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Critic Reviews
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Laden with laugh-out-loud moments. ... Just as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" so boldly and brilliantly attacks taboo subjects, so does "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," though the humor is spread from one clueless, self-centered ass to four, clueless, self-centered slackers. [4 Aug 2005]
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It's not your father's "Cheers." [3 Aug 2005]
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An underlying warmth and a certain charm to the characters mitigate some of the childish jokes and give the series real appeal. [5 Aug 2005]
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A small-scale gem. [3 Aug 2005]
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Hilarious. [4 Aug 2005]
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The laughs, as they should, come fast and hard from the characters, somehow likable in their social ineptitude. But if you can't see the situations - irreverent barely begins to describe them - as absurd, you might not have a lot of fun. [4 Aug 2005]
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Invariably clever and occasionally a laugh-out-loud riot. [1 Aug 2005]
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The castmates aren't polished performers, but they know how to work a joke fast and move on. [4 Aug 2005]
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In its eighth season, It's Always Sunny doesn't try very many new things, but the writers are smart enough to know not to mess with a successful formula, and the series carries itself with an air of aplomb that many comedies rarely come close to exhibiting.
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What makes it palatable is that it is often laugh-out-loud hilarious. If Seinfeld broke down a few barriers when it came to subject matter in a sitcom, Philadelphia gleefully smashes right through them. [3 Aug 2005]
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Funny, refreshing and bold. [4 Aug 2005]
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Has moments of brilliance. [11 Aug 2005]
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Lacks the hard, uncomfortable edges of [FX's also premiering] "Starved," but it's clear this show wants and intends to do a little damage, too. [4 Aug 2005]
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[Has an] intimate, ensemble feel, without grandstanding or fussiness or mugginess. It keeps the four feeling like good company for a half-hour. [4 Aug 2005]
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Funny - barely - in an uncomfortable, theatrical way, some moments feel like performance art or improv exercises, albeit with nice title sequences. [14 Aug 2005]
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Ridiculous, and somewhat predictable. [4 Aug 2005]
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"It's Always Sunny" peddles immaturity and discomfort with remarkable wit in a few instances. [4 Aug 2005]
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It is smug enough to think it's breaking ground, but not smart enough to know it isn't.
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In general, "Philadelphia" pulls back just short of being really tasteless, which seems to miss the point. [4 Aug 2005]
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"Sunny" simply isn't funny enough often enough to justify its rather labored envelope-pushing. [4 Aug 2005]
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It's more like Seinfeld reconceived for the slacker sensibility of a director like Kevin Smith or Richard Linklater. And that's what's wrong with the show: It's hard to shake the feeling that it's just someone's project.
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The writing is not witty enough to carry the material, which is not even very original.
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Just because you can put something on TV doesn't mean you should. [3 Aug 2005]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 281 out of 297
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Mixed: 8 out of 297
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Negative: 8 out of 297
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Nov 3, 2010
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Aug 1, 2016
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May 16, 2016