Alright, throwing this out there - my favorite sitcoms are Spin City, Sports Night and Friends. Outside of those, I've virtually ignored all other sitcoms for the last eight years or so. I never did get around to Arrested Development or anything like that. I hadn't watched a newer sitcom until last year, when I caught a few episodes of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which were great.
So I went ahead and started watching Community, loved it, cry occasionally because I've run out of episodes, and now I've got a bunch of them on the list. One of them is Arrested Development.
Problem is... I REALLY hate Michael Cera. I've only seen him in a couple things but I want to punch him and his one character ever. I feel like a lot of the people who dislike him but still love him in this show have that benefit because they saw him on Arrested Development first. I don't have that benefit. I'm going to go be going back to watch this.
Is it worth it? Is it REALLY that good? Can I stomach him for this show?
Michael Cera is just a supporting character and he pulls that character off brilliantly. Your hate of Michael Cera won't affect your enjoyment of the show very much.
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I still don't get why people hate Michael Cera. Granted I've only seen him act in Scott Pilgrim and AD but both of those he did really good. George Michael is a hilarious character.
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From: VincentLauw | #004 I still don't get why people hate Michael Cera. Granted I've only seen him act in Scott Pilgrim and AD but both of those he did really good. George Michael is a hilarious character.
I'd rather not turn it into one of those topics, so instead let's just call my distaste irrational. I hate his face and want to run him over with my car. I'm a bad person.
From: Rad Link 5 | #006 Friends is, like, the other hemisphere of comedy entirely.
I wasn't listing them to illustrate the type of sitcom I like. More so illustrating the fact that I haven't watched any sitcoms since those and not many others on top of those. For instance, I get more humor from, say, Downton Abbey, which is probably my favorite show on television, but it's not a sitcom.
Thanks, guys. I'll watch AD for sure, then. Right after I get started on Parks and Rec. I hear I'm in for a pretty crappy season or two before it gets really awesome (in regards to Parks and Rec)
nah, the first season (only 6 episodes) doesn't live up to the rest but it's not bad by any means (other people would tell you otherwise though). So it's only six episodes before the show really gets going
Yep. I started with Community though and it blew me away, so these shows got something to live up to! Starting Parks and Rec when my shift is over in .. about five minutes.
So I've seen some clips of Parks and Rec from season three and I was laughing the entire time. I laughed for episode one of season one, but the two episodes since have been really boring and ... not good. Not good at all. So I'm watching them while writing, half-paying attention until I get through these next three.
Season One is REALLY different from the rest of the show. If you liked what you saw from Season 3, you'll love the series. It just takes them a while (most people say about the first 5 episodes) to find what works for them.
Michael Cera is the worst character on the show, but he's still pretty good in it. The rest of the cast is amazing. I definitely wouldn't skip it just because you don't like him; he's nowhere near being the entire focus of AD, so his standard awkward moments don't dominate anything.
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From: blindhobo13 | #018 Season One is REALLY different from the rest of the show. If you liked what you saw from Season 3, you'll love the series. It just takes them a while (most people say about the first 5 episodes) to find what works for them.
Thanks. I am actually really hopeful because I love the characters. It's just so .. boring .. the first three were all like terrible episodes of The Office, a series that I really dislike. A lot.
From: blindhobo13 | #020 And AD is awesome. You should watch that first.
Nah, I'll definitely watch it, but Parks and Rec is first. I need a bit more time to get AD, anyway.
From: CoolCly | #021 I came into this topic expecting Arrested Development watchthrough and now we are getting Parks and Rec watchthrough what the fffffffffffffffff
That's coming super soon. I have a lot of time to kill for the next two weeks. Will probably watch all of season two and some of three for Parks and Rec tomorrow. AD will be after season 4.
Because I found Parks and Rec to just be essentially new Office with different characters.
All of the US Office. But I never laughed at The Office commercials either. I've seen plenty of new Parks and Rec to know it's funny, and not awkward. The office is just not good.
From: Pianist | #030 parks and rec blows away the office even at its prime.
and AD might be the best comedy of all time
you really can't go wrong here!
I dunno. I've had Spin City as my favorite sitcom due to the characters for years and years, and I'm struggling with the decision to name Community my favorite. I can't see AD beating either!
From: YoRyanetc | #029 Lies. Seasons 2 and 3 of the Office are amazing.
From: DigitalIncision | #031 and I'm struggling with the decision to name Community my favorite. I can't see AD beating either!
I'd say that AD is the consistently better show of those two, but Community's high points are just damn near untouchable. I'd still call Community my favorite due to personal preference.
And not that you wouldn't, but it is absolutely essential to watch AD in order. It's not like Community it loses something but is still watchable out of order. By Season 2 you literally won't get why half the jokes are funny, even though you think the narration is telling you everything you need to know (it's not).
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Ron and/or Tommy heavy episodes of Parks and Rec are really good. I think most other episodes are pretty dull and roughly ripped off of the Office. hard to imagine (to me) liking Parks n Rec and hating the Office
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From: neonreaper | #033 Ron and/or Tommy heavy episodes of Parks and Rec are really good. I think most other episodes are pretty dull and roughly ripped off of the Office. hard to imagine (to me) liking Parks n Rec and hating the Office
Well, again, I've laughed at the funny parts of Parks and Rec. I've never laughed at The Office's so-called funny parts. I really love Ron so far.
From: kevwaffles | #032 I'd say that AD is the consistently better show of those two, but Community's high points are just damn near untouchable. I'd still call Community my favorite due to personal preference.
And not that you wouldn't, but it is absolutely essential to watch AD in order. It's not like Community it loses something but is still watchable out of order. By Season 2 you literally won't get why half the jokes are funny, even though you think the narration is telling you everything you need to know (it's not).
Is it important to re-arrange them to chronological and not broadcast order? I understand they were broadcast out of order at one point.
Also, P&R >>>>>>>> The Office. I tried going back to the "golden age" of The Office recently (seasons two and three), and man, even those episodes are hard to watch now. They just feel really outdated, despite only being 5-6 years old.
P&R has significantly better writing and cast chemistry, IMO.
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DigitalIncision posted... From: TheCodeisBosco | #035 Arrested Development is so good that it might literally change your life. Watch it as soon as possible.
I also highly recommend checking out Archer. Archer is my second-favorite animated show already. It's absolutely brilliant.
You've seen it? Niice! :D I think it's my favorite animated sitcom, actually. Few shows have ever made me laugh so hard!
The Simpsons is pretty close behind, though.
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From: TheCodeisBosco | #038 You've seen it? Niice! :D I think it's my favorite animated sitcom, actually. Few shows have ever made me laugh so hard!
The Simpsons is pretty close behind, though.
I just can't put it above Futurama. I have a connection with that show, which I guess is how a lot of people feel about it. Futurama is the best in my eyes and I don't see that changing. Code Monkeys is probably third, so ridiculously underrated.
But yeah, Archer makes me laugh more than Futurama does. But Futurama also puts out a lot more emotions. I love me some Krieger.
DigitalIncision posted... Is it important to re-arrange them to chronological and not broadcast order? I understand they were broadcast out of order at one point.
It was broadcast in correct sequence, but they changed how many episodes they ordered period. The big issue was that the show was one of the biggest critical successes at the time but Fox really didn't know how to push it, and just wanted to get rid of it. So they eventually put it against MNF and the Olympics so they could claim it was a failure and cancel it.
From: DigitalIncision | #034 Is it important to re-arrange them to chronological and not broadcast order? I understand they were broadcast out of order at one point.
By in order, I simply meant that if you got your hands on S2 before S1, don't just start watching that. I think a few of the early episodes might have gotten switched around, but I never found anything as egregious as Community's early network induced continuity errors where they actually had the Luiz Guzman statue show up before it's unveiling. Or having Jeff out of nowhere trying to be a good friend to Britta, and then on the next episode him telling Britta he wouldn't mind being her friend by the end of it.
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