I stopped watching this show in 4th season, I got bored of it. Same jokes over and over again...
My dad is a huge fan of the show and Charlie's way of living, and is constantly comparing me to Alan.
Personally I think the first few seasons were pretty funny, and it still has its moments, but for the most of the time I'm just sitting through another bland joke and waiting for the canned laughter to stop so the episode's story can advance.
[QUOTE='Poesidan [GAG];28454622']I have watched Two and a Half Men a few times before, I liked it a bit. But Rusty does bring up a point. Analyzing this does make it look 100 times more stupid.[/QUOTE]
Analyzing anything makes it look 100 times more stupid. This is why there is no real point in analyzing comedy. If you enjoy said comedy why force yourself to "analyze" it just so you see its flaws better instead of just enjoying it like any other normal person would.
[QUOTE=Billiam;28455085]All the bits with the kid are painful to watch.[/QUOTE]
and this.
[QUOTE=Melnek;28457305]enjoying it like any other normal person would.[/QUOTE]
Ahh... so any other normal person [B]should[/B] enjoy Two and a Half Men.
That's great. :golfclap:
[QUOTE=Melnek;28457305]Analyzing anything makes it look 100 times more stupid. This is why there is no real point in analyzing comedy. If you enjoy said comedy why force yourself to "analyze" it just so you see its flaws better instead of just enjoying it like any other normal person would.[/QUOTE]
because some shows do not deserve to be watched
[QUOTE=Melnek;28457305]Analyzing anything makes it look 100 times more stupid. This is why there is no real point in analyzing comedy. If you enjoy said comedy why force yourself to "analyze" it just so you see its flaws better instead of just enjoying it like any other normal person would.[/QUOTE]
This. I actually barely notice background laughter. It's a sitcom, it's not supposed to be realistic or anything. Sure, it's a bit repetitive, but then again, it's not exactly same jokes all over again.
Your comment about somehow being related doesn't relate for me. I wasn't married and my parents don't resemble anything from TAAHM. So where do I fit?
[QUOTE=Rusty100;28457442]because some shows do not deserve to be watched[/QUOTE]
Well obviously that's not for you to decide, is it? Everyone makes a choice, even if this sounds dumb and cliche-ish.
Well I just hate this show because I don't find it funny. I have yet to find a good sitcom after Friends.
I've moved away from sitcoms and gone to vastly superior brands of comedy shows.
[QUOTE=Edthefirst;28457829]Well I just hate this show because I don't find it funny. I have yet to find a good sitcom after Friends.
I've moved away from sitcoms and gone to vastly superior brands of comedy shows.[/QUOTE]
sitcom just means situational comedy
basically all comedy shows are sitcoms
arrested development
always sunny in philadelphia
yep, sitcoms
[QUOTE=Rusty100;28457072]my op isn't supposed to be funny[/QUOTE]
I was saying in general because I saw you and decided I was just going to say that thing there and then.
[QUOTE=Teto;28458195]I was saying in general because I saw you and decided I was just going to say that thing there and then.[/QUOTE]
thanks man!!
[QUOTE=Rusty100;28458102]sitcom just means situational comedy
basically all comedy shows are sitcoms
arrested development
always sunny in philadelphia
yep, sitcoms[/QUOTE]
but the wikipedia definition mentions laugh tracks being particular to sitcoms.
so I'm basically not calling stuff without a laugh track a sitcom even if they are
they are common in sitcoms, that does not mean they have to have one to be a sitcom
I never looked at it that way.
I thought it was common knowledge that this show is shit
you make some good points
not gonna stop me from watching it though
OP doesn't have enough tiger blood to enjoy the show.
You liked it sober, got stoned, and found yourself doing an in-depth analyst, amirite or amirite?
Laugh tracks should stop being used for comedy shows, I'm so fucking tired of them.
[QUOTE=Cl0cK;28463021]Laugh tracks should stop being used for comedy shows, I'm so fucking tired of them.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I don't mind them if they don't sound so obviously edited in like in some sort of shitty disney show or something.
But he's a god damn Warlock with MAGIC FINGERTIPS
WINNING.
In my opinion, the intelligence of Frasier just makes loads of other sitcoms look tame in comparison. That is how sitcoms should be, carefully constructed farce which is at once ridiculous, hilarious and clever.
[editline]7th March 2011[/editline]
I like laughter track comedy, because it necessitates the filming of the show in front of a studio audience. Which, I dunno, adds to it in some way.
Wow this thread brings back the horrifying reality that there are people who actually like Two and a Half Men and even go as far as to DEFEND IT
[QUOTE=OutOfExile2;28467404]Wow this thread brings back the horrifying reality that there are people who actually like Two and a Half Men and even go as far as to DEFEND IT[/QUOTE]
Avatar fits...
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;28467556]Avatar fits...[/QUOTE]
It's Charlie Sheen amazed at the fact that people find the show entertaining
[QUOTE=Randdalf;28466924]In my opinion, the intelligence of Frasier just makes loads of other sitcoms look tame in comparison. That is how sitcoms should be, carefully constructed farce which is at once ridiculous, hilarious and clever.
[editline]7th March 2011[/editline]
I like laughter track comedy, because it necessitates the filming of the show in front of a studio audience. Which, I dunno, adds to it in some way.[/QUOTE]
except that frasier maybe be intelligent but it sucks and is not funny
At the rate TV is going there will never be a sitcom better than arrested development
I find anything with laugh tracks is pretty hard to enjoy.
Of course it's made so people can relate to it. That's the only way you make any money on television. To point that out is like pointing out that the sky is blue or that water is wet: it's a no-duh moment.
My only real disagreements with your post, though, regards the canned laughter and the recycled humor. I laugh at things because I find them genuinely funny, not because some track tells me to. If I laugh at the same time the laugh track does, then it's purely by coincidence. I remember someone posted a video somewhere a few days back of a scene from the show without a laugh-track, trying to prove that it's not funny without it - I chuckled at least a half dozen times.
The humor being recycled "sarcasm-gag-sarcasm" isn't really a valid point, either. I am personally an avid fan of sarcasm. I am known among my friends as a lord of both sarcasm and of puns; that's just who I am. Sorry to say, Rusty, but some people actually [b]like[/b] sarcasm and puns.
That being said, I find [i]Two and a Half Men[/i] to be entertaining. It's not a show you sit down and watch for the sheer brilliance of the writing and the greater philosophical implications behind it - but it's not supposed to be.
:colbert:
Sarcasm is funny when it's not being overused all the time, once you use sarcasm too much it becomes stale and then it's not really funny.
And Two and a Half Men use it a lot, way too much.
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