After watching ''All in the Family" for class, I could not help but notice how different the show was when compared to a modern day sitcom, such as "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." "In the episode of "Family" the characters appeared jaded, and the father was unlikable, in my opinion. Personally, the story line revolved too heavily around the issue of homosexuality, and the jokes were excessively crude. Rarely was humor used in a light-hearted way; rather, the jokes were dry and mean-spirited.
Currently, my favorite sitcom is "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." The show is extremely raunchy, and the topics discussed are controversial; however, the characters still possess a loving, good-natured quality. Never have I felt uncomfortable watching the show, whereas "Family" left me with an uncomfortable taste. The characters in "Sunny" are blatantly ignorant and stupid, similar to the characters in "Family".
Since its debut in 1971, the show "Modern Family" was monumental in that the topics and opinions discussed in the dialogue were considered inappropriate for family audiences. Issues such as homosexuality, racism, and sexism were broached with a sense of casualness. The show constantly ranked among the highest rated television shows, and even won numerous Emmys.
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" debuted in 2005, and immediately audiences loved the smart, painfully hilarious sitcom. The series follows a group of five self-centered bar owners, as they run their Irish Pub into the ground. I have loved this show since its inception, and although it is rude, and the characters appear stupid and one-dimensional, the show possesses a lovable quality that I feel as though "All in the Family" could never possess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_family
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