What's In My Queue?- Week 7

Which group was stranger this week: The Solomon family or the gang over at Paddy's Pub?


3rd Rock from the Sun- Seasons 1 and 2:

About a year ago, my wife and I began watching this show together, both heading in completely blind. We were hooked within minutes. But we took a break from it after two seasons. We're getting back into the show within the next few weeks, so I spent the week re-binge watching the first two seasons as a refresher. I love the chemistry these characters have with each other and I find the writing and messages of each episode to be both clever and poignant. Since they are aliens, each episode focuses on a foreign study of human life. It's a very humorous satire that I love diving into with each episode. I know a lot of modern viewers like to watch this as a major starting point for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career, but the real star of the show is John Lithgow as Dick Solomon. I could watch his material every day, he's that funny. 3rd Rock from the Sun is an easy favorite of mine and, you guessed it, will be getting its own retrospective once I've finished going through all 6 seasons.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- Season 2:

I tried. I REALLY tried. I gave it one more season, so I could be introduced to the character dynamic once Danny DeVito was added on. And, I really felt like I gave it a chance but it isn't for me. I won't deny the show has its humorous moments, but I'm not in that proper mindset for it. I'm just not in this morally depraved state right now, but I'll admit if I was, this is probably a show I'd turn to for humor. Everyone has a different definition of what's funny to them and I'll acknowledge this show is funny for a lot of people. It just isn't for me...right now. It could be some day, but today it's getting a mild pass from me. Maybe I'll revisit it, or try going through it very slowly and maybe some mild fandom for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will spark out of it. But that's a big maybe.


3rd Rock from the Sun and images are copyrighted by Carsey-Werner Distribution

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and images are copyrighted by 20th Television