long-running sitcoms that were never the slightest bit funny, ever.

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KeithTalent

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Although not technically a sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle is one of the worst shows ever made

That show was so terrible I couldn't start watching Breaking Bad for quite a while because Cranston was on it.

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Platypus

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That show was so terrible I couldn't start watching Breaking Bad for quite a while because Cranston was on it.

KT

I had 0 hope for BB until I sat down and watched it.

Now I just wonder why Cranston would do MITM, it's so unfathomably below his pay grade.
 

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I had 0 hope for BB until I sat down and watched it.

Now I just wonder why Cranston would do MITM, it's so unfathomably below his pay grade.

MITM was pretty bad. Even tho its not technically a sitcom, I vote King of the Hill. Fucking worst show on television.

If you like Cranston, check him out on the Adam Carolla podcast. It was pretty recently, really interesting guy.
 

KeithTalent

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I had 0 hope for BB until I sat down and watched it.

Now I just wonder why Cranston would do MITM, it's so unfathomably below his pay grade.

I feel exactly the same way. Very strange since he is quite spectacular in BB.

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zebano

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MITM was pretty bad. Even tho its not technically a sitcom, I vote King of the Hill. Fucking worst show on television.

I completely agree.

Seinfeld was a great show.

2.5 men was funny when Jake was younger but the ones since he's grown up aren't funny anymore.
 

waggy

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i'll start: cosby show, home improvement.

both should have all master copies burned in a bonfire for the sake of humanity.

I enjoyed both. i still enjoy watching them. something about the shows put me in a good mood.
 

MJinZ

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Why because I dont find a show about nothing with no real jokes funny in the least? Yeah that makes sense

I never loved Seinfeld, it just didn't really hook me.

But I can watch it and still smirk and chuckle.
 

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Wings, Mad About You, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock, Frasier, Just Shoot Me, News Radio, and whatever other string of lame setup->obvious punchline->repeat sitcoms that made up the skidmark of non-comedy that NBC left on the trousers of the mid 90's-early 2000's.
 

KeithTalent

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Wings, Mad About You, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock, Frasier, Just Shoot Me, News Radio, and whatever other string of lame setup->obvious punchline->repeat sitcoms that made up the skidmark of non-comedy that NBC left on the trousers of the mid 90's-early 2000's.

NewsRadio was freaking awesome. Forgot about Mad About You, ugh what a flaming bag of poo that show was.

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irishScott

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i'll start: cosby show, home improvement.

both should have all master copies burned in a bonfire for the sake of humanity.

Blasphemy. Grew up on both and laughed my guts out multiple times. Hell I have a good chunk of The Cosby Show on DVD. The humor's simply more tame than most series these days. Doesn't mean it's not enjoyable.
 

irishScott

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Wings, Mad About You, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock, Frasier, Just Shoot Me, News Radio, and whatever other string of lame setup->obvious punchline->repeat sitcoms that made up the skidmark of non-comedy that NBC left on the trousers of the mid 90's-early 2000's.

Frasier was hilarious.
 

Crono

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Wings, Mad About You, Will and Grace, 3rd Rock, Frasier, Just Shoot Me, News Radio, and whatever other string of lame setup->obvious punchline->repeat sitcoms that made up the skidmark of non-comedy that NBC left on the trousers of the mid 90's-early 2000's.

Just Shoot Me was a little funny.
 

Crono

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I enjoyed both. i still enjoy watching them. something about the shows put me in a good mood.

Sitcoms stopped having "morals" pretty much after that era of sitcom.
Now is the era of the dysfunctional family. Instead of wishing we were like the families on television, we're glad we're not like the families on television.