The Office (US) is funnier than _______

1. The office is funny, and I wonder why. Hold on, I know the answer to this. Oh that's right because they steal jokes from Seinfeld http://www.youtube.com...Check out that first clip. We can clearly see that Seinfeld does the joke better as well and there is no cut scene to explain it to the audience. Unlike the office, Seinfeld does not assume it's fans are stupid.2. Seinfeld is a show about nothing, it can literally make anything funny while the office relies on putting their characters in many different odd situations. It is a completely character drivenshow with complex plots, while the office is one liners and situational humor. 3. One thing that puts Seinfeld out of reach of the Office is the obscure humor that somehow everybody can relate to. The jokes are very specific and at first glance, they are way out there, and yet there is something very familiar about them. For example the episode where George leaves a series of embarrassing messages on a new girlfriend's answering machine. Or when Jerry and Elaine get stuck at a stranger's party on Long Island. These are instances that may not have happened to you, but I think we can imagine ourselves in those situations. It is a different and unique type of humor than the usual banter between spouses or siblings that most sitcoms use.4. Funny is a very subjective thing. In order to find out what show is funnier we can't look at our own preferances but the overall general preferances of society. A 60 minutes poll found that Seinfeld was the funniest show of all time. Just based on preferances alone and guaging the average level of funny people find it, we can know that Seinfeld is the funniest show of all time, even over the office.http://www.huffingtonpost.com...5. We all know that comedy much of the time is highly reliant on timing. Many kids now days have never seen Seinfeld in it's original form. They had jokes that would keep you laughing for days, but now days they have sped it up by 9 seconds to fit in more commercials. Even with most people watching it sped up 22% of people called it the fnniest sitcom of all time, had it been in it's original for it would be 40% of the population. Watch the second video to see what this speed thing is all about. http://www.youtube.com...6. Even the fans that loved The Office now hate it, while Seinfeld never had a bad season. They hate the show because the funny stuff has been taken out. The things they used to love about the show. Here is one list I found explaining why the office sucks now.1. Jim and Pam are Together now People loved it best when Jim and Pam were dancing around each other nervously, hoping for a chance at romance. Now, they’re a happy couple with a perfect life that nobody can relate to. They have hardly fought and simply make us feel bad about our own relationships2. Nobody hates Michael anymore Back in the earlier seasons, people in the office were not friends with Michael. In fact, they couldn’t stand him. Inviting him out for happy hour would have been the last thing they would do. Nobody would have wanted to give him relationship advice. Since Dunder Mifflin was bought by Sabre, Michael and his employees have gotten closer, which actually ruins the previously hilarious hatred between the two3. It’s no longer realistic When Michael spanked Luke in the season premiere, it wasn’t that funny. It wasn’t funny because it wasn’t anything that would ever really happen. Michael’s comedy is based around realistic awkwardness, not slapstick humor. Over-the-top events like that are not funny and just stupid4. Erin is too upbeat The new receptionist is always in a good mood, which destroys the previously morbid and pessimistic vibe of The Office. She is unrealistically silly, and her happiness makes the show less funny5. Jim seems to enjoy his job Now that Jim has a family, he is no longer apathetic and lazy about his job, which was part of what made his character funny. However, if he were to act that way, you wouldn’t like him because he would be immature and careless about his child. Hence why having the baby was a bad idea 6. Not enough Stanley or Phyllis Stanley and Phyllis’s characters haven’t changed, which means they’re still funny. But unfortunately they’re hardly ever used. Instead, Dwight and Andy are overused and in a way their characters “sold out 7. Ryan is no longer “the temp” When Ryan was the careless and perpetually grumpy temp, he was funny. Now, he’s upbeat and hipstery. It’s a total 180 for his character and frankly it’s a bit disturbing, even though it makes sense within the plot of the show 8. The episodes no longer revolve around mundane things Some of the best episodes of The Office had the most boring subjects– healthcare, diversity day, conflict resolution–boring office topics. Now, Michael’s extramarital affair, printers catching on fire–it’s just too much. Keep it simple.9. Michael is no longer offensive