Posted by Frank Sereno on 12/26/59 11:29

Stan Brown wrote:

> Dateline Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:14:26 GMT from Frank Sereno
> <fserenonospam@nospamsbcglobal.net>:
>
>>I do have to agree with the judge that the show is well acted. But I
>>quickly gave up on Nip/Tuck in season two as there were no characters
>>that I could identify with or sympathize with in any way. There was
>>nobody to root for or to admire no matter how skillfully the actors
>>portrayed these fatally flawed characters. I found very difficult to
>>watch a show centered on very selfish people.
>
>
> Not to argue with your personal taste, but how did you feel about
> /Seinfeld/? That was a show about people AT LEAST as self-absorbed
> and selfish as those in /Nip/Tuck/? Did you give up on /Seinfeld/
> too, or if not, what made the difference?
>

I've never been a big fan of either Seinfeld as a stand-up or the series
starring him. Some of his comedy is good, but a lot of it is based on
an urban lifestyle that I haven't experienced since I live in a small
town. As for the show, I can't recall at the moment what I was watching
instead of Seinfeld over those nine seasons. I watch the occasional
rerun but it never has been "must see TV" for me.

But I think for many people, the fact that "Seinfeld" was a comedy and
made people laugh makes it a bit more acceptable than a drama about
selfish, loutish characters that's all dark and twisted. But a lot of
people loved "Six Feet Under" and that's fairly similar to "Nip/Tuck" as
far as the general tone of the show goes, at least as far as I can
understand it without having seen the former. I can't say from personal
experience since I haven't seen "Six Feet Under" because I don't
subscribe to HBO and I have yet to purchase the season box sets.

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