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Comment by david on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:00:12 EDT

I think you can tell a lot about a person when they openly admit they prefer that 70's show (one of the most annoying shows on tv) over seinfeld(the greatest sitcom in television history).

Comment by Al Barger on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:49:50 EDT

Bob, I'm with you on this one. Mama's Family was pretty far down the food chain, a spin off from a show that wasn't that good to start with.

Comment by Bob on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 04:18:42 EDT

The worst show ever has to be Mamma's Family, That show is so lame with a30 something lady playing an old women just is bad. Yeah it was a skit on the Carrol Burnnet Show, they should have left it there. All that canned laughter, its disgusting just to hear it.

Comment by CARTMAN on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 22:34:57 EST

shitfeld is the worse sitcom ever jerry shitfeld is a terrible comedian and needs to go away,My new favorite sitcom is That 70's Show,its awesome and smart and if you'd rather watch shitfeld than T70S than your just another member of the american sheeple and should have the atrocity that is shitfeld in constant play for so long that your eyes begin to bleed from hearing those annoying peoples shreeking gobs.

Comment by dumb. on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:28:03 EDT

Worst list ever.

Comment by Dave on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:54:28 EDT

We all have our our top ten worst. I agree with much of this list, but I think I'd replace Family Ties with The Drew Carey Show and maybe Bosom Buddies with That 70's Show. I think I'd find room for Cheers, too. The sad thing is, Friends had real potential and the first season was brilliantly funny and well-written. I have never seen a show fall off in quality as far and as fast as that show did from the end of season one until the start of season two. It was unwatchable. How it lasted 10 years is beyond me.

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 07:33:41 EDT

To the original poster, Mr. Al Barger-- if you hated "Friends" and "Raymond" so much, why not try a sitcom that is actually very good-- "Mary Tyler Moore" S1 from 1970-71. I bought it on disc, and I'm already 8 in, and it is hilarious. I mean "hilarious" as in the good sort of way, natural, clean humor, not the sex humor that "Friends" and "Raymond" had.

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:00:59 EDT

Thanks for your response, Nuke Baby. I heartily agree with your choices, and I appreciate the kudos that you gave me for mentioning the Iolani Palace and Gulls Way.

Comment by daryl d on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:38:25 EDT

Is this article "satire?"

Comment by Nuke Baby on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:38:52 EDT

"What, in your opinion, are some more of television's better settings/home bases?" Kudos to you for mentioning the Iolani Palace and Gulls Way! I'll add to your list the following locations: The Batcave from the ORIGINAL Batman TV Series The Fire Station House from Emergency! McHale's Island from McHale's Navy Robin Masters' Estate from Magnum, PI and The "Swamp" from M*A*S*H*

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:27:13 EDT

The other main reason why I hated "Friends" is because of its home base, Central Perk. The older series that I have on disc had, in my opinion, much better settings/home bases: "Hawaii Five-O": the Iolani Palace in Honolulu "Hart to Hart": the Hart mansion in Bel Air, CA "Dynasty": the Carrington mansion (actually the Filoli Mansion near San Francisco, CA) "Hill Street Blues": Hill Street Station (this was also the name of the pilot) "St. Elsewhere": St. Eligius Hospital in Boston (actually the Franklin Square House apartment building) "Hardcastle and McCormick": Gulls Way in Malibu "Moonlighting": Blue Moon Investigations (which actually began life in the pilot as City of Angels Investigations) What, in your opinion, are some more of television's better settings/home bases?

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:35:23 EDT

Edit: I just found out that I was incorrect about the number of claps in the "Friends" opening theme. It is only 4, after the first line.

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:54:01 EDT

Those are some good points that you have made, Al. My brother Marc's wife Michelle has "The Complete First Season"'s worth of "Friends" on disc (at least, I think she does-- I haven't seen it around her house lately), and I was the one who had suggested it to her. "Friends" is, I believe, one of her favorite series (I may be incorrect in this, though). I've been around when she watched it and I've listened to the opening theme once or twice. Part of what I didn't like about it, and what forms part of the basis of my opinion, is the clapping after each of the first two lines-- it's just like this, if I recall... "So no one told you life was gonna be this way" (clap-clap-clap-clap) "Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA" (clap-clap-clap-clap) ...and then there is no more clapping (at least, none that I remember) for the remainder of the song. You are correct, however, about the increased obviousness of the vapidity of the song the more it is listened to. That is why I try to stay away from it as much as possible. I do, however, concede to and respect the opinions of those that enjoy that series, either through owning one or more of the ten seasons (or even the complete series) on disc or watching it on TBS or any other local station. They have a right to enjoy it, and if it's one of their favorite series, as I believe it is to my brother Marc's wife Michelle (like I said, I may be incorrect), more power to them. It has just, however, never been one of my favorites. In my mind, those that didn't like it (which you and I are, it seems; I may be incorrect about that, and if I am, please say so) and those that liked (even loved) it are both worthy of the consideration of their feelings. (The reason why "The Complete First Season" is capitalized and quoted is because that's how it was branded.) By the way, thanks for your response to my comments, Al, and I do appreciate it and respect your opinion.

Comment by Al Barger on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:02:33 EDT

Ben- The Friends theme song is a perfect compliment to the whole flavor of the show - which is a pretty good reason to hate it. The song is really quite catchy - though more in a catch in your craw way. Like the show, it's competently crafted. You might could listen to the song a couple of times without being offended. But again like the show, the more times I heard the damned song and thus had it pushed upwards into consciousness, the more obvious the complete vapidness of it became. It's a vacuous bit of corporate pop product with absolutely no real personality or emotion whatsoever. To give them a little credit though, the song and the show have caused me repeatedly over time to get fresh air and sunshine. This has proven to be one of the top shows that will cause me to absolutely turn off a television and walk away.

Comment by Ben Masters on Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:02:33 EDT

Chief among the sitcoms that I hated is "Friends," and the chief reason for my loathing of that series was its utterly detestable (to me, anyway) opening theme. Even the themes of "Hawaii Five-O", "St. Elsewhere," and "Hill Street Blues" were more tolerable (in my honest opinion) than the stinker of a song that was the theme of "Friends," and that is why I have those three in my television disc lineup and not "Friends." A lot of people will probably disagree with me, and they have a right to their opinions as well.