NBC cans 30 Rock, Community, and Parks and Rec

[Aries Walker]

What Seinfeld did was open the doors for every stand-up comic out there to get their own show. Cosby and Redd Foxx and some others had done it OK before, but Seinfeld (maybe along with Roseanne) was the beginning of the new crop of comedians in a new kind of sitcom, where the plots were based on the comedian's act, and (s)he was the undoubted center of the show. From him, we got Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jeff Foxworthy, Drew Carey, George Lopez, King of Queens, Grace Under Fire, Bernie Mac, and probably a whole bunch of others I can't remember.

I never liked Friends, probably because it seemed fabricated to me; I could never get past the fact that those twentysomethings, besides being pretentious and annoying, would never be able to afford that spacious apartment in midtown New York.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

I never liked Friends, probably because it seemed fabricated to me; I could never get past the fact that those twentysomethings, besides being pretentious and annoying, would never be able to afford that spacious apartment in midtown New York.

The apartment was explained. It was a Rent controlled unit.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Dave

The apartment was explained. It was a Rent controlled unit.

2 of them, right across the hall from each other. Yeah.

[Red Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by Brock

2 of them, right across the hall from each other. Yeah.

Well, technically, if one of the apartments in rent controlled, the whole building is probably rent controlled. So, yeah.

But Monica's is the only one they address specifically. But Chandler has always had a real job and made pretty good money. Plus his parents are loaded. So it's logical.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Brock

2 of them, right across the hall from each other. Yeah.

They never mentioned the other apartment. Not that I recall.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

What Seinfeld did was open the doors for every stand-up comic out there to get their own show. Cosby and Redd Foxx and some others had done it OK before, but Seinfeld (maybe along with Roseanne) was the beginning of the new crop of comedians in a new kind of sitcom, where the plots were based on the comedian's act, and (s)he was the undoubted center of the show. From him, we got Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jeff Foxworthy, Drew Carey, George Lopez, King of Queens, Grace Under Fire, Bernie Mac, and probably a whole bunch of others I can't remember.

This is, like, the worst possible tribute to Seinfeld's legacy.

[Red Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

This is, like, the worst possible tribute to Seinfeld's legacy.

At least, on this much we can agree.