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I don’t mean that the joke just isn’t funny, I want to know a joke that almost makes you want to fast-forward through the scene.

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[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 79 points 3 months ago

Pretty much every segment of Jerry's stand up routine in Seinfeld. I have no idea how that man became a famous comedian.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

I don't find Jerry funny, like at all. I like Costanza but I adore Kramer

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

All tv shows named after the main character are better without that character (spin-offs excluded obvs).

Seinfeld

Dawsons creek

Rosanne

Ellen

Exception that proves the rule

Columbo

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago
[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
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[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

BTVS was a film first, so I'm claiming spin-off. But you are right, that show would be less without her.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

No way !! a film ?? Is it any good ?

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Good lord the trailer is amazing.

https://m.imdb.com/video/vi21805593/?playlistId=tt0103893&ref_=tt_pr_ov_vi

by which I mean, it's deliciously, ridiculously early 90s

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Watching it now it almost seems like a parody.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

well thanks for the discovery anyway, It looks worth a watch to me

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

If you are a fan of the show, yes.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I have teenage memories of it. Not sure it was really any good...

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Homage maybe, but not a spinoff :-)

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah. I'm stretching my rule as much as possible. I'm basically trying to exclude all characters that have already been audience tested. Parody is sort of included in that.

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ha ha, fair enough, I admire your determination to make this rule stick!

Another counterpoint though - Quincy ME. Oh course you could argue that it's not all that good even with Jack Klugman's crime solving coroner.

Oh, another one - Father Ted!

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah. I may have to exclude medical/investigative.

House, Sherlock, Columbo, Reacher, Lucifer

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Veronica Mars, Ironside, Chuck...

Arguably Fawlty Towers too?

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Nah. Fatty Owls is named after the hotel.

Chuck is all about Charles Carmichael. (Streeeeeeeetch).

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Ha ha, fair enough. I see I've met someone as stubborn as I am ;-)

[-] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I don't think Frasier would work without Frasier

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Cheers spin-off. Doesn't count.

E.g. joey, young Sheldon, mork & mindy.

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