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I'm scratching my head here. I'm a huge IASIP fan and can't see how IASIP took Seinfeld as a jumping off point. IASIP is characterized by it's very dark humor,

I'm scratching my head here. I'm a huge IASIP fan and can't see how IASIP took Seinfeld as a jumping off point. IASIP is characterized by it's very dark humor, no laugh track and subtle plot developments when it seems like each episode is stand-alone. Seinfeld had a very obvious laugh track and it's humor was significantly less dark. (I mean, Seinfeld is cynical... But let's be honest, there has never been a long running rape joke, jokes about homophobia, misogyny, pedophilia, alcoholism, drug abuse, stalking, incest etc) So it's really hard to see a connection. Could you maybe elaborate?

j9461701 7y ago
Seinfeld was famous for having the rule 'no hugging, no learning'. The main characters were mean, selfish, short-sighted jerks and they never learned their lesson or grew emotionally over the whole course of the show. That was unheard of at the time, as other shows either featured at least one likable character or had their characters evolve over time into better people. The point of Seinfeld was to watch these human cesspools behave horribly for 22 minutes and laugh at their misfortune. Always Sunny took those core principles, and turned them all to 11. Jerry Seinfeld is a bit of a clean freak? Frank Reynolds strips naked, shaves his whole body, and slathers himself in hand sanitizer to keep the germs away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvxE35X8Ow\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvxE35X8Ow\ The guys on the show are kind of disrespectful toward their romantic partners? Dennis is a monster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBPvrJbPA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBPvrJbPA4 George is kind of stupid? Charlie is straight up mentally challenged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xrkNeO2QI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xrkNeO2QI Elaine dances the funky chicken? Dee is an actual bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYh2dvoeN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYh2dvoeN8
conradfr 7y ago
Seinfeld doesn't have a laugh track except to make smooth transitions over multiple takes edits with live audience laughter. Also they did a parody of Seinfeld last season.

j9461701 7y ago

Seinfeld was famous for having the rule 'no hugging, no learning'. The main characters were mean, selfish, short-sighted jerks and they never learned their lesson or grew emotionally over the whole course of the show. That was unheard of at the time, as other shows either featured at least one likable character or had their characters evolve over time into better people. The point of Seinfeld was to watch these human cesspools behave horribly for 22 minutes and laugh at their misfortune. Always Sunny took those core principles, and turned them all to 11. Jerry Seinfeld is a bit of a clean freak? Frank Reynolds strips naked, shaves his whole body, and slathers himself in hand sanitizer to keep the germs away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvxE35X8Ow\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvxE35X8Ow\ The guys on the show are kind of disrespectful toward their romantic partners? Dennis is a monster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBPvrJbPA4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBPvrJbPA4 George is kind of stupid? Charlie is straight up mentally challenged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xrkNeO2QI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xrkNeO2QI Elaine dances the funky chicken? Dee is an actual bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYh2dvoeN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYh2dvoeN8

conradfr 7y ago

Seinfeld doesn't have a laugh track except to make smooth transitions over multiple takes edits with live audience laughter. Also they did a parody of Seinfeld last season.