Most American sitcoms are devoid of likeable characters
Posted: September 17th, 2020, 10:11 pm
Has anyone noticed that most American sitcoms are completely devoid of likeable and moral characters? In fact, it seems damn near impossible to find any sitcoms with likeable characters. Some examples:
2 and a Half Men
Mom
Shameless
The Goldbergs
Everybody Loves Raymond
The King of Queens
And that just naming a few. This trend seems to go as far back as the late 80s. The show "Married With Children" is likely the show that kicked things off.
This is probably the main reason why I find it difficult to get any enjoyment out of most American sitcoms. The characters are often such mean spirited and horrible people, that it makes them difficult to sit through. Such behavior is often glorified on those shows and presented of being a good thing. It's also pretty obvious that such shows have a major impact on how society acts. People learn from what they watch on TV. Especially children and teens. They see this behavior, think it's cool and start acting it out in thier day to day like. The same can even be said for some American CommercialsI. It's media brainwashing at it's finest.
2 and a Half Men
Mom
Shameless
The Goldbergs
Everybody Loves Raymond
The King of Queens
And that just naming a few. This trend seems to go as far back as the late 80s. The show "Married With Children" is likely the show that kicked things off.
This is probably the main reason why I find it difficult to get any enjoyment out of most American sitcoms. The characters are often such mean spirited and horrible people, that it makes them difficult to sit through. Such behavior is often glorified on those shows and presented of being a good thing. It's also pretty obvious that such shows have a major impact on how society acts. People learn from what they watch on TV. Especially children and teens. They see this behavior, think it's cool and start acting it out in thier day to day like. The same can even be said for some American CommercialsI. It's media brainwashing at it's finest.