The characters in Seinfeld were IMO pompous jerks — people I would never want to meet in real life. Now a number of comedies have at least one obnoxious character, but good writing and acting can make you care about them. One of my old favorites is Frasier. The title character is a snob, but he was drawn in such a way that he was likable. It also helped to have as a counterbalance the character of Frasier's father, a former police detective and a beer drinking poker playing everyman. The ensemble cast worked well together and the characters were well defined.
I really can't watch the newer comedies. I tried watching the latest favorite, Modern Family, and found it painfully unfunny. The only gimmick that show has going for it is the gay “couple.” But a gimmick doesn't make good comedy. A comedy had to be funny and Modern Family isn't funny.
I liked Frazier too. In fact I once in a while call it up on Hulu and watch an episode.
Would you really want to meet a Nils or Dr Crane though? Good grief, both of them would have me wanting to strangle them in under one minute. The dad can drive you bonkers too, if you take it too seriously.
The same thing for the Seinfeld characters. I still found them funny, because we all know people just like them.
Besides, the situations were actually the stars of that program. Each situation was something I could easily identify with, because I had seen so many of them in my life at some point.
No, Modern Family has an agenda. That agenda is more important than the entertainment to the cast. I won’t play along with that.
The Left can pull their shenanigans all they want. And if the advertisers don’t want my money, they’ll let them get away with it.