Is Comedy dead?

[tk13]

I see NBC released their fall schedule today. The good news is that "The Office" is going to return next season, but there's only one new comedy on their entire schedule... "My Name is Earl", featuring Jason Lee (From the Kevin Smith movies).... there are only three other comedies on the schedule, and "Joey" already has terrible ratings. Scrubs isn't on the schedule but supposedly NBC said it'll come back sometime during the season. Is the situational comedy dead?

Monday

8 p.m. -- "Fathom"
9 p.m. -- "Las Vegas"
10 p.m. -- "Medium"

Tuesday

8 p.m. -- "The Biggest Loser"
9 p.m. -- "My Name is Earl"
9:30 p.m. -- "The Office"
10 p.m. -- "Law & Order: SVU"

Wednesday

8 p.m. -- "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart"
9 p.m. -- "E-Ring"
10 p.m. -- "Law and Order"

Thursday

8 p.m. -- "Joey"
8:30 p.m. -- "Will & Grace"
9 p.m. -- "The Apprentice"
10 p.m. -- "ER"

Friday

8 p.m. -- "Three Wishes"
9 p.m. -- "Dateline NBC"
10 p.m. -- "Inconceivable"

Saturday

8 p.m. -- "NBC Saturday Night Movie"

Sunday

7 p.m. -- "Dateline NBC"
8 p.m. -- "The West Wing"
9 p.m. -- "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"
10 p.m. -- "Crossing Jordan"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20050516/ap_en_tv/tv_new_season_5

[|Zach|]

The Office is sticking around? Great news. To my suprise I sat down and watched an episode of Joey and found it pretty funny.

[FloridaMan88]

Dang none of those new shows look even remotely interesting to me.

I guess I'll stick with ER as the only show on network TV that I watch.

[Rain Man]

This is good. I need to spend less time watching TV.

[jjjayb]

It's Bush's fault.

[Hammock Parties]

No. Tune into Comedy Central.

[homey]

The problem is entertainment, not comedy. People are more interested in reality television and knock-off shows and it's all gravy for the stations because they're a lot cheaper to make. All thought has been taken out of programming today for the most part. So it's really our fault, the American public for eating it up.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Joey actually has a great cast, aside from "Joey." The Soprano's chick and the dude from Road Trip are great in the show.

For a comedy geek, this is sad news. I can't stand the reality stuff and some of the new comedies are just crap. I do like According to Jim, Scrubs, Will and Grace, Joey, Still Standing, the Office, Family Guy, etc., but even some of those could use better writing at times. What the hell is going happening?!?

[JimNasium]

ER is still on?

[eazyb81]

Most network comedies are pretty crappy anyways. I do like King of Queens though, that fat guy is hilarious.

[homey]

Most network comedies are pretty crappy anyways. I do like King of Queens though, that fat guy is hilarious.

There's a fat guy in King Of Queens?

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/girls/leah_remini/leah_remini_l3.jpg

[eazyb81]

There's a fat guy in King Of Queens?

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/girls/leah_remini/leah_remini_l3.jpg

I don't remember her looking that good on Saved By The Bell. ROFL

[Thig Lyfe]

The Office is back? Awesome!

[Jenny Gump]

Joey sucks hamster turds.

[Carlota69]

There's a fat guy in King Of Queens?

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/girls/leah_remini/leah_remini_l3.jpg

Why is it the big fat bald due gets the hot chick? what reality is that anyway? For once I would like to see some fat slobby chick married to some dude who looks like Brad Pitt.

[HemiEd]

I think the best show on television is Boston Legal, comes on right after Dispickable Housewives. Very good humor! :)

[Jenny Gump]

I think the best show on television is Boston Legal, comes on right after Dispickable Housewives. Very good humor! :)

I thought they took it off for the rest of the season. Used to be my fav, but hasn't been on in a while.

[Swanman]

The reality tv shit has really taken over network television, because it's real easy to put together and people eat it up. I've noticed a real lack of creativity and originality in entertainment today, especially evident in movies. It's staggering the number of movies that come out these days that are remakes of good movies made 20+ years ago.

[HemiEd]

I thought they took it off for the rest of the season. Used to be my fav, but hasn't been on in a while.


It will be back, just no re-runs. For once they are not over-exposing something. I think they are taking a cue from HBO! However, I would love to watch the re-runs of Boston Legal.

[Rain Man]

Why is it the big fat bald due gets the hot chick? what reality is that anyway? For once I would like to see some fat slobby chick married to some dude who looks like Brad Pitt.


If my life is any barometer, the big fat bald dude marrying the hot chick is much closer to reality.

[Carlota69]

If my life is any barometer, the big fat bald dude marrying the hot chick is much closer to reality.
Thats great for you. But how about the ugly fat chick getting the hot guy? Fair is fair.

[Skip Towne]

If my life is any barometer, the big fat bald dude marrying the hot chick is much closer to reality.
Pics? The hot chick not the fat dude.

[Rain Man]

Thats great for you. But how about the ugly fat chick getting the hot guy? Fair is fair.


That's purely a theoretical issue to me, and way out of my realm. It's like asking me my theory about discontinuities in quantum mechanics.

[ArrowheadHawk]

I don't care about the comedies. Why isn't the Contender gonna be on anymore. And what happened to LAX and Hawaii i liked those shows.

[KChiefs1]

Tonight is also the last episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond"....what a sad night it is indeed.

[teedubya]

If you want some comedya, you all need to check out PABLO FRANCISCO, that dude is completely hilairious.

You heard it here first.

http://www.pablofrancisco.com/videos_easy.shtml

[cookster50]

There's a fat guy in King Of Queens?

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/girls/leah_remini/leah_remini_l3.jpg

Too bad she doesn't look that good now.

[Jenny Gump]

Why is it the big fat bald due gets the hot chick? what reality is that anyway? For once I would like to see some fat slobby chick married to some dude who looks like Brad Pitt.

Commercials are the worst at this. Some hot young MILF cleaning toilets, showing her stupid fat bald husband how clean the bowl is when she is done. He smiles, she smiles. You know what he's thinking...."Damn, how did I get that?" She's thinking "****, I need to refill my Zoloft."

[Thig Lyfe]

Is comedy dead?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=116419

I think not.

[KcMizzou]

Jason Lee has a comedy coming out? Sweet.. what's it about?

I've always been a fan of his. Not sure about the sit-com idea though...

[Ultra Peanut]

The good news is that "The Office" is going to return next seasonVery good news. Screw comparisons to the original, it's fun to watch. Hopefully, Ricky Gervais will keep working on it and be able to show up on Arrested Development next season as was planned prior to the, err, house order reduction, too.

[Deberg_1990]

Should someone call Bill Cosby?? They said the situation comedy was dead 21 years ago too.