Overrated/Underrated Sitcoms and the science of comedy

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Scrubs. Early seasons.

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Anybody remember The Games with the brilliant John Clarke? It was hilarious.

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This is why we need the Hot Chicks Thread.

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Jeez whatā€™s wrong with you, didnā€™t your parents celebrate Festivus enough with you as a child or something?

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The Goodies

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studios will make whatever turns a profit

pointing out things that are different isnā€™t as lucrative as it once was

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Another one not straight comedy, but I thought was great:

Shameless.

Canā€™t bring myself to try the US version.

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Speaking of something thatā€™d never get made today :rofl::rofl::rofl:.

If you watch the early episodes( black and white iirc) they featured full frontal nudity that I never realised. Iā€™m not sure those episodes went to air in Australia.

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in a very similar vein is Phoenix Nights. Probably sits in the not well known category.

Very very funny.
Excellent writing and characters.

Plays on an aspect of that ā€œordinary British lifeā€.

definitely worth a watch - just need to get your ear tuned into the accents.

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Iā€™ve found Jen Aniston much more attractive as shes aged.

Shes still incredible in the Morning Show/Wars.

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The problem with comedy summed up nicely here.

Also loved the Brittas Empire. It says a lot when even my missus, who really doesnā€™t like comedies, used to watch it religiously. She also swears by Schittā€™s Creek.

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Utopia is too similar to real life. I enjoy it, but mostly because itā€™s all relatable.

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ā€œFour naan? Four? Jeremy thatā€™s insaneā€

Gets me every.damn.time

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My overrated candidate has to be Parks and Rec. Nick Offermanā€™s character is hilarious but trapped in a world with so many unbearable characters.

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Itā€™s heavily in the mold of Yes, Minister.

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Of they are. Like you said. Studios just wonā€™t make them anymore.

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If there is an advertisement for why someone should quit their government or corporate job, that show is it.

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Wow! Thatā€™s one Iā€™d forgotten. Gordon Brittas was a great character.

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Iā€™ll look that up.

Jut googling it, and there are links to ā€œOnly Fools and Horsesā€ along with ā€œMinderā€ which I used to watch with my older bother. Loved Minder a lot.

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My wife loves it too. I didnā€™t share her enthusiasm.