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Originally Posted by KingofOldSchool
Seinfield is one of the most overhyped and overrated shows of all time.
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More like innovative and influential.
Loved the way the shows were scripted and written. Like Larry David had this great talent at making something that seemed to be totally minute and seemingly inconsequential to the story actually end up being an integral laughing point to the show, by the end. Something would always occur to a character and his storyline thanks to something that seemed so insiginificant earlier in the show. He was great at finally weaving all the different angles of the story so that they meshed into each other by the end. The guy was a fucking genius, scripting a fucking genius sitcom.
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What I also like about Seinfeld and Curb is that the shows arent telling you when to laugh. On Curb it's obvious as there isnt any laugh track or anything like that, but with Seinfeld the jokes arent prepped up or built to finally hitting that punch line. Seinfeld didnt run like that. With other sitcoms, like Friends, or Will and Grace or whatever, the jokes are seen coming at you from a mile away. It's like a bunch of punch lines, and when they are said, you have to laugh. On top of the shows being generic and cookie cutter.