Recommend me a sitcom

[Shorty]

Can I ask what about New Girl makes you feel insecure, or why? Is it just the title and her being "new"? If you provide some insight, maybe I can help clear up any confusion. I really like it and it's so hilarious, I often ended up in tears from laughing the first time I watched it.

It's supposed to be a feel-good show, not a feel-bad show!

[Pumpkin]

Oh, it's just something really stupid. I watched it at first and was excited to watch it because it is supposed to be about this awkward quirky girl to more represent actual real women instead of these near perfect women often seen in shows. But then I watch it and its about a girl who is gorgeous and hilarious and silly and a ton of fun and it makes me go .

It's just my own weird little thing, so I do intend to pick it back up again eventually, it just doesn't put me in the right frame of mind right now :P.

[Shorty]

If you're referring to the looks of Jess and Cece, I don't really know what to tell you there about it. Attractive women make for casting in shows, but this doesn't need to take away from how "real" they are. I like how quirky she is, and the fact that she is klutzy as all hell and gets into a lot of troublesome situations that I would probably find myself in. That says "real" to me, even if her size two waist, perfect bangs, and envy-inducing hip LA pad don't.

But yeah, let me know what you think of it when you pick it back up again!

[Calliope]

how could you list a ton of British sitcoms and not list Father Ted

I guess it's as much an Irish sitcom as it is a British one but still

I already referenced it!



This thread reminds me that I really haven't watched any "current" American sitcoms other than Community and Brooklyn Nine Nine. I've seen lots of recommendations here that other friends have encouraged me to look into, so perhaps I shall investigate as well

[Shorty]

I've heard Brooklyn Nine-Nine is pretty critically acclaimed! I like Andy Samberg a lot, so that makes me want to watch it more.

[Del Murder]

Brooklyn Nine Nine and Andy Samberg both won Golden Globes.

also...uh...THE SIMPSONS

[Calliope]

If shion hasn't watched The Simpsons, I think that's a bannable offense.

[Cuchulainn]

how could you list a ton of British sitcoms and not list Father Ted

I guess it's as much an Irish sitcom as it is a British one but still

I explained this. I omitted stuff already mentioned.

[Shorty]

I don't think shion is The Simpsons kind, nerds.

[The Man]

right I probably should've done ctrl+f for 'linehan' as well as 'father ted'

[Jinx]

I used to like New Girl until literally every girl who I know watches it started talking about how "omg I'm Jess Day!" when the whole point of Jess Day as a character is that she's self-unaware, and if you think you're like her you're nothing like her.

Also, shion, are we just characterizing 'sitcom' as a show with a laugh track?

[Shorty]

the whole point of Jess Day as a character is that she's self-unaware, and if you think you're like her you're nothing like her.

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you here.

[Jinx]

I only know one person who semi-qualifies as even being remotely like Jess Day, and she's Jess Day enough that she probably wouldn't realize she's like Jess Day if she watched the show.

[Shorty]

Well, we all have our opinions when it comes to who we relate to as characters on shows and why that is.

[Jinx]

Fair enough. Because I am definitely Liz Lemon because I'm unpopular and painfully (not endearingly) awkward around people and surprisingly judgmental and bitchy despite my circumstances. Plus I eat waaaay too much food and am really, really disgusting.