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Old 12-28-10, 03:49 PM
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I don't find Cougar Town to be particularly hilarious, it isn't offensively unfunny but it doesn't really do much for me. It strikes me as Scrubs lite. Very lite.

I only watch it because the TV is already on ABC after Modern Family.
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Re: Top 5 US Comedies on TV currently ?

In no particular order...

Modern Family
Archer
The Office
How I Met Your Mother
Venture Bros.
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I've acquired a few eps of Archer and Community to check out. I have watched most of the first ep of the League and like it a lot (not quite love it yet). The whole fantasy football thing put me off in the past because i have no clue about fantasy football.

Ive got all of the first 3 series of Big Bang theory but can't get into the show.
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Im not ashamed to admit i did the butt dance (from It's always sunny, the original, not 2.0) in front of my girlfriend the other day, she laughed
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Parks & Recreation
Community
Raising Hope
Modern Family
The League


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"It's Still the Freaking Name of Our Show So Tough Titties" Cougar Town
Jersey Shore
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Originally Posted by Original Desmond
I have watched most of the first ep of the League and like it a lot (not quite love it yet). The whole fantasy football thing put me off in the past because i have no clue about fantasy football.
Don't worry. I only know the basics of fantasy football and it hasn't affected my enjoyment of the show. And the show gets better as it goes.
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Very little fantasty football in the league as a whole.
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1.The Big Bang Theory

It's all you need, really.
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^ Top comedies. Top.
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I don't know if that's directed at me or supposed to be funny or whatever.
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Just being an idiot. But yeah, not a fan of BBT, damn opinions.
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"Big Bang Theory" is to nerds what "Mike and Molly" is to the obese: a collection of lowest common denominator jokes exploiting a stereotype. At least Mike and Molly are likable characters though.


Also, the correct answer to the question is "Eastbound and Down"
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I couldn't get into Mike and Molly. Every show or any genre needs at least one pretty person.
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Originally Posted by Boba Fett
"Big Bang Theory" is to nerds what "Mike and Molly" is to the obese: a collection of lowest common denominator jokes exploiting a stereotype. At least Mike and Molly are likable characters though.
Penny is plenty likable on Big Bang Theory.
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1. Eastbound & Down










2. Jersey Shore
3. It's Always Sunny
4. Modern Family
5. The Simpsons
Old 12-29-10, 12:28 AM
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Seriously...no one's said Futurama?!
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Delocated
Parks and Rec
Bored to Death
Archer
Eastbound and Down
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Seriously...no one's said Futurama?!
Current shows mate, current shows
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Ive now watched 2 eps of the League and im hooked, gonna watch both seasons

What i like is the women are as vulgar as the men. The song in the pilot episode had me ROFL !
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Community (by far the funniest of NBC's Thursday night lineup)
Psych (lots of 80's pop-culture references, so it definitely appeals to Gen X'ers)
Glee (seriously, beneath the High School Musical veneer is a lot of really funny dark humor)
30 Rock (I don't like this as much as I used to, but it still delivers a lot of laughs)
Castle (yeah, it's a police procedural show, but it's also pretty funny)
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Originally Posted by Original Desmond
Current shows mate, current shows
Futurama is current mate ...It just finished the 1st year of a 2-year contract with Comedy Central (26 all new episodes, 13 already aired)
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Very little fantasty football in the league as a whole.
Do you need to like football at all to like the show?


And yeah, Futurama is back for good. The last season was way better than the movies.
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Re: Top 5 US Comedies on TV currently ?

Originally Posted by Frenzy
Do you need to like football at all to like the show?
There is minimal football involved in the show. There's a few references here and there, but nothing that would turn you away if you hate football.

Originally Posted by Frenzy
And yeah, Futurama is back for good. The last season was way better than the movies.
Yeah, I really should've included that in my Top Five. In fact, I'm going to edit my list now. Don't know how I overlooked that one.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
Penny is plenty lickable on Big Bang Theory.
Fixed.
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Eastbound & Down
Modern Family
Community
30 Rock
The Office


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