I was floored when I first saw the show. I don't think there had ever been a successful TV show where every main character was an unlikable, narcissistic, border-line sociopath. I'm not sure there has been one since either, other than "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
More narcissistic than Arthur Fonzarelli?Michael Scott - The Office. Just one character but wow...a total narcissist.
More narcissistic than Arthur Fonzarelli?
I remember that episode. He *always* had to have the focus on him, and that's what made him great. How being a manager meant he was entitled to be the boss of everything. I think that job totally defined who he was as a person.The Fonz's narcissism was funny and dumb. Michael Scott's narcissism is disturbing. Case in point: there's an episode where he disrupts a wedding because he's not the center of attention. Henry Winkler should have made a guest appearance on The Office. Dueling sociopaths.
I remember that episode. He *always* had to have the focus on him, and that's what made him great. How being a manager meant he was entitled to be the boss of everything. I think that job totally defined who he was as a person.
True. I don't think any of them have any empathy whatsoever. That's a red flag, but the show (IMO) kinda panders to the sociopath in everyone.True. I like the show but that character bothers me. I've known people like that and there's something unsettling about being around them. I don't see any of the Seinfeld characters like that. They're just harmless, selfish jerks.