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That's the worst definition of aging poorly I've ever seen. An actual example would be a plot line predicated on sexual harassment being funny, or a punch line about black men being in jail a lot
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:That's the worst definition of aging poorly I've ever seen. haha i liked when the only Black guy George knew was an exterminator or George's gay panic about a male masseur boar guy has a new favorite as of 20:26 on Feb 25, 2019 |
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I've never seen an episode of Seinfeld so i don't know if that's a genuine post or an Attempted Gotcha. Being comedy in the 90s, I'm sure it has lots of elements that have aged poorly. But your example of "no cell phones" ain't one.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:26
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I've never seen an episode of Seinfeld so i don't know if that's a genuine post or an Attempted Gotcha. you missed my point, which was that a lot of the Seinfeld plots could have been cleared up if cell phones had been ubiquitous in 1996 and people could have made a quick phone call. yes, it's kind of a cheap criticism because you could really say that about any show before cell phones were invented, but it goes to my point of a simpler style of humor that had to reach a very broad audience due to broadcast constraints, the fact that Must See TV was An Actual Thing, etc. i like(d) Seinfeld a lot. it and Friends were a Big Deal Event TV Night with a lot of people getting together and drinking in college. the later wacky episodes are funny and inoffensive. but seasons like 1-3 would never make the air today. i sit down to watch it with my daughter and it's not funny. sorry for the derail, it's just my opinion and worth what you paid for it
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Feb 25, 2019 20:31
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No no, I got your point, it's just that I'm not agreeing with it. Like you said, it's a crap argument because it invalidates any media set before 2005.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:34
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:No no, I got your point, it's just that I'm not agreeing with it. Like you said, it's a crap argument because it invalidates any media set before 2005. RCarr posted:Who cares if having a cell phone would have cleared up the plot? What a bizarrely random criticism. it wasn't about the technology it was about the simplistic 'whoops, a cascading avalanche of misunderstandings' plot lines boar guy has a new favorite as of 20:37 on Feb 25, 2019 |
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Feb 25, 2019 20:35
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Who cares if having a cell phone would have cleared up the plot? What a bizarrely random criticism.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:36
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If you think the classic sitcom premise of a cascading avalanche of misunderstandings doesn't work in an era with cell phones you've clearly never watched Happy Endings, which was A Good Show.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:37
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Are you high, boar guy? If you aren’t just say you are to give yourself an out.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:38
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Where'd my goalposts go? They were RIGHT here a second ago!
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Feb 25, 2019 20:38
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Wendell posted:Are you high, boar guy? If you aren’t just say you are to give yourself an out. did anyone watch the original run. i did. how can you say it holds up if you didnt watch it in the original context no, im not high, and i didnt move the goalposts, i just wasnt clear in my original statement. seinfeld sucks in a modern context, was that statement, btw 
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Feb 25, 2019 20:39
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Maybe you are the one who aged poorly. Makes you think.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:39
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Paladinus posted:Maybe you are the one who aged poorly. Makes you think. again, that's not in question
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boar guy posted:how can you say it holds up if you didnt watch it in the original context Ugh, there they go again! Now they're in a football field on the other side of town!
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Ugh, there they go again! Now they're in a football field on the other side of town! your misunderstanding of my poorly worded sentiment isn't me moving the goalposts. my point has been the same from my first post i guess ill stop before i get probated? buncha seinfeld lovers up in here 
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Again, I understand you. It's just that the things you are saying are quite stupid, which you seem aware of, since you rapidly change gearsboar guy posted:...if you could make a single phone call and clear up the entire three's company plot of that particular episode then all the humor evaporates boar guy posted:haha i liked when the only Black guy George knew was an exterminator boar guy posted:you missed my point, which was that a lot of the Seinfeld plots could have been cleared up if cell phones had been ubiquitous in 1996 boar guy posted:it wasn't about the technology boar guy posted:did anyone watch the original run. i did. how can you say it holds up if you didnt watch it in the original context Pretend you weren't the one that wrote this so you can divorce yourself from your pride. Can you see how stupid these posts are?
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boar guy posted:did anyone watch the original run. i did. how can you say it holds up if you didnt watch it in the original context Why would it matter if he watched it in its original context? A show holds up if its good now, regardless of whatever perceived qualities it had or lacked in the mid 90s. Die Hard totally holds up and it too wouldn't work if John McClain had a cell phone.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:48
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sigh...nfeld isnt funny in 2019
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Feb 25, 2019 20:50
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This would not have happened if John had Phone
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WhAt's the dEAl with Seinfeld!? Is he a SIGN of Felds!? If so wHy isn't he named Signfeld!? wHAT'S up with thAaAat?!
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Didn't read any of the last page but boar guy I stand with you, I always root for the underdog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu7rPq_0kJ0 It's 1997 forever
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Feb 25, 2019 20:54
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Did Seinfeld do the thing that a lot of modern comedies do where the main cast is clearly all written by the same person, so everybody talks like Comedians On Speed??
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Feb 25, 2019 20:54
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Seinfeld is the best webcomic.
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Lol people don't have DVD players anymore. Boxed set has aged poorly
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Feb 25, 2019 21:16
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Lol people don't have DVD players anymore. dvd seasons never opened. notebook pack in(?) is still in there sealed in plastic as well
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Feb 25, 2019 21:24
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boar guy, why are you posting this much about Seinfeld in this thread when he's not even your favourite comic?
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What was the awful store in the mall that sold movies and endless amounts of stuff like this?? I know I saw this in there in 2002 or 3 or 1.
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:What was the awful store in the mall that sold movies and endless amounts of stuff like this?? I know I saw this in there in 2002 or 3 or 1. FYE? https://www.fye.com/ Or if you are really old, Suncoast.
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god suncoast, that name takes me way back. I haven't thought about suncoast since I was a little kid
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The Chanson de Roland wouldn’t have worked if they had had field radios, because Olivier would have just radioed Charlemagne for reinforcements instead of having to argue with Roland about blowing the horn 
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Feb 25, 2019 22:55
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stop making GBS threads your pants GoGoGadgetChris
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gently caress off ayshkerbundy
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Feb 25, 2019 23:05
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remember when Michael Richards's response to a light heckle was to go full Kramer on him with n-bombs one might say Michael Richards was a pretty bad comic
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Hogge Wild posted:stop making GBS threads your pants GoGoGadgetChris Uhhh Yeah today is going to be the day where I finally stop antagonizing everybody and making a mountain out of every possible molehill and basically conducting myself in a manner that precludes forming any bond of friendship with anyone SMH lol you duuuumb
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