Friends vs. Seinfeld

[icecream]

These were NBC's 2 biggest shows of the 90s. I think Seinfeld is better, the only good part of Friends was the theme song.

[gilligan fanatic]

Seinfeld, never really got into Friends

[bookandfilmnut]

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Seinfeld, never really got into Friends

I'm the opposite, I have never liked Seinfeld, still can't sit through an entire episode of it, but I enjoyed Friends a great deal, especially the earlier seasons.

But my personal choice for best sitcom of the 90's would be Frasier.

[nerdstein]

I honestly don't think I ever seen an entire episode of Friends. However, I have seen bits and pieces of it throughout the years to conclude that is more or less the equivalent of a 'romcom' only in a sitcom format. I don't know of one guy who actually watched Friends (though it may be a guilty pleasure for a lot of them) but the vast majority of the women I know of my generation love it.

Since I don't like soap operas or romantic comedies - and considering Seinfeld is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time - Seinfeld by a landslide.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by catsrule

These were NBC's 2 biggest shows of the 90s. I think Seinfeld is better, the only good part of Friends was the theme song.

I agree. I loved the theme song of Friends but that's the only thing I liked about it. Seinfeld was much better.

[yankeesrj12]

Easily Friends. I've seen every episode of Friends numerous times and they never get old.

On the other hand, Seinfeld is just not funny.

[*ROGER*]

I never thought Friends was too funny. And every character seemed to whine and complain all the time.

[TVFactFan]

Two different shows

Friends is geared toward woman

Seinfeld is geared toward men

[catlover79]

Seinfeld, hands down!!

[comedyfreak]

Friends-Never got into Seinfeld even the reruns.

[yankeesrj12]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Two different shows

Friends is geared toward woman

Seinfeld is geared toward men

Completely disagree.

In my opinion it is younger viewers who enjoy Friends, and older viewers who enjoy Seinfeld. All of my friends (and some of their friends) think Friends is a funny show. All of us hate Seinfeld and don't think its funny. My parents, however, enjoyed Seinfeld on NBC and love watching reruns on TBS, but don't care for Friends all that much. Something with the way the shows were developed and how the characters interacted split the two groups by generations.

Of course this could just be a small sample from my region, but I don't think it has anything to do with gender.

It would be cool to see peoples responses with their age.

[bookandfilmnut]

Originally Posted by yankeesrj12

Completely disagree.

In my opinion it is younger viewers who enjoy Friends, and older viewers who enjoy Seinfeld. All of my friends (and some of their friends) think Friends is a funny show. All of us hate Seinfeld and don't think its funny. My parents, however, enjoyed Seinfeld on NBC and love watching reruns on TBS, but don't care for Friends all that much. Something with the way the shows were developed and how the characters interacted split the two groups by generations.

Of course this could just be a small sample from my region, but I don't think it has anything to do with gender.

It would be cool to see peoples responses with their age.

I think you have a good point. I was 27 when Friends started in 1994 (just turned 46 recently) - and am about the same age as most of the actors and actresses in the show, give or take a year or two. To me, the show really seemed to capture the Zeitgeist of the 1990's for people in their late 20's moving into their early 30's. And I thought that the characters were all likeable, although I agree they could be a little whiny, but they reminded me of real folks I knew and hung around with in those days. And of course, being a young male, I enjoyed seeing Jennifer Anniston and Courtney Cox (Actually, I still do, they are both still very attractive to me well into their 40's).

Seinfeld did seem to appeal to the folks in my office who were 5-10 years older than me at that time. Plus, to me, Seinfeld's characters were not particularly likeable - although that in istelf was the basic source of the comedy in that show.

[nerdstein]

Originally Posted by yankeesrj12

Completely disagree.

In my opinion it is younger viewers who enjoy Friends, and older viewers who enjoy Seinfeld. All of my friends (and some of their friends) think Friends is a funny show. All of us hate Seinfeld and don't think its funny. My parents, however, enjoyed Seinfeld on NBC and love watching reruns on TBS, but don't care for Friends all that much. Something with the way the shows were developed and how the characters interacted split the two groups by generations.

Of course this could just be a small sample from my region, but I don't think it has anything to do with gender.

It would be cool to see peoples responses with their age.

You don't think Friends appealed more to women?

I live in the Northeast, and I can assure you most of the guys from my generation prefer Seinfeld over Friends. whereas, a lot of the women (of all age groups) loathe Seinfeld.

I am sure there are pockets in this country where men prefer Friends, and even larger areas where they hate both. However, if you were to take a survey of the the fans of each show, I am fairly certain that the gender gap would be a lot more pronounced than the age gap.

I even think sitcoms like Frasier and the Big Bang Theory appeal more to women.

[AB]

I liked Friends a little better than Seinfeld. Both were very funny and both had great casts. Friends always made me laugh more and they had so many great guest stars on the show like Tom Selleck, Bruce Willis, Charlie Sheen, Helen Hunt, Denise Richards, to just name a few.

[ComedyGuy]

Seinfeld without question and I had/have a crush on Elaine