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ILOVETV86 · 08-20-2004, 08:58 PM

I noticed that today's tv shows arent as down to earth as they used to be. Now a days, they use only sexy-type actors and actresses (most of the time). Some shows dont do down to earth topics. ANybody else think the same or different as me?

Brian · 08-20-2004, 09:01 PM

I think most of today's sitcoms are not as good as the sitcoms from ten to fifty years ago. Nowadays the prime time line-ups are too rich in reality TV shows. The dramas have been excellent the past few years, though, and keep getting better. There's a lot of them I'm looking forward to this season.

TJL · 08-20-2004, 09:03 PM

I think today's sitcoms are very true to life.
I spend my day surrounded by young and thin hot people.
Don't you?

ILOVETV86 · 08-20-2004, 09:06 PM

lol................very funny

dawsongirl · 08-21-2004, 02:53 AM

It looks like writers have run out of good ideas and are now using all the ideas writers in the 50s-80s threw away. Depressing.

barwars · 08-21-2004, 10:15 AM

Arrested
Development.

'nuff said.

Petrie Malone · 08-21-2004, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
It looks like writers have run out of good ideas and are now using all the ideas writers in the 50s-80s threw away. Depressing.

TV just needs better writers, they'll come... eventually.

barwars · 08-21-2004, 10:56 AM

Current Sitcoms I Like:
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Simpsons
Scrubs
The Drew Carey Show
8 Simple Rules
According To Jim
My Wife and Kids
George Lopez
Less Than Perfect
The King of Queens
Two and a Half Men
The Bernie Mac Show
South Park

But there only a select few that I'd put up as being "good shows". (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons, and Scrubs) I enjoy the others, but they aren't anything that would be Emmy-worthy.

Other Current Shows I Like:
Saturday Night Live
Last Comic Standing
Reno 911!
Chappelle's Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Late Show with Dave Letterman
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Crossballs
Survivor (not as much anymore)
The Amazing Race (not as much anymore)
Crank Yankers (not as much anymore)

Dean Winchester · 08-21-2004, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
I noticed that today's tv shows arent as down to earth as they used to be. Now a days, they use only sexy-type actors and actresses (most of the time).

name me one actor on Everybody Loves Raymond with maybe the exception of Patricia Heaton (and I guess Doris Roberts isn't so unattractive for the geriatric crowd) who are considered sexy?

Petrie Malone · 08-21-2004, 01:53 PM

TV has ALWAYS had attractive people on it since the '50's (Lucy and Desi), Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in the '60's, Mary again in the '70's, and so on...

I think in today's world, people are placing more and more of an emphasis on sex appeal, and sadly, less and less of an emphasis on talent. I read a great article around the time of the Friends finale this past May talking about the negatives Friends has brought to TV. One of the top items on that list was "Good Looking People are Good at Comedy." They proceeded to mention Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bill Cosby were all great comedians and attractive people, but you don't always have to be good looking to be funny. Maybe the TV industry will someday understand that!

barwars · 08-21-2004, 01:58 PM

The now cherished "fat gut/hot wife" sitcom formula prooves that.
I dont find the wife funny on any of those shows.
Whereas on the few that I like, the husband gets all the laughs.

factsoflife · 08-21-2004, 02:16 PM

I wouldn't really consider The Drew Carey Show current, considering they are just buring off episodes that were filmed about a year or two ago. and the fact that its done after this summers run.

barwars · 08-21-2004, 02:28 PM

Well its currently airing new episodes, so I consider it current.

They were filmed during the 2003/2004 TV season by the way.

Dean Winchester · 08-21-2004, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barwars
The now cherished "fat gut/hot wife" sitcom formula prooves that.
I dont find the wife funny on any of those shows.
Whereas on the few that I like, the husband gets all the laughs.

well, attractive and thin aren't necessarily hand in hand. Kevin James (well, the "thinner" KJ, not a few years ago but nowadays) and Mike O'Malley (even tho I think he could stand to lose a little weight, he wasn't a bad looking guy at all back in his Nickelodeon days when he was thinner) are two prime examples of the "fat guy/hot wife" tv caricatures who IMO are both reasonably attractive in a "big guy" sense. There are a lot of people out there who like "cubs". But with most of those shows, the wives are just there for sex appeal and the husbands are the ones who get the laughs.

Dean Winchester · 08-21-2004, 03:28 PM

current tv shows I watch:
South Park
Nip/Tuck
The Simpsons
Charmed
Arrested Development
Six Feet Under

08-20-2004, 08:58 PM	#1
ILOVETV86 Senior Member Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 19, 2004 Posts: 25	Today's TV Shows I noticed that today's tv shows arent as down to earth as they used to be. Now a days, they use only sexy-type actors and actresses (most of the time). Some shows dont do down to earth topics. ANybody else think the same or different as me?

08-20-2004, 09:03 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I think today's sitcoms are very true to life. I spend my day surrounded by young and thin hot people. Don't you?
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08-21-2004, 02:16 PM	#12
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	I wouldn't really consider The Drew Carey Show current, considering they are just buring off episodes that were filmed about a year or two ago. and the fact that its done after this summers run.
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08-20-2004, 09:01 PM	#2
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I think most of today's sitcoms are not as good as the sitcoms from ten to fifty years ago. Nowadays the prime time line-ups are too rich in reality TV shows. The dramas have been excellent the past few years, though, and keep getting better. There's a lot of them I'm looking forward to this season.

08-20-2004, 09:06 PM	#4
ILOVETV86 Senior Member Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 19, 2004 Posts: 25	lol................very funny

08-21-2004, 02:53 AM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	It looks like writers have run out of good ideas and are now using all the ideas writers in the 50s-80s threw away. Depressing.

08-21-2004, 10:15 AM	#6
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Arrested Development. 'nuff said.

08-21-2004, 10:56 AM	#8
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Current Sitcoms I Like: Arrested Development Curb Your Enthusiasm The Simpsons Scrubs The Drew Carey Show 8 Simple Rules According To Jim My Wife and Kids George Lopez Less Than Perfect The King of Queens Two and a Half Men The Bernie Mac Show South Park But there only a select few that I'd put up as being "good shows". (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons, and Scrubs) I enjoy the others, but they aren't anything that would be Emmy-worthy. Other Current Shows I Like: Saturday Night Live Last Comic Standing Reno 911! Chappelle's Show Late Night with Conan O'Brien The Late Show with Dave Letterman The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn Crossballs Survivor (not as much anymore) The Amazing Race (not as much anymore) Crank Yankers (not as much anymore)

08-21-2004, 01:53 PM	#10
Petrie Malone Former Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 20, 2003 Location: PIB Posts: 510	TV has ALWAYS had attractive people on it since the '50's (Lucy and Desi), Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in the '60's, Mary again in the '70's, and so on... I think in today's world, people are placing more and more of an emphasis on sex appeal, and sadly, less and less of an emphasis on talent. I read a great article around the time of the Friends finale this past May talking about the negatives Friends has brought to TV. One of the top items on that list was "Good Looking People are Good at Comedy." They proceeded to mention Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bill Cosby were all great comedians and attractive people, but you don't always have to be good looking to be funny. Maybe the TV industry will someday understand that!

08-21-2004, 01:58 PM	#11
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	The now cherished "fat gut/hot wife" sitcom formula prooves that. I dont find the wife funny on any of those shows. Whereas on the few that I like, the husband gets all the laughs.

08-21-2004, 02:28 PM	#13
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Well its currently airing new episodes, so I consider it current. They were filmed during the 2003/2004 TV season by the way.

08-21-2004, 03:28 PM	#15
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	current tv shows I watch: South Park Nip/Tuck The Simpsons Charmed Arrested Development Six Feet Under