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Paula-Abdul-Jabbar OP t1_jdwekjm wrote

Reply to comment by dustabor in What do you think the issue with modern sitcoms is? (Discussion) by Paula-Abdul-Jabbar

I see your point, but I don't necessarily agree with it. Shows like The Office found the footing pretty much immediately in the second season. And even the first season of the show didn't really suffer from the issues that I think are plaguing modern sitcoms.

Shows like American Auto, Welcome to Flatch, How I Met Your Father, have all had full second seasons and still don't seem like they'll end up becoming better than anything besides pretty good.

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Stinkycheese8001 t1_jdyskgn wrote

American Auto seemed like it could have been funny, but it felt like it leaned too hard into the “these people are the worst”.

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treetraversal t1_jdxe1kd wrote

The reason The Office picked up steam was because of the ability to watch the show on an iPod.

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jack3moto t1_jdyvdns wrote

People downvoting you because the office was still a big show but when you look at initial viewing numbers it only became the monster that it is today because it was one of the first streaming shows available. 2009-10 when you could watch it on netflix allowed for a revitalization more so than just through TBS/Comedy central reruns.

Without it being one of the first big shows to draw streaming attention IDK if it's still viewed in the same fashion that it is today.

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