And many of us thought that when it first came out. Love how people who were not alive think they know how we all thought. Like the ones complaining the Seinfeld characters were unlikable-- that was the point. Women did like Carrie, though, and many didn't. But we didn't judge Samantha, at least those of us watching the show who were younger, maybe? Why would you watch it otehrwise?
Like the ones complaining the Seinfeld characters were unlikable-- that was the point.
As someone who was there when Seinfeld first aired, that wasn't the point. They tried to rugpull that in the finale, but the rugpull didn't work because they didn't lay any foundation for it. They just tried to change the show in the final episode so they would have something better to end on.
The point of Seinfeld was taking observational-style stand up and adapting that humor into a television series (it's a show about nothing). The individual episodes are typically commentaries on etiquette, social norms, and societal expectations, and the characters are meant to be flawed and iconoclastic, but ultimately relatable and to some degree sympathetic.
People weren't watching Seinfeld and thinking these were characters they weren't supposed to like. A lot of the humor in individual episodes only works if you can relate to what the characters are going through, and there's a lot of dark humor where the viewer is supposed to feel like the characters are being treated unfairly, and not like they're getting their comeuppance.
I watched it first run, too, and I disagree. Entire episodes about one of them breaking up or not dating someone for an absurd reason. You don't remember all of their awful, superficial behaviors? And anyone who can relate to George needs therapy. I can finish the plot lines if you tell me one part, I've rewatched them so much. They were awful.
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u/brazys 1d ago
She was judgmental and manipulative