Reply #26: The older comics were great. [View All]

[Silverhair]

It isn't just a matter of an old f*rt longing for the "good ole days". The only thing good about those days was that I was young. I like modern times and having a computer in my house.

But comedy has really changed, and for the worse. I rarely watch situation comedies now. It seem that every show has to have the first five minutes of forced double meaning, on meaning regular, one sexual. Red Skelton sometimes did that too, but it always took you by surprise, was somehow natural, and was done quickly and then on to the next gag. Example:

Red has his arms full and needs the keys to open the door. Beautiful starlet has to dig in his pocket for the key.
She: I feel crazy doing this.
Red: Keep going and you will feel nuts.

While both are sexual humor, the first is tedious, while Red's was funny. "Third Rock From the Sun" was horrible. I watched exactly one episode. I am not a prude, and sex can be funny, but there is more to the human condition than sex.

And so many shows now feel like they have to raise my consciousness about some social matter. Some comedy shows seem to have a five minute sermon on some topic at the end of each show. Tired of that, I quit watching sitcoms.