XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: travoltron@defender.uni   
      
   On 3/27/2018 1:08 PM, Roger Blake wrote:   
   > For the worse, especially since the law was passed that requires every   
   > television program to have at least one openly gay character. TV was   
   > much better back in the days of Leave it to Beaver and My Three Sons.   
      
   I honestly feel like the '70s was the best era for sitcoms. They didn't   
   have to be so formal and stuffy, and they were allowed to tackle adult   
   themes as long as they did it tastefully. I still find shows like Mary   
   Tyler Moore, All in the Family, and the 70s seasons of Happy Days really   
   funny.   
      
   The '80s (my decade) went back to the wholesome, perfect families of the   
   '50s for some reason. Even worse, they would constantly have preachy   
   "very special" episodes. The only 80s sitcoms I still enjoy are Night   
   Court and ALF.   
      
   The Simpsons was a middle finger to those wholesome 80s shows like   
   Growing Pains. The only 90s "sitcoms" I enjoyed were the animated ones   
   like The Simpsons and King of the Hill. Then all the shows started to   
   get really vulgar and mean-spirited. There was a meta South Park episode   
   where they ponder if they were the ones lowered the bar for TV.   
      
   I haven't watched any 21st century sitcoms, unless you count the   
   animated shows. All those Chuck Lorre shows really irritate me.   
      
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