The It's Always Sunny mishap

Last week's episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia came under some serious scrutiny when it seemed they had completely sold the show out by incorporating numerous plugs for arcade-themed restaurant Dave & Buster's and Coors beer.  Most fans hoped it was merely an elaborate joke, well it appears now that's the case.  Glenn Howerton (Dennis) tweeted the following today:

"If u watch the ep. w no commercials on DVD or iTunes or whatever u will like it a lot more. I promise. We learned our lesson on that one."

So it appears that the corporate schilling was all in good fun, but it didn't help to have the actual D&B and Coors Light commercials during the show.  Howerton went on to say that, "tonite's ep is 1 of my favs we've ever done."  This is really the first stumble I've seen from Sunny so I can give them a break.  All in all the show is outstanding and can't wait to see the rest of the season.

Great Thursday Night Debuts

I'm hoping everyone caught The Office, Community and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia last night (or at least DVRed them). 

The Office started off with a great opening segment with Michael, Dwight and Andy performing their attempts at parkour, which Jim described accurately as a phenomena way past it's prime.  Overall the episode was great when Michael was involved, including his string of "rumors" about everyone in the office.  Particularly funny was Andy's bi-curiousness.  Thankfully, it appears the show hasn't dropped off...yet.

Community was making its premiere tonight and here's the one thing that needs to be taken away from the show.  You can't expect laugh out loud situations as the character development is the driving force for at least a few more episodes.  Give this show some time, I think it has a lot of potential.  I liked the pop culture references (one character being referred to as Slumdog Millionaire, playing Bejeweled on the iPhone) and I believe the supporting cast plays well off each other.  Keep watching...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is absolutely one of the top 3 comedies on television right now.  The writing and improvisation for this show is amazing and typically their episode plots are topical and relevant.  Last night was no exception when the gang dealt with the housing collapse and Dee attempted to become a surrogate mother.  The best part of the episode was Dennis & Mac becoming the good realtor, bad realtor team of Honey & Vinegar.  This premise alone made me chuckle and seeing it in action truly had me laughing out loud. 

Undoubtedly, Thursday night is the best night of comedy on television and only gets better once 30 Rock returns.  Keep watching people!

It's Always Sunny

For those of you who like seeing the antics of those idiotic bar owners from the city of Brotherly Love, Variety.com says:

The fifth season of edgy laffer "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" returns to Thursdays at 10 p.m. starting Sept. 17 -- the same night NBC rolls out its 8-10 p.m. comedy lineup. "Sunny's" fifth season will consist of 12 episodes, part of the whopping 39-episode order FX made last year for the comedy.

We all knew that "Sunny" would be back for the fall, just didn't know when. This is one of the funniest, edgiest, craziest shows on television. If you aren't watching, then what are you doing? Here's a clip from last season to get your juices flowing.