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posted 5 years ago by MovieChatUser497 (18943)
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The premise of this show is a kid living in the Bronx? Wow that's exciting. Talk about a show about nothing, that's you know not funny.

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

Seriously, did you watch the show?
Beause if you did, you would see that it's about several different characters.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

OK so we have several kids living in the bronx, still a show about nothing that isn't funny.

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

It is actually a show about both kids and grown-ups living a city.
(The name of the city is never really mentioned, so it was not necessarily New York).
And it sure isn't a show about "nothing", even if the first episodes were a bit bland.
But it would deal with several different issues.

Also, I believe that this show is meant to be a subdued dramedy rather than a hilarious comedy.
So if you want a show to be nothing but funny, you have to look elsewhere.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

Gotcha a not funny show about nothing. Sounds boring and uninteresting

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

No, you seem to not get it at all.
Like I said, this show dealt with many different issues.
How is your parents going missing "nothing"?
How is dealing with dysfunctional parents "nothing"?
How is the fact that a grown man couldn't read "nothing"?
How is dealing with whatever problem you have in your life "nothing"?
This show may not be your cup of tea, but it seems like you don't want to give it a chance at all.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

I’m talking about the overall premise, it’s just some people living in New York, that’s a show about nothing

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

Except, that is not true.

Again, this city is not specifically New York.
And again, dealing with people's problems and issues is definately not "nothing".

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

Yeah that pretty much is nothing. Even Full House has a premise this doesn’t.

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

So I guess that you're not a fan of slice of life TV shows, which are just about different people living their lives?
Sure, many characters on this show were definately excentric.
And a few episodes even touched upon some paranormal stuff like ghosts and vampires.
But it was mostly a show about ordinary people living in an ordinary urban environment.
That is, something that viewers could easily relate to.

This show has been compared to the "Charlie Brown" specials, if you remember those.
They too were subdued dramedy cartoons about a bunch of kids living their lives.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

I would be if there were interesting or funny, Hey Arnold is neither.

[–] StrongRex (1319) 5 years ago

Anyone who's at least watched the later seasons will say the opposite is true. But hey, you're entitled to your opinion.

My question is why are you coming here to knock it if you just find it boring? If you actually dislike the show, I'd totally get it, as long as you were giving specific reasons why you didn't like it. But your only problem seems to be that you don't find it interesting or funny. If I felt that way about a show I wouldn't go to its forums just to knock it for being boring, let alone start a topic about it (especially not with a smug, condescending title). It would be a waste of my time and there's other things I'm more interested in talking about.

You clearly aren't interested in other people's opinions of this show. It sounds like you came here just to be a dick.

[–] StrongRex (1319) 5 years ago

If you found this show boring, why come on here to talk about it?

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

This dude has also spewn hate over "Full House", instead of simply ignoring a TV show from 25 years ago.
Some people just want to complain about silly things, including TV shows that they never even watched.

[–] StrongRex (1319) 5 years ago

Well, personally I don't care if he hates Hey Arnold or Full House (I don't really care for it myself). I think anyone has the right to talk about why they don't like something, and the fact that it was cancelled 25 years ago or whatever is irrelevant. The Lion King is 26 years old, so am I not allowed to talk about why I love it? You can't have it both ways here.

if you saw my post above, my problem is that he's coming on here just to attack the show for being "uninteresting and unfunny" without really going into depth as to why. It really doesn't sound like he's even watched the show, and it looks like he started this particular topic just to be a dick.

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

There's a huge difference to me between loving a work after 25 years and still hating it after the same time.
Because I feel like love is a much healthier emotion than hatred.
Of course, it is fine to politely express a bit of criticism.
But when a person spews that kind of hatred over an old sitcom and constantly insults his fellow posters?
That only makes you wonder why this person has nothing better to do with his life.
Which is true also when somebody complains about a TV show without even watching it first.

[–] StrongRex (1319) 5 years ago

The age of a show or movie is irrelevant when talking about its quality or whether you like or dislike it.

[–] Furienna (3352) 5 years ago

Like I said, it is okay to come with some polite criticism.
But if you spew hatred over an old show, that only makes you look pathetic.

[–] StrongRex (1319) 5 years ago

If you want to defend a show you like when someone criticizes it, that's fine. I've done that. But the age is irrelevant in the discussion - it has nothing to do with anything. You come across as lazy if you use that argument to defend a show. Like I said, you can't have it both ways. If I can't say something against a movie or show I dislike, I can't talk about what I do like about something.

Sometimes "polite criticism" is unavoidable because something just really rubs you the wrong way, and if it does you have every right to say something about it. That's the great thing about art - it says different things to different people. It all depends on who you are as a person and what your preferences are.