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[AuthenticM]

Seriously

-better characters
-better production values
-more funny
-no fucking laugh track
-has this GOAT (probably improvised) scene

Admit it. You know it's true.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Duh

 

[iMax]

Obviously.

 

[phanphare]

 

[SpaceWolf]

Absolutely.

 

[SexyFish]

Everyone already knew this... right?

 

[Shmuppers]

No, it's not

-characters are not better
-funnier despite lower budget
-funnier
-the laugh track is fine
-for every one of those scenes there are 20 Seinfeld ones

 

[zero_suit]

Agreed.

 

[FantasyFreak07]

It is, yes.

 

[AuthenticM]

Everyone already knew this... right?

Seinfeld often gets quoted as being the best (american) sitcom of all time. I obviously disagree.

 

[brianjones]

No, it's not

.

seinfeld is more balanced overall

 

[Speevy]

I don't think it's as easy to watch.

A great sitcom can be on a looping marathon without annoying you.

 

[djplaeskool]

 

[ffejeromdiks]

Definitely.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

Why are the two shows competing?

 

[Nokagi]

I like Curb a lot but I can't agree with this.

 

[royalan]

Curb is Seinfeld's shtick perfected, I feel.

 

[BocoDragon]

It's a bit meaner and delivers more schadenfreude... so maybe it is.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Why are the two shows competing?

Why indeed

 

[Jigorath]

Tough one, but I think I prefer Seinfeld overall. It's more rewatchable for me.

 

[PSqueak]

Never have seen CYE, but Seinfeld is not exactly a high bar in my opinion.

 

[misses bull]

Always sunny is better than both

 

[Eidan]

I like the characters in Seinfeld more. Both are great though.

 

[minor effort]

I do admit it.

The laugh track makes the pacing on Seinfeld seem so dated. I still enjoy it, but the show doesn't age perfectly.

 

[HeeHo]

I particularly like Crazy Eyes Killers little rap when Larry David first comes over to his kids party.

 

[iMax]

No, it's not

-characters are not better
-funnier despite lower budget
-funnier
-the laugh track is fine
-for every one of those scenes there are 20 Seinfeld ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwMP1uVk74

 

[phanphare]

george is the best character from either show though, even if he's just a fictionalized version of larry

 

[echoshifting]

It is, but Seinfeld is more accessible so it will always be more popular.

 

[MafiaMurderBag]

I watched and adored Curb, but never seen Shinfield despite hearing how great it is. So how similar is it to Curb, will I love it just as much or am I doomed Curb raises the bar making its predecessor seem inferior watching it with hindsight?

 

[Tizoc]

Seinfeld has the Assman tho
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tujqM2u-BVo

Ill watch curb in due time

 

[Alcotholic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwMP1uVk74

This is absolutely incredible. Hahahaha

 

[SexyFish]

The Michael J Fox scene may be my favorite part of the series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4lFjWoFqc

 

[TissueBox]

I imagine they're two sides to one shiny gold coin. ^^' With a little rust on one side sure.

 

[eXistor]

I hated the show personally. I quit after the second season, no idea why I even stuck around that long. Cringe comedy is not my kinda comedy.

 

[iPaul93]

I think Seinfeld is better.

 

[phanphare]

I hated the show personally. I quit after the second season, no idea why I even stuck around that long. Cringe comedy is not my kinda comedy.

curb is one of the rare shows that gets better as it progresses. season 5 through the last season is where it's at. hell the last season has a couple of the funniest episodes of the entire show.

 

[HeeHo]

Ah yes, you guys reminded me. I love when someone exclaims that they hate George from Seinfeld in front of Larry, haha.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I don't think they should be compared.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

as someone who cringes easily, no.

I love them both, but Curb deals exclusively with awkward situations which are cringe inducing for me.

Seinfeld has a better balance.

 

[RedRum]

Leon. Enough said.

 

[sixteen-bit]

never seen seinfeld but curb was hilarious

 

[bachikarn]

It is known

 

[abracadaver]

no laugh track and that horrible shaky camera make it awful

I haven't seen a single episode yet

 

[MThanded]

100%

who doesn't agree with this?

 

[Heckler456]

Absolutely agree. Admittedly, I watched Seinfeld way after it was considered revolutionary, but when I eventually did watch it, it barely got a chuckle out of me. Curb Your Enthusiasm on the other hand had me rolling on the floor.

 

[SpaceWolf]

no laugh track and that horrible shaky camera make it awful

I haven't seen a single episode yet

Damn fine troll post, Sir.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

I watched and adored Curb, but never seen Shinfield despite hearing how great it is. So how similar is it to Curb, will I love it just as much or am I doomed Curb raises the bar making its predecessor seem inferior watching it with hindsight?

They have two different points of view and are, yet, very similar hence the odd premise of this topic.

One is about a group of four people who are absolutely confused by the world around them while the other is about a man who progressively turns angry towards it.

I mean, they are the same shows. I've never understood this really bizarre need to turn their existences into a contact sport of sorts.

In the end, there is no "better", only which characters resonate better with you as an audience.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Seinfeld is actually not funny - deserves in the club of Bob Dylan of "erm... are you sure this is what you were talking about?"

 

[catpurrcat]

Oddly I don't understand Seinfeld at all, despite sitting through dozens of hours of episodes with my best friend who loves it.

Meanwhile, Curb is my favourite comedy of all time, probably in my top five all-time favourite shows.

Swearing + no laugh track + diverse west coast cast probably helps!

 

[Dispatch]

Curb is great, but doesn't go as far to the farcical as Seinfeld does, because of Kramer. Kramer pushed everything to another comic level.

Mel Torme Confusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GHd6vavka4
Front Porch Kramer: https://youtu.be/W3bhUTYZg-M?t=62
Merv Griffin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RGxs8jzcUo

Curb was great, but it never got as ridiculously funny as Seinfeld did because Kramer was so out there.