Personally, I've never even heard of Seinfeld or The Cosby Show. That should be telling enough of how Friends is much more relevant to the current generation than the aforementioned shows.
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This says more about you than Seinfeld or The Cosby Show.
Cosby is obviously iconic for bringing back the primetime sitcom and opening doors for African Americans. And Seinfeld was a true phenomenon. The Soup Nazi alone is more iconic than anything Friends have ever produced.
I don't think I ever read something about Seinfeld on the internet. Literally never. But Friends is pretty impactful. Some of the most successful shows in the 00's and the 10's are inspired by it, like The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and iCarly. I used to think it was overrated too, but when I really started watching the show got me as a big fan. The plots were really great, the jokes were on point and some of the themes were pretty great too, like solidary belly and gay marriage.
This says more about you than Seinfeld or The Cosby Show.
Cosby is obviously iconic for bringing back the primetime sitcom and opening doors for African Americans. And Seinfeld was a true phenomenon. The Soup Nazi alone is more iconic than anything Friends have ever produced.
I'm not saying 'Friends' is a bad show, it appealed perfectly to its demographic, and launched the career of Jennifer Aniston, I mean her last movie was a box office smash right?....wait....
Idk about the rest of the world, but a simple Google search has told me that Seinfeld was only moderately successful in the UK. It wasn't even show one one of the main channels.
Personally, I've never even heard of Seinfeld or The Cosby Show. That should be telling enough of how Friends is much more relevant to the current generation than the aforementioned shows.
I actually do like Friends though. And it was the last true phenomenon as far as a primetime sitcom goes. I just had to chime in on the Seinfeld/Cosby thing.
I never got why it was so overrated on here. It was huge in ratings, sure, but people act like its the biggest most impactful show of all time when sitcoms like 'Seinfeld' and 'The Cosby Show' were bigger and had more impact? What makes 'Friends' so special?
Hmm I know nothing about those other shows mentioned yet I've seen all seasons of Friends.