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I feel like Sunny's low spots are just individual episodes rather than whole seasons. I don't ever have the urge to rewatch Frank's Brother or The Gang Gets a New Member, but the same is definitely not true of the seasons those episodes came from.
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I would even say there are no bad episodes of Sunny, just bad parts of episodes. Like I've never watched one and thought "well that sucked", and I've thought that about at least one episode of every other sitcom ever.
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May 5, 2014 05:37
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leidend posted:Canadian shows have never given a poo poo about poo poo. And there's one Canadian cable channel that literally does air hardcore porn at night. Outside that, it's a regular movie channel. Like this is the actual schedule for tomorrow night: 9pm Lawless (1930s gangster movie with Shia Labeouf and Tom Hardy) 11pm: Only God Forgives (Ryan Gosling crime drama) 12:35am: Cheers: A XXX Parody 2:05am: Entourage: A XXX Parody 4:20am: Red Dawn (remake, with Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck.) It's the weirdest thing.
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May 5, 2014 06:34
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Aphrodite posted:12:35am: Cheers: A XXX Parody Please endure this then report back.
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May 5, 2014 06:40
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I just laugh and remember a recent news story where either some broadcaster/channel or something got in trouble with the government because they failed to air enough porn with Canadian content in it to meet minimum requirements. This country sometimes makes up the dumbest poo poo.
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May 5, 2014 06:46
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Aphrodite posted:And there's one Canadian cable channel that literally does air hardcore porn at night. Outside that, it's a regular movie channel. ♪♪Where everybody knows your name,♪♪ ♪♪and they're always glad you came.♪♪
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May 5, 2014 07:39
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precision posted:I would even say there are no bad episodes of Sunny, just bad parts of episodes. I think part of that is the way the show isn't afraid to mix and match the characters into different pairings and trios. It helps keep the show feeling really fresh. There's also the use of recurring characters. They seem to use them really well to help keep the dynamic between the Gang interesting without overusing them like a lot of shows do. In the end when an episode of another sitcom is mediocre it can feel like the same episode you've seen dozens of times but even if an episode of Always Sunny isn't great it probably stands out just for some unique character pairing where you get interested because its a Charlie/Dee episode or a Rickety Cricket or Waitress one or maybe one with both of them.
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May 5, 2014 07:54
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And then you have brilliant episodes like The Gang Recycles Their Trash, where they take notable scenes from throughout their run, but mix up the characters that are there a little, giving you brilliant variations of the original.
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May 5, 2014 08:12
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Sober posted:I just laugh and remember a recent news story where either some broadcaster/channel or something got in trouble with the government because they failed to air enough porn with Canadian content in it to meet minimum requirements. This country sometimes makes up the dumbest poo poo. Corner Gas: A XXX Parody
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May 5, 2014 10:27
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lelandjs posted:Seriously, NBC? You have no issue with back muscle angels Hey now, this is just a flat out lie. They had to pour more blood on them because S&P demanded they hide rear end-crack. True story... I know this discussion was a few days ago, but I just wanted to add about DVR ad watching numbers: It's not nearly as low as you'd think. The most recent study I've seen found live viewing had 80% watching ads, while DVD viewing was around 50%.
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May 5, 2014 11:11
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Sober posted:I just laugh and remember a recent news story where either some broadcaster/channel or something got in trouble with the government because they failed to air enough porn with Canadian content in it to meet minimum requirements. This country sometimes makes up the dumbest poo poo. Its also why some really terrible stuff, like the cartoon Johnny Test, still gets produced.
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May 5, 2014 12:19
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Sober posted:I just laugh and remember a recent news story where either some broadcaster/channel or something got in trouble with the government because they failed to air enough porn with Canadian content in it to meet minimum requirements. This country sometimes makes up the dumbest poo poo. We have stupid stuff like that in France as well. Nolife, a cable tv channel about video games and japan related stuff (J-music and anime, etc...) has to air music from French artists because they are classified as a music channel, and music channels must have at least 40% of their programming be from French artists, or something to that effect.
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May 5, 2014 12:54
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precision posted:Always Sunny is one of the most freakishly consistent comedies since the Seinfeld/Frasier/etc "golden age". And I personally find it a lot funnier than all those shows bar Seinfeld. Not that Frasier isn't funny, but Always Sunny is just... loving hilarious.
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May 5, 2014 13:16
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You lose again, Europe. Not even the lovely Indila can compete with America's greatest export, black musicians.
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May 5, 2014 13:17
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Irish Joe posted:You lose again, Europe. The fact that you know about Indila makes me respect you even more. muscles like this? posted:Its also why some really terrible stuff, like the cartoon Johnny Test, still gets produced. Johnny Test was just a blatant rip-off of Dexter's Lab. It's a reversal of sequences where Johnny is a dumb blond, and his two twin sisters are both smart redheads and together they do stupid poo poo. Really, Rick and Morty is the same concept but actually done well.
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May 5, 2014 14:18
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Ravane posted:The fact that you know about Indila makes me respect you even more. I thought Johnny Test was a ripoff of Johnny Quest
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May 5, 2014 16:28
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Johnny Test is a ripoff of a lot of things.
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May 5, 2014 16:33
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The first season of Always Sunny feels pretty derivative of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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May 5, 2014 20:13
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This most recent season of It's always sunny had the episode with sean william scott, and I'm gonna call that one the best episode of the series. Pretty amazing for a comedy to be so good 9 seasons in.
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May 5, 2014 20:19
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Always Sunny has so many good episodes. When Season 8 came up on Netflix I loved "The Gang Gets Analyzed" so much that I watched it a second time in a row right after it finished, and I never do that. CharDee MacDennis will always always be my favorite episode.
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May 5, 2014 20:25
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The Midniter posted:Always Sunny has so many good episodes. When Season 8 came up on Netflix I loved "The Gang Gets Analyzed" so much that I watched it a second time in a row right after it finished, and I never do that. The Gang Gets Analyzed is an amazing episode of television. Frank's breakdown and Dee's freakout at the end make me laugh no matter how many times I see them.
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May 5, 2014 20:46
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Did anyone ever watch Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century? Watson being a freaking robot makes me laugh every time.
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May 5, 2014 20:52
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Irish Joe posted:The Gang Gets Analyzed is an amazing episode of television. Frank's breakdown and Dee's freakout at the end make me laugh no matter how many times I see them. It's an episode so good, I would have been wholly satisfied if that were the series finale.
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May 5, 2014 21:34
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Remember when 24 won an Emmy for best drama in 2006?
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May 5, 2014 21:42
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I don't know how, but Key & Peele sketches get more funny on multiple viewings. Backhand/Fronthand, oh my god.
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May 5, 2014 22:09
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Hell, even the episode titles for Sunny are fantastic. I can go read the list of episodes on wikipedia and laugh my rear end off. Some random good ones from the first few seasons:
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May 5, 2014 22:11
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They do a great job with the episode title reveals being part of jokes. Like Dee stating how there's no way she's going to get audited, cut to: "Sweet Dee Gets Audited"
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May 5, 2014 22:20
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Frank: "I'm just hanging out with the guys, how is anybody going to get hurt?" Frank Sets Sweet Dee On Fire And that's not even the best one.
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May 5, 2014 22:25
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Dennis: Don't worry about us Mac, we'll be just fine. Dennis and Dee go on welfare.
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May 5, 2014 22:30
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Goddamn, Resurrection is a dumb show. They were already dragging their feet on the story/mystery, but the season finale consisted of the town sheriff going all Adolf Hitler because his deceased returned wife broke up with him. 
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May 5, 2014 23:06
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Whatever happened to the IRC channel, anyway? The TVIV one, I mean.
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May 6, 2014 00:00
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precision posted:Whatever happened to the IRC channel, anyway? The TVIV one, I mean. Nobody wanted to talk to you so they left.  Is Always Sunny a sequential show or can I just watch whatever episode?
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May 6, 2014 00:19
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Ravane posted:Is Always Sunny a sequential show or can I just watch whatever episode? No, you can watch whatever. You'll miss some amount of character development but not any more than any other sitcom.
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May 6, 2014 00:25
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Ravane posted:Is Always Sunny a sequential show or can I just watch whatever episode? You can just watch them, but there are a handful of episodes that assume you're familiar with a particular character that you may not be.
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May 6, 2014 00:49
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Ravane posted:Nobody wanted to talk to you so they left. No, I mean, I don't have the link anymore and it's not in the OP, is it still in use?
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May 6, 2014 00:54
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precision posted:No, I mean, I don't have the link anymore and it's not in the OP, is it still in use? Yes. #SATVIV on SynIRC
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May 6, 2014 00:56
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Louie is back tonight for a new season right? Because everywhere else on the internet seems to point to yes, but no thread and no chatter here...
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May 6, 2014 01:01
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precision posted:No, I mean, I don't have the link anymore and it's not in the OP, is it still in use? http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.synirc.net&channel=%23satviv
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May 6, 2014 01:02
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PittTheElder posted:You can just watch them, but there are a handful of episodes that assume you're familiar with a particular character that you may not be.
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May 6, 2014 01:05
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Yeah, that would be a bad idea. If at all possible, watch them in order. If you happen to see one on TV randomly, odds are you can watch it without missing much.
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