A Campaign To Save It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia From Itself
Last week I talked about my gentle disappointment in the trajectory of FX's sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I basically said that the first season was hilarious, and that you couldn't help but love the show for its low budget, offbeat comedy, but that ever since they added Danny DeVito and were asked to sit at the head of the FX fall lineup table, things have been going steadily downhill. I was wrong. Look at this fucking poster. That's not downhill, that's downcliff. That poster is your boyfriend. It comes to us via Collider, who also has a bunch of the promos FX will be running to hype up the show's fourth season debut on September 18th, including jokes like "circle of jerks," and "it's normal to feel dirty after," and "it's like an STD for your television." IT'S LIKE AN UGH FOR MY BRAIN.
It's a sign of how much goodwill I still bear for this show that after two middling seasons, I still hold out high hopes that it will return to greatness, but this is becoming unacceptable. We have to start a letter writing campaign or something to get these guys back on track. What's Bruce Villanch doing, can we get Bruce Villanch in there? Bruce Villanch should have full creative control of this show. They need an adult.
You know when a captain goes down with the ship it's a mark of honor, but it doesn't mean he's happy about it. Why are these guys so gladly willing to throw their baby under the mediocrity bus? It used to be great, you guys.
But it's dropped.
Posted by Gabe at 9:56 AM in Petitions
Tags: Charlie Day | Danny DeVito | Glenn Howerton | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Kaitlin Olson | Rob McElhenney
I know this poster is crap, but the third season was excellent. Your commentary leads me suspect you stopped watching in the second season. I mean--Night Man?! The dance a thon? Hulu, son!
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My watching of the third season was the most sporadic, it's true. So I will watch Night Man and revisit Dance A Thon and then we will see what is what.
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Always Sunny just got picked up for 52 more episodes. You know what happens to shows that get picked up for 52 episodes? The Drew Carey Show.
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Wait let me get this straight? You are bashing Always Sunny (One of my favorite shows) and you haven't even watched ALL the episodes?!?!? The third season has moments just as good as anything in Season One.
Sporadic watching means weak basis for serious critique.
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hahahaha
2 things
- i have never seen this show but will now seek out at least the first two seasons
and
-"i hate dead baby fetuses" is the best pickup line ever
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Save Gabe from himself. This show is still hilarious. Even second season. How did you find "Hundred Dollar Baby" mediocre?! Or "The Gang Exploits A Miracle"? "Am I gay for God? You betcha!"
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Always Sunny is the best show out there since Arrested Development. I mean c'mon, who else has Secret Agent Jack Bauer, the junkyard cat. Born in a pool of gasoline, on a sheet of rusty tin metal. He's indestructible. Priceless.
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I agree with Gabe, mid-way through the second season it starts to fall off. I just rewatched some episodes last night and only chuckled mildly, except "Dennis Bangs Mac's Mom" which is a pretty good episode, but still they're trying a little too hard. Charlie is awesome as always, but it just starts too get too loud and screamy.
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