The dead art of sitcom (rock, American, member, title)

anticipation · 11-29-2007, 03:13 PM

King of Queens is a guilty pleasure of mine.

jackhammer · 11-29-2007, 03:16 PM

^^^
Darkplace not darkside fella. Yeah it's a great show. It helps you if you have a knowledge of B-movies.

fool on the hill · 11-29-2007, 03:37 PM

Ok, I'll show my age now...

I haven't watched TV in years, but my favourites have always been All in the Family and M*A*S*H. They could be funny but also could be thought provoking too at times (all those old Norman Lear shows were good, some better than others... ah, the good old days...).

I do have a liking for British humour though moreso than American humour... Are You Being Served?, Black Adder, Red Dwarf and Keeping Up Appearances were ones I enjoyed watching when I could (on PBS).

I've never understood Friends or Seinfeld or these other American shows of late like Everybody Loves Raymond, etc. Ugh.

Two British comedies I do NOT like are Absolutely Fabulous and Mr. Bean (Black Adder was so much funnier).

~ josh

boo boo · 11-30-2007, 02:12 AM

My favorite sitcom from the past 20 years is Married with Children, no seriously.

Aside from that. I like Cheers, Seinfield, Fraiser, Roseanne and Everybody Loves Rayman and thats pretty much it. And The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Daily Show and Colbert Report if those kinda shows could be considered sitcoms.

Sitcoms today just don't have the appeal that older shows like All In The Family have. Tis a shame.

cardboard adolescent · 11-30-2007, 03:12 AM

Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks are the only two I really find worth watching.

adidasss · 11-30-2007, 05:08 AM

Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom ever.

anticipation · 11-30-2007, 10:59 AM

More like Good Times is the greatest sitcom ever.

right-track · 11-30-2007, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boo boo

My favorite sitcom from the past 20 years is Married with Children, no seriously.

I had a thing for Kelly. Sexy, dumb and blonde...perfect.
Loved that show.

jackhammer · 11-30-2007, 01:15 PM

Forgot Phoenix Nights too. Beats the hell out Peter Kay's stand up any day. Sammy the snake!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-30-2007, 09:37 PM

To be fair a 3 hour open university programme about Algebraic Geometry has more laughs than Peter Kay's stand up.

11-29-2007, 03:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	^^^ Darkplace not darkside fella. Yeah it's a great show. It helps you if you have a knowledge of B-movies. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-29-2007, 03:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	Ok, I'll show my age now... I haven't watched TV in years, but my favourites have always been All in the Family and MAS*H. They could be funny but also could be thought provoking too at times (all those old Norman Lear shows were good, some better than others... ah, the good old days...). I do have a liking for British humour though moreso than American humour... Are You Being Served?, Black Adder, Red Dwarf and Keeping Up Appearances were ones I enjoyed watching when I could (on PBS). I've never understood Friends or Seinfeld or these other American shows of late like Everybody Loves Raymond, etc. Ugh. Two British comedies I do NOT like are Absolutely Fabulous and Mr. Bean (Black Adder was so much funnier). ~ josh __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

11-30-2007, 05:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom ever. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-30-2007, 01:15 PM	#19 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Forgot Phoenix Nights too. Beats the hell out Peter Kay's stand up any day. Sammy the snake! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-30-2007, 09:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	To be fair a 3 hour open university programme about Algebraic Geometry has more laughs than Peter Kay's stand up. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-29-2007, 03:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	King of Queens is a guilty pleasure of mine.

11-30-2007, 03:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks are the only two I really find worth watching.

11-30-2007, 10:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	More like Good Times is the greatest sitcom ever.