Which is more popular: Seinfeld or Friends? Both are massively successful TV series born of the 1990s era both have become indelible cultural icons for everything from their comedic styles characters fashion and general glamorization of New York City life. Both Seinfeld and Friends have each retained their respective relevance and popularity in the decades since airing on TV through syndication then home video/DVD collections and now into the era of streaming in which both series have become major high value content blocks.
During the latest episode of the ComicBook Nation show, the question of whether Seinfeld or Friends is more popular came up at random in discussion it was meant to be an example of a question with an obvious answer but turned out to be anything but. ComicBook Nation host Matthew Aguilar was quick to say Friends was the answer while host Kofi Outlaw said Seinfeld in the same breath. The entire show went off the rails for a second as the hosts had a genuine moment of heated debate one that quickly drew in the commenters as well.
As Matt pointed out, Friends has been one of the most recognized and celebrated TV programs of all time. The ultimate testament to its popularity according to Aguilar is the fact that an entire generation of teenagers and adults alike still seem to know its name and characters. Friends has even made it to TikTok and seems to be doing quite well there. Its arguable if Seinfeld has penetrated the digital age of social media as deeply and prevelently as Friends has.
Aguilar also points out just how much influence Friends had on all the series that would go on to try to imitate its young urban roommates formula in different ways from How I Met You Mother in the 2000s to the nerdier spin of The Big Bang Theory in the 2010s those big hits and many others arguably owe their existence to Friends leading the way first. While Seinfeld is groundbreaking in its own right its harder to argue that it spawned an entire line of copycats if thats even possible.
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