*** Cyclone Fanatic Sitcom Tournament: Selection Show ***
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That's kinda scary about the viewership ratings of those 2 shows... they were both really high in the ratings. If those 2 shows are not great, then the viewers must have poor taste in comedy.
To be fair, these brackets are very subjective and are all going to based on opinion of the voters. I really do not watch much tv, so I will not be voting because I have not seen very many of these shows. I read a lot of novels and spend very little time with the TV on. I do watch ISU sports though.
Those shows are in the same mode of law and order or the dozen different CSI’s. They aren’t good tv but you know exactly what you are going to get and the olds that still watch network TV love it.
Not for this thread but would be interesting to see in 10 years if any of the new sitcoms that would make this list would be on a network.
WKRP was one of the two shows I had to google. If you’re under a certain age I doubt you have even heard of it.
I love that you have play-in games. Do we need a separate thread about whether they really made the game or not?
Oof, couldn't disagree more...I didn't really like Amy on SNL, but loved her on Parks and Rec. I'll give you Ron though, the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness is quite a philosophy of life.
I'm not old, and I really liked BBT, but it is formulaic and you're going to get some repeat storylines. Think "comfort TV", it's reliable, steady, calming. Part of a good, balanced entertainment diet for me - I have plenty of serial dramas I watch, along with some comedy that pushes boundaries much more.
Seriously, the writing, delivery, and creativity of that show is beyond next level. It's a 6 seed at worst. Because it's "hidden" away on Hulu and swears a ton probably causes people not to know what it is or think it's not for them. It has UMBC written all over it, you don't know what it is or anything about it and then you watch it and you fall in love immediately.
Also, Home Improvement had an absolutely MASSIVE run. Horribly underseeded and is in the elite 8 at minimum.
Yeah the bracket was extremely skewed towards network TV. Personally I liked Shorsey better then the last couple seasons of letterkenny, some great individual episodes but the season as a whole wasn’t the best
That's fair but the first several seasons of Letterkenny has inside them literally some of the funniest TV I have ever seen in my life.
Idk, they were kind of the dollar store version of the Office IMO. An ok show with some really good to great characters. 10 seems appropriate.
Schitt's Creek gets a raw deal in the 8/9 matchup with Fresh Prince IMO. Against any of the other 8 seeds I'd pick Schitt's, but Idk if I can do that with their Fresh Prince matchup.
I am looking all over for "The Good Place" I am assuming they at least made the NIT.
I've tried Schitt's Creek multiple times based on the hype I hear. I don't get it. I don't think it's funny hardly at all. Totally agree with the Parks and Rec take though.
Seems applicable (if valid).
https://www.therichest.com/rich-powerful/the-10-most-profitable-sitcoms-of-all-time/
https://www.therichest.com/rich-powerful/the-10-most-profitable-sitcoms-of-all-time/
Schitt's Creek is an acquired taste for sure. I don't think I started liking it until the 3rd or 4th episode. The characters needed time to marinate a bit, but when I saw Chris Elliott was in it I knew I would like it.
Tried binge watching it during COVID and people that loved it kept telling me it gets better the longer you watch it. I think we quit somewhere in the 2nd or 3rd season possibly as it never got better and was just so dumb IMO. One of those shows that was oversold to me by people that thought it was great then turned out to be a big disappointment when I gave it a try.
