anthony Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Back in "Cheers!" days I remember thinking this is as good as it gets. Then much later "Two and a Half Men" - which I still fancy (Sheen's replacement has just made an entrance here), and a I'm quitecharmed by that quirky family in Ohio or somewhere - "The Middle". Then theres a Britishshow "My Family" that is tops. Hmm.But all my votes are in, and the all-time winner is - Cliff Huxtable and family:"The Cosby Show."(Been seeing ancient re-runs, and it is evergreen - intelligent and warm. The man's a genius!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dglgmut Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wait... What? You don't even mention Seinfeld???Also, what are the criteria for evaluation? Are you measuring humor alone, or overall viewing experience limited to sitcoms?Either way Seinfeld wins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhorse Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 The Office! (Ameican version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Strange about my take on Seinfeld, cos I enjoy witty intelligent shows with off-beat humour.Can it be it's too "cerebral" and astute for my taste? I can't figure why.The Office, I've only seen in the original Brit version, and cracked up at the time - but somehowit didn't have 'legs' for me much later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dglgmut Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 The Office! (Ameican version)I love The (American) Office. Steve Carrell is brilliant in that role.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWrXZzzq1B0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Strange about my take on Seinfeld, cos I enjoy witty intelligent shows with off-beat humour.Can it be it's too "cerebral" and astute for my taste? I can't figure why.The Office, I've only seen in the original Brit version, and cracked up at the time - but somehowit didn't have 'legs' for me much later on.No, Seinfeld is not too astute and cerebral for anybody. It is just not so much a sitcom as a fleshed-out standup routine, "a show about nothing" as self-billed; definitely not one of the greats. Certainly, one of the most successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I gather we are only talking about American sitcoms here. There is an Australian one from the 70s or 80s that we got here, about a middle-aged man living with his mother who is getting progressively demented. It was wonderful, funny, wrenching, and the actress playing the mother was Oscar worthy in every episode. I wish I could remember the name! Did you happen to get it in SA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 I gather we are only talking about American sitcoms here. There is an Australian one from the 70s or 80s that we got here, about a middle-aged man living with his mother who is getting progressively demented. It was wonderful, funny, wrenching, and the actress playing the mother was Oscar worthy in every episode. I wish I could remember the name! Did you happen to get it in SA?Don't think so, no. The fare is nearly all from the UK and the US, here.And yeah, anything goes - no criteria. Subj...um - *personal* tastes in sitcoms invited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I gather we are only talking about American sitcoms here. There is an Australian one from the 70s or 80s that we got here, about a middle-aged man living with his mother who is getting progressively demented. It was wonderful, funny, wrenching, and the actress playing the mother was Oscar worthy in every episode. I wish I could remember the name! Did you happen to get it in SA?Don't think so, no. The fare is nearly all from the UK and the US, here.And yeah, anything goes - no criteria. Subj...um - *personal* tastes in sitcoms invited.All from UK and US! You never got Due South? (it was shown in US and quite successful) Best Cdn export ever.Or those great Aussie series, Brides of Christ and Caged Women? About the adventures of novice nuns and female inmates respectively. We called them both "Imprisoned Ladies".What use is the Commonwealth anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Haggerty Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Not that it was strictly a sitcom but I always had a soft spot for the show M.A.S.H. The character humor when it got rolling was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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