12-02-2016, 11:45 AM
I would maintain that every one of the shows you mention, Gripe, are shows with a mostly singular vision. I don't think Lorre/Prady/Molaro (LPM) is in the same class as Matt Groening or Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld. LPM has a competent vision of what a sitcom can be. There may be sparks of brilliance, like seasons 1-4, but they are they anomaly, the happy accident. Mostly you get Two and a Half Men and bad Muppets. Their instincts are wrong for brilliance. They don't have the tools. Just sparks.
We should appreciate that we got a whole bunch of sparks and still occasionally get a flicker. But we should remember that what is airing now is probably what they wanted from the beginning.
We should appreciate that we got a whole bunch of sparks and still occasionally get a flicker. But we should remember that what is airing now is probably what they wanted from the beginning.