We've now finished season 5 of The Office on DVD, and thus must sit around impatiently until season 6 is done and out on DVD. (No, we don't have Tivo, nor is it realistic with yon small children for us to get episodes from online and sit around a computer watching. No, we don't have devices to transfer them from online to TV, as far as I know, nor the time to do it, so just never mind because this isn't the point.)
I want recommendations for another good comedy series to watch. No, a great comedy series. Hopefully without too much violence, but some sex and innuendo is fine since it goes right over the little ones' heads. (And honestly I think it does way less traumatic harm than viewing violence.) And I warn you, we have serious and perhaps unreasonable aversions to laugh tracks.
Incidentally, I normally read spoilers happily, sometimes even seek them out. But somehow I never saw the one about the big revelation at the end of s5 there (involving Jim/Pam). And I'm so glad, because it was a joyous surprise. And so well played, too. Glee!
I want recommendations for another good comedy series to watch. No, a great comedy series. Hopefully without too much violence, but some sex and innuendo is fine since it goes right over the little ones' heads. (And honestly I think it does way less traumatic harm than viewing violence.) And I warn you, we have serious and perhaps unreasonable aversions to laugh tracks.
Incidentally, I normally read spoilers happily, sometimes even seek them out. But somehow I never saw the one about the big revelation at the end of s5 there (involving Jim/Pam). And I'm so glad, because it was a joyous surprise. And so well played, too. Glee!
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golden girls is great! but alas it has an audience/laugh track
There's five seasons of that on dvd through netflix.
Arrested Development (whimpers) - it got cancelled, but what's available is hilarious.
I think Black Books (british series) does not have a laugh track.
Extras is frigging awesome to the sauce.
I've heard good things about Always Sunny in Philadelphia - can't remember if it has a laugh track.
How I Met Your Mother has frequent moments of brilliance but I think it has a laugh track (alas), as does Big Bang Theory.
I also effing ADORE Entourage - it may or may not be your cup of tea.
Unfortunately, Glee is still in first season, and so just online and first run - it's wicked good.
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30 Rock is lots of fun as well.
How I Met Your Mother is also very choice.
If you're not against any type of British comedy, I recommend these if you have not already seen them, of course:
The Vicar of Dibley
The IT Crowd
Blackadder
Keeping Up Appearances
Top Gear - Yes, it's a car show, but it's fantastic!
A Walk on the Wild Side - Just look it up on YouTube and you'll see what I mean.
And I don't know if you've already watched Scrubs. but we truly adore it here at the Anderson Ancestral Abode. I suspect you guys would really enjoy it. I am also partial to the Big Bang Theory, but your aversion to laugh tracks, might make such a love impossible for you.
You know, I was considering going back and seeing Scrubs properly. Every time we caught an episode at random, something in it cracked us up. And Big Bang is getting so many votes, I may try it anyway. After all, Frasier had a laugh track and I liked that quite a lot...
Thanks!
Do try Big Bang if you think you can stand the laugh track. I don't care for them, either, but this show is worth putting up with it, in my opinion. Geek humor and sex in equal measure. I kind of want to have this show's babies.
I would recommend Top Gear but I don't know how you'd be able to watch it. They might be available on dvd but I kind of doubt it.
Cheers,
SMW
We've got all of them from torrents, but if you guys don't want to do that then you'll just have to cross your fingers that they'll eventually release more here. :-)
I know it isn't quite in the right genre, but I just have to put a plug out for Gilmore Girls. It can be ridiculously funny and I just love the witty dialogue.
And maybe
The Middleman? The Middleman was only on for one season, on ABC Family, but wow was it awesome. I loved it, and bought it the second they (finally) released it onto DVD. Each episode references something in the scifi genre, and I loved picking all the references out.
Hope you find something good!