TV Sitcom that were great for a few years....

Maximus
Maximus Posts: 12,256 Member
edited March 6 in Chit-Chat
Some jumped the shark. Some got cancelled. Some the writing the faltered

Arrested Development - Three great years and then cancellation. The rebirth in 2013...failed

MASH - Three great years and then it Alan Alda got too preachy

Modern Family - Three great years and then the writing just took a nose dive.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Five great years? Thoughts?

The Office - 138 great episodes. 49 that really sucked after Michael Scott left. Also, took a hit when Pam became confident.



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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Two and a half men with Charlie...
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    Two and a half men with Charlie...

    ^ Agreed!! I can't handle Ashton Kutcher on that show.

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  • 13bbird13
    13bbird13 Posts: 425 Member
    I'm with the OP 100% on MASH... I can't even watch it anymore. When I was 12 Hawkeye Pierce was my hero; now I can't stand the sound of his voice because he never shuts up.

    I haven't seen the others the OP mentions... no, really... so no opinions on those.
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  • shellma00
    shellma00 Posts: 1,684 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    Two and a half men with Charlie...

    this ^^ And How I Met Your Mother
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
    Modern Family is the best sitcom of all time in my opinion. Not sure why you think the writing got bad, but you are dead to me now...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,386 Spam Moderator
    edited October 2014
    Modern Family is still funny.

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
    BrettPGH_ wrote: »
    How I Met Your Mother's last season was so bad I went from die-hard fan to being unable to watch any of the show anymore. The last season retroactively ruined the whole series.

    Agree wholeheartedly. What a let down that last season was.


  • lyrics09
    lyrics09 Posts: 217 Member
    Law and Order SVU till Stabler left. Now its kinda awkward and forced half the time.

    I agree whoever said the office till Michael left; I hated the most where the dumb boom guy was all trying to be a real story. But the earlier turning point for me was Pam and the 2nd child I wanted to punch her half the time.

    I liked Flash Forward, it wasn't out long but it was pretty good. The way they wrapped it up was pretty hilariously awful since it was over.
  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    BrettPGH_ wrote: »
    How I Met Your Mother's last season was so bad I went from die-hard fan to being unable to watch any of the show anymore. The last season retroactively ruined the whole series.

    That's what happened with Dexter. The last season, and then the last episode, were so bad that it retroactively ruined my memory of the whole series.......which is difficult to do given the genius that was Season 4 (John Lithgow - Trinity Killer).

  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    BrettPGH_ wrote: »
    How I Met Your Mother's last season was so bad I went from die-hard fan to being unable to watch any of the show anymore. The last season retroactively ruined the whole series.

    I got into the second season when I realized that the show was just Ted moping and whining, and Barney trying to pick him up (didn't really care about the other characters).
    Once I recognized the formulaic pattern they established, and became annoyed with it (annoyed mostly with Ted.....loved Barney) I bailed.
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    edited October 2014
    Fox News.
  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    wolverine66 wrote: »
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    Just when I think I can't watch it anymore.......it keeps drawing me back in.
    I enjoy the stuff they throw in at the macro level, and somehow they found a way to make me care for a different character each episode (except Chevy Chase's character.......Jonathan Banks taking his spot fit perfectly).
  • Illini_Jim
    Illini_Jim Posts: 419 Member
    1. Any show where Ted McGinley is cast, or
    2. When a cute little kid is added (see Different Strokes (Sam), Brady Bunch (Oliver) or Family Ties (Andrew).
  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    Maximus wrote: »
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Five great years? Thoughts?

    Nope, I still find myself hysterically laughing at the gang's antics.

  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    Maximus wrote: »
    Arrested Development - Three great years and then cancellation. The rebirth in 2013...failed

    As much as it hurts to do so, I have to agree. The rebirth was just poorly executed, mainly due to working around everyone's schedules, and the patchwork story line was just agonizing.

  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    Damn, it's my posts 5 times in a row..........I watch too much TV.
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    ^^naaah, you're just really excited about this topic, that's all.
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  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    jeremywm1977 wrote: »
    wolverine66 wrote: »
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    Just when I think I can't watch it anymore.......it keeps drawing me back in.
    I enjoy the stuff they throw in at the macro level, and somehow they found a way to make me care for a different character each episode (except Chevy Chase's character.......Jonathan Banks taking his spot fit perfectly).

    I like the show. but it could never find the ratings. i didn't see any episodes after Donald Glover left. Not really because of that, but because I could never find it.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
    Maximus wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Modern Family is the best sitcom of all time in my opinion. Not sure why you think the writing got bad, but you are dead to me now...

    You can't honestly say that last year's shows were up to par with the first four years

    I can honestly say that I laugh pretty heavily on nearly every episode. That's good enough for me.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    jeremywm1977 wrote: »
    Maximus wrote: »
    Arrested Development - Three great years and then cancellation. The rebirth in 2013...failed

    As much as it hurts to do so, I have to agree. The rebirth was just poorly executed, mainly due to working around everyone's schedules, and the patchwork story line was just agonizing.

    I agree. It was great before cancellation though.

    I think I like it more because I live in Orange County, and recognize so many of the stereotypes. So many characters could be related to my ex...

    And to add a few:

    Sex in the City
    True Blood
    Spartacus
    Heroes
    Alias
    Dollhouse

    and I know I'm going to catch a bunch of slack for this but....
    Battlestar Galactica
    Firefly (just the last few episodes started to wane - but the movie made up for it!)

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