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Slob comedy crafted with wit and intelligence
Anybody can make a comedy about a gang of hard-drinking idiots who get into amusing situations. But it takes genuine perspective and brains to make that kind of humor work on more than one level, to make it pay off with any kind of irony, to make it say something about culture and society and that old cold cruel finger of fate. <
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>Time and again, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" pulls off that mean feat. <
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>Perfect example: Upon learning that his elementary school classmates were possibly molested by their gym teacher, one of the characters is thrown into a crisis of self-esteem, essentially: Why was the coach attracted to the other kids and not him? He was a much cuter kid than they were ... wasn't he??? <
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>Much like Ren and Stimpy used to change size and proportion depending on their surroundings, the boys and girl of "Sunny" alternate in their thought processes between brain damaged and strangely elloquent -- but since it's usually in the service of making a cultural or political point, it's a device that works really well. <
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>"Sunny" is easily one of the best sit-coms on the air right now. The masses who continue to mourn the loss of "Arrested Development" would do well to turn their attention to this underseen little gem. <
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>This is a potent blend of high- and lowbrow -- a kind of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" centered around a quartet of boozy brats, or "Friends" with a more realistic amount of toxicity and "pushing 30 desperation." <
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>The dialogue flows like good improvisation and the plotting is always clever and more complicated than you'd expect (in that respect it even one-ups "Curb" whose twists can be viewed from a mile away [though that's admittedly part of "Curb's" charm]). Plus the acting is surprisingly natural and the leads have an atomic-clock degree of comic timing; DeVito, who joined in the second season as the main siblings' ne'er-do-well dad is infinitely better than he might've been and a reminder of what a shrewd comedian he can be; and I, for one, sincerely hope we see a lot more of the great Jimmi Simpson and Nate Mooney, who play the mind-boggling McPoyle twins, in S-3. <
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>Added to which, "Sunny" features one of my favorite television opening credits sequences ever. Even when I watch it on DVD, I never fast forward past it.

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Irreverent and funny
This series is touted by some critics as being the working man's Seinfeld. I say it's funnier and less formulaic to boot. The characters also live in apartments that they'd be able to afford and every set looks comfortably broken-in. <
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>The fearless writers will tackle any subject matter with hysterically inappropriate humor. I'm certain there would be an outcry from conservative groups to axe this show if it weren't so neatly tucked away on FX. Worth seeing, worth owning, can't wait for more!

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Funniest show I've ever seen.
It's crude and about as politically incorrect as you can get. They tackle every controversial issue and turn it into something hilarious. They get into situations with everything from racism, to abortions, to underage drinking, to cancer, to gun control laws, in that order, too. There is even an episode, I'm not kidding, called "The Gang Goes Jihad." I loved every minute of it. <
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>Greatest show ever made. I can't wait for the new season starting Sept 13th on FX.