It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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Its mildly entertaining but it always feels really forced to me. the characters are all just virtually interchangeable assholes, none of them have any identity (I chalk this up to poor writing)

Yeah, they all take turns being the asshole, but they're the asshole in different ways. Charlie's the loser asshole; Sweet Dee's the asshole w/ a vague conscience (and overactive libido); the good looking one's the suave asshole; and the bearded guy's the bro-down asshole.

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charlie, however, amazes. always.

I've liked both seasons so far, which is why I was extremely happy to find out there's a 3rd season just around the corner. YAY!

I have laughed my ass off at the three episodes of this that I've seen. I need to Netflix this shit.

gonna have to wait until september. the first and second seasons don't come out on DVD until then.

Yeah, looking forward to the third season! I hope the waitress comes back.

okay, so despite my comment about rotting chinese food above, i got a bunch of promo copies of this in the mail. and it can be quite funny-- really like the one about welfare, and the gay bar episode, etc.

here's the thing: i am interviewing Dennis (the suave one) and Dee (the chick, Dennis' sister) tomorrow for a magazine. any questions anybody wants to ask?

i think i mostly just want to talk about drunken hi-jinks.

they are both very nice people. and sometimes that stuff in the mugs is actually real beer, i found out!

Pretty cool beatbox promo for the new season.

ask dee if she wants to go out with me

You can watch a new episode now on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/sunnyfx

Man, this season has been awesome so far. I think the recent Mcboyle hostage episode is a new high.

the episode where they try out for the eagles (and devito trips balls on acid) is some kind of wonderful

I just saw the serial killer episode last night and laughed my ass off.

Charlie is probably one of my most favorite TV characters ever. I, too, thought the second season was a little bit of a let-down. Good to hear they've gotten it back on track for the third.

The McBoyles are fantastic. Hey man.

"you're dating a retard."

I couldn't believe that episode actually kept up the "is he or isn't he?" thing for so long

This season has been as awesome as the first two so far, and Charlie is just amazing. I haven't laughed as painfully hard as anything all year than the "Day Man/Night Man" songs from the episode a couple weeks ago.

They might not make sense out of context, but:
Night Man
Day Man

charlie is the best actor on tv

You're a master of karate and friendship for everyone!
I'm amazed at how Charlie's insane screaming ALWAYS makes me laugh. It should've gotten old and annoying by now, but it just gets better.
Great, great show (albeit uneven) and I'm so glad it's managed to last so long. I was sure it wouldn't get a second series, let alone a third, since I've heard so little talk about it.

Yeah, I love how they always find ways for Charlie to scream and Dennis to take off his shirt.

I've had "Dayman" stuck in my head all day at work today. I'll write a line of code, then a voice in my head goes "fighter of the night-man! (a-aa-aaaah)"
It might drive me insane, but it's fun.

I like this show! Season 4 is 4 episodes in already! "The Gang Solve the Gas Crisis" is one of the best of the whole series.

I learned to play "Day Man" on the piano.

Charlie is married to the waitress in real life! Also, there is an episode later this season called "The Nightman Cometh"!

yeah when this show is "on" it's pretty hard to beat, lols-wise. there were more than a few stinkers peppered throughout seasons 2 & 3. much <3 for charlie tho. i want to hug that little guy.

just re-watched the "Gang Gets Invincible" ep. HILARITY.

apparently FX inked them for three more seasons!

This season has been pretty great so far. When Charlie and Sweet Dee are in a scene together, my heart sings.

This might be the greatest scene I've ever witnessed on television:

Love the scene earlier in that episode when Charlie is explaining to Mac his system for sorting the mail.

"Who Pooped the Bed?" is an incredible episode. WOLF HAIR.

I've been a little disappointed with the last few weeks of episodes. The first set of episodes was pretty great, though - it all kind of peaked with "Mac & Charlie Die". I have to admit that scene above in the mailroom was amazing, though.

Tonight was fucking incredible. I didn't actually hear anything they said during the home invasion scene over my own laughter; all I really remember of it was Dennis holding the boombox.

Charlie Kelly is inarguably one of my 5 favorite television characters of all time right behind John Locke and Patrick Star.

Charlie's final song of the Nightman play was one of the most touching things I've ever heard...seriously.

Chad Coleman of the Wire got to you use this as a stepping stone into space and the Expanse I guess?

They used to show unused pilots over the summer way back when; and they also recycled the scripts into episodes of Love, American Style when that show was on.

feel like there could at least be a good YouTube channel out of that sort of thing. I love abandoned pilots because it's like a glimpse into an alternate TV reality. and a reminder that so many ubitiquitous long-running shows never would've happened had someone not liked that first episode.

weirdest one I've ever seen was called "Dog Police" - based on the novelty hit by the band of the same name - I think it's supposed to be cute but the prothestics were pure nightmare fuel. to make things even weirder, Adam Sandler and Jeremy Piven are in it! not as dogs, though

The pilot episodes of shows that were picked up and then completely re-shot are kind of an interesting oddity. Different casting choices are usually the main thing, because the network decided to place someone higher profile, or enough time passed that the actor from the pilot wasn't available

Gave up on watching this consistently some seasons ago, but randomly watched the one with Bryan Cranston the other day. Them thinking Aaron Paul was Malcolm in the Middle is a very good joke.

That is possibly the weakest episode of the last season btw

it’s still pretty funny, though. Dee thinking that Frank is actually traveling and not committing fraud with the plane was a good bit of

I think about the EV episode a lot. Haunting Dennis showcase.

I finally watched the BlackBerry movie and Glenn is excellent in it

I think about the EV episode a lot. Haunting Dennis showcase.

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yeah kinda begs the question of why he doesn't get more serious roles, he's such a convincing psychopath

This perhaps might be the greatest description of the show I've read:

Always Sunny is basically medieval morality plays in that we constantly see terrible things happen to awful people as a direct consequence of their awfulness

The other shows from the leads have been ehh but my friends advocated for A.P. Bio and while it takes a while to escalate from "Dennis is a failed tenure guy and doesn't even pretend to teach high schoolers" it has some pretty decent pacing. I love the fact that central premises of the show are just pushed off, possibly forever (I've started season 2)

Thought the thread revival might have been about this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_Elementary_and_It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia_crossover

Just saw the first new album, the Abbott Elementary crossover. It was OK, but I was really distracting by all the actors inevitably getting sharpened, puffy or glammed up. Sometimes all three. Except DeVito, who looks the same.

Lol first new episode

OK, the first three real episodes are top-notch, especially the one that is sort of simultaneously a parody of "Bringing Out the Dead" and "The Bear."

Oh, and related, Rob McElhenney belatedly, bizarrely, legally changed his name to Rob Mac.

I kinda wasn't feeling that episode actually. Obv it had some moments but it seemed like they were trying to cover too many pop culture obsessions at once. Seems like they're leaning heavy on that this season. Bringing Out the Dead meets the Bear meets Hot Ones meets...I feel like there were more.

meets always sunny! they have previously had a cop car and now feels like there is a possibility they do a fireman episode

This EMT episode does a classic Always Sunny overpacking bit -- doing several distinct plotlines that are linked by one insanely random and stupid thing that a subset of the group is doing. I'm intrigued and appalled by the idea that Charlie's running a ghost kitchen out of the apartment, but I want what's in those food delivery bags

also, jesus christ, Danny DeVito is powering through being 80 years old

I liked the callback to the “Is it cake?” gag from the previous episode.

The dumbest/funniest inciting incident this season so far is the water jug discussion.

My favorite Sunny trope is when there's one thing they fixate on for an entire episode but then never bring it up again, like the episode where they kept talking about everything being "jammed up" or the one this season where they're talking about making fist-talons of rage.

BF got mad at me bcs right away in that prev episode I said "oh franks not in a coma, thats a cake", and says I ruined everything lol. I thought it was really obvious!

lol I had over thought it and figured Danny couldn't be there that day so they used jank CG to insert him into the scene!

That's one of the great Always Sunny bits, where they introduce some dumb obsession that a character has at the beginning and while everyone else is doing something seemingly unrelated, it turns out that one character was still only thinking about one thing

Dog track episode was one of their most depraved, lol.

funny season

frank reacting to the bachelor contestants coming out the cars had me rolling

whoa. no no no no no!

wow, what a guest star to pair up with devito

So what is the consensus on Cricket Pimp?

Lots more people down under the bridge these days.

I think this is one of my fave seasons, which is kinda remarkable, given this is season 17.

the call backs to their rehearsals were amazing.
also bummed to see that Lynne Marie Stewart (Charlie's mom) passed away. happened in feb, but had no idea.

The hot pepper/EMT episode was amazing

Something weird that caught my eye. I posted earlier that Rob McElhenney had officially changed his name to Rob Mac, which is distracting but whatever. And indeed every episode I watched this season had him credited in all his roles as Rob Mac ... except the last one, which reverted back to McElhenney. Wonder why? I don't know which specific service I got my copy from, maybe it's different in different places?

imagine episodes maybe not shot/produced in order, maybe that one was finished before the name change and it's just an oversight?

I was googling around and allegedly different countries have different rules when it comes to name changes in credits. Maybe my copy was Canadian or something?

It'd make sense for them to have shot at least portions of that last one first, given the appearance of an actor who passed away

I realized I hadn’t caught up with this show in years and started binging it. I just watched the one where Mac finds his pride, ending with a surprisingly moving dance number. Afterwards I bullied my wife and 15 year old daughter into watching it with me. Up until the payoff they were sighing and not feeling it and afterwards they were almost in tears. It was pretty great.

I think the show is comfort viewing for weirdos? I’m sick and layed up and it’s hitting the spot.

This show has always been pretty good at producing sudden cannot-believe-that-just-happened jokes that stick indelibly in the brain — I got to the last episode of this season last night, and currently do not think I will ever get over...

Dee's sudden attempt to claim "I'ma barf on it" as a catchphrase, and her FACE afterward

The Gang Runs A Crypto Scam

that's the Paddys Bucks episode

i was happy for dee's barf on it catchphrase and face because her dry-gagging while trying to do stand-up in the episode where she and Charlie see each other's lives is still one of the finest comedic performances to ever appear on television.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKDPLQAwoAg

dry-heave, not dry-gag.

Is “Rob Mac” a long game joke or has proximity to Ryan Reynolds pushed him over the edge?

He said his name was too difficult for people in "foreign markets" to pronounce, so maybe he's planning a career move to C-Budget action movies.

He should change his name to something easy to pronounce, like Schwarzenegger.

He said his name was too difficult for people in "foreign markets" to pronounce, so maybe he's planning a career move to C-Budget action movies.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's something to do with having to check his name is spelled correctly on legal documents pertaining to Wrexham. Anyway, he said himself it's not even his family's real name, it was just what the immigration guy wrote down.

Season 17 has appeared on Netflix in Ireland. The first two were really good, and I won't say more than that. It will never not be weird to me that these rundown dirtbags have managed to have so many cosmetic procedures done, though.

I re-watched "The Gang Gets Ready for Prime Time", that is an all time one. They could do that episode live in a theater.