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LucyCompanyPhan · 02-08-2004, 01:52 AM

I'm just wondering why people hate certain sitcoms and I'd like real reasons to back up your statement unlike 'annoying or overrated or horrible' Just what about the show or characters you don't like. Feel free to comment about what I said.

Heres a show I hate:

King of the Hill

I always found the characters to be a really unfunny family. Such as, Hank is too dry as a person. Nothing ever interesting ever happened to him. I think all the characters are dry and bland too. Bobby is an outcast of a kid. I never found this show interesting and funny mainly because it was always so boring. It just never kept my attention. Plus I always thought it was way too dramatic. I think the real reason I never liked this show was because it didn't seem fun to me.

Everybody Loves Raymond

This is one show that sticks out to me as something as soon as I heard somebody talk, I had to turn it off. I found the material to be not very clever or original. Maybe it was the certain episodes, but to have lasted so long I don't understand it. To me, there are alot funnier family sitcoms. Raymond himself I think centers himself as too much of a star of the show as a character. I never understood the characters and I never found anything special about it.

Gillians Island

While I never hated or disliked this show, I'm not what you call a fan. I watched it alot of times and I've seen probably most of the episodes but I always found every episode to be the same. I just thought nothing new ever happened on the island. I guess I would call it a guilty pleasure more than a good show. Its just alot of other sitcoms have the same humor and jokes and they are done better. I just think after seeing one episode, you've seen them all.

Family Guy

The same with Gillians Island. I never hated or disliked this show but not a big fan, but why is this show so popular all of a sudden. I know it was canceled and theres talk of bringing it back and I'm not gonna protest but why this show? There are other shows that I liked better that shouldn't of been canceled and brought back. Futuramra was a great show. I thought it was very well done and alot better than Family Guy, so I think its over looked because of Family Guy. I always thought Family guy was a mix of the two. The talking dog and the baby were sort of like a maggie. I mean, they are nothing alike but yet I always think of it as a stolen idea from Futurama and Simpsons and I don't know why. Same with the dumb husband and smart wife. And the 2 kids with the simpsons. Its nothing I haven't seen and its been done better before.

Now I'm just wondering what you have to say with the shows you don't like. I've heard some comments about disliking Scrubs, brady bunch, and especially friends and I was just wondering why you don't like them and what you have to say to back them up.

barwars · 02-08-2004, 10:30 AM

Friends
Ill admit, the early seasons are funny. But Im not a fan of the show, mainly because the on-again, off-again relationships between everybody on the show. It seems more like the show is focused on "will-they-wont-they" rather than comedy. Some things on Friends just gets too dramatic for a sitcom.

Everybody Loves Raymond
Raymond and the wife annoy me, I mean -- I can watch my OWN parents fight, and I find there fights very boring.
A show centered around Doris Roberts and her husband.... now Id watch that.

barwars · 02-08-2004, 10:32 AM

I agree about King of the Hill -- its not funny.
And when it comes to TV, its either funny or nothing IMO.

barwars · 02-08-2004, 11:38 AM

M*A*S*H
When I was younger I would've said "because EVERYTHING is green". Well, that still agravates me. But I could never find this show funny. No matter how many times Ive watched it (too many), I never found myself laughing.

ClassicComedyFan2 · 02-08-2004, 12:03 PM

Friends

Totally filled to the gills with sexual humor. Not only that, this supposed "sitcom" focuses on relationships too much and thus ends up being soap-opera like and not very funny at all. And, when the show actually tries to be humorous, the humor is uninspired and thus, unamusing.

Everybody Loves Raymond

The humor is too tame. None of the jokes are over-the-top enough and the acting is way too low-key. Plus, the concept is just...boring.

Roseanne

Just too crass for my tastes. Was another one of those shows that took serious issues and made them serious. It is possible to take serious issues and make them humorous. Also, the show was never unrealistic enough for my tastes.

MASH

Unlike the hilarious Hogan's Heroes, MASH was a war comedy that didn't have over-the-top or tounge-in-cheek acting. It also didn't have any humor after a certain point in the show.

Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, Oliver Beene, etc.

I can't STAND live-action sitcoms without laugh tracks or live audiences. I can deal with the lack of it in movies and cartoons, but sitcoms? No dice.

LucyCompanyPhan · 02-08-2004, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by barwars88
Friends
Ill admit, the early seasons are funny. But Im not a fan of the show, mainly because the on-again, off-again relationships between everybody on the show. It seems more like the show is focused on "will-they-wont-they" rather than comedy. Some things on Friends just gets too dramatic for a sitcom.

Everybody Loves Raymond
Raymond and the wife annoy me, I mean -- I can watch my OWN parents fight, and I find there fights very boring.
A show centered around Doris Roberts and her husband.... now Id watch that.

I can understand why some people wouldn't like that in sitcoms saying theres 'too much' but I think a little drama is good for a sitcom because you actually care about the characters and things happen to them. With the brady bunch or gillians island there was never a big change that gave the characters emotion, it was just the same big happy episode over and over....Some sitcoms get to dramaticy but I think drama is good for a sitcom considering it shows the characters are more 3D like than 2D.

I totally agree with you on everybody loves raymond

JT · 02-08-2004, 02:06 PM

Friends
Tired of everyone saying that it is the best show and that everyone is talking about it. It's too trendy for me and the characters are all obnoxious. It seems as though everytime a character says something, they have to act as if the audience is supposed to be surprised.

Dean Winchester · 02-08-2004, 05:27 PM

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[BRoseanne[/B]

Just too crass for my tastes. Was another one of those shows that took serious issues and made them serious. It is possible to take serious issues and make them humorous. Also, the show was never unrealistic enough for my tastes.

watch the last season next time it comes on Nick At Nite, the last season is the most hated year, because a lot of fans felt betrayed when the Connors won the lottery because it became too far-fetched and unrealistic, when Roseanne's popularity came from the fact that it wasn't sugarcoated and was a realistic depiction of a working class family (as opposed to something like Cosby where the kids were perfect and the parents had no flaws, etc..)

I disagree with the laugh track, I think laugh tracks are sometimes too overbearing. My dad even points out on some shows "oh, they're trying to tell you where you're supposed to laugh". I think sitcoms like Scrubs and Arrested Development succeed by not using a laugh track, they know the audience is smart enough to know what parts are funny and what's not, they don't look down on the viewer as an "idiot".

Dean Winchester · 02-08-2004, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by JT
Friends
Tired of everyone saying that it is the best show and that everyone is talking about it.

still, better to talk about Friends than a crappy show like American Idol, I usually leave the room if I hear people talking about AI, IT SUCKS!!!

Czas na Zywiec · 02-08-2004, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by LucyCompanyPhan

Family Guy

The same with Gillians Island. I never hated or disliked this show but not a big fan, but why is this show so popular all of a sudden. I know it was canceled and theres talk of bringing it back and I'm not gonna protest but why this show? There are other shows that I liked better that shouldn't of been canceled and brought back. Futuramra was a great show. I thought it was very well done and alot better than Family Guy, so I think its over looked because of Family Guy. I always thought Family guy was a mix of the two. The talking dog and the baby were sort of like a maggie. I mean, they are nothing alike but yet I always think of it as a stolen idea from Futurama and Simpsons and I don't know why. Same with the dumb husband and smart wife. And the 2 kids with the simpsons. Its nothing I haven't seen and its been done better before.

I love Family Guy just as much as Futurama, but Family Guy is being brought back because of the really strong DVD sales and the fact that it's cheap to produce, unlike Futurama. If you compare some of the animation of Family Guy to the ones in Futurama, there's a tremendous difference.

David · 02-08-2004, 08:43 PM

Roseanne

It's too "disfunctional" for me. Roseanne's voice really annoys me. Really, i cant stand it... And i dont know. I just dont like this show.

LucyCompanyPhan · 02-08-2004, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
I love Family Guy just as much as Futurama, but Family Guy is being brought back because of the really strong DVD sales and the fact that it's cheap to produce, unlike Futurama. If you compare some of the animation of Family Guy to the ones in Futurama, there's a tremendous difference.

still, that doesn't mean its any more worthy to brought back than futurama because its cheaper. I'm willing to bet that if its brought back, unless its given a good time slot than it won't make it another season. Sometimes I really hate fox. I don't get it. They put like 7 different shows in the sunday night time slot and like switch schedules around all the time. And then they invent the dumbest reality shows and aire them obsessively. bothers me so much.

GoldenFamilyTies · 02-08-2004, 10:28 PM

Everbody Hates Raymond - The first thing that turned me off about this show was it's title. EVERYBODY Loves Raymond? Ummm.... no. So then I watched a couple episodes and Ray's humor is just annoying to me, and like someone else mentioned, the concept is pretty boring... but sometimes boring plain concepts can turn into great shows.... well, this one doesn't do it for me.

dawsongirl · 02-08-2004, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
I love Family Guy just as much as Futurama, but Family Guy is being brought back because of the really strong DVD sales and the fact that it's cheap to produce, unlike Futurama. If you compare some of the animation of Family Guy to the ones in Futurama, there's a tremendous difference.

Which is a good reason Futurama: The Movie should happen.

Mr. Television · 02-08-2004, 11:35 PM

As much as I don't like Friends, its 100% better than reality tv.

02-08-2004, 01:52 AM	#1
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	Why you hate certain sitcoms... I'm just wondering why people hate certain sitcoms and I'd like real reasons to back up your statement unlike 'annoying or overrated or horrible' Just what about the show or characters you don't like. Feel free to comment about what I said. Heres a show I hate: King of the Hill I always found the characters to be a really unfunny family. Such as, Hank is too dry as a person. Nothing ever interesting ever happened to him. I think all the characters are dry and bland too. Bobby is an outcast of a kid. I never found this show interesting and funny mainly because it was always so boring. It just never kept my attention. Plus I always thought it was way too dramatic. I think the real reason I never liked this show was because it didn't seem fun to me. Everybody Loves Raymond This is one show that sticks out to me as something as soon as I heard somebody talk, I had to turn it off. I found the material to be not very clever or original. Maybe it was the certain episodes, but to have lasted so long I don't understand it. To me, there are alot funnier family sitcoms. Raymond himself I think centers himself as too much of a star of the show as a character. I never understood the characters and I never found anything special about it. Gillians Island While I never hated or disliked this show, I'm not what you call a fan. I watched it alot of times and I've seen probably most of the episodes but I always found every episode to be the same. I just thought nothing new ever happened on the island. I guess I would call it a guilty pleasure more than a good show. Its just alot of other sitcoms have the same humor and jokes and they are done better. I just think after seeing one episode, you've seen them all. Family Guy The same with Gillians Island. I never hated or disliked this show but not a big fan, but why is this show so popular all of a sudden. I know it was canceled and theres talk of bringing it back and I'm not gonna protest but why this show? There are other shows that I liked better that shouldn't of been canceled and brought back. Futuramra was a great show. I thought it was very well done and alot better than Family Guy, so I think its over looked because of Family Guy. I always thought Family guy was a mix of the two. The talking dog and the baby were sort of like a maggie. I mean, they are nothing alike but yet I always think of it as a stolen idea from Futurama and Simpsons and I don't know why. Same with the dumb husband and smart wife. And the 2 kids with the simpsons. Its nothing I haven't seen and its been done better before. Now I'm just wondering what you have to say with the shows you don't like. I've heard some comments about disliking Scrubs, brady bunch, and especially friends and I was just wondering why you don't like them and what you have to say to back them up.
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02-08-2004, 12:03 PM	#5
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02-08-2004, 08:43 PM	#11
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02-08-2004, 10:30 AM	#2
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Friends Ill admit, the early seasons are funny. But Im not a fan of the show, mainly because the on-again, off-again relationships between everybody on the show. It seems more like the show is focused on "will-they-wont-they" rather than comedy. Some things on Friends just gets too dramatic for a sitcom. Everybody Loves Raymond Raymond and the wife annoy me, I mean -- I can watch my OWN parents fight, and I find there fights very boring. A show centered around Doris Roberts and her husband.... now Id watch that.

02-08-2004, 10:32 AM	#3
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I agree about King of the Hill -- its not funny. And when it comes to TV, its either funny or nothing IMO.

02-08-2004, 11:38 AM	#4
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	*MASH** When I was younger I would've said "because EVERYTHING is green". Well, that still agravates me. But I could never find this show funny. No matter how many times Ive watched it (too many), I never found myself laughing.

02-08-2004, 02:06 PM	#7
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	Friends Tired of everyone saying that it is the best show and that everyone is talking about it. It's too trendy for me and the characters are all obnoxious. It seems as though everytime a character says something, they have to act as if the audience is supposed to be surprised.

02-08-2004, 10:28 PM	#13
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	Everbody Hates Raymond - The first thing that turned me off about this show was it's title. EVERYBODY Loves Raymond? Ummm.... no. So then I watched a couple episodes and Ray's humor is just annoying to me, and like someone else mentioned, the concept is pretty boring... but sometimes boring plain concepts can turn into great shows.... well, this one doesn't do it for me.