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Tubehead · 03-13-2010, 01:59 AM

cheers
parks and Recreations
the office
mad about you
Design woemen

most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

dakert · 03-13-2010, 02:03 AM

I watched Designing Women because it dealt with issues and was funny--much like All In The Family. This could also go for The Golden Girls and Murphy Brown

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

cheers
parks and Recreations
the office
mad about you
Design woemen

most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

James · 03-13-2010, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

cheers
parks and Recreations
the office
mad about you
Design woemen

most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

I'm asking the same question, although I'll add about 100 shows to my list!

Miss Lisa · 03-13-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

cheers
parks and Recreations
the office
mad about you
Design woemen

most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

I love both Cheers and The Office, not because a lot happens in them, but because they are simple shows and something to laugh at for a half hour.

The others though, I agree. Designing Women and Mad About You I can almsot tolerate, but Parks and Recreations annoys the heck out of me.

biffbronson · 03-18-2010, 06:50 AM

I think Cheers was a very funny show, and I also enjoyed Mad About You and Designing Women. When it comes down to it, most sitcoms are "just talking." There was not really an unusual absence of action in these, I don't think.

For example, on Mad About You, the characters are locked in a bathroom in one episode and try to break out. That's similar to countless past "locked" situations in other shows. On Cheers, Rebecca accidentally causes a fire in the bar. That's reminiscent of the Arnold's fire on Happy Days. I have to disagree that these shows are lacking in some way. Remember when Frasier was "running with scissors" on Cheers? That's more action than most shows! LOL

ekkostar · 03-18-2010, 10:29 AM

I just don't care for shows stylized like Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, The Office, 30 Rock and Parks & Rec.

I especially hate the "score" they add to Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives, it's loud and distracting, it takes away from any investment I'd have in the characters and dialogue. Even though most of these shows don't have audience laughter, they instead have terrible soundtracks with these quirky faux-scores or Pop and Indie music that make the shows less funny to me. These soundtracks aren't even good ones that convey emotions the way that film scores do, they're just loud and crappy.

I'm sorry, I'll always perfer traditional soundtrackless theatrical laughy-people sitcoms over soundtrack-saturated filmlike one camera coms.

Torgo · 03-18-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

cheers
parks and Recreations
the office
mad about you
Design woemen

most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

People have different tastes, if we all liked the same thing it would be an extremely boring world.

benjamoon · 03-18-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

People have different tastes, if we all liked the same thing it would be an extremely boring world.

exactly - i actually really like 4 of those shows you mentioned (I'm not as big a fan of DW). They have smart writing and good characters

browneyes106 · 03-18-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

People have different tastes, if we all liked the same thing it would be an extremely boring world.

I agree. The only show I really don't care for on that list is Designing Woman. People develop their own tastes for acting styles and the way certain shows are set up.

comedyfreak · 03-19-2010, 04:07 AM

From the list the only show I liked was Designing Women it was a very funny show, the rest I don't care for.

MickeyMac · 03-19-2010, 05:04 PM

Seinfeld
Friends
The Cosby Show
Cheers
Tim and Eric's Awesome Show
Saturday Night Live
Family Guy
The Simpsons
Desperate Housewives
Family Ties
The Facts of Life
Gomer Pyle
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acers
Peticoat Junction
Everybody Loves Raymond

In my opinion I dont see how anybody can stand those shows

steevo · 03-19-2010, 05:39 PM

^ From your list, I like some of them, one I have never seen, and the rest I either don't care for or am indifferent. As someone else said, not everyone has the same likes or tastes.

Retro4Life · 03-19-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

Seinfeld
Friends
The Cosby Show
Cheers
Tim and Eric's Awesome Show
Saturday Night Live
Family Guy
The Simpsons
Desperate Housewives
Family Ties
The Facts of Life
Gomer Pyle
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acers
Peticoat Junction
Everybody Loves Raymond

In my opinion I dont see how anybody can stand those shows

I like a lot of those shows.

But I agree on Tim and Eric. That thing is an abomination to me. I am open minded to just about any type of comedy but all I see when I watch it is a bunch of 2nd grade level stream of consciousness stuff that never even makes me crack a smile.

MickeyMac · 03-20-2010, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I like a lot of those shows.

But I agree on Tim and Eric. That thing is an abomination to me. I am open minded to just about any type of comedy but all I see when I watch it is a bunch of 2nd grade level stream of consciousness stuff that never even makes me crack a smile.

Same here. I can take all kinds of humor and I am not a prude by any means, but Tim and Eric is not only in really bad taste, but idiotic. My friends love this show and I have had the misfortune to see this crap more than I would like to.

No offense to the Tim and Eric fans here.

70s show watcher · 03-20-2010, 07:07 PM

i agree about raymond ive never watched tim and eric but the rest of those show i like

03-13-2010, 01:59 AM	#1
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	How can people stand these shows? cheers parks and Recreations the office mad about you Design woemen most of these are just talking. i just don't seewhy people like these show.

03-18-2010, 10:29 AM	#6
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	I just don't care for shows stylized like Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, The Office, 30 Rock and Parks & Rec. I especially hate the "score" they add to Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives, it's loud and distracting, it takes away from any investment I'd have in the characters and dialogue. Even though most of these shows don't have audience laughter, they instead have terrible soundtracks with these quirky faux-scores or Pop and Indie music that make the shows less funny to me. These soundtracks aren't even good ones that convey emotions the way that film scores do, they're just loud and crappy. I'm sorry, I'll always perfer traditional soundtrackless theatrical laughy-people sitcoms over soundtrack-saturated filmlike one camera coms.
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03-19-2010, 05:39 PM	#12
steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,476	^ From your list, I like some of them, one I have never seen, and the rest I either don't care for or am indifferent. As someone else said, not everyone has the same likes or tastes.
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03-18-2010, 06:50 AM	#5
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,633	I think Cheers was a very funny show, and I also enjoyed Mad About You and Designing Women. When it comes down to it, most sitcoms are "just talking." There was not really an unusual absence of action in these, I don't think. For example, on Mad About You, the characters are locked in a bathroom in one episode and try to break out. That's similar to countless past "locked" situations in other shows. On Cheers, Rebecca accidentally causes a fire in the bar. That's reminiscent of the Arnold's fire on Happy Days. I have to disagree that these shows are lacking in some way. Remember when Frasier was "running with scissors" on Cheers? That's more action than most shows! LOL

03-19-2010, 05:04 PM	#11
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Seinfeld Friends The Cosby Show Cheers Tim and Eric's Awesome Show Saturday Night Live Family Guy The Simpsons Desperate Housewives Family Ties The Facts of Life Gomer Pyle The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acers Peticoat Junction Everybody Loves Raymond In my opinion I dont see how anybody can stand those shows

03-20-2010, 07:07 PM	#15
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i agree about raymond ive never watched tim and eric but the rest of those show i like