Your TV Top 10: Comedies

Pirate · 09-11-2007, 07:19 PM

We have so many of these for film, but none for TV. That’s a grave injustice that I decided to remedy.

Fire away.

Reaver · 09-11-2007, 08:29 PM

1. Arrested Development
2. Family Guy
3. Seinfeld
4. Moonlighting
5. The Office
6. Scrubs
7. 3rd Rock From The Sun
8. South Park
9. Titus
10. Greg The Bunny

Pirate · 09-11-2007, 09:11 PM

I think this is about right. I feel like I'm forgetting something big, but...

01. The Office
02. Scrubs
03. Arrested Development
04. The Simpsons
05. The Daily Show/ The Colbert Report
06. Friends
07. The Office (UK)
08. Futurama
09. Coupling (UK)
10. The Cosby Show

limacharliewhiskey · 09-11-2007, 09:46 PM

Don't watch much comedy on TV anymore. Most networks are scaling back, and the rest of it pretty unfunny.

Only ones I find worth watching now is the NBC Thursday Night block:
1. My Name Is Earl
2. 30 Rock
3. The Office
4. Boston Legal (the best hourlong show with comedy - Spader & Shatner rule

)

The last season of Family Guy was pretty bad. I don't think I laughed once during the entire season.

As for older shows on DVD, there were plenty. Three's Company remains one of my favorites. Can't believe all the sexual innuendo they were able to get away with on TV in the late 1970s.

thomashton · 09-11-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaver

9. Titus

I agree with others, but I LOVE that Titus is in your top 10. It's in mine too.

Reaver · 09-12-2007, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by thomashton

I agree with others, but I LOVE that Titus is in your top 10. It's in mine too.

It was a really funny show. I have all three seasons on DVD, and I love getting to watch it whenever I want.

GlacierMonkey · 09-12-2007, 02:20 AM

Really hard to put them in any sort of order, but...

1. The Simpsons
2. Futurama
3. Home Movies
4. The Muppet Show
5. Family Guy (though I've been really disappointed with the last season or two)
6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
8. Invader ZIM
9. The Daily Show/The Colbert Report
10.3rd Rock from the Sun

EDIT: Almost forgot The Muppet Show, so I put it in and dropped Boston Legal, which is really more of a drama.

Also, only two episodes have aired so far, but I think Loren Bouchard's (Home Movies, Dr. Katz) new Adult Swim show, "Lucy: Daughter of the Devil" will be on this list in the future.

Reaver · 09-12-2007, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by GlacierMonkey

4. Family Guy (though I've been really disappointed with the last season or two)

I really don't get comments like this. For me, every season sees the show getting funnier and funnier. How people can see it as falling off is beyond me.

GlacierMonkey · 09-12-2007, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaver

I really don't get comments like this. For me, every season sees the show getting funnier and funnier. How people can see it as falling off is beyond me.

It just feels like they're getting lazy sometimes. Whereas the pre-cancellation seasons, and some episodes since the return, were full of one-of-a-kind humor and references that would come from all over the place, more often these days, it's referencing itself too often and relying on shock for the sake of shock. Don't get me wrong, I still love the show, and it hasn't been as significant a drop in quality as post-season 10-Simpsons, but I do see it as not quite what it used to be.

And God, am I sick of Herbert...a one-joke character whose joke wasn't that funny to begin with and is used far too often.

**SilentBob** · 09-12-2007, 05:00 AM

I agree on Family Guy being so-so since its return. Don't get me wrong its still funny as hell but sometimes it tries to hard by getting way to weird and throwing bleeped out cuss words here and there.

My List (in no specific order)

1) Scrubs
2) Futurama
3) Married with Children
4) Puppets Who Kill
5) Reno 911
6) Simpsons
7) Daily Show/Colbert Report
8) NewsRadio
9) Family Guy
10) South Park

Mrs. Sub780lime · 10-06-2007, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by thomashton

I agree with others, but I LOVE that Titus is in your top 10. It's in mine too.

What's Titus please?

Pirate · 10-06-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Sub780lime

What's Titus please?

P.S. Welcome to the forum Mrs. Sub780lime.

sub780lime · 10-10-2007, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by piratehunter

P.S. Welcome to the forum Mrs. Sub780lime.

Who is this lady and why is she using my name?

Enron · 10-10-2007, 03:30 PM

My 10 favorites in no particular order:

Cheers
Seinfeld
Arliss
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mad TV
Simpsons
Hogan's Heros
Saturday Night Live
Flight of the Conchords
Police Squad!

sub780lime · 10-11-2007, 08:51 PM

I am sure this is pretty close, but I guarantee I will leave something out. Even though they are numbered, they aren't really in order.

1) Scrubs
2) Reno 911
3) The Office
4) Friends
5) Family Guy
6) Futurama
7) Aqua Teen Hunger Force
8) Sealab
9) SNL
10) 30 Rock

Mrs. Sub780lime · 10-12-2007, 03:51 AM

Thanks piratehunter! We'll have to check that out!

09-11-2007, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Your TV Top 10: Comedies We have so many of these for film, but none for TV. That’s a grave injustice that I decided to remedy. Fire away. __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

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Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	I think this is about right. I feel like I'm forgetting something big, but... 01. The Office 02. Scrubs 03. Arrested Development 04. The Simpsons 05. The Daily Show/ The Colbert Report 06. Friends 07. The Office (UK) 08. Futurama 09. Coupling (UK) 10. The Cosby Show __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To. Last edited by Pirate : 09-13-2007 at 09:42 PM.

09-11-2007, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
limacharliewhiskey FryMaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The O.C.	Don't watch much comedy on TV anymore. Most networks are scaling back, and the rest of it pretty unfunny. Only ones I find worth watching now is the NBC Thursday Night block: 1. My Name Is Earl 2. 30 Rock 3. The Office 4. Boston Legal (the best hourlong show with comedy - Spader & Shatner rule ) The last season of Family Guy was pretty bad. I don't think I laughed once during the entire season. As for older shows on DVD, there were plenty. Three's Company remains one of my favorites. Can't believe all the sexual innuendo they were able to get away with on TV in the late 1970s. __________________ "Believing oneself to be perfect is often a sign of a delusional mind." - Data in Star Trek: First Contact DVD Aficionado collection.

09-12-2007, 02:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
GlacierMonkey Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Outside the Box	Really hard to put them in any sort of order, but... 1. The Simpsons 2. Futurama 3. Home Movies 4. The Muppet Show 5. Family Guy (though I've been really disappointed with the last season or two) 6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast 7. Aqua Teen Hunger Force 8. Invader ZIM 9. The Daily Show/The Colbert Report 10.3rd Rock from the Sun EDIT: Almost forgot The Muppet Show, so I put it in and dropped Boston Legal, which is really more of a drama. Also, only two episodes have aired so far, but I think Loren Bouchard's (Home Movies, Dr. Katz) new Adult Swim show, "Lucy: Daughter of the Devil" will be on this list in the future. __________________ R.I.P. Enzian Last edited by GlacierMonkey : 09-12-2007 at 04:05 AM.

09-12-2007, 05:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
SilentBob Silent Director/Silent Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario	I agree on Family Guy being so-so since its return. Don't get me wrong its still funny as hell but sometimes it tries to hard by getting way to weird and throwing bleeped out cuss words here and there. My List (in no specific order) 1) Scrubs 2) Futurama 3) Married with Children 4) Puppets Who Kill 5) Reno 911 6) Simpsons 7) Daily Show/Colbert Report 8) NewsRadio 9) Family Guy 10) South Park __________________ SilentBob's DVD's Supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray XBOX LIVE: luvthempocket8s PS3 ONLINE: pokerlover

10-10-2007, 03:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
Enron Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Washington, DC	My 10 favorites in no particular order: Cheers Seinfeld Arliss WKRP in Cincinnati Mad TV Simpsons Hogan's Heros Saturday Night Live Flight of the Conchords Police Squad! __________________ You're gonna need a bigger boat.

10-11-2007, 08:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	I am sure this is pretty close, but I guarantee I will leave something out. Even though they are numbered, they aren't really in order. 1) Scrubs 2) Reno 911 3) The Office 4) Friends 5) Family Guy 6) Futurama 7) Aqua Teen Hunger Force 8) Sealab 9) SNL 10) 30 Rock __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

10-12-2007, 03:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
Mrs. Sub780lime Actor Join Date: Sep 2007	Thanks piratehunter! We'll have to check that out!

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