I'm sure I've mentioned this before but US comedy is in crisis, now I know there are some notable exceptions of exceptional comedy. But good grief why the formulaic processed crap that churns out of the banality machine. I mean the 80's yeah, The 90's yeah, but I could watch a US show from the 70's and the style and the nature of the comedy would be the same? Where have the idea men gone, what the hell is: That 70's Show? And why is it so dire? Why did the writers of Friends feel the need to write Friends two? What have you done with originality?
Is it just me or have you been steadily becoming disenfranchised with the insipid bilge being churned out by the so called comedy writers these days?! Or is it something to do with the fact that we only see the dross over here? I used to be a colossal fan of American comedy, but now pfft it's all gone pear shaped?!
Please show me something, anything that isn't the same old same old. Bear in mind I'm talking about prime time comedy, situation mainly. Or anything of that ilk, not stand up shows, the guys on the front line are as funny as ever. Maybe that's it, maybe in the UK the guys on the front line also write the comedy shows, they have to be different or unique or die? What is it? Come on someone write something that isn't metrosexual, a rewrite of an English comedy, or a load of trite idiots floating around having hilariously unoriginal problems with their lives with a laughter track that patently has no regard for humour.
Where are your Mighty Booshes? And Your little Britains, and your Black Books, and Your spaced? What happened? Did the spirit of comedy die, because his hat was on fire?
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27zbNyf3x4
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOu1x1FBtbA
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFNs2mOkKzc
Now that's comedy, something that's different even if it is the same: What has happened to US comedy? Someone show me something that isn't formulaic garbage, the same old same old? Or doesn't it exist; have the grey men in their grey factories crushed the life out of comedy?
Is it just me or have you been steadily becoming disenfranchised with the insipid bilge being churned out by the so called comedy writers these days?! Or is it something to do with the fact that we only see the dross over here? I used to be a colossal fan of American comedy, but now pfft it's all gone pear shaped?!
Please show me something, anything that isn't the same old same old. Bear in mind I'm talking about prime time comedy, situation mainly. Or anything of that ilk, not stand up shows, the guys on the front line are as funny as ever. Maybe that's it, maybe in the UK the guys on the front line also write the comedy shows, they have to be different or unique or die? What is it? Come on someone write something that isn't metrosexual, a rewrite of an English comedy, or a load of trite idiots floating around having hilariously unoriginal problems with their lives with a laughter track that patently has no regard for humour.
Where are your Mighty Booshes? And Your little Britains, and your Black Books, and Your spaced? What happened? Did the spirit of comedy die, because his hat was on fire?
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27zbNyf3x4
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOu1x1FBtbA
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFNs2mOkKzc
Now that's comedy, something that's different even if it is the same: What has happened to US comedy? Someone show me something that isn't formulaic garbage, the same old same old? Or doesn't it exist; have the grey men in their grey factories crushed the life out of comedy?
