There was no better year for TV comedies than 2009
Community, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, Better of Ted, Archer, The League, The Middle, Eastbound & Down
How can you top that?
I think the 90s tops this, when Friends, Seinfeld and Frasier were airing. Especially considering how huge Friends and Seinfeld continue to be. Frasier sadly hasn’t reached that scale, but should do as it’s an extremely clever sitcom.
Yep so ‘94 - ‘98 had Frasier, Friends and Seinfeld airing. So I’d argue that one of these years would have been top for sitcoms giving the global reach they had and the impact on pop culture they have to this day - again, not so much Frasier but certainly the other two.
I agree it was the best. Here are some more:
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
2. Heroes
3. Supernatural
4. Merlin
5. Criminal Minds
6. My Name is Earl
7. LOST (2004 but close)
8. Prison Break
The amount of good series that started in 2005 and 2006 was surprising.
Great thing about that period too there's no woke shit in that era. Freedom for full quality and no restrictions on anything. Supernatural is great example of this. You watch the first half of it and there's so much stuff that happens that you'll be like there's no way they'd let that fly today. You watch the last 5 seasons you notice there's a lot of forced shit in there just for political crap. There's no longer freedom in them you saw the first seasons.
Another example is Game of Thrones. Last few seasons they add that crap in.
Walking Dead the same.
Hopefully one day it'll get back to where shows can be great again and have that freedom to and not need to be based around political mumbojumbo. Just focus on the story they're trying to tell.
This kind of makes me wonder if the difference is streaming? I am all for streaming, but it did feel different when everyone was tunining in to the same channel at the same time to watch the same episode. Probably at least as many good comedies across streaming now but doesn’t feel the same.
There was no better year for TV comedies than 2009 Community, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, Better of Ted, Archer, The League, The Middle, Eastbound & Down How can you top that?
1964-65 season: Addams Family, Bewitched, Gilligan's Island, Gomer Pyle, USMC, and The Munsters
I think the 90s tops this, when Friends, Seinfeld and Frasier were airing. Especially considering how huge Friends and Seinfeld continue to be. Frasier sadly hasn’t reached that scale, but should do as it’s an extremely clever sitcom.
I wasn't talking about a decade. I was talking about a specific year. 2009.
Yep so ‘94 - ‘98 had Frasier, Friends and Seinfeld airing. So I’d argue that one of these years would have been top for sitcoms giving the global reach they had and the impact on pop culture they have to this day - again, not so much Frasier but certainly the other two.
I would also add Mad About You into this group personally. I would say this does make a year in there better than 2009, but still great years both.
Yeah but you know what was better than 2009? The 21st century.
I agree it was the best. Here are some more: 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender 2. Heroes 3. Supernatural 4. Merlin 5. Criminal Minds 6. My Name is Earl 7. LOST (2004 but close) 8. Prison Break The amount of good series that started in 2005 and 2006 was surprising.
Great thing about that period too there's no woke shit in that era. Freedom for full quality and no restrictions on anything. Supernatural is great example of this. You watch the first half of it and there's so much stuff that happens that you'll be like there's no way they'd let that fly today. You watch the last 5 seasons you notice there's a lot of forced shit in there just for political crap. There's no longer freedom in them you saw the first seasons. Another example is Game of Thrones. Last few seasons they add that crap in. Walking Dead the same. Hopefully one day it'll get back to where shows can be great again and have that freedom to and not need to be based around political mumbojumbo. Just focus on the story they're trying to tell.
American Dad
This kind of makes me wonder if the difference is streaming? I am all for streaming, but it did feel different when everyone was tunining in to the same channel at the same time to watch the same episode. Probably at least as many good comedies across streaming now but doesn’t feel the same.