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On TVTropes this phenomenon is known as “‘Seinfeld’ is Unfunny”[1].

[1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunn...

Incidentally, was Seinfeld ever funny?

I mean I just suspect the people who don't like Seinfeld probably still didn't like it when it was new, and "being done before" sure never was the problem for me.

Makes this trope feel a bit of a misnomer IMO

You didn't read to the end. "Not to be confused with honestly thinking that Seinfeld is not funny."

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