SaysWho? Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, Keyser_Soze said: Do you include Home Improvement in the group of 90s family sitcoms? Because it was amazing and your statement is shit and you should poke yourself with a fork! Nah, it doesn't fall into the, "Obvious moral, strings play, crowd goes aww and then applauds," trap. HI is okay. "The Look" is the highlight for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyser_Soze Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Nah, it doesn't fall into the, "Obvious moral, strings play, crowd goes aww and then applauds," trap. HI is okay. "The Look" is the highlight for me. How did you feel about Small Wonder? Do you think it was the inspiration for @legend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 We loved us some Married With Children, but I think the point of that was to be an anti-family sitcom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: How did you feel about Small Wonder? Do you think it was the inspiration for @legend? You'd probably be closer with Bender if it were earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Comet said: Was there a story worth advancing? The real question is what happened to the middle child? She vanished without a trace! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Sitcoms that have withstood the test of time: Three's Company, Seinfeld, The Office. Sitcoms that I remember fondly but are probably actually trash in retrospect: Alf, Family Matters, That 70's show, probably a dozen others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Sitcoms that have withstood the test of time: Three's Company, Seinfeld, The Office. Sitcoms that I remember fondly but are probably actually trash in retrospect: Alf, Family Matters, That 70's show, probably a dozen others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 3rd Rock from the Sun I think is still hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Also Richie's mother in Family Matters abandoned him without any explanation whatsoever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 The Office fucking sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The Office fucking sucks It has some great moments, but also some entire weak seasons. Things that focus on Michael are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said: It has some great moments, but also some entire weak seasons. Things that focus on Michael are great. *Stares into the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 25 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Sitcoms that have withstood the test of time: Three's Company, Seinfeld, The Office. Sitcoms that I remember fondly but are probably actually trash in retrospect: Alf, Family Matters, That 70's show, probably a dozen others. My man. Frasier stands the test of time as well. NBC must have been masturbating furiously to having both Seinfeld and Frasier air on their network. I used to love Married with Children and thought it was the best show ever because everyone cheered when a character entered the room, so that MUST mean those characters are the best. But the few episodes I've seen since seemed not that great? Maybe I'm catching all the bad episodes, or maybe it's another in a long line of things I watched back in the day that I didn't realize wasn't that great. I enjoyed some Office episodes but I still don't get why it's as popular as it is. Not really bothered by it, but it wasn't that funny, and then it got REALLY not funny when Michael left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The Office fucking sucks 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Well I would like to throw NewsRadio into the mix of great sitcoms. It took a hit after Phil died, but it is still one of my all time favs. Plus Jimmy James was/is probably my favourite boss on tv. Plus Trump took a lot of his ideas and like always, tried to pass it off as his own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris- Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 The Office is actually really good, the only thing that sucks about it is it has the ‘Michael Bluth Problem’ (in which people actually idolize Jim rather than acknowledge that he is as dysfunctional as everyone else). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, silentbob said: Well I would like to throw NewsRadio into the mix of great sitcoms. It took a hit after Phil died, but it is still one of my all time favs. Plus Jimmy James was/is probably my favourite boss on tv. Plus Trump took a lot of his ideas and like always, tried to pass it off as his own. The episode where the AC is broken so they all are having weird daydreams is so good. Though I still don't understand the ending when Jimmy is looking at that globe with presumably the whole station in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chris- said: The Office is actually really good, the only thing that sucks about it is it has the ‘Michael Bluth Problem’ (in which people actually idolize Jim rather than acknowledge that he is as dysfunctional as everyone else). Jim is a straight up bully. He's one of the biggest assholes in the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: My man. Frasier stands the test of time as well. NBC must have been masturbating furiously to having both Seinfeld and Frasier air on their network. I used to love Married with Children and thought it was the best show ever because everyone cheered when a character entered the room, so that MUST mean those characters are the best. But the few episodes I've seen since seemed not that great? Maybe I'm catching all the bad episodes, or maybe it's another in a long line of things I watched back in the day that I didn't realize wasn't that great. I enjoyed some Office episodes but I still don't get why it's as popular as it is. Not really bothered by it, but it wasn't that funny, and then it got REALLY not funny when Michael left. On Married with Children, I think it's probably that the dynamic between Al and Peggy is a such a dated TV stereotype about married life that it winds up dragging down the rest of the show to modern eyes. Plus some other male/female dynamics stuff in the show. You don't really get jokes along the lines of men wanting to drink beer watching TV while women just want to shops for shoes any more, or dysfunctional loveless sexless marriages, at least not nearly to the extent to which I recall Married with Children leaning on that kind of stuff as a source of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jason said: On Married with Children, I think it's probably that the dynamic between Al and Peggy is a such a dated TV stereotype about married life that it winds up dragging down the rest of the show to modern eyes. Plus some other male/female dynamics stuff in the show. You don't really get jokes along the lines of men wanting to drink beer watching TV while women just want to shops for shoes any more, or dysfunctional loveless sexless marriages, at least not nearly to the extent to which I recall Married with Children leaning on that kind of stuff as a source of humor. Basically how I feel about it. I haven’t watched an episode in years, but from what I recall, I wouldn’t find it very funny today. I don’t really watch sitcoms, outside of The Golden Girls. I do still have a fondness for Boy Meets World. I loved Full House as a kid, but it’s just painfully corny now. I never understood the appeal of Friends or Seinfeld. Meh. And fuck the haters, I love The Office. One of the handful of shows I’ve watched twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 My Name is Earl was the greatest. The true Hilbilly Elegy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The Office fucking sucks I think it’s great, and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Comet said: I think it’s great, and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on. *kills Comet via air raid* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 31 minutes ago, Chadatog said: My Name is Earl was the greatest. The true Hilbilly Elegy. Give me Raising Hope instead. Not as Hillbilly but close enough, and from the same creator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 The Office is really good. Haters will indeed hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I never understood the appeal of Friends or Seinfeld. Meh. Friends is garbage and Seinfeld is timeless. They shouldn't ever be mentioned in the same sentence unless it is the one I just wrote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 48 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: *kills Comet via air raid* It was a good ride, almost outlived Trump... almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Friends is garbage and Seinfeld is timeless. They shouldn't ever be mentioned in the same sentence unless it is the one I just wrote. Seinfeld is great but it is obviously not timeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Not a single mention of Fresh Prince? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 What about perfect strangers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Seinfeld is great but it is obviously not timeless. The Simpsons is though, since it's still being made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chollowa Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Anathema- said: Family Matters was a great show both because of and in spite of its most memorable character. It's like the Nicholas Cage of tv shows. You could make the case for this being true of The Rock, but Con-Air, Gone in 60 seconds, Raising Arizona, Adaptation, and Face Off are undeniably better films because Nic Cage is in them. Not in spite of him being in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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