Crappy sitcoms?

secret101 · 13-08-2008

Why are there SOOOO many?

to name a few

Two And A Half Men
Joey
Stacked
Til Death
New Amsterdam
Back To You
Chuck
Lipstick Jungle
My Name Is Earl
Becker
Just Shoot Me
George Lopez
Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
The Ex List
The Secret life of American teenager { Cmon srsly? }

Why do the networks fill our TVs with junk?

Lukie · 13-08-2008

My parents are currently fans of Two and a Half Men.... I've seen a few episodes and I think it's a decent show. The humour is more adult oriented, so it doesn't feel so immature.

Other than that, there are a lot of crappy TV shows out there...

...and a lot of crappy script-writers too.

secret101 · 13-08-2008

Yeah but the jokes seem soooo forced. And that one kid in it is just doesnt seem funny at all to me, I do hate most CSI's tho but I love the opening song. THE WHO FTW

Lukie · 13-08-2008

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Originally Posted by secret101

Yeah but the jokes seem soooo forced. And that one kid in it is just doesnt seem funny at all to me, I do hate most CSI's tho but I love the opening song. THE WHO FTW

You're right there. But then again, all comedy in the scripted media is "forced" to some degree. It's all about how well the cast presents it and how realistically they can pull it off so it seems as natural as possible. If I wanted true comedy, I'd watch reality TV, but unfortunately those shows are even worse.

CSI is good... but I only like the original one.

Kenshin Himura · 13-08-2008

Two and a half men- Funny most of the time
CSI- Needs to go away because it is very boring.

Jabo · 13-08-2008

They sure have been pumping out a lot of crap lately. I'd still prefer most of the shows in your list over a lot of that reality crap they are pumping out. Like Nanny 911, Super Nanny, Kid Nation, etc. Those are three examples of reality crap I couldn't stand at all, there is plenty more though. I tend to watch more discovery channel type stuff than anything else.

BabyGrizzy · 13-08-2008

I absolutely adore Discovery Channel, SciFi Channel, History Channel, and Comedy Central. Two And a Half Men is pretty funny some times. I like CSI, but I hate how scripted it is.

I absolutely loath every reality show on MTV and VH1. It's SO scripted that its not even funny, in fact I scoff at their stupidity. *hits TV with tail*

Ever seen "Date My Mom"? G's To Gents? New York Goes To Hollywood? I Love New York? I Love New York 2? Oh my God...WORST SHOWS EVER!

New York is a *****y ****off who is so self absorbed, I am surprised no one has shot her yet...No volunteers? Fine...

How ever, I do really enjoy Dirty Jobs, which is on Discovery Channel. It's interesting to know what I don't want to do. I love Myth Busters, and I have only seen one whole episode of Smash Lab, but seems pretty good, also.

Future Weapons is another one of my favorite shows, in which lots of guns and explosions are shown...I, too, one day hope to shoot a grenade half a mile and blow up a truck full of terrorists.

Well, I am WAY off topic...Ever seen That's 70's Show? So annoying...Someone please shoot Fez...

Fire2box · 13-08-2008

two And A Half Men-still going
Joey- canceled
Stacked-canceled
Til Death- might still be on but really who cares.
New Amsterdam- is it still on?
Back To You- Kelsy Grammer a great comdian/actor that's being used for worthless shit.
Chuck- Not a sitcom
Lipstick Jungle- Sex In The City ripoff
My Name Is Earl- boring, to me at least.
Becker- canceled and old
Just Shoot Me-canceled and old
George Lopez- That's canceled I think
Big Bang Theory- CBS looking to fill the hole raymond left.
How I Met Your Mother- Still looking for raymond
The Ex List- Stupid
The Secret life of American teenager - Juno was funny, ABC wants a slice of that cake.

List of awesome tv shows that can might teach ya something.

MythBusters
Modern Marvels
The Deadliest Catch
Survivor Man
Man Vs Wild, (even if they bear cheated somewhat)
The Universe
Pen And Tellers Bullsh!t (Showtime, DVD)
Anything on the military channel
Anything on The Science Channel

**Charlie F** · 13-08-2008

I like My Name is Earl! And Big Bang Theory!

The rest of them I've either never heard of, or don't appear on proper TV channels.

Advantage of living in Britain: All American programmes go through the ****-filter and so we tend to only get the decent ones. Or at least, we don't get loads of this rubbish.

*Wonders if America gets any British Sitcoms*

Surely The Office and Extras?

Darkfinn · 13-08-2008

I'm so glad I don't have cable anymore. LuvsGurl & I got tired of paying $50/mo to watch ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... so we told the cable company to take a hike. Now we watch only what we want to thanks to the glories of free wireless internet and Netflix. I do miss watching the news sometimes... but I can get all the lovely stories about the US economy going down the drain and the two Presidential candidates squabbling off of Yahoo for free as well.

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secret101 Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Age: 15 Posts: 503 Threads: 26 Gallery Uploads: 33 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 4	Crappy sitcoms? Why are there SOOOO many? to name a few Two And A Half Men Joey Stacked Til Death New Amsterdam Back To You Chuck Lipstick Jungle My Name Is Earl Becker Just Shoot Me George Lopez Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother The Ex List The Secret life of American teenager { Cmon srsly? } Why do the networks fill our TVs with junk?

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Lukie Aysc.qm Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,057 Threads: 26 Gallery Uploads: 4 Wiki Edits: 147 Blog Entries: 36	My parents are currently fans of Two and a Half Men.... I've seen a few episodes and I think it's a decent show. The humour is more adult oriented, so it doesn't feel so immature. Other than that, there are a lot of crappy TV shows out there... ...and a lot of crappy script-writers too.

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secret101 Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Age: 15 Posts: 503 Threads: 26 Gallery Uploads: 33 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 4	Yeah but the jokes seem soooo forced. And that one kid in it is just doesnt seem funny at all to me, I do hate most CSI's tho but I love the opening song. THE WHO FTW

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Kenshin Himura Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brandon, FL Age: 17 Posts: 1,026 Threads: 49 Gallery Uploads: 9 Blog Entries: 13	Two and a half men- Funny most of the time CSI- Needs to go away because it is very boring.

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Jabo Regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Age: 22 Posts: 150 Threads: 2 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 3	They sure have been pumping out a lot of crap lately. I'd still prefer most of the shows in your list over a lot of that reality crap they are pumping out. Like Nanny 911, Super Nanny, Kid Nation, etc. Those are three examples of reality crap I couldn't stand at all, there is plenty more though. I tend to watch more discovery channel type stuff than anything else.

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BabyGrizzy Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California, USA Age: 15 Posts: 445 Threads: 46 Gallery Uploads: 19 Wiki Edits: 5 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 9	I absolutely adore Discovery Channel, SciFi Channel, History Channel, and Comedy Central. Two And a Half Men is pretty funny some times. I like CSI, but I hate how scripted it is. I absolutely loath every reality show on MTV and VH1. It's SO scripted that its not even funny, in fact I scoff at their stupidity. hits TV with tail Ever seen "Date My Mom"? G's To Gents? New York Goes To Hollywood? I Love New York? I Love New York 2? Oh my God...WORST SHOWS EVER! New York is a ***y *off who is so self absorbed, I am surprised no one has shot her yet...No volunteers? Fine... How ever, I do really enjoy Dirty Jobs, which is on Discovery Channel. It's interesting to know what I don't* want to do. I love Myth Busters, and I have only seen one whole episode of Smash Lab, but seems pretty good, also. Future Weapons is another one of my favorite shows, in which lots of guns and explosions are shown...I, too, one day hope to shoot a grenade half a mile and blow up a truck full of terrorists. Well, I am WAY off topic...Ever seen That's 70's Show? So annoying...Someone please shoot Fez...

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Fire2box Meh Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California,USA Age: 21 Posts: 1,587 Threads: 19 Gallery Uploads: 7 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 4	two And A Half Men-still going Joey- canceled Stacked-canceled Til Death- might still be on but really who cares. New Amsterdam- is it still on? Back To You- Kelsy Grammer a great comdian/actor that's being used for worthless shit. Chuck- Not a sitcom Lipstick Jungle- Sex In The City ripoff My Name Is Earl- boring, to me at least. Becker- canceled and old Just Shoot Me-canceled and old George Lopez- That's canceled I think Big Bang Theory- CBS looking to fill the hole raymond left. How I Met Your Mother- Still looking for raymond The Ex List- Stupid The Secret life of American teenager - Juno was funny, ABC wants a slice of that cake. List of awesome tv shows that can might teach ya something. MythBusters Modern Marvels The Deadliest Catch Survivor Man Man Vs Wild, (even if they bear cheated somewhat) The Universe Pen And Tellers Bullsh!t (Showtime, DVD) Anything on the military channel Anything on The Science Channel

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Charlie F Indecisive Historical Donor Senior Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, UK Age: 18 Posts: 1,592 Threads: 23 Gallery Uploads: 11 Wiki Edits: 43 Blog Entries: 50	I like My Name is Earl! And Big Bang Theory! The rest of them I've either never heard of, or don't appear on proper TV channels. Advantage of living in Britain: All American programmes go through the ***-filter and so we tend to only get the decent ones. Or at least, we don't get loads of this rubbish. Wonders if America gets any British Sitcoms* Surely The Office and Extras?

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Darkfinn Regular Historical Donor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 24 Posts: 2,720 Threads: 68 Gallery Uploads: 16 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 17	I'm so glad I don't have cable anymore. LuvsGurl & I got tired of paying $50/mo to watch ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... so we told the cable company to take a hike. Now we watch only what we want to thanks to the glories of free wireless internet and Netflix. I do miss watching the news sometimes... but I can get all the lovely stories about the US economy going down the drain and the two Presidential candidates squabbling off of Yahoo for free as well.