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barwars
09-26-2004, 10:46 AM
From best to worst (or worst to best, however you decide):

My Wife and Kids
George Lopez
According To Jim
Rodney
8 Simple Rules
Complete Savages
Hope & Faith
Less Than Perfect

barwars
09-26-2004, 10:50 AM
From best to worst, IMO:

1. According to Jim
2. Less Than Perfect
3. George Lopez
4. 8 Simple Rules
5. My Wife and Kids
6. Complete Savages
7. Hope & Faith
8. Rodney


I like 1-6, but hate 7 and 8.

Mr. Television
09-26-2004, 10:56 AM
8 Simple Rules
My Wife And Kids
George Lopez
Hope And Faith
Rodney
Complete Savages
ATJ
Less Then Perfect

robyrob
09-26-2004, 11:04 AM
8 Simple Rules
Complete Savages
My Wife and Kids
Less Than Perfect
Hope & Faith
George Lopez
According To Jim
Rodney

Ant-Lox
09-26-2004, 11:22 AM
8 Simple Rules (David Spade makes the show)
Hope & Faith (Kelly Ripa is so funny)
My Wife and Kids (Okay)
George Lopez (not funny)
According To Jim (alright)

Have not seen:

Rodney
Complete Savages
Less Than Perfect

spunkygirl
09-26-2004, 11:27 AM
Less Than Perfect(simply ABC's best)
Hope & Faith(next best, the cast is great)
8 Simple Rules(still a great show, just can't get into it without John :( )
Complete Savages(great new show, very fun, and funny at times, I LMAO at some parts)
According to Jim(not a bad show)

My Wife and Kids
George Lopez
Rodney

Never seen the last 3

combsisthebest
09-26-2004, 12:04 PM
From best to worst (not saying that the shows on bottom are bad...)
George Lopez
My Wife and Kids
8 Simple Rules
According to Jim
Less than Perfect
Hope & Faith

Never seen:
Complete Savages
Rodney

Pavan
09-26-2004, 12:09 PM
ABC is by far the best sitcom network these days. CBS is probably second and NBC is third (they have nothing really).

My rankings:
1. 8 Simple Rules
2. According to Jim
3. Hope & Faith
4. George Lopez
5. My Wife and Kids
6. Complete Savages
7. Rodney
8. Less Than Perfect

Nothing against Less Than Perfect, but I've only watched a few episodes... The rest I watch a lot (though, 'Savages' and Rodney just started). I'm mad that I'm With Her got canceled, though. That was a good show.

spunkygirl
09-26-2004, 12:11 PM
Originally posted by pavanbadal
ABC is by far the best sitcom network these days. CBS is probably second and NBC is third (they have nothing really).

My rankings:
1. 8 Simple Rules
2. According to Jim
3. Hope & Faith
4. George Lopez
5. My Wife and Kids
6. Complete Savages
7. Rodney
8. Less Than Perfect

Nothing against Less Than Perfect, but I've only watched a few episodes... The rest I watch a lot (though, 'Savages' and Rodney just started). I'm mad that I'm With Her got canceled, though. That was a good show.

So am I Pav, I loved I'm with Her, they should have moved it to Fridays to give it another chance :mad:

barwars
09-26-2004, 12:15 PM
The premise for I'm With Her was too simple.
I mean, there aren't many storylines that can come from a single idea. If they tweaked the series a little (maybe have him be a terrible struggling actor, rather than a substitute teacher)

Superstar
09-26-2004, 12:54 PM
1)8 Simple Rules
2)George Lopez
3)Hope And Faith
4)Rodney
5)Complete Savages
6)ATJ
7)Less Then Perfect
8)My Wife And Kids


The only show I like out of those would be 8Simple Rules....I hate My Wife and Kids

Brian Damage
09-26-2004, 01:00 PM
None of them

Impressions
09-26-2004, 01:33 PM
1. Less than Perfect
2. 8 Simple Rules
4. According to Jim
5. Hope & Faith
6. Complete Savages
7. George Lopez
8. My Wife and Kids

and I haven't see Rodney....

Riff
09-26-2004, 02:08 PM
This is like ranking test samples of raw sewage.

1. Less than Perfect
2. According to Jim
3. My Wife and Kids
4. George Lopez
5. Hope & Faith
6. Rodney
7. 8 Simple Rules (for why this should have called it quits last November)
8. Complete Savages (Complete Garbage)

db108108
09-26-2004, 04:18 PM
HAhahahaha Riff!!! That is hilarious. Seriously, ABC has a lack of quality sitcoms. It has more than the other networks, but they're not that good.

My two favs are Less Than Perfect and George Lopez, becuase both break the mould of what ABC is going for in its sitcom line-up. LTP for not having any kids in it, and GL for being brash, crude and hilarious. The episode last season where Benny got the "clap" was hilarious, especially when she told George. Granted, this sitcom is probably best off not being aired in the 8pm hour....

Chad22
09-26-2004, 08:14 PM
From Best To Worst

George Lopez
Complete Savages
8 Simple Rules
Hope & Faith
According To Jim
My Wife and Kids
Less Than Perfect
Rodney (Never seen it)

Mr. Monitor
09-26-2004, 09:18 PM
My Wife and Kids (Great Show,but please lose Franklin)
George Lopez (Hilarious)
According to Jim (Good Show)
Less Than Perfect
8 Simple Rules
Hope and Faith (Yuck)
Rodney (Haven't seen it, and have no desire to see it)
Complete Savages (See Rodney)

Riff
09-26-2004, 11:08 PM
Originally posted by db108108
HAhahahaha Riff!!! That is hilarious. Seriously, ABC has a lack of quality sitcoms. It has more than the other networks, but they're not that good.

They had a decent one last season. It was called "It's All Relative." They couldn't wait to cancel it. They couldn't even wait two weeks to the finale to cancel it. That right there made me take ABC off the remote for 6 months. And when I came back, I took a cold hard look at the sitcoms they felt worthy of being brought back, and realized all of them should be so lucky as to be called "not that good."

I hold out hope that when Eisner is gone, somebody takes his place that will give us shows like "Roseanne," "Sledge Hammer!," "The Slap Maxwell Story," "Joe Bash," "Home Improvement," "Grace Under Fire" and "The Wonder Years" again. Hell, I'd even settle for "The Charmings" or "Mr. Belvedere."

My two favs are Less Than Perfect and George Lopez, becuase both break the mould of what ABC is going for in its sitcom line-up. LTP for not having any kids in it, and GL for being brash, crude and hilarious.

I like the writing on "Lopez." It's the acting that sinks it. The cast is basically awful. George can't even play himself well.

db108108
09-27-2004, 01:20 AM
I agree on the acting in GL. The wife, in particular, is horrible. The mom in not so bad. It is really well written, though.

I did see It's All Relative a few times and I like it. Not I'll drop everything to see it liked it, but if it was on and I wasn't do anything else liked it. That was another show that didn't really fit in on ABC.

ABC's undergone this huge transition where it went from family sitcoms (Roseanne, HI, Grace) to urban sitcoms (Drew Carey, Dharma, Spin city, Ellen), and now it's back to family sitcoms again. The difference? 10 years ago, ABC ruled family sitcoms quality wise. Roseanne is one example where the network let Roseanne do what she wanted to; she in turn created a cultural icon that broke all the rules and was probably one of the 10 best sitcoms ever, and probably the second most socially groundbreaking after AITF. Now it's got shows like According To Jim and H&F which add absolutely nothing to the genre, and are not well done to boot.

ABC, what happened to your spunk? That's why I love Lopez. The plotlines and jokes are more risque than ones down on other shows, like Benny getting the clap. The show is taking some chances, as opposed to 90% of sitcoms on the air right now. I say some, because for every Benny story, they go to Disneyland, or some saccarine crap like that. ABC! Stop! No more Disney episodes! Let your shows go. Let them do what they want. Don't write their scripts for them. Don't "pre-approve" them. Only then will you come up with the next "Roseanne."