In serious telly minority

[wiseheart]

I know it's probably my fault that I just can't watch American sitcoms. Try as I may, I just don't find them funny at all. I don't know what kind of audience they are meant for, but I'm most certainly not part of that group. I find these shows stupid, infantile, boring, annoying, verbose, un-lifelike and their protagonists are people I would never want to even meet in my life.

Unfortunately, both Hungarian and German channels are flooded with this crap. Pro7, once a channel with sarcastic, self-produced programmes, currently runs Two And A Half Men (my personal pet hate), The Big Bang Theory, Two Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother and at least half a dozen other shows of the same irk. Now, it is possible that I miss a gene that would make me endure them, but that doesn't play any role for the results.

Come to think, I don't find American comedy movies all that funny, either. In fact, I find them boring, annoying... see the list above. Or American romantic movies that are so kitchy that they make holes in my teeth. I used to like action films while they still had a plot and contained anything else but people being killed onscreen in the dozens. And sci-fi movies, when they still had more than just overblown special effects.

Thank God for the German channel tele5. It only runs advertising for the entire morning, but at least in the afternoon there are sci-fi re-runs: Star Trek, mostly, but also Stargate and Andromeda at times.

Sorry for the rant. If, unlike me, you do like American sitcoms and movies, more power to you. I just wish we had a little more alternatives to choose from.

Comments

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

R and I rarely watch comedy. We watch Big Bang Theory on TV. I can't think of a comedy movie we like unless you count Quentin Tarantino's Drama/Comedy stuff.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched many US series for quite a while, although I saw the first two seasons of "Elementary" over Christmas this year and enjoyed them. I've also seen a few seasons of The Big Bang Theory and enjoyed them. I'm not up-to-date on what the recent seasons are like. In terms of US comedy, I think I will always love M*A*S*H. If I walk past a television showing a re-run, I usually end up watching. I don't know how they did that for 11 years and had an actual ending.

I know what you mean about too many of the newer science fiction films being mostly special effects and most of all other movies being about blowing things up. It does indeed get boring.

[jen-rock.livejournal.com]

I actually find most American sitcoms boring. They're just the same ol thing over and over again. I do like "The Big Bang Theory" because I can relate to being a geeky scientist but even that I'm seasons behind on it. I'm not a fan of most comedy movies either. I prefer British humor. Too many comedies are based on people acting stupid and that tends to annoy me.

I do wish there were more cerebral sci-fi shows and movies out there. I can enjoy over-the-top action and special effects but there's something to be said for shows like "Star Trek," that had more intellectual content that made the viewer think. But even in the past, those types of shows were rare.

[sammydragoncat]

They haven't made a decent Sitcom in years. I avoid watching them/

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I generally don't like sitcoms, they are just too silly.

[breannarose1.livejournal.com]

This American doesn't get them either.
for tv: A few (like Mom) get my attention for a few episodes here and there but I can't dedicate time to watch each and every episode.
for movies: ...nothing.... ok, maybe, a few animated movies but not much

Although: I'm going to give Seth McFarlane's (correct spelling?!?) new show The Orville a chance.

Andromeda, Farscape, Babylon 5...shows I miss.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Andromeda and B5 are among my favourites, too. I didn't like Farscape, though, and only made it through a few episodes.