Davkaus Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I think the highs of Always Sunny are up there with some of the very best sitcoms. There's quite a few episodes that are just ok, rather than brilliant, though. That's bound to happen when you compare a long running sitcom with 130 episodes to a show with only 24. I think having shorter individual series helps, as well. IT Crowd was only 6 episode series, that's a couple of hours of content per series, there's no room for anything but the best material in such a compact series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I think the worst episiodes of Sunny are better than the best IT Crowd episodes. Laughter track ? Come on now . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 Sunny is the funniest sitcom i've ever watched by a mile. IT Crowd was good however, but personally I think Sunny is better for it's sheer character development. Also the ability to be continuously funny after so long is pretty good going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 53 minutes ago, Brumerican said: I wouldn't put Sunny in the same league as I.T crowd either. Me too. I mean, I do love the IT crowd. But Sunny is Premier League and IT Crowd is Championship. It's not even close. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 26 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I think the highs of Always Sunny are up there with some of the very best sitcoms. There's quite a few episodes that are just ok, rather than brilliant, though. That's bound to happen when you compare a long running sitcom with 130 episodes to a show with only 24. I think having shorter individual series helps, as well. IT Crowd was only 6 episode series, that's a couple of hours of content per series, there's no room for anything but the best material in such a compact series. Yeah for a comedy to go that long you have to have lots of different writers, some of whom have been better than others. When it's at its best I think some of the episodes would be equal with the top 5 episodes of IT Crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Yeah for a comedy to go that long you have to have lots of different writers, some of whom have been better than others. When it's at its best I think some of the episodes would be equal with the top 5 episodes of IT Crowd. I don't think they did have a lot of different writers, I think the actors write it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I don't think they did have a lot of different writers, I think the actors write it? They've had over 30 writers. I think the best episodes are normally written by the gang though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 finished 13 reasons why, really enjoyed it which seeing as it was a high school drama about suicide that i put on cos i thought the other half might like it surprised me a bit, soundtrack was a bit hit and miss but sometimes really worked, there were some cliches in there but nothing too bad and mainly i thought it was really well cast, half those kids actually looked normal rather than 26 year olds posing last episode - Spoiler was surprised at how graphic the suicide was, i know netflix have added the warning at the start wonder if they'll end up having to edit that scene too Spoiler they gave the impression that the photographer stalker had shot someone / himself and then they showed him with his collection of guns i thought trying to suggest he was planning a columbine type attack on the school, wasnt particularly good taste or needed IMO Spoiler the blonde kid who tried to commit suicide wont carry season 2 if thats their plan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: finished 13 reasons why, really enjoyed it which seeing as it was a high school drama about suicide that i put on cos i thought the other half might like it surprised me a bit, soundtrack was a bit hit and miss but sometimes really worked, there were some cliches in there but nothing too bad and mainly i thought it was really well cast, half those kids actually looked normal rather than 26 year olds posing last episode - Hide contents was surprised at how graphic the suicide was, i know netflix have added the warning at the start wonder if they'll end up having to edit that scene too Hide contents they gave the impression that the photographer stalker had shot someone / himself and then they showed him with his collection of guns i thought trying to suggest he was planning a columbine type attack on the school, wasnt particularly good taste or needed IMO Hide contents the blonde kid who tried to commit suicide wont carry season 2 if thats their plan They probably should have just left it after 1 season. Wasn't really any need for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 yeah i agree, not how it works anymore though, id say at a guess with that cast and setting and then with the controversy doing the marketing for them netflix would consider it a huge success, to be fair everything they do seems to be a huge success...finished the get down, then 13 reasons, i've now got a month to watch sense 8 series 2, master of none series 2, before orange is the new black comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 2017-5-5 at 09:17, lapal_fan said: Second Episode of season 12 (Waterpark) Always Sunny might just be the best thing on TV since episode 2 of season 2 of the IT Crowd (The theatre episode). I cried with laughter. Everything about it was just perfect. Mac is the best. Surely the best epiode of the IT Crowd has to be the funeral episode............FAARRTTHHERR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Luke Cage almost at the end. I definitely think this was weaker than Iron Fist, probably the worst out of the bunch. Only character who I liked was shades. theo rossi plays him well. One episode left then going to give better call saul another try as so many on here are raving about it. Will need a refresher on season one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Only seen a few episodes of Its always Sunny. Does the inclusion of Danny De Vito in series two improve it? At present I'm a bit meh... but then that's often how US comedies start out, until they develop the characters a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 American Gods, if it can keep this up, might be going into my top series ever list. Despite very little of consequence happening this week, it is fascinating, beautiful, and ominous. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, Chindie said: American Gods, if it can keep this up, might be going into my top series ever list. Despite very little of consequence happening this week, it is fascinating, beautiful, and ominous. Just finished this week's episode. Really enjoyed it again and the Checkers game was so, so well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2017 Strangely I think I'm enjoying it more because I read the book years ago and really enjoyed it, but can barely remember any of the specifics of it bar characters and a few scenarios. You get that jolt of joy when you recall a scene or a name. Like Stormare's character Bloody good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 43 minutes ago, Chindie said: American Gods, if it can keep this up, might be going into my top series ever list. Despite very little of consequence happening this week, it is fascinating, beautiful, and ominous. Yes, for essentially a 'filler' episode in the grand scheme of things, it was hugely watchable. It really has started brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Only seen a few episodes of Its always Sunny. Does the inclusion of Danny De Vito in series two improve it? At present I'm a bit meh... but then that's often how US comedies start out, until they develop the characters a bit more. Yes, a lot. But then you get to season 10 after having a blast, rewatch the first series and realise it was always spectacular, you just didn't appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 11 hours ago, Davkaus said: I think the highs of Always Sunny are up there with some of the very best sitcoms. There's quite a few episodes that are just ok, rather than brilliant, though. That's bound to happen when you compare a long running sitcom with 130 episodes to a show with only 24. I think having shorter individual series helps, as well. IT Crowd was only 6 episode series, that's a couple of hours of content per series, there's no room for anything but the best material in such a compact series. Laughter wise, I don't think anything has ever made me laugh continuously as hard as the gay musical episode of the IT Crowd. But Always Sunny is like 80% of that every episode. Nothing else has been able to keep that quality for so long in comedy. The new series is excellent. With the aforementioned water park episode being especially brilliant. I quite enjoyed old woman house too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2017 12 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Only seen a few episodes of Its always Sunny. Does the inclusion of Danny De Vito in series two improve it? At present I'm a bit meh... but then that's often how US comedies start out, until they develop the characters a bit more. I've said before that I think comedies, more than any other genre, really take a long time for you to get into. The formula is always there but it takes a while for you to appreciate the comedy and for the characters to find their feet. So I agree with you that yes it is a bit "meh" at first. And the introduction of De Vito undoubtedly turns it up a notch. However, as Darren said, if you go back to the start it has actually always been good, it just doesn't quite click at first. On a similar note, I'm trying to introduce the other half to Flight of the Conchords. It's a struggle. She doesn't get it AT ALL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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