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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 16, 2017 13:45:59 GMT
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Post by Kirk-Picard on Jul 16, 2017 14:56:32 GMT
The Office (US)
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Post by Viced on Jul 16, 2017 15:51:20 GMT
Three shows I got more and more sick of as they went along. The Office at its best is the winner here.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jul 17, 2017 2:04:49 GMT
Parks and Rec all the way.
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Post by Sharbs on Jul 17, 2017 2:52:13 GMT
The Office. Without. A. Doubt.
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Post by forksforest on Jul 19, 2017 13:32:47 GMT
Parks, always
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Post by morton on Jul 19, 2017 15:30:07 GMT
Three shows I got more and more sick of as they went along. The Office at its best is the winner here. It was tough, but I ultimately had to go with The Office too. I agree that all three shows should have ended a lot sooner than they did because the quality really went down on them. For me, The Office had the biggest dip in quality, but Parks and Rec had a really rough first season and took longer to find its groove. In the end, I went with The Office because even though it had lower lows, imo, I agree that it hit the highest highs of all three shows.
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Post by cheesecake on Jul 19, 2017 21:40:22 GMT
I'll know for sure when Brooklyn ends and can judge all three as a whole, but I'm giving it the edge at the moment. I find the writing a lot more consistent and the ensemble and subplots are well balanced. It did have a rough patch at the start of season four but its return earlier this year -- I was loving it.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Apr 18, 2018 6:20:46 GMT
Parks and Recs for me.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 18, 2018 6:29:09 GMT
Parks and Rec / The Office are basically interchangeable for me. The Office was definitely more innovative, but Parks and Rec didn't butcher its final season nearly as bad. Both have their highs and lows, their standout characters and forgettable ones, but both will always hold a special place in my heart.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine on the other hand doesn't really do anything for me. Binge-watched most of the first season before giving up. It's decent TV but not good enough to keep me watching. The episodes really started to blend together with no standout moments or gags, and the sitcom format was becoming really monotonous. Also doesn't help that the main character is a loud, obnoxious, d-bag. Andy Samberg is no Steve Carrell.
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Post by quetee on Apr 20, 2018 19:36:43 GMT
I'm binging the Office. Watched first season when it first came out then got too busy to finish it. So I decided to binge it before Netflix takes it off site.
So when does it start to get bad. I'm in season 5 and I'm growing tired of the dwight, Andy and angela triangle.
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Post by Sharbs on Apr 20, 2018 19:40:53 GMT
before Netflix takes it off site. what
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Post by quetee on Apr 20, 2018 20:01:25 GMT
before Netflix takes it off site. what all 9 seasons are on Netflix. I gotta watch it before they yank it.
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Post by Sharbs on Apr 20, 2018 20:10:40 GMT
all 9 seasons are on Netflix. I gotta watch it before they yank it. yeah, i just didn't know they were yanking it.
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Post by Samanthasmith on Jul 14, 2018 19:40:24 GMT
PSA the office is not leaving Netflix. Netflix has debunked this rumor
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 14, 2018 21:19:31 GMT
For much of its run The Office was arguably the best US sitcom ever which was shocking because it already had a great British version but the US one took on a life of its own and had it's own charms, distinctly its own. 30 Rock made me laugh more but The Office really balanced humor and making you care about the characters.
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Post by idioticbunny on Jul 14, 2018 22:27:03 GMT
I'm only three seasons into Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but it doesn't even hold a candle to the other two IMO (though I still am enjoying it more than I did in the first half of season one).
And while The Office is a personal favorite of mine and has the higher highs, it also really goes off the rails far too many times and is wildly inconsistent. The last two seasons alone are practically unwatchable (this includes the much lauded "Finale" episode).
Parks and Rec, on the other hand, is a top three show for me and remains consistent and true to its characters through its entire run-time. Would also consider it my happy show as it rarely, if ever, fails to bring a smile to my face.
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Post by IceTruckDexter on Jul 15, 2018 0:03:50 GMT
Parks and Recreation probably for consistency and Ron Swanson reasons. The Office can be utterly hysterical at its best. Brooklyn Nine-Nine had a great first season then took a nosedive in quality and eventually went down the social justice warrior chasm.
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Post by DeepArcher on Dec 14, 2018 7:22:12 GMT
Having seen all three shows now after fully catching up on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I can definitely say with confidence that Parks and Rec is easily the best of the three. The thing is, though, they're all fantastic (at their best) to the point that ranking them feels arbitrary. Parks and Rec is clearly the best, though, not only having the best cast of characters but being the most consistently funny. It really deserves the praise that The Office usually gets. The Office is indeed great, but it takes a dip in quality after its first five seasons or so and *really* tanks after Carell leaves, and that kind of inconsistently just doesn't do it for me. Parks and Rec, on the other hand, more or less only got better as it went along (with some exceptions), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine has arguably had the same trajectory, though it's remarkably consistent on a season-by-season basis so it's hard to say. The Office also just doesn't have the same quality of characters as the other two, I think in large part because it's the most directly satirical and hence most everyone is just a caricature rather than a believable human being. They just can't elicit any empathy from me, outside of (most of) the Jim/Pam stuff. But at the end of the day, The Office just doesn't have any characters as good as the likes of Ron Swanson or Ray Holt.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is about as consistently hilarious as Parks and Rec and the characters are almost just as endearing and likable, but it too has its flaws. Namely, it kinda resorts to the same basic plot structure for most of its episodes, almost always resorting to the "character hears that one line that helps them solve the mystery" trope, which I guess to some extent it's trying to satirize, but when it uses it so much for its own conflict resolution, it gets really irritating. With this flaw many of its plots and concepts kinda lack creativity, and ultimately a lot of its episodes do bleed together. It does have a lot of standout gags, recurring jokes, etc...but not quite on the iconic level of the other two shows. It also struggles with its romantic storylines, at least compared to the other two. That said, I applaud the way it galvanizes its more hefty and sensitive subject matter, especially in the more recent seasons, and is able to deal with weighty issues without compromising its comedy in the slightest.
Still, all that leaves Parks and Rec as the clear winner of the trio. It's a show that I really can't say anything bad about. It gets off to a rocky start (as do the other two), but the way it grows into its own -- especially once Ben and Chris are added to the main cast and Mark is booted out -- is really beautiful.
And because The Office still has the best standout moments/episodes of the trio ... the other two shows have never quite reached the heights of stuff like "Dinner Party" and "Stress Relief" in terms of individual episodes ... I'd say it's the runner-up here despite how hard it tanks in its later seasons, bringing the official ranking to:
1. Parks and Recreation 2. The Office 3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
If Brooklyn Nine-Nine continues its upward trajectory and has a stellar finish, though, it could possibly jump into second place.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 15, 2018 19:09:34 GMT
Having seen all three shows now after fully catching up on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I can definitely say with confidence that Parks and Rec is easily the best of the three. The thing is, though, they're all fantastic (at their best) to the point that ranking them feels arbitrary. Parks and Rec is clearly the best, though, not only having the best cast of characters but being the most consistently funny. It really deserves the praise that The Office usually gets. The Office is indeed great, but it takes a dip in quality after its first five seasons or so and *really* tanks after Carell leaves, and that kind of inconsistently just doesn't do it for me. Parks and Rec, on the other hand, more or less only got better as it went along (with some exceptions), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine has arguably had the same trajectory, though it's remarkably consistent on a season-by-season basis so it's hard to say. The Office also just doesn't have the same quality of characters as the other two, I think in large part because it's the most directly satirical and hence most everyone is just a caricature rather than a believable human being. They just can't elicit any empathy from me, outside of (most of) the Jim/Pam stuff. But at the end of the day, The Office just doesn't have any characters as good as the likes of Ron Swanson or Ray Holt. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is about as consistently hilarious as Parks and Rec and the characters are almost just as endearing and likable, but it too has its flaws. Namely, it kinda resorts to the same basic plot structure for most of its episodes, almost always resorting to the "character hears that one line that helps them solve the mystery" trope, which I guess to some extent it's trying to satirize, but when it uses it so much for its own conflict resolution, it gets really irritating. With this flaw many of its plots and concepts kinda lack creativity, and ultimately a lot of its episodes do bleed together. It does have a lot of standout gags, recurring jokes, etc...but not quite on the iconic level of the other two shows. It also struggles with its romantic storylines, at least compared to the other two. That said, I applaud the way it galvanizes its more hefty and sensitive subject matter, especially in the more recent seasons, and is able to deal with weighty issues without compromising its comedy in the slightest. Still, all that leaves Parks and Rec as the clear winner of the trio. It's a show that I really can't say anything bad about. It gets off to a rocky start (as do the other two), but the way it grows into its own -- especially once Ben and Chris are added to the main cast and Mark is booted out -- is really beautiful. And because The Office still has the best standout moments/episodes of the trio ... the other two shows have never quite reached the heights of stuff like "Dinner Party" and "Stress Relief" in terms of individual episodes ... I'd say it's the runner-up here despite how hard it tanks in its later seasons, bringing the official ranking to: 1. Parks and Recreation 2. The Office 3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine If Brooklyn Nine-Nine continues its upward trajectory and has a stellar finish, though, it could possibly jump into second place. Great write-up
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 15, 2018 21:12:32 GMT
Having seen all three shows now after fully catching up on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I can definitely say with confidence that Parks and Rec is easily the best of the three. The thing is, though, they're all fantastic (at their best) to the point that ranking them feels arbitrary. Parks and Rec is clearly the best, though, not only having the best cast of characters but being the most consistently funny. It really deserves the praise that The Office usually gets. The Office is indeed great, but it takes a dip in quality after its first five seasons or so and *really* tanks after Carell leaves, and that kind of inconsistently just doesn't do it for me. Parks and Rec, on the other hand, more or less only got better as it went along (with some exceptions), and Brooklyn Nine-Nine has arguably had the same trajectory, though it's remarkably consistent on a season-by-season basis so it's hard to say. The Office also just doesn't have the same quality of characters as the other two, I think in large part because it's the most directly satirical and hence most everyone is just a caricature rather than a believable human being. They just can't elicit any empathy from me, outside of (most of) the Jim/Pam stuff. But at the end of the day, The Office just doesn't have any characters as good as the likes of Ron Swanson or Ray Holt. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is about as consistently hilarious as Parks and Rec and the characters are almost just as endearing and likable, but it too has its flaws. Namely, it kinda resorts to the same basic plot structure for most of its episodes, almost always resorting to the "character hears that one line that helps them solve the mystery" trope, which I guess to some extent it's trying to satirize, but when it uses it so much for its own conflict resolution, it gets really irritating. With this flaw many of its plots and concepts kinda lack creativity, and ultimately a lot of its episodes do bleed together. It does have a lot of standout gags, recurring jokes, etc...but not quite on the iconic level of the other two shows. It also struggles with its romantic storylines, at least compared to the other two. That said, I applaud the way it galvanizes its more hefty and sensitive subject matter, especially in the more recent seasons, and is able to deal with weighty issues without compromising its comedy in the slightest. Still, all that leaves Parks and Rec as the clear winner of the trio. It's a show that I really can't say anything bad about. It gets off to a rocky start (as do the other two), but the way it grows into its own -- especially once Ben and Chris are added to the main cast and Mark is booted out -- is really beautiful. And because The Office still has the best standout moments/episodes of the trio ... the other two shows have never quite reached the heights of stuff like "Dinner Party" and "Stress Relief" in terms of individual episodes ... I'd say it's the runner-up here despite how hard it tanks in its later seasons, bringing the official ranking to: 1. Parks and Recreation 2. The Office 3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine If Brooklyn Nine-Nine continues its upward trajectory and has a stellar finish, though, it could possibly jump into second place. I actually really liked Brandan-o-quits!
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Post by DeepArcher on Dec 15, 2018 21:45:09 GMT
I actually really liked Brandan-o-quits! That's the first time I've heard that! Nah, he's far from the worst, he's just really dry and has no personality. Just kind of a buzzkill whenever he comes on screen.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 16, 2018 0:21:38 GMT
I actually really liked Brandan-o-quits! That's the first time I've heard that! Nah, he's far from the worst, he's just really dry and has no personality. Just kind of a buzzkill whenever he comes on screen. I wish I could take credit, but it's what Leslie calls him after he says that he's taking the job elsewhere. I've probably watched through the show about 7 times now. I'm what you'd call an expert.
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Post by DeepArcher on Dec 16, 2018 0:54:28 GMT
I wish I could take credit, but it's what Leslie calls him after he says that he's taking the job elsewhere. I've probably watched through the show about 7 times now. I'm what you'd call an expert. Oh no, I've heard that before. I meant that it's the first time I've heard someone say they really liked him
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 16, 2018 1:06:31 GMT
I wish I could take credit, but it's what Leslie calls him after he says that he's taking the job elsewhere. I've probably watched through the show about 7 times now. I'm what you'd call an expert. Oh no, I've heard that before. I meant that it's the first time I've heard someone say they really liked him I dunno, he wasn't my favorite or anything... but I liked his version of the show's straight man (though Adam Scott/Ben were definitely better).
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