Day 05 - A show you hate

[fabrisse]

Seinfeld.

I saw one episode, or at least a major part of one, sometime in the first season. I thought I wouldn't invite these people into my living room in real life, why would I want to see them on my TV screen.

A couple of years later, it's a phenomenon. Everyone I know watches it (obviously pre-SCA where few people I know even own TVs) and I try again. George's fiancee dies and everyone thinks it's funny. I threw up in my mouth a little.

Anyway, I remember going to Waterstone's Bookstore in Boston before it burned down -- and someday I'll have to think through the whole "why I might not use Amazon as much if there were still Waterstone's in the US" thing -- and being shocked at how deserted it and all of Newbury Street were. It wasn't until I got home that I realized the series finale of Seinfeld was on, so no one was out.

Comments

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on this one. I'd watched a few episodes every year, still trying to figure out what was such a big deal about these characters. They were *awful* people, so how in the world were they watchable? I used to ask my little sister the same thing when she watched Married With Children. Awful, awful shows.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I always relieved to find someone else who dislikes those terrible people. *G*

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

It's sad to have to be relieved, isn't it? Yeesh.