Angry As Always: Sitcoms

August 11, 2010  |   Filed under: Features  |   Posted by:

By: Adrian Sannen

Sitcoms. We’ve truly hit a golden age with them, haven’t we? Gone are the days of heart-warming sitcoms like Night court, Full house and wings… Now, we have a much more edgy breed of comedy. Nobody is afraid to push boundaries anymore. However, Some people feel the need to take issue with the more raunchy aspect of today’s sitcoms. They complain about Barney Stinson in threesomes… They complain about Dennis and Dee Reynolds getting addicted to crack… What these people don’t realize is that those things are hilarious and if you hear them say they aren’t, just tell them that they’re as delusional as anyone who finds “The big bang theory” funny.

Which reminds me! Some sitcoms these days are awful… Like, Dave Coulier doing stand-up awful. Don’t get roped in by The Big bang theory’s theme, it’s downright vomitty (Vomitty; my new word. Patent pending.) It’s a modern day Frasier. Someone once had the nerve to tell me “You don’t like those shows because they’re too intelligent for you!” Oh is THAT it? And here I thought it was sub-par writing, mediocre directing and only okay acting. Then again if Jon Cryer can win an Emmy, than Jim Parsons deserves on Oscar. Also, let the record show that even though the Big bang theory isn’t funny, I can see why people enjoy it and will leave it alone in future columns. (Maybe if I’m lucky they’ll do my math homework!)

With the many good sitcoms and the many bad sitcoms, it’s hard to tell what to watch and what not to watch. Never fear! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Watch or Crotch! A look at the shows that are a definite watch or a definite sledgehammer to the crotch!

How I met your mother: Watch. Although it may soon over stay it’s welcome, How I met your mother is a highly enjoyable show that manages to stay fresh even after so many years. There’s the same feeling and nostalgia that you’d get in an 80s sitcom, with all the raunchy stuff we love in today‘s sitcoms. The jury is still out on what the “Watch or Crotch” rating will be next year.

Big Bang Theory: Crotch: See above.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Watch. This is probably one of the funniest shows of all time. It sort of has no feeling, but some might say that’s the point.

Two and a Half Men: Crotch. Sheen, Cryer, weird kid. ‘Nuff said.

Accidentally on Purpose: Cr… What’s that? Sorry folks, I’m being told that seconds after it aired it was horribly cancelled and rightfully so.

Sitcoms are the angel AND the devil on your shoulder. On the one hand they give us hours of entertainment. On the other hand they keep people like Charlie Sheen employed. I’m Adrian Sannen, Angry as always.

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  • Kyle

    Wow, I almost completely disagree with you. Agree on How I Met Your Mother, 2.5 Men. However, I
    Love: Big Bang Theory (hilarious)
    Like: Accidentally On Purpose
    Hate: It’s Always Sunny (such terrible acting and so unfunny)

  • http://clintjohnson.com Clint Johnson

    The thing about humour is that it is so subjective.

    I find How I Met Your Mother moderately amusing and will watch it once in a while.

    I PVR Big Bang Theory so I don’t miss it. I relate to those characters and while I smile at the jokes I don’t usually laugh out loud.

    Always Sunny in Philadelphia is not much fun to watch at all. The humour is too much about the painful and uncomfortable, which is best in small doses; it should be a single character in an ensemble cast, not every cast member and every situation. It is very much in the same vein as the schadenfreude some people get from watching reality tv and I don’t take pleasure in that either.

    Two and a Half Men is like Everyone Loves Raymond- I don’t find either one funny but they are some of the best structured sitcoms around. Watching it is like doing homework… but with fewer laughs.

    I’d cast one of my votes for “probably one of the funniest shows of all time.” to Arrested Development. I also found more laughs in the typical Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode than in any sitcom.

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  • Adrian

    Clint,

    I’ll agree with you 100% on Arrested Development.