PanzerAggie06 said:
Friends.
I enjoyed it well enough I just don't grasp the borderline hysteria over it. It was the typical sitcom.... ridiculous situations in which everyone involved comes out at the end of the show a better person for having faced the "difficulties" of the given episode.
Everyone in It's Always Sunny is awful and it's the best sitcom of all time imo.Brian Earl Spilner said:jeffk said:
I can't get into shows where every main character is a terrible person. Consequently I didn't finish Breaking Bad (although it was cool to see all the filming spots from my hometown) and Succession.
I've always wondered why that's the case for some people.
For me, I don't care how awful people are as long as they're interesting, or funny, or both. I don't need to like someone to be entertained by them.
Arrested Development is one of the best sitcoms of all time as well, and all the characters are pretty terrible people too. Maybe it just works better in comedies.johnnyblaze36 said:Everyone in It's Always Sunny is awful and it's the best sitcom of all time imo.Brian Earl Spilner said:jeffk said:
I can't get into shows where every main character is a terrible person. Consequently I didn't finish Breaking Bad (although it was cool to see all the filming spots from my hometown) and Succession.
I've always wondered why that's the case for some people.
For me, I don't care how awful people are as long as they're interesting, or funny, or both. I don't need to like someone to be entertained by them.
SteveA said:
Sinefeld.
But did you like Co Sinefeld?SteveA said:
Sinefeld.
jeffk said:
I can't get into shows where every main character is a terrible person. Consequently I didn't finish Breaking Bad (although it was cool to see all the filming spots from my hometown) and Succession.
I'm right there with you. I choose not to watch sad movies or shows. We tried Breaking Bad and I just couldn't get into it. I do love Succession though - such great characters. But on the other hand, I don't get the point of watching a movie where the boat sinks and everyone (almost) dies or the family is trapped in the mountains and has to eat each other to stay alive. I like Action movies - John Wick never gets old, but I guess my brain is able to separate that from reality. But there is enough sadness in real life, no need to voluntarily expose myself to more of it on the screen.jeffk said:Brian Earl Spilner said:jeffk said:
I can't get into shows where every main character is a terrible person. Consequently I didn't finish Breaking Bad (although it was cool to see all the filming spots from my hometown) and Succession.
I've always wondered why that's the case for some people.
For me, I don't care how awful people are as long as they're interesting, or funny, or both. I don't need to like someone to be entertained by them.
It's hard to explain precisely. I like my entertainment to bring me joy or spark some sort of curiosity, and shows like those two bum me out instead. I don't need characters to be "good" to enjoy them, but if the overal arc is downward, it's not my jam. There's enough things in real life that bum me out, so I just prefer to use my leisure time watching things that don't. I'm glad other people enjoy that sort of show; it's just not for me.
