tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15800063.post112612835191506158..comments2023-07-04T04:56:27.578-04:00Comments on Not in My Book: SitcomsJon Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236965947333726546noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15800063.post-1126144759598869712005-09-07T21:59:00.000-04:002005-09-07T21:59:00.000-04:00Unlike today, though, 80s sitcoms were commercial ...Unlike today, though, 80s sitcoms were commercial successes. Must see TV was born in the 80s.<BR/><BR/>You know, I have to take issue with the criticism on the 80s sit come. Especially shows like Night Court, Family Ties, Newhart, and to a lesser extent Cosby.<BR/><BR/>Night Court had some of the funniest lines; Newhart was brilliant, but probably about a season or two too long. Family Ties was very much a product of its time, but never failed to entertain. Again, it may have gone on a season to long (the ongoing theoyr about any show that adds a new child late in the run instantly starts to suck.<BR/><BR/>I've been watching Cosby on nick and DVD and it hold up surprisingly well. Again it probably went on too long.<BR/><BR/>Don't forgot, that decade also brought us Murphy Brown, Perfect Strangers, The Wonder Years, Golden Girls, Designing Women, etc.<BR/><BR/>Murphy Borwn really gaves us some cutting edge and in your face satire. How many sitcoms have actually become major political issues where the Vice President actually stirs of contraversy discussing plot lines? <BR/><BR/>Perfect Strangers brought about a revivival of well done slapstick (which Three's company tried and failed to do).<BR/><BR/>There was definitely plenty that sucked like Charles in Charge, Alf, Gimme a Break <BR/><BR/>I was never a Rosanne fan, and Full House didn't hold up as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com