It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Seasons 1 & 2
February 8, 2010 by admin · 5 Comments
Description
Three best friends own a Irish Pub in Phili and get into sticky situations resulting from bad judgment.
Disc 1 Season 1:
The Gang Gets Racist Charlie Wants an Abortion Underage Drinking: A National Concern Charlie Has Cancer Gun Fever The Gang Finds a Dead Guy Charlie Got Molested Scenes from Original Pilot Scene 1 Scene 2
Disc 2 Season 2:
Charlie Gets Crippled Cast and Crew Commentary The Gang Goes Jihad The Gang Gives Back Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare Mac Bangs Dennis’ Mom The Gang Runs for Office
Disc 3:
Hundred Dollar Baby Cast and Crew commentary Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody’s Ass The Gang Exploits A Miracle Dennis and Dee Get a New D… More >>
Self-consciously bad acting, like watching a table read, like they’re completely apathetic to bringing their characters to life or playing a scene with any believability, which robs the vaguely comedic banter of it’s already limited potential to be engaging. It’s a lot like Stella in that regard. I suppose what they do could be considered “comedy troupe acting”, all actors just speaking in slightly exaggerated versions of their own voice. Characters call each other “dude”, seemingly in tribute to the the slacker goofball characters in Bill And Ted and Dude Where My Car, but they aren’t very slackery, goofballish, or otherwise posessing much personality at all.
The show’s most definitive feature is it’s endearingly low production values and anything-goes writing, but it makes little use of the potential in this style, generally basing content around tv news topics and plot points that have more relevence to filmmaking conventions than everyday life. The sheer unrelatability of most scenarios and character choices makes any Seinfeld comparison unfounded, and next to South Park any claim of envelope pushing is laughable. The end product is basically what you’d expect if you got any bunch of “alternative” minded comedians together and gave them one day per episode to make a season. With the proviso that none of the comedians have much natural charisma.
Rating: 2 / 5
What more can be said? It’s about ridiculous one dimensional characters in ridiculous situations and entire cast is unaware. After awhile it becomes repeative and I’m not going to watch it further. This was enough.
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this following the reviews on here favorably comparing the show to Seinfeld and Arrested Development, two of my favorite comedies. but I see almost no similarity.
I only made it two episodes in before my dislike of the show was cemented. frankly, I was bored. maybe the show improves and gains its hilarity further down the line, but a show that I hate after the first episode doesn’t warrant continuing to find out.
the characters have absolutely no redeeming qualities and are just horrible people, which leads to possible comedic situations, but falls flat there. the situations just end up embarrassing and pathetic, and there’s almost no way to relate to the characters. Seinfeld’s draw is the point when one sits back and says, “you know, they’re absolutely right.”
if you’re looking for Seinfeld or Arrested Development, go watch those. or the Office or something.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is the funniest show on T.V. right now, and possibly ever!
Buy it, you will not stop laughing.
Rating: 5 / 5
season 2 isn’t good. Danny Devito ruined the series. This could have been a great series and it was off to a great start with season 1. But when Danny Devito joined, it just wasn’t funny anymore.
Rating: 3 / 5