a time period. Does every film or show with a setting before 1990 automatically not hold up? Obviously not.

u/BassPhisherman

replying to u/hoopbag33

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

They’re saying the show would be very different if made today bc most of the plots wouldn’t make sense

u/hambluegar_sammwich

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

41 POINTS

Very similar to what happened to Seinfeld.

No! Hell no! This is like comparing gas station beef jerky to a filet mignon. Larry David was a a great writer with a unique voice, and Seinfeld and the rest of the cast had a unique chemistry that made for one of the best sitcoms of all time. Friends is cute, and the girls are pretty, and it has its moments, but it’s not comparable.

People that weren’t around at the time don’t know, but when both of these shows were on there was a deep cultural divide between Seinfeld and Friends fans. I’m old now and don’t care anymore, but if you told me you were a Friends fan back then I would have thought you were the absolute lowest form of idiot.

u/AchooSalud

replying to u/hambluegar_sammwich

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

I'm with ya, man

u/showerthoughtspete

replying to u/hambluegar_sammwich

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

6 POINTS

I was around at the time, and I didn't know. Then again not only am I European and enjoyed both, apparently I was one of those rare ducks who enjoyed both Star Trek and Babylon 5. Apparently there was supposed to have been a divide between fans of those two as well. Additionally, for some reason, star trek and star wars fans were also cranky towards each other. Why... All had their specific appeal, one doesn't have to hate on everything not one's top favourite thing. It weirded me out to find out I "wasn't supposed" to like both. Like being told you can't like both Dolly Parton and Rammstein just because some cranky people decided it wasn't allowed :D

u/McNibbons

replying to u/hambluegar_sammwich

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

if you told me you were a Friends fan back then I would have thought you were the absolute lowest form of idiot

Exactly this. I was in High School when Friends and Seinfeld were at their, peak and nearly everyone you knew stopped whatever they were doing on Thursday nights to watch Seinfeld at 9:30pm. Friends was the cheesy garbage you had to sit through the tail end of as you waited for Seinfeld to come on. From my perspective growing up close to NYC, it seemed like Seinfeld was in tune with real New Yorkers while Friends was a cheesy white-bred fantasy of a fake NYC for a dumber audience. It always made me angry that their apartments were unrealistically big, that they seemed to have so much free time outside of work, and that Chandler always had a California sun burn.

Living in Europe now, I was shocked to find out how big Friends is here and how many people grew up on it idealizing a fake dream of what it'd be like to live in America/NYC. Every country I've visited in Europe for the past 10 years usually has Friends airing on TV on a main channel at some point every night dubbed in its respective language. Spain: check, Germany: check, Switzerland: check, Italy: check check check.

u/AxeOfWyndham

replying to u/hambluegar_sammwich

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

The point is the Seinfeld isn't funny effect other people are linking.

Seinfeld is pretty good. The problem is that so many shows copied ideas from Seinfeld note for note that if you watch a bunch of trash sitcoms from the past 20 years, then watch Seinfeld, it will feel a little stale. Maybe a bit funny still, but you'll have seen a similar premise, similar running gags, similar themes 20x over.

The problem is that Seinfeld was so good that it's been cloned to the point of being the origin of a mountain of cliches that people have made unfunny over time.

u/The_Fowl

replying to u/hambluegar_sammwich

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Honestly I'm just a Frasier fan.

u/Philet_Kane

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

34 POINTS

I want to piggyback off your comment to expand on the cultural phenomenon. I think it has a lot more to deal with the fact that a lot of millennials were coming of age when it aired and it was a show that "adults" watched and some other strange anecdotes.

I have a weird relationship with the show, I don't necessarily like it but I can't say its not important to me. It was the thing that would come on when my mother would finish making dinner and we would sit in the living room and watch it all together, her and my 2 other brothers. It kind of became a tradition and those were fairly rare since we lived in a very broken down house with little money, she was a single mother at the time and working. We had that divorce deal where we would spend 2 weeks at one parents and 2 weeks at another, so any little bit of normality was super inviting. So when I watch the show now as an adult I know its not a great show and I've also noticed the older I get the more I realize that a lot of people my age had similar situations with it so their memories with Friends is more positive. If I watch it, I only remember the times with my mother and appreciate those hard times. That's what makes media amazing though, the relative experiences we have change our relationships with them, even though the show is mediocre at best. So anytime I see a, "hurrrduurrr Friends is actually bad" hot take its always the most eye rolling, unoriginal, and lame thing a person can say. We get it, its not a good show, its not a secret and at this point its become such a lame hot take as "Scooby-Doo was about how people are the real monsters" and its like...so??? So what Friends is bad, so what people like it, just get over it.

u/kudichangedlives

replying to u/Philet_Kane

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

Found the show like 3 years ago. And I enjoy it because it makes me laugh, idk what's up with everyone trying to analyze everything

u/Rogr_Mexic0

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

25 POINTS

Seinfeld is still really funny though

u/SinisterEllis

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

Friends, Big Bang theory, how I met your mother etc. All basically the same show to me, and I can't really stand any of them. No hate to people who do enjoy it but I just can't.

u/MibuWolve

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

7 POINTS

But Seinfeld was funny mostly..

u/0O00OO000OOO

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

4 POINTS

I think OP is looking at the show in the wrong way. It was never a pure comedy like Schitts Creek or even Brooklyn 99. It was a much more subtle “romantic” comedy, where viewers found the show “pleasant” and became attached to the characters.

It’s definitely not the best show ever. BUT, it was a huge part of 90s culture. It was sort of the definition of what every young adult wanted to be. The way they dressed. Their exciting dating lives. The strong social group. Hanging out and telling witty stories.

I compare Friends to Keeping Up with the Kardashians, in earlier seasons at least. People watch Kardashians while imagining that they their lives.

Also, the complexity of the jokes is very basic (opposite of something like Arrested Development) and there is little mean-sprites humor (aka. ASIP), but that’s just the way comedy was then.

I think Friends is a great reflection of 90s culture, maybe the best.

u/HenosisGuy

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

It goes both ways. I have never watched a single PewDiePie video until a few days ago and it was immediately apparent how much of an effect he has had on Reddit/YouTube humor. It wasn’t that it was unfunny, I just have seen that style of humor so much that it actually felt old and dated...even though he’s the original.

u/crewserbattle

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Yea but I can watch Seinfeld and enjoy it now. Friends just doesn't do it for me the same way. But I like HIMYM which was essentially friends 10 years later so maybe I can't talk.

u/gartsmith

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

I also think it's important to note that its value doesn't like in pure comedy. No one loves friends because they think it is funny, people love friends because they find the characters and relationships easy to become emotionally involved in.

u/Throwaway_Old_Guy

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

There were three reasons to watch "Friends".

Matt LeBlanc - He played a character that a lot of us could relate to because we knew someone similar to Joey Tribbiani. A likeable dummy.

Jennifer Aniston's nipples.

u/DerpCharged

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

4 is wrong, Seinfeld was garbage imo but hey that's just me.

u/chocolatefingerz

replying to u/AxeOfWyndham

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:10:32

3 POINTS

Funny doesn't have to matter as much. I actually think people don't want real humor, they want easy humor.

Friends is easy humor. How I met your mother is easy humor. The office is easy humor.

They're based on recognizable and predictable tropes. People who put it on aren't needing to think so it's easy to watch in the background. Which is the point. You watch it because it's comforting noise.

u/fakeandgay-bot

replying to u/Sydrailer

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

471 POINTS

OP is a karma whore. It's like his name.

u/FuckShawnMichaels

replying to u/fakeandgay-bot

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

30 POINTS

Everyone on the front is a karma whore. I’m waiting still waiting for our weekly fuck black, women, and gay people post.

u/fuidiot

replying to u/FuckShawnMichaels

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

9 POINTS

I don't understand the whole karma thing. I like getting points don't get me wrong, but I don't post to here to get points. Ebaums world would give gift cards, after so many points you could cash them out. I used to go crazy on that site, not sure if they still do it, but it was pretty cool.

u/perpetual-hodl

replying to u/Sydrailer

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

67 POINTS

I pity the guy who said The Office is obnoxious.

u/nnawkwardredpandann

replying to u/perpetual-hodl

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

9 POINTS

I don't get the appeal of cringe humor at all.

u/ScotFree96

replying to u/nnawkwardredpandann

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

19 POINTS

Its not like the office is only cringe humor. The boss puts people in awkward situations but most of the time, after season one, it comes off as goofy or dumb more than cringe (with some exceptions of course). For the office, season 1 is very cringeworthy, but the rest of show, i only cringed a handful of times. idk why people say its so cringey past season 1. Maybe they are just more prone to cringe or not as desensitized.

u/RazgrizTwitchmain

replying to u/ScotFree96

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

11 POINTS

Scott's tots is the only thing I can think of past season one that keeps me up at night because of cringe

u/Needyouradvice93

replying to u/RazgrizTwitchmain

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

3 POINTS

Everyone says Scotts Tots is the most cringe, but I think the dinner party is *way* more cringe. I think because it's actually pretty realistic and I've sat through couples fighting like that. Tuition costs for a whole class would be at least millions of dollars. None of the teachers, parents, or students looked into this guy to see if it were even possible if he could keep that promise? The local news wasn't suspicious when a mid-level manager in Scranton PA made this promise when he was like 30 years old...

u/ALexusOhHaiNyan

replying to u/perpetual-hodl

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

6 POINTS

While I don't think it's obnoxious, I don't find it that funny.

The sheer talent and casting is admirable. I can understand that the writing talent is considerable. But it just doesn't resonate with me.

I wonder if it's because I've never worked in an office and find it lame but I know others that love it and don't work like that either.

To be honest it kind of perplexes me. I want to be in on it but it doesn't seem to work, and I adore comedies, improv and stand up.

u/goaway2k18

replying to u/Sydrailer

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:36:56

3 POINTS

This is why I hate this subreddit

u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

1538 POINTS

I won't watch any show with a laugh track. Maybe it's just me but I just can't get past it. When I hear it, then it's all I hear and I can't focus on the show

u/_XJuan

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

556 POINTS

It just messes up the flow of any show and for me it feels like it’s shoving in my face a big sign that says “LAUGH THIS IS A JOKE.” As if I needed an indication it was supposed to be funny.

E: relevant

u/RahvinDragand

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

221 POINTS

And it creates big awkward pauses in the dialog when the characters just stop and stare at each other while the laugh track plays.

*Edited for clarity

u/DoctorWaluigiTime

replying to u/RahvinDragand

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

20 POINTS

Because whole swaths of the audio production were cut out.

Holy fuck Reddit can be dumb sometimes. Watch a recording of a play, a comedy with the audience laughter, and blank out all the audio of the audience. The pauses are built into the performance for those moments.

Of course it's going to be awkward if you remove them.

u/RahvinDragand

replying to u/DoctorWaluigiTime

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

36 POINTS

I didn't say anything bout blanking out or removing the laughter. The guy above me edited his comment to include the video after I had already made my comment. I meant that it's awkward when the characters just stop and stare at each other while the laugh track plays.

u/thehobbit84

replying to u/DoctorWaluigiTime

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

2 POINTS

Here, have a snicker, you're not yourself when you're hungry.

u/yankeedjw

replying to u/RahvinDragand

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

9 POINTS

You realize they are in front of a live audience in most scenes, right? The laugh track is usually enhanced and edited after, but they don't just pause and pretend to know where people should be laughing.

I've been to sitcom tapings and the audience definitely impacts the timing and delivery of the actors.

u/Literotamus

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

100 POINTS

That's exactly what it's doing, except on Friends they forgot to write the jokes. They deliver them as jokes, and the laugh track plays, but the line hardly ever constitutes a joke.

u/CamTheLannister

replying to u/Literotamus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

69 POINTS

But it’s not a laugh track, it’s a live studio audience. I’d the audience is laughing, they have to pause, just like a comedian doing standup. It’s really not that hard of a concept to understand.

u/Literotamus

replying to u/CamTheLannister

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

And since you realize that, maybe you can understand that I'm calling it a laugh track because the two things are functionally identical in the final product.

u/CamTheLannister

replying to u/Literotamus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

13 POINTS

Okay but people wouldn’t be laughing if they didn’t find it funny, so you wouldn’t have a “laugh track” then. If the audience doesn’t react the way the producers hope, they rewrite the joke then film it again and choose whichever take got the bigger laugh.

u/Grantology

replying to u/CamTheLannister

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

7 POINTS

They tell the audience to laugh and they hire people to sit in and laugh. They probably also add in laugh tracks if theyre not satisfied with the audience

u/CamTheLannister

replying to u/Grantology

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

19 POINTS

They don’t hire people, at least they didn’t for Friends and Big Bang Theory, I can’t speak for other shows though. This is just a narrative you and half of Reddit want to push with very little truth behind it.

u/th1sishappening

replying to u/CamTheLannister

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

I don’t know about the hiring people to laugh thing (seems doubtful) but I’ve been in the audience for the filming of a sitcom, and what they definitely do is encourage you to laugh. There’s a compere or warm-up act who asks/orders you to laugh big and loud and often. You could perhaps see it as pressuring the audience - it did feel a bit like that. But as an audience member you feel like you have a job to do, like an unwritten contract. Having to “re-laugh” when they do another take is another part of that job.

u/RockandWood

replying to u/CamTheLannister

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

2 POINTS

Have you ever been to a filming? I have. There is literally a sign hanging above the audience that lights up with instructions. It says, “Applause”, “Laughter”, etc. There are absolutely people sitting in the audience directing the flow and vibe of reaction. Why not? It’s what the directors want? It makes tv people want to watch. Why pretend it’s all organic? Controlled is better and easier and makes more money. I’m not saying it isn’t fun. It’s super fun. Seeing all the lights and actors and being a part of the on air experience. But it’s still all staged. Everything. Down to the last little cough or pretend whoop during a kiss. It’s fucking fake. Oh well. It’s mass marketed prime time tv. Easy jokes, maximum money, pretty people, non-offensive.

u/CamTheLannister

replying to u/RockandWood

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

20 POINTS

I know 100% that’s false for the filming of Friends and Big Bang. They have an applause sign for talk shows, but not sitcoms. I literally work at the studio, I live this stuff every day.

This honestly comes across like a rant. Did the live screening personally hurt you?

u/creaturecatzz

replying to u/CamTheLannister

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

12 POINTS

Fr I remember reading they'd redo takes with different jokes or deliveries if it wasn't landing well with the audience and that it was a gauge for the actors to judge themselves. If it was prompted that'd be impossible

u/LilBrainEatingAmoeba

replying to u/Literotamus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

14 POINTS

During those times, David Schwimmer is probably making a funny face. Get it? It's funny because his expression looks UNSURE about THAT!

u/coke_and_coffee

replying to u/Literotamus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

Have you ever watched the show? It may not be your sense of humor but the jokes were very well-written. At least, compared to other shows like TBBT...

u/BiggestBossRickRoss

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

31 POINTS

It was made in the 90s, TV shows were different then. I know it’s hard to wrap your head around

u/ryanthesoup

replying to u/BiggestBossRickRoss

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

10 POINTS

This. Netflix has those series where they talk about how things were in a specific decade. It was either The 90s or The 2000s, I can't remember which and it might have been both, where they talk about the shift from sitcoms being filmed in front of a studio audience. I think they cited Malcolm in the Middle as the first or one of the first sitcoms to film like a regular show or movie.

u/postmawho

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

25 POINTS

It's filmed like you're watching a play. That's why there's a laugh track.

u/kingfosters

replying to u/postmawho

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

12 POINTS

It's filmed with a live audience, that's why there's laughter. It may be edited after to make sure it suits tv viewing but it's still an audience not faked.

u/postmawho

replying to u/kingfosters

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

Yeah. Like a play.

u/HiImLary

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

18 POINTS

Oof that was rough

u/Kenny_log_n_s

replying to u/HiImLary

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

15 POINTS

audience laughs

u/sammythemc

replying to u/HiImLary

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

It is, but then why wouldn't it be? That scene isn't funny either way, but of course it's going to flow badly when you just take out an element they filmed around

u/k7eric

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

7 POINTS

Yeah I tried to go back and watch Frasier and gave up after 1 episode. Can't stand laugh tracks anymore.

u/Preform_Perform

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

Just watched your video. Better than most sitcoms with laugh tracks removed, if I do say so.

u/Mikesizachrist

replying to u/Preform_Perform

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

8 POINTS

ikr. i dont care about friends but it actually was funny

u/Anotheraccountdelete

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

The idea of having a live studio audience is working around the studio audience

u/falconbox

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

Meanwhile The Office has Jim stare.at the camera awkwardly and everybody loves it.

u/LawlessCoffeh

replying to u/_XJuan

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Especially when they use it on scenes that are in no way funny.

u/StoneHeadGang

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

162 POINTS

When younger and watching Disney, I never really noticed the laugh track until around 10. Once I was aware of it, I would always notice it and it annoyed me too much, never could I watch a show again with a laugh track

u/hotdiggydog

replying to u/StoneHeadGang

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

35 POINTS

I'm not a dinosaur but The Flinstones was on TV in my childhood and I remember realizing it at some point and being incredibly annoyed. Why would a cartoon have a live audience laughing? I understand now that part of the humor is that it's a cartoon sitcom.

u/FisterRobotOh

replying to u/hotdiggydog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

15 POINTS

TIL that “The Flintstones” was just an animated “I Love Lucy”.

u/Tachyx

replying to u/FisterRobotOh

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

13 POINTS

Honeymooners

u/Sagemasterba

replying to u/FisterRobotOh

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

10 POINTS

At one point it was also the longest continuously running sitcom as well as cartoon. The came The Simpsons.

u/LilBrainEatingAmoeba

replying to u/FisterRobotOh

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

Tachyx is right, it's based on The Honeymooners

u/Farthen_Dur

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

120 POINTS

Except Mr. Bean

u/squanderedgoods

replying to u/Farthen_Dur

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

86 POINTS

It works well for Bean too cause hes a fairly quiet character, with the live crowd it feels like theatre. Rowan Atkinson is a ridiculously talented actor.

u/getupa_getonup

replying to u/Farthen_Dur

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

63 POINTS

That because it was a live audience. Same with Seinfeld.

u/kiidlocs

replying to u/getupa_getonup

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

41 POINTS

friends had a live audience too

u/deathtocps

replying to u/kiidlocs

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

Yea but apparently the laughing was like only half real

u/SleepyGorilla

replying to u/deathtocps

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

26 POINTS

Lmao, it's the same with all shows with a live audience

u/Thefriendlyfaceplant

replying to u/SleepyGorilla

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Yes, it's extremely easy to layer the audio tracks to make it seem more people are laughing or fill gaps of air where people didn't respond as desired.

u/taintedbloop

replying to u/kiidlocs

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

Wait, how do these shows have live audiences? You mean like audiences being shown the final episode and then they record the laughter? I mean, they change the setting very often in a show like friends, how could they have a live audience? They spend 2 minutes in a restaurant, then apartment, etc.. Same for Mr. Bean (I realize a lot of them are sets and not real but still, how long does it take to change those sets with an audience waiting? And what about when theres a scene where they're walking on a real street or something?)

u/neverspeakofme

replying to u/taintedbloop

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

Haha, as with most shows, they film all the scenes in a particular set, then move on to the next set, then the editor puts everything together. Afterwards, they come back and refilm any parts that didnt come out correct. They dont film chronologically.

u/314cake

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

96 POINTS

Except iCarly

u/ParadoxInRaindrops

replying to u/314cake

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

55 POINTS

A man of culture.

u/kreiderman

replying to u/314cake

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

33 POINTS

Need to give props to the true creators of iCarly, Drake and Josh (laugh track included)

u/TightwadHill

replying to u/kreiderman

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

8 POINTS

Dan "Hold her tighter, she's a fighter" Schneider

u/groundchutney

replying to u/TightwadHill

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

8 POINTS

Dan "I just think feet are neat" Schneider

u/Ruben625

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

76 POINTS

This is the 2nd time this has been posted in 48 hours. For the last goddamn time, it doesn't have a laugh track it was filmed in front of a live audience. Those are real people laughing.

u/None

replying to u/Ruben625

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

9 POINTS

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u/SupaBloo

replying to u/Ruben625

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

Yeah, and it’s really easy to tell it’s a live audience too. The actors pause between lines when the audience is laughing so their next lines aren’t drowned out by laughter.

If you could remove the laughter, you’d likely notice a lot of weird, awkward pauses in conversation that feel really out of place.

u/shawnisboring

replying to u/Ruben625

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

You have a very admirable faith in the common person's sense of humor. Put someone in an audience and they'll react however they're prompted to, it's herd mentality at it's finest.

u/PhilMcGraw

replying to u/Ruben625

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

Either way it's annoying.

u/iNonEntity

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

59 POINTS

Sometimes there's that one laugh in the group that really stands out or just sounds ridiculous and I love it

u/Machoke47

replying to u/iNonEntity

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

57 POINTS

Except when its not a live audience and you hear the same fucked up laugh every other time a track is played. Like that one on iCarly. You know which one I'm talking about

u/famlitbaesquadgoals

replying to u/Machoke47

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

16 POINTS

I wish I could put it into words but I know exactly what you’re talking about

u/RahminNudel

replying to u/famlitbaesquadgoals

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

7 POINTS

Sounds like a large man laughing.

u/mouthfullofsnakes

replying to u/famlitbaesquadgoals

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

whoop (x3)

u/Captain_Rex_501

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

35 POINTS

I won’t watch any show with a laugh track.

Same with me (with the exception of Everybody Loves Raymond). It takes away from so much comedic prose like timing. Comedies like Arrested Development, IASIP, The Office, Parks and Rec.. don’t have them which only makes other shows seem desperate.

u/TPCz5w11

replying to u/Captain_Rex_501

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

26 POINTS

Everybody Loves Raymond suuuuuuccckkkksssss!

u/Captain_Rex_501

replying to u/TPCz5w11

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

14 POINTS

Eh, I like it quite a lot, personally.

u/Octopuses_Rule

replying to u/TPCz5w11

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

King of Queens tho. Underrated as fuck. Kevin james, Patton oswalt, and jerry Stiller.

u/chaiteaforthesoul

replying to u/Captain_Rex_501

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

5 POINTS

I don't know if all seasons of Frasier have it or not, but I definitely noticed it in the later seasons, and it seems to always make me not want to laugh

u/haveagreatdayguys

replying to u/Captain_Rex_501

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Meh, I can make an exception for older shows (Friends included) because that was most comedies back then. All those shows you named are amazing, but they are also newer than Friends.

u/tehsigzorz

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

37 POINTS

That 70s show and fresh prince made me laugh way more than I could admit tho

u/TakeThreeFourFive

replying to u/tehsigzorz

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

Both also in front of a live audience

u/centenary

replying to u/TakeThreeFourFive

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

6 POINTS

Friends was also filmed in front of a live audience.

u/DongleYourFongles

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

27 POINTS

Have you tried Cheers or Frasier? I wish there was a way to disable a laugh track though. The comedy in them is pretty solid on their own, absent of laugh tracks.

u/7thHanyou

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

21 POINTS

Cheers is an interesting one. It's one of those sitcoms that can be extremely funny, but even when it isn't, I don't care. It has a great atmosphere and it's really easy to get invested.

When Diane left, I actually think it got funnier because the storylines were more evenly distributed and there was less drama. But even when the drama was at its most tiresome, I still felt like the show was worth watching.

By contrast, something like Frasier is a more straightforward comedy, and it's really good at that.

u/DongleYourFongles

replying to u/7thHanyou

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

17 POINTS

Hey man Frasier is still my favorite Sitcom, and it being on Netflix is amazing. I do think the writing for Frasier was better to me than other sitcoms I've watched. Just how things always panned out in the episode was hilarious. Especially the dynamic between Frasier and Niles.

And for Cheers, who doesn't love Woody and Cliff.

u/keelhaulingyou

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

I agree on all points! I watch Frasier every day on Netflix, hands down my favorite comedy.

u/js1893

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Just started rewatching Frasier tonight, and didn’t even notice the laugh track until episode 2. It’s way more subtle than modern sitcoms. Also just better humor...

u/handicapableofmaths

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

I love Fraiser! From what I've noticed, the laugh track is used less frequently and doesn't feel like it's there to TELL you when to laugh on Fraiser, which it does in Friends and the Big Band Theory. When I think of those shows I think of the laugh track, when I think of Fraiser I think of the humour, the characters, the writing etc. Imo we notice the laugh track more in bad shows because we aren't laughing with it so it feels awkward and forced, because the laugh track is set to something cringey and unfunny. With Fraiser, you are laughing along with the laugh track because the material is actually funny, which is why we don't notice it as much. But yeah, it would still be better without it.

u/mechesh

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Cheers was filmed in front of a live studio audience, so was friends. The laughs are genuine, and the pauses are the same as you would have for a stage play.

A laugh track is a recording of laughs added in post.

u/wtfschool

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

26 POINTS

I agree with few exceptions. I'll give a pass to Seinfeld.

u/sweatshirtjones

replying to u/wtfschool

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

Seinfeld and Fresh Prince, only two exceptions for me.

u/klitchell

replying to u/wtfschool

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Both friends send Seinfeld were filmed in front of a live audience

u/troutmaskreplica2

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

24 POINTS

Seinfeld?

u/7thHanyou

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

28 POINTS

It's really popular to say this, but I think it's exceptionally silly. You'd be missing out on I Love Lucy, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Seinfeld, and The IT Crowd--all funny, fantastic shows.

It's not the greatest thing in the world, but it's not so bad that it's worth missing out on great shows.

u/LiterallyMayo

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

19 POINTS

I never even notice it, I generally don't even know if a show has a laugh track or not unless someone points it out to me.

u/unnouusername

replying to u/LiterallyMayo

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Omg thanks! Everyone here complains so much about laugh track! I don't hear it or mind it at all!

u/BruceLeeGoD

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

14 POINTS

You’re missing out on a lot of great TV. Seinfeld, Cheers, Frasier, 70’s Show, Golden Girls, I could go on but the point is to be more open minded. If the content makes you laugh who gives a fuck if there’s a laugh track.

u/Roxy175

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

11 POINTS

To be fair it was filmed in front of an audience so that’s why I give it a pass. The ones that just play a laugh track are the ones I hate

u/DonJuanXXX

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

10 POINTS

You will make an exception for Blackadder, im sure.

u/dumbwatercba

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

4 POINTS

I genuinely am not bothered by laugh tracks

u/zoedepop

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

friends had a live audience

u/go_humble

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

Totally disagree. That 70s Show is a great example of a show with a laugh track.

u/falconbox

replying to u/elmturner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:09:33

3 POINTS

I won't watch any show with a laugh track

Seinfeld, Cheers, Frasier. All some of the best sitcoms ever.

Imagine not watching Seinfeld because you don't like laugh tracks.

u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

896 POINTS

Hey look it's this "unpopular opinion" again.

u/SgtShephard

replying to u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

217 POINTS

Every damn week.

u/RosaMelTrozo-13

replying to u/SgtShephard

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

200 POINTS

Oh boy the weekly post about "fat is not beautiful" and "mumble rap sucks" are probably about to be posted

u/Drgntrnr

replying to u/RosaMelTrozo-13

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

66 POINTS

And in between each one of those is the usual variations of “Trans people are groooooss!!”

u/fa1afel

replying to u/Drgntrnr

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

51 POINTS

Don’t forget the “communism worse than or equal to nazism” and “x female singer sucks” and “it’s not racist to be against illegal immigration.”

u/ArcadianCognition

replying to u/fa1afel

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

7 POINTS

"I think it's totally cool to donate to charity on a regular basis like I do all the time even now I'm about to donate more don't hate me too hard"

u/scope_creep

replying to u/SgtShephard

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

15 POINTS

Imagine being so hung about it you have to post about it.

u/Its_Buddy_btw

replying to u/SgtShephard

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

3 POINTS

Like clock work, this unpopular opinion reminds to take the bins out

u/alovesong1

replying to u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

30 POINTS

Yeah, a couple of years ago I would've agreed completely, but now this comes up on Reddit almost every week.

"Big Bang bad, Friends bad, Rick and Mort good".

u/luke_in_the_sky

replying to u/alovesong1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

5 POINTS

"Big Bang Theory is a really good show" probably is a much more unpopular opinion.

u/ProfessorLX

replying to u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

10 POINTS

If you post an actual unpopular opinion on here (and I'm not talking racist / sexist / homophobic) it will just never get upvoted.

u/primaryrhyme

replying to u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

6 POINTS

The irony of this sub, an actual unpopular opinion by definition couldn't make it to the front page.

u/Giwaffee

replying to u/Xbc1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:50:01

6 POINTS

Could this 'unpopular' opinion BE any more popular?!

u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

867 POINTS

My unpopular opinion is I like laugh tracks - I’d say a majority of people complain about them, but I feel like they make the moment funnier (since they’re usually corny jokes) and help with comedic timing. Plus, it’s just the format of these sitcoms. They’d look weird without laugh tracks and/or just simply wouldn’t be the sitcom/stage setup performance.

I like FRIENDS, but there’s no objective reason why I do. It’s just an opinion, and I completely understand why the show isn’t for everyone.

u/ParadoxInRaindrops

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

187 POINTS

If you're invested in the show, like the writing and cast and are already laughing along, you won't notice it. If however, you're not its inclusion can feel forced & it feeds into the unease of being the out-man out for not laughing at a joke.

u/7thHanyou

replying to u/ParadoxInRaindrops

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

73 POINTS

It's just weird for me that people dismiss anything with a laugh track offhand. Do people seriously think All in the Family and Seinfeld are throwaway garbage now just because of the format?

u/papapoohbear13

replying to u/7thHanyou

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

83 POINTS

This is Reddit they don’t actually hate laugh tracks. They just hate BBT and Friends and for some reason and have decided to pretend that they hate laugh tracks.

What’s funny is that Friends doesn’t have a laugh track. What your hearing is a live studio audience which is not an inserted laugh track.

u/mallad

replying to u/papapoohbear13

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

26 POINTS

Yeah most modern shows with laughter use a live audience. Big Bang Theory does also. They do prompt for laughter, and also record it separately so they can insert and edit it where needed. They have to, because of the multiple takes where the laughs would not line up properly. So it is a laugh track, audience or not.

But I would wager that the vast majority of people do not notice or care about laugh tracks (including studio audience), just a vocal minority here on Reddit and some others who want to be part of something.

u/deadlyturtle22

replying to u/7thHanyou

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

15 POINTS

Idc of you dislike laugh tracks. Seinfeld is a masterpiece.

u/Cool-Miner

replying to u/ParadoxInRaindrops

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

2 POINTS

That's an astute observation, laugh tracks are essentially a catalyst for dividing the audience.

I don't always remember disliking laugh tracks, but now watching shows with them, I feel like they are entirely overused. Such as in the big bang theory, someone might say something that barely qualifies as comedy (subverting expectations) followed by a laugh track. However, everything else about what the character just said and the context begins to make you think about all of the implications of their behavior, which sometimes comes off as jarring, inappropriate, socially inept, or simply just being a terrible friend that would cause a division in real life... Ahahahahahahahahahah and then both characters just move on as if nothing happened.

It's in the very unnatural pause where I hear a laugh track and watch characters pause their lives for the laugh track that I contemplate why I would watch something trying to force my enjoyment of their program via the part of my brain that laughs along with others laughing.

But hey that's just me.

u/ParadoxInRaindrops

replying to u/Cool-Miner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

8 POINTS

The history of it all is quite interesting, really. The formula we know today was a byproduct of the transition from live entertainment to broadcast radio & television, so to help aid the transition and maintain the sense of community the laugh track was drummed up. It eventually found its way into the structure of these shows & it's also seen as a reliable way to cover and add some padding.

u/iJeff_FoX

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

30 POINTS

I like laugh tracks\live audience laughs, I have noticed that i laugh more outloud with people around, and maybe that sitcom laugh brings that out in me as i mostly watch sitcoms alone.

u/DangerousCyclone

replying to u/iJeff_FoX

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

11 POINTS

That's the impression I had, that laugh tracks are not as much supposed to tell you when to laugh as much as it supposed to make you feel like you're at a comedy club or are watching a live play.

u/Bobby_Marks2

replying to u/iJeff_FoX

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

7 POINTS

Laughter is contagious. That's why these shows have been filmed in front of live audiences, or with laugh tracks, for decades. People who dismiss laugh track shows because of a laugh track are not being objective, because format adjustments based on human psychology have nothing to do with whether a show is funny or not.

u/obesebrando

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

19 POINTS

Now this is the true unpopular opinion content this subreddit needs.

u/bigbronze

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

5 POINTS

To be honest, I think people hating laugh tracks are the minority; the tracks give people the timing on when to laugh, or if anything let people know “hey this is the joke, we are being light hearted right now”. That way when they hit with more serious topics, they give the “ohh” or actual silence to tell people that they should be paying attention right now.

u/Cool-Miner

replying to u/bigbronze

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

7 POINTS

I highly recommend the show Scrubs to see how good the alternative can be.

They do everything right to make the show funny enough to laugh out loud, but seriousness is displayed as it would be in a play or movie: through the acting.

u/Magic-Heads-Sidekick

replying to u/Cool-Miner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

3 POINTS

JD literally laughs at every funny moment in order to simulate a laugh track without there being a laugh track...

u/Cool-Miner

replying to u/Magic-Heads-Sidekick

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

5 POINTS

We must not be watching the same show, that's not true at all.

u/PewdsVallor

replying to u/bigbronze

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

5 POINTS

it makes me think they think were dumb. and not really, there's no need for a joke indicator. if it's a joke you'll laugh or not , you dont need to feel forced. there doesnt need to be a enormous abrupt round of laughter every time someone says anything

u/lemothelemon

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

3 POINTS

Some of my favourite podcasts are people laughing so hard at their own jokes they weeze. Maybe I just like laughing with people? Idk

u/Krondelo

replying to u/addictedtochips

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:32:17

3 POINTS

There is actually a YT video where they remove the laugh track from Friends and make Ross look like a pyscho. Now that's some funny shit.

I mean if the show wasn't made for a laugh track it might work but without it the show definitely feels off.

u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

667 POINTS

PIVOT!

u/Antares777

replying to u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

375 POINTS

My sandwich?! MY SANDWICH?! MY SANDWICH?!

u/Spectre1-4

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

243 POINTS

youyouyouyouyou threw away my sandwich? MY SANDWICH??

u/Antares777

replying to u/Spectre1-4

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

236 POINTS

God David Schwimmer did so well with those extreme emotion scenes. Played the incredulity so well. I wish I saw him in other stuff.

u/Alreadylostinterest

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

115 POINTS

He's in Band of Brothers. He played his role so well I almost hated him instead of his character.

u/Antares777

replying to u/Alreadylostinterest

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

19 POINTS

Ahh I never watched band of brothers. I'm not into military tv or movies anymore, but I think he's been more focused on directing? So I'll try to see if I can check out other work he's done.

u/RetroPRO

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

35 POINTS

Military stories aren't typically my thing, but Band of Brothers is a masterpiece and everyone should give it a shot.

u/ryanthesoup

replying to u/RetroPRO

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

8 POINTS

Same with The Pacific. Both series plus Saving Private Ryan should be required viewing for understanding WWII.

u/Alreadylostinterest

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

17 POINTS

Yeah, I saw it when it came out but I get it. I don't watch much of it anymore either.

He's in that OJ Simpson movie that came out a few years ago. He got great reviews for it.

u/Antares777

replying to u/Alreadylostinterest

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

6 POINTS

That will go on my list then. Thanks for doing the legwork for me! I appreciate you.

u/VaN__Darkholme

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

It's was the #1 rated show on IMDb for a every long time. You should watch it

u/Shia_LaMovieBeouf

replying to u/Alreadylostinterest

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

4 POINTS

Your pass is revoked

u/VaN__Darkholme

replying to u/Alreadylostinterest

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

4 POINTS

We salute the rank, not the man.

u/jabalabadooba

replying to u/Alreadylostinterest

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

I know what you mean, I love/hate those types of characters. Like Joffrey. And it was a joy to see Ross play the villain, he did it so well.

u/beam_me_up_buttercup

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

50 POINTS

Oh my god, totally! There is a lot to dislike about Ross's character sometimes but I can't not admit that Schwimmer is just SO freakin good at playing him.

u/Antares777

replying to u/beam_me_up_buttercup

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

17 POINTS

Yeah the writing for him was not the way I would have gone in a lot of cases. I loved his relationship with his parents, how he'd revert to childhood around them, essentially. I didn't love how...awful he was at relationships. Like, all of them were messed up when it came to romance, but he could've just had his insecurity and that would've been enough. But they stacked him with that, the obstinacy, refusal to grow and change, and the classic guy doesnt know how women work cliche.

Compare that to Joey who was a slut, or Chandler who was essentially braindead when it came to romance, and it just felt wrong. Ross was married, had a successful career, a son who he was great with by anything we ever saw. It made no sense for him to be so stunted socially and emotionally.

But that's just my two cents, I'm not a writer or anything lol.

u/ProfessorShameless

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

I just got out of relationship with someone like this. When you never know what can set someone off on an emotional temper tantrum is extremely stressful. And the people exist.

u/freakinuk

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

It made no sense for him to be so stunted socially and emotionally.

Why not? Pretty much sums up my life. In fact it wasn't until I read your description I even thought holy shit, that's me. Ticked all the successful clichés but terrible both socially and emotionally.

Not really sure what to do with this revelation.

u/Elteon3030

replying to u/freakinuk

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

Buy a capuchin.

u/BaseQuadratics

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

I guess marrying someone who you think is the one but ends up being a lesbian can mess you up lol

u/burn_motherfucker

replying to u/BaseQuadratics

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

4 POINTS

I remember Monica mentioned that Ross was a lot more secure in his marriage with Carol and after Carol cheated and came out as a lesbian his confidence tanked so he became paranoid.

He wasn't always a good guy, but you can definitely tell that the divorce did mess him up.

u/Bishblash

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

39 POINTS

When he loses it at the stripper for stealing the wedding ring, even Matt Leblanc can't hold it in. You see him laugh behind.

u/ChristopherLove

replying to u/Bishblash

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

34 POINTS

just be cool

MY GRANDMOTHER'S RING WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY GRANDMOTHER'S RING WHERE IS IT WHERE IS IIIIIIIT

way to be cool, man

u/BlazinDuckSkins

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

3 POINTS

He played Robert Kardashian on the OJ series they did on FX. He's the perfect amount awkward and believable in the role.

u/Beefoftheleaf

replying to u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

62 POINTS

My mum mentioned that she watched this episode recently so I had to watch it myself last night. Naturally walked around the house shouting pivaaaaat.

u/New_Tabs

replying to u/Beefoftheleaf

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

13 POINTS

Every 5 seconds someone in the world shouts pivot.

u/sniper376

replying to u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

21 POINTS

SHUTUP

u/mypostingname13

replying to u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

18 POINTS

Just tonight, I helped move a picnic table from the back yard to the garage through a house, which required multiple PIVAHTS!, and I called out ever single one. I got nothing but eye rolls.

u/MatureTugboat

replying to u/HelloFuDog

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:11:54

6 POINTS

Still say it every time i move. Every. Time,

u/RocMerc

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

343 POINTS

I totally get it but as someone who just watched the show from start to finish for the first time ever I really enjoyed it. I laughed every so often but usually it was just nice mindless tv to wind down too after a long work day

u/slothesss

replying to u/RocMerc

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

214 POINTS

I think a lot of people totally miss this about FRIENDS. To me it’s not supposed to be split your sides, laugh your ass off funny at every single joke. I’m not going to ever argue it’s the most hilarious show ever made. To me it’s just a nice, mildly amusing show with a bunch of relatable characters. It’s just nice, mindless, comforting TV.

u/RocMerc

replying to u/slothesss

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

46 POINTS

Ya I just wanna be friends with Joey

u/eb_lavender

replying to u/RocMerc

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

7 POINTS

I want to be friends with all of them! Or mainly have friends like them who I can see all the time.

u/contentioussays

replying to u/slothesss

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

3 POINTS

Lived in France for a number of years - early 2000's. This was one of two American "VO" shows (not over-dubbed in French) I could watch a week. I ... absolutely cherished this show. Couldn't watch an episode today, but I adored this show at that time. Definitely comforting.

The other was Third Rock from the Sun. Would cry laughing watching it

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/RocMerc

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:43:31

6 POINTS

I personally don't enjoy it, but I'm glad you do!

u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

222 POINTS

Big bang theory too

u/benadrylpill

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

126 POINTS

Laugh Track Theory - a show about what bros think nerds act like

u/Bishblash

replying to u/benadrylpill

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

46 POINTS

What Hollywood in their ivory towers think nerds look like and act.

u/Zyzztorias_Gymwalker

replying to u/benadrylpill

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

21 POINTS

Don't mind me, just playing N64

On a poorly coded emulator

u/KarstaaMauka

replying to u/Zyzztorias_Gymwalker

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

5 POINTS

Well, that's what nerds actually do.

u/beam_me_up_buttercup

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

57 POINTS

Eugh. I actually like Friends but I CANNOT sit through even five minutes of Big Bang Theory before I have to turn it off from the cringe.

u/Drumsticksboy

replying to u/beam_me_up_buttercup

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

7 POINTS

Same here. I just can’t understand how BBT became a hit. I found it so cringy as well.

u/DuffyHimself

replying to u/Drumsticksboy

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

10 POINTS

The first couple of seasons were pretty good. Actual nerdy references and unique characters. It has been shit for years tho.

u/IntellegentIdiot

replying to u/Drumsticksboy

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

It's got an amazing theme song

u/std_out

replying to u/beam_me_up_buttercup

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

4 POINTS

Opposite for me. I sort of liked BBT (At least the first few seasons. I didn't keep up with the show). definitely not the best show I ever watched but enjoyable enough. Friends on the other hand just bored me.

u/WillDrawYouNaked

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

50 POINTS

Friends is old and a product of its time

Big bang theory was garbage from the first second it aired

u/Version_1

replying to u/WillDrawYouNaked

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

11 POINTS

I'll argue that the first two episodes were pretty solid. Sadly, after that they completely changed Sheldon's character for the worse, which drags down the entire show.

u/Pas__

replying to u/Version_1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

7 POINTS

... could you please elaborate on that change? I recently saw a few episodes from some later seasons and Sheldon seemed like ep1 Sheldon. (Later they turn him into a romantic. Which is okay, I guess, at that point the show was literal fan service happy train soap opera with/about marriage counseling.)

u/Version_1

replying to u/Pas__

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

15 POINTS

He was less annoying and more "right". The dynamic between him and Leonard in the first episode especially was about Leonard trying to fit into society with Sheldon snarkily commenting on the flaws of Leonard's thinking.

u/famnf

replying to u/Version_1

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

I agree with you about Sheldon's character. In the first few episodes he wasn't so mean spirited and helpless. He was a smart, realistic person.

u/masterxak

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

13 POINTS

I like Big Bang Theory. The only parts I hate is when they act like full grown adults still get bullied or never get laid. Other than jokes about that, I rather enjoy the show.

u/High5Time

replying to u/masterxak

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

You don’t think adults get bullied in real life? You don’t think there are adults who find it difficult to get laid?

What?

u/Avacados-Anonymous

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

At least the main characters are Engineers and not losers

u/heres-a-game

replying to u/Avacados-Anonymous

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

They're losers

u/SalemWolf

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

That is literally one of the most popular opinions on Reddit.

u/bleptheblip

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

I once went to the dentist and watched Big Bang Theory. I thought I disliked it, I discovered I hated it.

u/Dzuzepipi

replying to u/JReece50

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:00:36

3 POINTS

When i watched few episodes i was so confused. The whole narrative of every. Single. Fucking. Joke. is "Hey i try to act manly, but i failed lol". Its like trying to build series of non stop "yo mama" jokes. Its just impossible to not get dry after literally few minutes and the question is - why the hell even try??

u/cayenneee_

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

214 POINTS

I feel like a lot of sitcoms appeal to certain types of humor so just because something isn’t funny to one person doesn’t mean it’s not to someone else. I personally find the show stupidly hilarious.

u/CaptWineTeeth

replying to u/cayenneee_

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

25 POINTS

I feel like sitcoms appeal to a certain type of sense of humour. Other types of humour (dark comedy, cringe comedy, sketch-com, moc-umentary, etc.) appeal to other tyes, or not. I find mockumentaries extremely unfunny since I can't get past the pretense of the fake documentary with interview portions. Only the original The Office works for me since it was very creative as the first of its kind and it was short lived.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/cayenneee_

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

17 POINTS

Exactly, and this isn't my type but I respect the fact that its yours.

u/ShustOne

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

12 POINTS

I used to hate this show but recently I watched it and I laughed really hard. My opinion changed. Not trying to change yours but thanks for being respectful towards others who do enjoy it. Too often Reddit forgets that it's totally fine to have completely different tastes than others, you don't have to dislike them for it.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/ShustOne

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

7 POINTS

Well said thanks for spreading positivity

u/thehumantaco

replying to u/cayenneee_

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:07:37

3 POINTS

I kinda like it in a so-bad-it's-good type way. Shout out to /r/comedyheaven for stuff like it

u/crystal_castle00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

206 POINTS

Idk man I mean I literally pissed my pants laughing so hard at that show

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/crystal_castle00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

134 POINTS

Well if you like it, good for you! Dont let other people's opinions change what you enjoy.

u/crystal_castle00

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

63 POINTS

Hell yeah you too!

u/Gendmaarlunga

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

23 POINTS

You’re a man of culture.

u/nilanganray

replying to u/crystal_castle00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

3 POINTS

The whole situation with Friends make me realize I value reviews and majority opinions a bit more. I am glad that I watched the show before coming across the internet hatred. Had I come across the reviews before I saw it, i might have skipped it and be like those guys who hate something after watching like 1 episode.

u/jaxsten-ezechiel

replying to u/crystal_castle00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

3 POINTS

Just out of curiosity what else do you find funny?

u/funkadunkalunk

replying to u/jaxsten-ezechiel

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:56:27

8 POINTS

I'm not OP but I fucking adore Friends, and nowadays I love shows like The Good Place, Community, It's Always Sunny, and British comedies like The Thick Of It, Alan Partridge, and Blackadder.

u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

198 POINTS

It was filmed in front of people. Just saying not a laugh track.

u/tvfeet

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

56 POINTS

The audiences are often prompted to respond by signs - laugh, clap, cheer, gasp, etc. They film scenes over and over so even if the joke hit the first time, by, say, the eleventh take no one is surprised or finds it funny anymore. So yes, they may film in front of a live studio audience but their reactions are very often coached.

u/ecartman_sp

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

25 POINTS

I cannot believe that the live audience laughed at every f** line!

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

8 POINTS

Really? Didnt know that.

u/cichlidgold

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

47 POINTS

Yeah I found that out pretty recently. Watched a video of them without the laughs and it was really awkward, but found out it was natural as they were waiting for the real crowd to quite down.

u/marmalade

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

14 POINTS

Some audience footage at the start of this

u/defaultcss

replying to u/marmalade

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

3 POINTS

Hosted by Conan O’Brien!

u/ShustOne

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

16 POINTS

My parents used to go to tapings.

u/90slegosrbetter

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

8 POINTS

No worries, despite being filmed live, laugh tracks are always edited.

u/mqlapzlamq

replying to u/90slegosrbetter

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

3 POINTS

Well at that point it's part of the product. If you commit to having an audience for your show, and some laughs come out "wrong"/oddly timed for the moment, it would probably distract from the actual show. Cant blame them for that

u/None

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

5 POINTS

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u/Elk-Tamer

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

3 POINTS

So was the big bang theory...

u/Hezkezl

replying to u/Elk-Tamer

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

5 POINTS

You shouldn’t be downvoted, you’re right. The big bang theory is also filmed in front of a live audience, they just use the laugh track a lot more than most other shows do. Probably because the audience is bored to tears and not laughing at the right stuff so they go in and add it during editing.

u/greenit_elvis

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

6 POINTS

Live audience doesn't mean that the sound is the original.

u/90slegosrbetter

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

4 POINTS

Imagine being a person that believes the laugh tracks are 100% genuine.

u/er1end

replying to u/cichlidgold

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:05:51

4 POINTS

live audience, true, but added laughtrack on every clip.

u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

146 POINTS

Same thing with HIMYM and BBT. It's unfunny gamma nonsense

u/kiidlocs

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

95 POINTS

i’ve noticed that when the laugh track in HIMYM is playing, the characters laugh too because they recognize that someone said something funny. it’s a nice touch so it seems more authentic. i’ve also noticed they start talking before the laugh track ends so it doesn’t linger too long and disrupt the conversation flow. BBT on the other hand... it’s just plain unnatural.

u/CurtCocane

replying to u/kiidlocs

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

33 POINTS

Yeah I agree I absolutely despise laugh tracks they usually are a deal breaker for me, but HIMYM is the only show that I don't really mind them as much because like you said it feels much more natural

u/bloppyploppy

replying to u/kiidlocs

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

19 POINTS

Interesting that you have these two observations. HIMYM was not shot in front of a live audience. All laughter was added in post. So yes, that's why your second observation, of how the laughter dies off quickly and never dominates a scene, makes sense. If you think the actors are reacting to the laughter, well, then that has to be something else entirely haha

u/GobertIsMyDaddy

replying to u/bloppyploppy

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

12 POINTS

I think you misread them.they sad the laugh track feels more natural because the actors/characters are chuckling as well. Like the characters recognized that something amusing was said rather than just staring awkwardly waiting for the audience to finish laughing.

u/Gilded_12

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

58 POINTS

Himym Is good compared to friends.

u/usetheforce_gaming

replying to u/Gilded_12

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

61 POINTS

I came here for unpopular opinions, not lies.

u/kohianan

replying to u/Gilded_12

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

6 POINTS

Haha no.

u/Empole

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

18 POINTS

I watched HIMYM, then friends.

I had to rewatch HIMYM to cleanse my palate afterwords

u/sterankogfy

replying to u/Empole

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

14 POINTS

Well I can’t even get past one episode of HIMYM.

u/Levirate

replying to u/Empole

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

9 POINTS

It's almost like one paved the way for the other and both were good in their time :p

u/25russianbear25

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

8 POINTS

Friends is like BBT except it has nostalgia perk. In a decade BBT will take Friends place.

Not hating on these shows but theyre mediocre at best.

u/Bobby_Marks2

replying to u/25russianbear25

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

12 POINTS

I know people always talk about Seinfeld's legacy in the way it affected the genre, but I feel Friends gets under represented in those conversations when it did some things really well:

  • Friends killed it in casting. All six of the main characters went on to have fairly high profile careers. They fly under the radar as individual talents because the show made them together, but low key I think Schwimmer and Cox are absolutely brilliant comedians. They found six very funny people; talent pools in individual shows don't usually run that deep.
  • Friends nailed equal character development. They made everyone funny, gave every character the ability to dish out insults and comebacks, while also poking brutal fun at their flaws.
  • Laugh track aside, it might be the most normal show, with the most normal characters, ever made. There's no insane, unbelievable, fantastical story arcs. Just people who know each other, and live their lives around each other. When you have friends who live and date and room with one another, it feels a lot like the show plays.

Friends also benefits from what I'd have to imagine is the most successful finale arc in sitcoms. It's rare if not unheard of for shows running that long to go out on such a high note.

u/berkeley-games

replying to u/25russianbear25

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

3 POINTS

BBT will not stick around for nearly as long, it's far worse than Friends.

u/Antares777

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

6 POINTS

Gamma?

u/LetsYouDown

replying to u/Antares777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

9 POINTS

I guess it's "lower" in the Greek alphabet than beta? if so it's hilarious that people are getting so insecure they have to identify a whole 'nother letter as beneath them

u/lunchboxg4

replying to u/LetsYouDown

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

5 POINTS

That’s what I assumed. It was a very r/IAmVerySmart comment.

u/proweruser

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

5 POINTS

HIMYM was really good as sitcoms go (which isn't saying that much, but still). The BBT, yeah, that might be worse than friends.

u/RitikMukta

replying to u/reee777

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 00:41:55

4 POINTS

What is "gamma nonsense"?

u/dc1122

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

64 POINTS

Eh, it was a different era. Trends change and it doesn't hold up to the newer single camera / no laugh track comedies. Doesn't make it a bad show, just outdated.

u/NYRangers1313

replying to u/dc1122

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

20 POINTS

Friends is the one big 90's sitcom I don't like. I love Seinfeld, Drew Carey, Spin City, Newsradio, Martin, Wayans Bros, Titus, Married... With Children, Fresh Prince, Home Improvement, etc. But I have never found Friends funny.

u/ThroughlyDruxy

replying to u/NYRangers1313

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

6 POINTS

l think Seinfeld works because he does standup so the whole show kinda feels like a standup routine and the laughing fits.

u/prinzklaus

replying to u/NYRangers1313

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

3 POINTS

Titus is grossly underrated. Thanks for including it.

u/I_kickflipped_my_dog

replying to u/NYRangers1313

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

3 POINTS

Where the fuck is Frazier?!

u/Violet_Violence13

replying to u/NYRangers1313

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

3 POINTS

The Drew Carey Show is fantastic and underrated. It's a shame it isn't available on DVD/streaming due to music right issues.

u/funkadunkalunk

replying to u/NYRangers1313

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:59:31

3 POINTS

And weirdly enough, I don't like any of those shows but I love Friends.

I especially hate Seinfeld. Never got that appeal of that show.

u/SllmJlmTlm

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

51 POINTS

I think its funny

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/SllmJlmTlm

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

26 POINTS

Great! That's your opinion and I applaud you for having the bravery to state it and the maturity to do it nicely.

u/jayybeast42

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

3 POINTS

why are people downvoting u? u stated ur opinion and respectfully disagree with others. u seem like a standup person to me

u/FornaxTheConqueror

replying to u/jayybeast42

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

16 POINTS

Cause that comment sounds sarcastic as fuck

u/mrboombastic123

replying to u/FornaxTheConqueror

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

3 POINTS

I thought it sounded genuine, and that made me hate it even more - "well done for being brave enough to admit liking Friends" , jfc OP is a dick.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/jayybeast42

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

11 POINTS

Thanks I appreciate it I try my best to respect other people's opinions and spread positivity

u/lurk3rthrowaway

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

3 POINTS

I like you OP, wish there were more folks like you around

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/lurk3rthrowaway

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

8 POINTS

Thank you really appreciate. Youd be surprised at how taking someones negative comment and being nice to them can change their mood, then they'll be nice to someone and domino effect. It really makes a difference. Two wrongs dont make a right, but a wrong and a right can make a right.

u/mgmmspud

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

2 POINTS

This is the kind of wholesome conversation that we need more of.

u/numayaya

replying to u/jayybeast42

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:44:57

6 POINTS

Because hating popular movie/music/tv show and being proud of it just makes you an edgy 12 year old. Its all personal tastes, OP is just a douche.

u/bkoziol

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:08

39 POINTS

This has been reposted like 50 times

u/BigFudge54

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

39 POINTS

You do realize how old that show is.....

u/Vindictus80

replying to u/BigFudge54

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

24 POINTS

You know it’s pretty much the backbone of Netflix. It makes massive money and all they have to do is play reruns instead of wasting money by making original content.

u/andytherooster

replying to u/Vindictus80

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

3 POINTS

Isn’t wasting money making original content kind of netflix‘s thing though lol

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/BigFudge54

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

12 POINTS

Yes? But it's also really popular still

u/alepher

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

25 POINTS

It makes Warner Brothers $1 billion a year, which is staggering

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/alepher

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

10 POINTS

Seriously? That's insane!

u/Bishblash

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

3 POINTS

Netflix is going to lose the rights to it.
Just check how much revenues they'll lose.
Some people even say it'll be the end of Netflix.

u/Bensemus

replying to u/Bishblash

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

3 POINTS

Na it’s when they lose The Office they will be in hot water. Friends is very popular but people joke their Netflix subscription is just an Office subscribe.

u/SarcasticGamer

replying to u/BigFudge54

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:37:14

6 POINTS

Yea...you can't watch a show from 20 years ago and expect it to have the same impact especially if you didn't watch it when it first aired.

u/SickeningSolid

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:40:49

32 POINTS

r/unpopularopinion really is r/popularopinion

edit: messed up the names, fixed them

u/Bobby_Marks2

replying to u/SickeningSolid

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:40:49

17 POINTS

The sub is an experiment, one that pretty clearly confirms that the upvote button is an agree button. Even when the name of the game is to downvote the stuff you agree with, people can't help themselves.

u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:28:40

31 POINTS

Every TV Comedy hipster has to hate Friends, it's basically a rule. You just need to grow up and learn to recognize a well-done TV show even if it's widely loved.

u/m-u-g-e-n

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:01:36

23 POINTS

It's funny, cause I just started watching it, and I love it lmao. I guess sitcoms are a hit or miss with many people.

u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

20 POINTS

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u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

22 POINTS

I am super against political correctness, not uptight at all, I dont take anything unimportant seriously, I just dont like a tv show. The real insane person here is you taking an opinion about a damn tv show and turning it into a boomer style rant about Gen Z/Millenials and how bad we are. I'm not sure if you're a hardcore friends fan, a delusional boomer, or are r/lewronggeneration but can you just not.

u/PhReAkOuTz

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

18 POINTS

Considering modern shows like Bojack, Rick and Morty, IASIP, and Parks and Rec exist and are very popular, I REALLY don’t think that’s the case.

u/Thatonegingerkid

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

13 POINTS

Lol what the fuck are you even talking about. Friends is a watered down, boring version of Seinfeld. People don't dislike it because it was edgy, it's just generic and not funny.

u/vgu1990

replying to u/Thatonegingerkid

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

3 POINTS

At the time there werent many shows like that. After friends a lot of similar things came. That makes it feel generic. Check out the show cheers, its like an earlier version of friends. And after that its mostly similar only. Himym, Tbbt, friends from college, whatever you take it is similar to that.

u/MrDanger

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

9 POINTS

Maybe. But Friends is still unfunny shit.

u/CanYouFeelIt_MrK

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

8 POINTS

Friends is still relatively well known and respected among the young

u/fa1afel

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

3 POINTS

I don’t think a single thing you’ve said here is true.

u/KenToucan

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

4 POINTS

No. it's just shite.

u/Decoraan

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:29:28

3 POINTS

What you just said was absolutely fabricated. Either that, or you’re basing your perception of this generation of 4 YouTube videos you saw in the ‘up next’ section after a Steven Crowder video.

We are in a time we’re sex is more openly spoken about than every before. I don’t know what reality you are living to think that was a fair statement.

u/Juuliath00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:18:35

12 POINTS

Friends was never funny because it was way too basic. Seinfeld, on the other hand, now that was a legendary show.

u/username_suggestion4

replying to u/Juuliath00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:18:35

8 POINTS

Seinfeld's personalities were exaggerated, but believable at their core. Friends is just one of those shows that never felt real on any level to me.

u/Bishblash

replying to u/Juuliath00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:18:35

5 POINTS

Seinfield is for people who want to be pretentious, but not as obviously as if they said they liked Frasier the most.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/Juuliath00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:18:35

3 POINTS

I like Seinfeld as well. I've watched it about the same amount as friends and I dont mind it at all.

u/funkadunkalunk

replying to u/Juuliath00

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:18:35

3 POINTS

I've never laughed at anything on Seinfeld, AMA

u/rapavvy

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:47:31

11 POINTS

Basically all shows had laugh tracks then imo. friends was good humor for that time, I think it’s still a decent show

u/TollinginPolitics

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:15:08

10 POINTS

I thought it was painfully unfunny and overrated at the time.

u/BwanaPC

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:58:58

9 POINTS

It's almost like different people have different opinions! TYL.

u/Waking_up_confused

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 04:25:56

9 POINTS

Agreed. Half the plots for episodes are centred around how someone in the group is being a self-centred asshole and has the manage this with the assistance of average writing.

u/Godfather404

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:19:27

9 POINTS

Why's everybody talking about Friends again? I see posts on insta meme pages making fun of it recently too.

u/yummycoot

replying to u/Godfather404

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:19:27

7 POINTS

Guinness World Records announced Wednesday that Aniston had broken the record for the fastest time for an Instagram account to reach one million followers, reaching the milestone in just five hours and 16 minutes.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/jennifer-aniston-joined-instagram-broke-it-and-set-a-guinness-world-record-all-in-less-than-6-hours/ar-AAISUSu

u/Literotamus

replying to u/Godfather404

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:19:27

4 POINTS

Because somehow it's really popular with young people again

u/Extremiel

replying to u/Godfather404

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:19:27

3 POINTS

It's kind of like the Office. It's not a show that comes and goes. It's one of those shows that people watch on repeat, it's a binger.

That's why all the streaming devices battle for it's rights, in a way its timeless.

So I'd argue they're not talking about it again, but still.

u/Benchimus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:04:40

9 POINTS

After discovering Always Sunny all sitcoms suck in comparison.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/Benchimus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:04:40

8 POINTS

I love that show Danny devito is the best

u/LittleMoonkehFella

replying to u/Benchimus

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:04:40

3 POINTS

Try Peep Show, Plebs, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Extras, Curb Your Enthusiasm.

u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:36:03

7 POINTS

It's just about the atmosphere and feeling the show brings as well. It's not meant to be just a straight up comedy.

u/DeathToUsAllGodBless

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:48:01

9 POINTS

I get what youre saying, but it was also a different time. Friends was a good show. The 90s was weird.

u/yank_deas

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:50:44

6 POINTS

u/Ruben625

replying to u/yank_deas

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:50:44

3 POINTS

This should be at the top

u/Xan_derous

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:14:05

6 POINTS

Let me guess, you love BBT right? Even though that show is literally just people being passive aggressive toward each other. Played without a laugh track, they are literally just talking shit about each other. If you play FRIENDS without a laugh track there are actual jokes.

u/Evil-Kris

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:56:31

6 POINTS

I think it’s legit funny, sorry. I even wanted to hate it but my wife put it on one day and I found myself laughing along.

u/Alive_Worker

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:14:55

6 POINTS

God I hate that show.

u/Gilded_12

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:56:14

6 POINTS

I always tell my fiance and her sisters but they just say I'm hating. It is painfully cheesy and predictable most of the time. I feel like people like it so much because it reminds them of simpler times in their lives. The nostalgia factor. But you are spot on with this.

u/itsmybirthdayhelp

replying to u/Gilded_12

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 01:56:14

13 POINTS

You always tell them? You won’t let them just watch it in peace while you do something else?

u/meggo_leggo

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:02:40

6 POINTS

I loathe Friends, and the only thing I loathe more than Friends is people who say that it's on par with The Office. Dwight, you ignorant slut.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/meggo_leggo

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:02:40

3 POINTS

The office is a million times better than Friends

u/Boneless_earthsauce

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:15:58

4 POINTS

I disagree but respect your opinion

u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:33:05

5 POINTS

Chandler was ok but the rest was just eh

u/TrunktenBriareos

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:33:05

12 POINTS

No way, David Schwimmer is brilliant. His comedic timing is perfect and his jokes weren't just shouted sarcasm.

u/nilanganray

replying to u/TrunktenBriareos

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:33:05

3 POINTS

Schwimmer was born to play that role and absolutely nailed it. It pains me that Ross is underrated while some easier to play common characters are rated higher.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/DongleYourFongles

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:33:05

4 POINTS

I agree that is the only somewhat redeemable quality of this show

u/TripleKillionare

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:44:10

5 POINTS

Seinfeld was always better in everyway

u/only___dar___ic

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:54:46

5 POINTS

Have you seen The Big Bang Theory?

u/HappyHound

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:58:34

4 POINTS

I suspect OP has never seen an episode of Seinfeld.

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/HappyHound

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:58:34

7 POINTS

I like seinfeld

u/herbyfour

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 04:13:25

5 POINTS

Basically big bang theory. Sheldon for the 100th time "that's my seat". Audience "HAHAHAHAHA!"

u/Timmeh104

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 04:20:17

6 POINTS

I was thinking about writing this earlier this morning, but about how I met your mother.

u/dumbwatercba

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 04:50:26

6 POINTS

It’s funny how upset people got about this.

u/unwantedproblem

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:33:08

5 POINTS

Sucks to suck OP

u/Donger-Lord

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:39:22

4 POINTS

Most of the episodes are overrated but there are some scenes I like.

u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:49:10

5 POINTS

Boy meets world has a laugh track. Do you like that show?

u/KarmaWhoreCam

replying to u/None

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:49:10

3 POINTS

I dont think I've ever seen that tbh, is it any good/worth checking out?

u/None

replying to u/KarmaWhoreCam

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:49:10

3 POINTS

It’s an old Disney show that most 90’s kid grew up watching.

u/farwestfalls

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 04:08:54

4 POINTS

I love it when people say they like friends. It means I can just forget they exist because they have zero value to society and literally nothing to offer

u/LickLucyLiuLabia

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:20:57

4 POINTS

This gets posted every day. Can mods install a filter?

u/NpcHattingtoner

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 02:21:54

4 POINTS

The best thing of Friends is the lego sets.

u/agentanthony

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 03:16:36

3 POINTS

I lived in Manhattan during peak Friends popularity. I have no idea what Manhattan was represented in that show.

u/neetfreakken

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 12:03:17

3 POINTS

Every time this pops up I notice one thing... the person with this idea is under 30.

Every time.

u/valiantcrossbow

POSTED AT 2019-10-20 14:41:47

3 POINTS

Seinfeld is a better show in every aspect