SciphonicStranger
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The best sitcom ever was Married with Children. Goooooooooo Bundy
Now we're in my wheelhouse.
The best sitcom ever was Married with Children. Goooooooooo Bundy
A lot of American sitcoms were copies of, or inspired by, British shows, which were always much better. Friends was actually a British show before it was an American one. Same with Three's Company and many others.
The problem with America is that we dumb down these shows and make them vapid and painfully stupid. A show like Absolutely Fabulous is sharp and witty and clever. It doesn't insult the viewer by dumbing down the jokes but rather it expects the viewer to be clever enough to get them.
The one American show that rose to this level was Frasier. That show was smart and witty and respected the viewer. Another good "sitcom" was Malcolm in the Middle. Pure, pure genius of writing and acting. In fact, the show was so good it's being imitated by many other sitcoms such as Raising Hope. Of course none of these shows are as good as the original though.
There is a new Ab Fab reunion episode running Sunday night on BBCA, but I'm sure that you already knew that.
I hated "Malcomb in the Middle".
So I guess, we do have truly different tastes.
"Frasier" was great though. IMO
You're off my Christmas card list! :evil:
You send out Christmas cards? What happened to mine? :mad:
Indeed! I didn't get one either.
Still waiting on my valentine's gift from last year for that matter. Or was it two years back?
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somehow or another I have survived off of it for this long. I do hope I can survive longer. Either way Dude, I do respect you Shaved.
Well if I do send you a Christmas card it will no doubt be a Malcolm in the Middle one.
Actually I loved Scrubs -- great show. Superb writing and acting on that one. A rare gem of a sitcom. I despised Friends though as it was formulaic crap about unrealistic yuppy/hipsters living in apartments they could never afford in NY. Big Bang Theory I haven't seen that much except when hanging out with Mom. It too is formulaic and the jokes are telegraphed. I can see them coming from a mile away. It's not horrible though, just rather trite and simplistic.
There aren't any good sitcoms currently, certainly nothing that comes to mind.
A lot of American sitcoms were copies of, or inspired by, British shows, which were always much better. Friends was actually a British show before it was an American one. Same with Three's Company and many others.
The problem with America is that we dumb down these shows and make them vapid and painfully stupid. A show like Absolutely Fabulous is sharp and witty and clever. It doesn't insult the viewer by dumbing down the jokes but rather it expects the viewer to be clever enough to get them.
The one American show that rose to this level was Frasier. That show was smart and witty and respected the viewer. Another good "sitcom" was Malcolm in the Middle. Pure, pure genius of writing and acting. In fact, the show was so good it's being imitated by many other sitcoms such as Raising Hope. Of course none of these shows are as good as the original though.
I liked Rubicon. It was very intriguing. I was sad to see it go. The Killing is great. Can't wait for that to return.
I can't wait to see where they go with Breaking Bad.
AMC has a few shows, Rubicon(canceled), The Killing, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels. This season of The Walking (dull) Dead is an emo soap opera, the others are pretty good, except for Rubicon whose pace was slower than a sick, half dead sloth.
After seeing Sophia getting a big send-off I will take a pass on the Walking Dead from now on. I already follow The Killing and Med Men. Breaking Bad is great if you ignore the glorification of drug dealers.
Hell On Wheels is a non-missable show. Even if Mr Sweede is actually a Norwegian. If they come up with a sci-fi show I suspect it will be great.
After seeing Sophia getting a big send-off I will take a pass on the Walking Dead from now on. I already follow The Killing and Med Men. Breaking Bad is great if you ignore the glorification of drug dealers.
Hell On Wheels is a non-missable show. Even if Mr Sweede is actually a Norwegian. If they come up with a sci-fi show I suspect it will be great.
After seeing Sophia getting a big send-off I will take a pass on the Walking Dead from now on. I already follow The Killing and Med Men. Breaking Bad is great if you ignore the glorification of drug dealers.
Hell On Wheels is a non-missable show. Even if Mr Sweede is actually a Norwegian. If they come up with a sci-fi show I suspect it will be great.
After seeing Sophia getting a big send-off I will take a pass on the Walking Dead from now on. I already follow The Killing and Med Men. Breaking Bad is great if you ignore the glorification of drug dealers.
Hell On Wheels is a non-missable show. Even if Mr Sweede is actually a Norwegian. If they come up with a sci-fi show I suspect it will be great.
There's only one E in Swede or Sweden, Swedish, etc. Actually, a surprisingly large number of people always seem to get that wrong.
There's only one E in Swede or Sweden, Swedish, etc. Actually, a surprisingly large number of people always seem to get that wrong.
I liked the premise of Rubicon also, but the show just moved to damn slow sadly. I agree The Killing is great and the cliffhanger ending is a nice setup for the new season. Have you watched the original Danish series?
I liked the premise of Rubicon also, but the show just moved to damn slow sadly. I agree The Killing is great and the cliffhanger ending is a nice setup for the new season. Have you watched the original Danish series?