Sitcoms With the Most Undeserved Hate
u/Helloimafanoffiction kept it simple with a question posed to the r/sitcoms subreddit: Which sitcom do you think gets too much hate? As one might imagine, a handful of mini-fights ensued over whether or not a particular TV comedy was “good” or “ass” — but these nominated sitcoms got the most upvotes for unfair hate. (Reddit punctuation and spelling reproduced as is.)
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Friends
“People who weren't alive when it was popular are now saying that it was crap,” griped u/DishRelative5853. “The show is so different from anything out right now that they can't understand why it's still considered very funny by older folks.”
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“Friends is just the TV version of nickelback at this point,” says u/randomiseddude. “People talk shit just to talk shit.” (I think this is intended as a compliment to both Friends and Nickelback, but read it how you will.)
u/Lilacblue1 praises Friends’ wit and cast chemistry but understands the blowback. “The hate comes from the lack of diversity and some things that seem a bit icky now with some of the relationships. Those are valid criticisms. It’s still funny though.”
Newer Sitcoms with Laugh Tracks
Cheating? Nah, we’ll allow it because u/DizzyLead is right. Sitcoms from the past 15 years seem to get an automatic ding if they’re filmed in front of a live studio audience. “Having no ‘laugh track’ is not a guarantee of quality, nor is having laughter a sign of inferiority.”
u/jonenderjunior co-signs. “Yes! One of my pet peeves is people saying they hate laugh tracks.”
“It's perfectly fine if your show is not built around one,” says u/Dark_Moe, “but remove it from an existing show and it's horrible. It's such a shame so few sitcoms utilize it these days.”
Big Bang Theory
Redditors were especially protective of the first few seasons of Big Bang. “I enjoyed the first 3 seasons of TBBT when the guys felt like a genuine group of friends that enjoyed doing things together,” wrote u/Decept1k0n.
“Exactly the same for me,” agreed u/upsidedownpickle13. “First 3 were good. I liked the first half of season 4 as well. After that, it just got boring. Totally over-hated show, though.”
Maybe it was a certain kind of fan who flamed the hate, suggested u/SomethingCreative13. “Most Big Bang Theory criticism I've seen almost always comes across as people who perceive themselves as nerds being upset at a show for making fun of nerds and nerd culture and are incredibly aggro about it. It's very rare that I see someone go ‘I gave TBBT a shot and just didn't care for it.’ It's always someone aggressively mad about the show.”
Modern Family
u/tdawg-1551 nominated “the characters in Modern Family. People take that show way too seriously. I get you might not like all the characters, but people rage hate some of them on that show.”
“I hated Modern Family when I first saw a clip of it, because the character I saw was a late-season Cam” admits u/BreadlinesorBust, “and I thought the acting was really over-the-top (it turns out that's just the way Cam is all the time)”
“oh ok i kinda get that,” says u/yayziz. “but i personally think people who didnt watch more than 3 episodes of a show dont get to decide if its a bad show or not.”
