The only currently airing domestic sitcom I can think of that doesn't follow that formula is Arrested Development.
Malcolm in the Middle. Yeah, the husband does stupid things he tries to hide, but so does everyone else on the show, and there's very little caring and sharing. Plus, no laugh track.
Do single-parent family sitcoms count as domestic? Because that expands the pool to include shows like Two And A Half Men.
The Bernie Mac Show
is pretty funny, the couple times I've seen it.
Networks have sports, the same old sitcoms, and increasingly sleazy reality programming.
When I was watching the finals last night I saw a commercial for a show called, "Wife Swap." And then another for something else called, "Desperate Housewives." It was somewhat disturbing to me.
Are you sure that wasn't spam, Kristen? Maybe that's where they're getting their ideas now. Next on FOX, Wife Swap followed by Split Her in Two with Your Huge Member. Next week, Debt Consolidation, FREE!
Debt Consolidation, FREE!
Man I'd totally watch that.
Are you sure that wasn't spam, Kristen?
Unless spam got a lot more profitable, I don't think spammers can afford 30 second spots during the NBA finals.
Has anyone seen the ads for the new sitcom on Fox? The premise is that two black guys move to the suburbs. Wacky, huh? Wait, it gets better: their mom is there to put a stop to their wacky hijinks.
Sounds great.
When I was watching the finals last night I saw a commercial for a show called, "Wife Swap."
You know what's funny about that, Kristen? The premise sounds almost exactly like the
Chappelle's Show
sketch "Trading Spouses," in which it was technically a husband swap.