The original post: /r/television by /u/goatamon on 2024-10-13 11:47:31.
So, which ones do you think have aged well and which ones have aged badly?
An obvious candidate for me would be the golden age Simpsons seasons. 1-2 were good, but they hadn’t quite hit their stride yet, while seasons 3-7 are absolute solid gold even today. 8-9 are also still great, but that’s where the first cracks start to appear. Anyways, my point is that peak Simpsons is still some of the best comedy ever even damn near 30 years on.
Speaking of Groening’s stuff, the original run of Futurama qualifies too I think.
Friends? I think my feelings towards Friends nowadays is the same as it always was: solidly ok. Basically the most middle-of-the-road sitcom possible.
As for aging badly in my opinion, I can’t think of a better example than How I Met Your Mother.
It’s a weird one: I watched it originally as it came out. I enjoyed it for the most part, even though the last few seasons were much weaker. Aside from the notoriously terrible ending, I had fun with it.
Then, literally like 2-3 years after it ended, I decided I’d rewatch it and was immediately hit with “why did I ever think this was good?”. Like, there’s some bits that definitely hold up, but on the whole, I pretty much can’t stand it now. I don’t think I’ve ever done such a fast 180 on a show in my life, I’m not sure what happened exactly.