Re: What\'s with all the bitchy sitcom wives / idiot husbands?
I think the more general, "Why do so many sit-coms today completely suck?" is worth addressing as well.
And the whole bit about just doing the same type of family dynamic over and over again is part of that answer.
2 semi-recent sit-coms that I've started to actually enjoy via re-runs and syndication:
Malcolm in the Middle
Becker
I never thought Becker was worthwhile at all. But I caught it on TBS at 12p (eastern) and I actually like it now.
It's mostly straight-forward and not exactly mind-blowing with creativity. But it feels more like some of the more 'traditional' sit-coms of the 70's and 80's.
There's something about the formula that works.
Malcolm is obviously clever in it's own mostly-original way.
Shows that I was never able to stomach AT ALL include Everybody Loves Raymond (they're always just freaking mean to each other...and it's really just not that funny), Home Improvement, Friends.
King of Queens and that other one with Daniel Legue (sp?? is that his name??) are borderline tolerable. But they add nothing and really aren't that funny. And they annoy me for that whole, "whiny wife with lazy hubby" aspect that gets really freaking boring to watch over and over and over again.
Please please please. Can the networks try to stop sucking?
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