Anyone watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?

[catinthehat]

A bit sketchy as I cant recall where I read it but apparently some of them are doing a new series which may be called Cool kids or Cool people. Its directed by the Charlie person but he is not in it - which is a shame as he is my favorite. If I find the article I will revise this post as its from memory.

 

[SpookyFrank]

The end of episode 10 is the best thing I've seen on TV this year I think. Not going to spoiler it at all but holy shit.

 

[The39thStep]

The episode about Dennis's car is a belter

 

[juice_terry]

Gutted season 13's over already .. the "clip" /reminisence episode was hilarious

 

[T & P]

And still no news of when- or indeed where- S13 will be available in the UK

 

[joustmaster]

 

[BigTom]

And still no news of when- or indeed where- S13 will be available in the UK

Coming to Netflix, 6th Jan

 

[T & P]

I think I fell asleep at times last night while watching S13. I don't recall seeing that. Do you remember what episode it was in?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Did Netflix get a job lot of jiggly pixels cheap or something?

 

[joustmaster]

I think I fell asleep at times last night while watching S13. I don't recall seeing that. Do you remember what episode it was in?

The clips show.

 

[souljacker]

Did Netflix get a job lot of jiggly pixels cheap or something?

I've noticed that. Watch Better Called Saul last night and it was in lovely HD and then watched some always sunny and it was really shit quality.

 

[souljacker]

The gang win the superbowl episode was one of the best ever IMO.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

I've seen most of S13 (in one go ), and I'd say def an improvement on the previous series. The sexual harassment episode had me crying with laughter.

 

[T & P]

S14 starts in the US next week, apparently. Annoyingly we’ll have to wait a few months for the UK release.

 

[joustmaster]

S14 starts in the US next week, apparently. Annoyingly we’ll have to wait a few months for the UK release.

Thank the gods of theft and piracy

 

[Spod]

Honestly dont know how they get away with it! Some of the stuff is so edgy. I mean, it should be clear they are coming from a good place but i'm amazed they have not got into hot water and its run as long as it has.

 

[T & P]

Honestly dont know how they get away with it! Some of the stuff is so edgy. I mean, it should be clear they are coming from a good place but i'm amazed they have not got into hot water and its run as long as it has.

I think it’s fucking refreshing that they get away with it. Anyone with two bran cells to rub together should be able to work out very quickly that the makers of the series are not racist, homophobic, misogynist or advocate paedophilia, necrophilia and all the other shit just because it features regularly in the programme. Ditto the likes of South Park or Family Guy.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I've noticed that. Watch Better Called Saul last night and it was in lovely HD and then watched some always sunny and it was really shit quality.

Maybe because it wasn't filmed I hd at the beginning. It wasn't even wide-screen.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I only got netflix recently, but burned through them all quite quickly, and have found myself almost at the end a second time already and have a magna t-shirt in my Amazon basket.

 

[souljacker]

Maybe because it wasn't filmed I hd at the beginning. It wasn't even wide-screen.

No, it's the same in every series.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

i'm amazed they have not got into hot water and its run as long as it has.

Look, I'm sorry, but the guy ordered a chardonnay

 

[YouSir]

I think it’s fucking refreshing that they get away with it. Anyone with two bran cells to rub together should be able to work out very quickly that the makers of the series are not racist, homophobic, misogynist or advocate paedophilia, necrophilia and all the other shit just because it features regularly in the programme. Ditto the likes of South Park or Family Guy.

Not sure about Family Guy, last time I saw it their whole spiel was endless racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia 'gags' followed by 'yes, that is racist/anti-Semitic/homophobic isn't it?' Self awareness doesn't mean that much if you're pretty much entirely reliant on that shit to please your audience. It's Always Sunny pretty much always has something behind it's dark/offensive stuff, whether it's consistent with the characters or making some wider point, none of it's done for the laughs by itself.

 

[T & P]

One of the episodes in the last series, The Gang Solves the Bathroom Problem, ticks about all the boxes of political incorrectness, as well as being one of my favourite episdoes ever...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

No, it's the same in every series.

Do you mean it looks the same ropey quality for every series on your Tele?
It's SD until season six. It looks fine on my TV and there is a very obvious change when season six kicks in. I think they mentioned they only used real lighting, not camera lights, I don't know if they kept that going through the entire run.

 

[T & P]

Not sure about Family Guy, last time I saw it their whole spiel was endless racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia 'gags' followed by 'yes, that is racist/anti-Semitic/homophobic isn't it?' Self awareness doesn't mean that much if you're pretty much entirely reliant on that shit to please your audience. It's Always Sunny pretty much always has something behind it's dark/offensive stuff, whether it's consistent with the characters or making some wider point, none of it's done for the laughs by itself.

Fair point, though I would still wouldn't say MacFarlane is a racist etc. But it is true that FG endlessly uses such stereotypes as cheap gags with no intention of a wider point, whereas Always Sunny is so much more complex and better written.

 

[YouSir]

Fair point, though I would still wouldn't say MacFarlane is a racist etc. But it is true that FG endlessly uses such stereotypes as cheap gags with no intention of a wider point, whereas Always Sunny is so much more complex and better written.

Does MacFarlane even write for it anymore? Half assumed he'd given up to go and count his money somewhere. Either way - for whoever is writing it I think 'I'm not racist, I just make lots of racist jokes because I know racists will laugh at them' is a pretty poor defence.

 

[rekil]

I'm glad Glenn Howerton said this because that word makes my skin crawl in any context.

Yet Sunny didn't go the PC route in laying out the plot line; the episode was titled "Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person," a decision that Howerton still laments as "one of the few regrets I have. I would change that title now. I do find that title offensive, personally. At the time I don't even know what I was thinking."

The Nightman Cometh: The Oral History of the Greatest 'It’s Always Sunny' Episodes Ever

 

[Spod]

I hear you but in context, Dee and to a lesser extent the gang ended up the target of derision. I dont know how they get away with this and even more so, the blacking-up, jewish and peado stuff. I mean its clear they are not laughing at racism or child abuse (the opposite). But taken out of context it can see it causing offense. You only have to look at Brass Eye and the 'peadophilia is not funny!" backlash. On another note, respect went up for Sean Combes (P-Diddy or whatever he calls himself) on the guest appearance showing he can laugh at himself. Also was it my imagination or did the singer from Kings of Leon make a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in one episode?

I'm glad Glenn Howerton said this because that word makes my skin crawl in any context.

 

[rekil]

Also was it my imagination or did the singer from Kings of Leon make a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in one episode?

One of them, don't ask me which one, was a barman in the school reunion episode. There's also this.

Spoiler: Dennis Makes A Kings Of Leon Promo Video

 

[rekil]

Great start to the new series.