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This is all my humble opinion, but if you can ignore some dodgy acting and exposition then I found e.1-7 good. I was invested and entertained. There comes a plot twist in e.8 that they handle poorly and e.9-10 would have been fine if it was compressed into one episode and they finished it with some finesse. But they didn’t. It becomes clunky, repetitive, overwrought and obvious… knobheads.
I’ve moved on to Preacher. First episode was hysterical.
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See I could never get into Preacher, I loved the comic book but the TV show was extremely slow imo.
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I couldn’t get on with Preacher either. Mrs loved it, but not for me.
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“Crashing” on HBO is great. I love seeing all the comedians as themselves. Artie Langes true to life portrayal of himself and his addiction is potent. But the show is funny as balls
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My wife had never watched Seinfeld…can you believe that? (Or Sopranos for that matter) si we're up to season 5. The gags hold up well after more than 20 years. Kramer still kills me.
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Shorting yourself you are ^
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My wife had never watched Seinfeld…can you believe that? (Or Sopranos for that matter) si we're up to season 5. The gags hold up well after more than 20 years. Kramer still kills me.
I've also never seen a single episode of either one….. [emoji28][emoji28][emoji28]
As a conscious decision or just not been on your radar? I'm the same with Game of Thrones though. Have no desire whatsoever to watch.
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Sopranos is pretty good, although I admit my memories of the show are colored by the fact that I was living in New Jersey for three of its seasons, so it felt very accurate in replicating that environment. I don't know if I'd like it as much without that connection.
The popularity of Seinfeld mystifies me. I've tried to watch it, but it's just not funny.
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Currently watching Ash vs Evil Dead. Silly slapstick horror but I like Bruce Campbell and it is kinda funny. The wood hand kills me
@gaseousclay If you like this sort of thing (like I do), then if you haven't already seen it, see if you can find "Todd and the Book of Pure Evil" , done 2 series back in 2010. Think ash v evil dead/buffy the vamp slayer. I found it recently, not much makes me laugh out loud but some of this was hilarious.
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I'll admit, I'm interested in catching a few episodes to see how it is… I recently discovered Curb (Maybe 2 months ago..... I had never even heard of it before then), and Larry David is freakin' HILARIOUS!
Seinfeld is just good fun. It’s quite dated at this point but still charming.( I’d argue that Curb is probably the better show, though.)
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See I could never get into Preacher, I loved the comic book but the TV show was extremely slow imo.
I couldn’t get on with Preacher either. Mrs loved it, but not for me.
Thanks for the words of caution. As a result I lowered expectations and wasn’t as bothered as I might have been by the lull that occurs in episodes 3-5.
The start of ep.6 (battle with the seraphim) was fantastic though. Tarantino-like levels of cinematic genius. It’s frustratingly slow at times, no doubt. But when it’s good, it’s grand.
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I'll admit, I'm interested in catching a few episodes to see how it is… I recently discovered Curb (Maybe 2 months ago..... I had never even heard of it before then), and Larry David is freakin' HILARIOUS!
Seinfeld is just good fun. It’s quite dated at this point but still charming.( I’d argue that Curb is probably the better show, though.)
It is dated, but it's where Larry David really got his chops. It's stupid, sometimes absurdist (which I love) and has strong well played characters. George's parents, Kramer, Newman…all are absurd, but still funny. It really was a tv trailblazer in the earlier 90s and imo changed the sitcom format forever (for better or worse we'd never have had Friends without Seinfield). On top of the Jerry is a legendary stand up that most stand ups cite as massively influential.
I agree that Curb holds up better now, but for a capsule of 90s life (check out all the Nike tennis shoes!) It is darn good.
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@neph93 I was a big fan of the comic book and still have a mint run of the books, archived, like the geek I am. Like most literary fans comment on cinematic adaptations, I'm not sold on the tv series really. The production values aren't quite there I don't think.
