After all Ive read here I am jiggered about that many people seems to dont like JS.
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Fork_Q — 17 years ago(January 10, 2009 04:01 PM)
I think the Paul McCartney and John Lennon comparison was apt. Unfortunately, it worked against you.
John Lennon's career after the Beatles was much more successful and produced better tunes then anything Wings accomplished. Curb Your Enthusiasm is a great (if at times formulaic) show, cannot say anything too great about Jerry's post-Seinfeld career though. -
hermanfransson — 17 years ago(January 12, 2009 03:05 AM)
Hmm, that is wrong. Paul McCartney had the most successful career after Beatles. So I dont see what youre talking about.
So you think Bee Movie is a bad movie, right? It is as good as any other animated movie with a sense of great humor. By the way, did you know that JS is touring all the time?
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Fork_Q — 17 years ago(January 12, 2009 08:57 AM)
Hmm, that is wrong. Paul McCartney had the most successful career after Beatles. So I dont see what youre talking about.
Yeah, by outliving John.
Victor Lewis-Smith said it best: "The Beatles are all dying in the wrong order". Except everyone knows George was the most l77t of the crew.
No, I haven't seen Bee Movie and only heard mixed to OK things about it. I've read from the board he is touring again. Bless his little cotton socks, clearly he ain't in it for the money. It's just to get him out to do something, just nothing spectacular like Curb is. Sorry. -
hermanfransson — 17 years ago(January 13, 2009 06:01 AM)
It seems to me that you are that kind of person that listen to what some wiseacre say is right or wrong.
I sugges16d0t 3 things:- Open your mind and think with your own taste
- Listen to all the Beatles album and discover that Paul McCartney DID more than Yesterday.
- Watch all sesions of Seinfeld and youll find that the show didnt get worse after Larry David left the show. Again, think for yourself!
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Fork_Q — 17 years ago(January 13, 2009 08:01 AM)
It seems to me that you are that kind of person that listen to what some wiseacre say is right or wrong.
Nope. Otherwise I'd be listening to Coldplay. But hey, thanks for the arbitrary, incorrect and insulting psychoanalysis!- Open your mind and think with your own taste
Coming from the guy who said Paul McCartney is better because his career was more successful? Honestly, not a huge fan of either John or Paul's solo careers, it's just that the few Lennon songs I've heard don't make me barf as much as just about all of Paul's. IMHO however, All Things Must Pass, beats anything by either of the two. Easily. - Watch all sesions of Seinfeld and youll find that the show didnt get worse after Larry David left the show. Again, think for yourself!
I have (just about) and still not in agreement with you. Maybe the fact other people come to same conclusion that the quality dropped a bit has more to do with the fact it really has slipped a little?
- Open your mind and think with your own taste
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CharmingAss_hole — 17 years ago(February 21, 2009 12:29 PM)
"That would be self-imposed torture.
And to answer your original question: Because he's a defaming ass married to a plagiarizing harlot."
Hear, hear!
The real question should be, "How can anyone actually like him?"
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bigrockhardalex — 15 years ago(March 03, 2011 10:03 PM)
I like Jerry. But let me just address this Beatles thing McCartney was the superior Beatle and he made better music after the break up. RAM was genius.
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Holy-Fire — 14 years ago(September 02, 2011 04:07 AM)
Lennon was the genius though. Despite how their careers went after they broke up. We all know Yoko messed up Lennon. You don't see anyone trying to shoot McCartney in a rush. Just because Lennon was a genius doesn't discredit the others; my favourite song came from George Harrison "Here Comes The Sun". Lennon had a different way of seeing the world. This is what made him a genius.
Seinfeld dipped when LD left (I didn't even know he left until just now, so this view was formed prior to knowing). It started to dip during season 7 and wasn't as good during 8. I've just spent the last few weeks watching every season back to back (never seen it before). Best season is 4!!! Closely followed2000 by 5.
The standard does dip but it's still good, but you can tell that cutting edge just isn't there. It's the little things in the details. -
Dan33185 — 13 years ago(April 16, 2012 12:43 AM)
"He definitely got what he deserved"
Dude, I can't stand Lennon and think he's an overrated hippie, but seriously, he got what he deserved? Give me a break.
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yyuusr — 13 years ago(October 21, 2012 06:45 PM)
No I would say the show was even better when Larry David left as the last couple of seasons were some of the best ones. Larry David didn't make show what it is on his own. That's why Curb Your Enthusiasm is not that funny.
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timbob82 — 17 years ago(February 04, 2009 12:17 AM)
It seems this thread has gone off on a bit of a Beetles tear, but allow me to address your original question. I certainly don't intend to speak for everyone, but as for myself and some others, I don't like JS for a few reasons. For one, I don't really find him funny. His stand-up nor his show make me laugh. His entire style doesn't even give me a chuckle. "Whatis the dealwith cab drivers? Who arethese people?!" I'm sorry, I don't find that style funny. In fact, I fink it downright annoying.
OK, thats the technical problem I have with him, now onto the personal.
I get the massive feeling when I watch him, that he is secretly a horribly mean and stuck up person hiding it behind a facade of niceness. Now this isn't just me, there are scores of people who get the same feeling about him. Just look at the threads here alone. When I watch him and he seems to be being all nice, I get the feeling that I'm watching a con artist. That his entire nice guy act is just that, an act. That he is completely full of himself and conceited to the max. When he's in an interview and laughing and seemingly having a good time, I get the same feeling I get when I'm buying a new car and some sleazy slimeball car salesman slides up next to me and pretends like he is actually my friend and he wants to help me out. He just wants to make a sale and I get the feeling that JS just wants to sell himself in the same way.
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joshshosh — 17 years ago(February 11, 2009 10:12 PM)
"His entire style doesn't even give me a chuckle. "Whatis the dealwith cab drivers? Who arethese people?!" I'm sorry, I don't find that style funny. In fact, I fink it downright annoying."
He's never even told a joke like that before. Have you even watched his standup or just parodies of him? Because the parodies are nothing like his act. Jerry has never said "what's the deal" or "who are these people" and has humorously complained about this a lot of times on talk shows (David Letterman, Howard Stern).
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timbob82 — 17 years ago(February 12, 2009 03:19 AM)
yeahumI've seen him say it. Straight from the horses mouth. I mean, his most famous one liner is "What is the deal with grapenuts? No grapes, no nuts!" Note the "what is the deal" preamble?
A lot of the first couple seasons of the show which had a lot of standup comedy interstitials had him telling jokes in this style. Maybe he doesn't do it so much anymore, but he definitely use to. You don't parody someone by doing something they have never done.