Clash of the Sitcoms: Round 1, Heat 17.

[Rain Man]

My thoughts:

#1 - Soap - One of the best shows ever. Bert's kidnapping by the aliens, Chester's prison escape, Chuck and Bob, I could go on and on.

#2 - The Partridge Family - Reasonably funny show, and occasionally they would pop out a classic line. I liked it, so sue me.

#3 - What's Happening? - Okay, it's not a classic, but I'll throw it a bone. It was pretty well-produced and well cast, and I could identify with the skinny geeky guy who was the lead character.

Didn't make the cut.

#4 - How I Met Your Mother - I saw it a few times and thought the Barney fellow was pretty funny, but the wimpy guy really bugged me. He could be the half-man on Two and a Half Men. So-so show.

#5 - Red Dwarf - I've never seen the show and can't vote for it, but I really suspect that I'd like it a lot. Anything with a mutant cat-human has to be funny.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

#1 - Soap - One of the best shows ever. Bert's kidnapping by the aliens, Chester's prison escape, Chuck and Bob, I could go on and on.

One of the best ever?
You're far too kind.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Micjones

One of the best ever?
You're far too kind.

It's because Benson was cast as a servant, isn't it?

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

It's because Benson was cast as a servant, isn't it?

You see right through me.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Micjones

One of the best ever?
You're far too kind.

Have you ever seen it?

It's an easy show to write off because it was filmed in that bad '80s video format, and Susan Harris shows always tend to have a cheap-looking quality to them, but it was fantastic in a completely bizarre sort of way. It was full of outlandish characters and plots, and very well written. In its first run I wouldn't watch it because I thought it would be terrible, and then I discovered it in reruns and devoured it.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Have you ever seen it?

It's an easy show to write off because it was filmed in that bad '80s video format, and Susan Harris shows always tend to have a cheap-looking quality to them, but it was fantastic in a completely bizarre sort of way. It was full of outlandish characters and plots, and very well written. In its first run I wouldn't watch it because I thought it would be terrible, and then I discovered it in reruns and devoured it.

I've seen it many times.
Just not sure it's one of the very best sitcoms of all-time.
75 best? To be sure. 50 best? Probably. 25 best? Eh... 10 best? No way.

It had such a short run.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Micjones

I've seen it many times.
Just not sure it's one of the very best sitcoms of all-time.
75 best? To be sure. 50 best? Probably. 25 best? Eh... 10 best? No way.

It had such a short run.

We shall see. (3.2 second pause for dramatic effect, then a slow nod.) We shall see.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We shall see. (3.2 second pause for dramatic effect, then a slow nod.) We shall see.

Don't get me wrong. It was a great show.
It was a pioneer in certain ways.

Addressed issues that weren't often being tackled in that format...at that time.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Micjones

One of the best ever?
You're far too kind.

He's right.