Funniest US Sitcom - The Final - Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia vs Frasier

[Moo]

53 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

 

So far most of the negative comments seem to be... from people who have watched 15 minutes of one episode or some YouTube clips. 
 

Me, but if it beats Frasier I'll give it a proper go. 

[Remmie]

Not having the recency bias at all, total bollocks. Look at both the UK and US sitcom polls, of the 4 finalists only one is from this century. Most of the entrants stopped making episodes 10-20 years ago. Nostalgia bias is far more likely and before anyone moans I'm guilty of it too

[Sugar Ape]

6 minutes ago, Moo said:

Me, but if it beats Frasier I'll give it a proper go. 

I love Frasier but this is funnier. Start from season two and give it a couple of episodes. Should be enough to give you a feeling of it. 
 

5 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Not having the recency bias at all, total bollocks. Look at both the UK and US sitcom polls, of the 4 finalists only one is from this century. Most of the entrants stopped making episodes 10-20 years ago. Nostalgia bias is far more likely and before anyone moans I'm guilty of it too

Correct. It seems absurd to suggest anything other than the older shows are getting more bias towards them, not least because more people will have watched them. 

[Moo]

5 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

TBH it would struggle to get into a proper top 20 of all time.

You can go chronologically up to 20 years ago and there are a bunch easily better

 

The HoneyMooners

I Love Lucy

Phil Silvers

Newhart

Mary Tyler Moore

All in the Family

MASH

Taxi

Cheers

Larry Sanders

Seinfeld

Frasier

 

 

Its a disgwace.

 

 

 

I think I Love Lucy still has the funniest single scene ever, where she's coming down the stairs in the headdress, proper creases me that does.  It's bleedin gone off YouTube now, bastards. 

[Chocoholic]

Having watched 6-8 episodes of Always Sunny a couple of years ago, I considered that a decent attempt to try get a handle on it, but for whatever reason, it just never happened. There were laughs, but it just didn't engage me, nor hold my interest. I watched successive episodes as something of a chore, hoping this would be the one where it catches fire, rather than looking forward to them. 

[Sugar Ape]

46 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Community was good for about 3 seasons and just got repetitive afterwards.

First three seasons are brilliant. Fourth season the creator Dan Harmon left because he’d fell out with the studio which resulted in a loss of quality but he returned for the fifth season onwards. 

[Tony Moanero]

Nostalgia bias is boss.

[Numero Veinticinco]

10 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Nostalgia bias is boss.

Not as good as it used to be

[Josef Svejk]

Frasier's winning the whole fucking thing?

[Numero Veinticinco]

8 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

Frasier's winning the whole fucking thing?

Looks like it. 

[Bjornebye]

13 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

Frasier's winning the whole fucking thing?

It would only be right. 

 

Fawlty Towers rightly won the UK one and Frasier should rightly win this one. 

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, Moo said:

I think I Love Lucy still has the funniest single scene ever, where she's coming down the stairs in the headdress, proper creases me that does.  It's bleedin gone off YouTube now, bastards. 

Yep.

 

The candy scene has to be one of the classic comedy bits of all time as well.

[Tony Moanero]

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[Tony Moanero]

52 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

Frasier's winning the whole fucking thing?

What sitcom do you think would be a more worthy winner?

[Bjornebye]

I might do movie franchises next. 

[Mook]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

I might do movie franchises next. 

'Carry on Stig' sounds fucking brilliant.

[Evelyn Tentions]

22 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I might do movie franchises next. 

Run a top 5 thread first to get a list of the top contenders.

[TheHowieLama]

2 minutes ago, Evelyn Tentions said:

Run a top 5 thread first to get a list of the top contenders.

I am gonna have to do a Stu and come back to rep

[cloggypop]

24 minutes ago, Mook said:

'Carry on Stig' sounds fucking brilliant.

Confessions of a Stig

[Tony Moanero]

42 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I might do movie franchises next. 

I’ll only take part if you include the Killer Tomatoes.

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, Mook said:

'Carry on Stig' sounds fucking brilliant.

I'd go with Carry On Up Mook's Arse.

[johnsusername]

2 hours ago, Josef Svejk said:

Frasier's winning the whole fucking thing?

 

[johnsusername]

Anyway, The Simpson's is the funniest US sitcom. 

[Scott_M]

6 hours ago, johnsusername said:

Anyway, The Simpson's is the funniest US sitcom. 

Pre-2000 I’d agree. After that it’s as bad as  How I Met Your Mother.

[VladimirIlyich]

10 hours ago, Chocoholic said:

Having watched 6-8 episodes of Always Sunny a couple of years ago, I considered that a decent attempt to try get a handle on it, but for whatever reason, it just never happened. There were laughs, but it just didn't engage me, nor hold my interest. I watched successive episodes as something of a chore, hoping this would be the one where it catches fire, rather than looking forward to them. 

Ive tried it but couldnt get past a couple of episodes. Even tried the second series but its just not for me. Will try Curb Your Enthusiasm soon.