Posters debate whether Wings is better than Seinfeld this season, with most defending Seinfeld and dismissing the comparison.
Although I have enjoyed Seinfeld this season, especially the recent toilet paper episode, I'd have to say that "Wings" is a better show this season. Barely. _____________________________________________________
Nick Casciato Jr.
761 Southcrest Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Your sick, Nick. :)
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I just don't understand. What do you say to people like you?:-)
Excerpts from netnews.alt.tv.seinfeld: 19-Jan-94 Re: Wings beats Seinfeld by gj student 206766@prince
You're kidding me! You don't find Wings funny? What about Seinfeld-- Do you laugh at that? Wings is the perfect complement to Seinfeld`s nuttiness. Wings is second only to Seinfeld with combination of characters that click and hilarious situations. Together they replace Cheers/Seinfeld as the funniest hour on tv. _____________________________________________________
Nick Casciato Jr.
761 Southcrest Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
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Wings is one of those shows that I just can't get into for some reason. Years ago a lot of my friends liked Barney Miller. I couldn't get into that either. Most Seinfeld lovers that I know, and I know a lot of them, simply dislike Wings. A pretty large percentage of them seem to *like* Mad About You. Personally, I think Seinfeld/M_A_Y would be the killer comedy hour on TV. Perhaps Wings should change networks and team up with Home Improvement, another popular show whose audience and Seinfeld's seem to be mutually exclusive.
This is all, of course, IMHO.
excerpt from [email] (David Silver):
I don't get it. A lot of my friends and I never watch MAY because of the Simpsons--and we all watch Wings and Seinfeld. Different tastes, I guess. Thanks for your opinion, though. I guess it's time to drop this subject and stick to talking about Seinfeld. _____________________________________________________
Nick Casciato Jr.
761 Southcrest Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
How interesting. The group of linguists that I hang out with at U of C, we do the same thing. Simpsons, then we all talk during Wings [paying attention for the one funny line in each episode] and then Seinfeld. Then we go out to drink. [Frasier is sooooo boring.]
Wings has the plus of having one of the actress from It's/Making a Living.
Steve K.
In article [email] writes:
Well, the group of law students that I hang out with watches Simpsons, then goes and does something else, then watches Seinfeld, then goes out to drink. :) I guess we're missing that one funny Wings line!
Kim .
In article [email] writes:
Wow, you must be the group of people who come into Jimmy's at about the same time we do. If they say anything witty on Wings, we'll let you know. [you're not missing much].
Has anyone developed a drinking game for Seinfeld yet?
steve k.
In article [email] writes:
Hmm. The group of undergrads that I hang out with watches the Simpsons, then goes to get some food, comes back to see the last ten minutes of Wings and eat really fast, occasionally hearing the funny line, then watches Seinfeld, then goes out to drink.
Thank goodness people with such diverse social lives can still converse peacefully and respectfully. Restores my faith in humanity.
Pete
God, maybe we should kick out DOC films from Ida Noyes on Thursday and do this up in grand style, and get the student government to pay for our food!
Steve K.
Please, not HI. Although I won't go so far as to say Wings is better than Sienfeld, I do enjoy watching it before the Sein and it's beginning to annoy me how so many people slam on those who have posted they like Wings. I've also watched MAY a couple of times and, quite frankly, think it's a bore. Maybe I have to get married before I like it, but I doubt it. For mindless humour I turn to The Simpsons.
Get a life?
gj student 206766 wrote: ..Nicholas Casciatojr wrote:
..: Although I have enjoyed Seinfeld this season, especially the recent ..: toilet paper episode, I'd have to say that "Wings" is a better show this ..: season. Barely. .. ..I just don't understand. ..What do you say to people like you?:-)
It has always seemed to me that "Wings" running as long as it has is evidence that someone has some pretty incriminating photographs of the right people. On the other hand, "Mad About You" _is_ funnier than "Seinfeld" this season. [If only there were less kissy-face...]
The only reason Wings is on is so I don't have to watch 30 minutes of commercials just before Seinfeld. The funniest thing on Mad... was Fran and Mark but now that they've split up life will be a little too boring. Yes too much kissy face. And lets see more of that dog, he's funny too.
Wings is lame.
DAMN! Why have I been wasting my time watching that stupid Seinfeld. Thanks Nick. Your thoughtful opinion is so illuminating.
20 Jan 94 12:58, "Nicholas Casciatojr." wrote:
C> You're kidding me! You don't find Wings funny?
I know I don't. I stop watching for that half hour because nothing's on. U watched Wings a few tines but I don't find it funny.
C> What about Seinfeld--Do you laugh at that?
Like almost no other show. That show is funny! IMHO, they're complete opposites in that aspect...
Well, this isn't necessarilty true. I like Home Improvement AND Seinfeld AND Wings.
Am I in the minority here???
KimK
In [email] (Kim Krattiger) writes:
Maybe :) I never liked Barney Miller (not really). Wings and Home Improvement CAn be funny, but only rarely are they relaly funny. I find them both fairly ordinary. Dave Platt [email] ------------------------------------
Oh, and I almost forgot one thing, fellow babies... BOOGER!
In article [email] (Kim Krattiger) writes:
(about previous anti-Wings/Barney Miller, pro-Home Improvment/MAY comments)
No way! :-) Someone somewhere needs to do studies on personality types as indicated by clusters of favorite TV shows. For example, this season my favorites are: Northern Exposure, Home Improvement, Grace Under Fire, Seinfeld, Frasier, X-Files, and ST:TNG. And Married With Children, and Are You Being Served? on the local PBS station. I'm assuming definite schizoid tendencies. :-)
You know why I dislike Wings so much? USA network airs re-runs at 11, 11:30 pm here and my housemate insists on watching, which cuts into Letterman, who is God. It is practically impossible to be as stupid as Lyle without having some sort of chemical imbalance/mental problem/whatever. I've gotten tired of that, Brian's womanizing, and Roy's nastiness pretty fast. I think it's time to work out a deal with my housemate.
Wendy
In [email] (Wendy Tyrol) writes:
Yeah, that's about right. Wings is pretty lowbrow. I believe it's produced by the people who do Frasier (which are not the same guys as the original creators of Cheers). Frasier is better, but I think that's because the character of Frasier was there to begin with. Neither is as good as Seinfeld, IMHO. Dave Platt [email] ------------------------------------
Oh, and I almost forgot one thing, fellow babies... BOOGER!
[email] (Smith) writes:
What is ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
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What do they pair with Are You Being Served? on your PBS channel? We were getting May to December (great), then Good Neighbors (grows on you), and we just switched to Keeping Up Appearances or something (one episode, great). You'd have to be schizoid just to keep up with them. Personally, I'd vote for Seinfeld, Frasier, DSN, the Simpsons, and AYBS?, in no particular order. Martin
In article [email] (Martin P. Burke) writes:
(responding to comments about other shows Seinfeld fans like, including Are You Being Served?)
In Boston AYBS was till this week on *3* times a night, at 7, 7:30, and 11, so it was paired with itself. Doubly so because the 11pm was a repeat of one of the earlier ones. The 7:00 is gone but it's been replaced by something non-British, I think. Besides, at 7 pm there's the news, Cheers reruns, ST:TNG reruns, Married With Children reruns. Total cultural overload...
Those are fine choices. :-) ObSeinfeld: any word on what's happening with the production schedule after the earthquake damage? I heard they'd rented space at another studio but haven't heard anything since that. (I might even have "heard" it here. :-) )
"Are You Being Served" is a show on PBS set in a retail department store. It has a good ensemble cast that also starred in a follow up series that I forget the name of. For the record, I love MAY, Seinfeld, and Fraiser (especially Niles). Nikky
Home Improvement, Seinfed, and Wings are all great shows that I enjoy. I think it's because they're about such everyday things that may not be thought of much otherwise. --- � UseNet - Total Systems Support BBS - (517)548-4548
Oh...do you assault whales with golf balls on an everyday basis? Or try to sneak into someone's apartment to switch answering machine tapes?
Don't take this the wrong way...it's just that that's the reason I find Seinfeld so pathetically NOT funny anymore...because it's no longer about EVERYDAY things (i.e. waiting for a table or visiting your parents) -- it's about the wacky, kooky, zany misadventures of Jerry and his pals, and therefore nothing more than your basic sitcom.
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