Thanks for your comment, but there is just so much that irks me about it. First of all, you “heard” 2 and Half Men was both the “best” and “most watched” “comedy” on tv? Who did you hear this from? I’m guessing it was either someone above the age of 40, someone who thinks overalls are in style, or someone without a college diploma. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t question my style based on your opinion of a show you “heard” was good.

Two and Half Men certainly is the most watched comedy on television, but that in no way makes it the best. In fact, I’d say its in a dead heat for the worst comedy on television, tied only with every other comedy on CBS. I have, out of academic curiosity, watched this show once, and its exactly what you would expect: an old-fashioned, multi-camera sitcom (think of your favorite comedy from the 1990′s, almost two decades ago) full of predictable one-liners, no character depth or growth, horrible recorded laughter, and self-contained episodic series with no serialized arc.

Two and Half Men represents everything that’s bad in television today. If you disagree, this is not the blog for you. I’m someone who demands more from his television than just something to have on in the background while I do the dishes. I want to be invested in characters and plots that grow organically, changing and morphing as the seasons and series progresses; I want to laugh when I think something is funny, not when the studio audience with the flashing “Laugh!” sign does; I want to watch a program that is trying to appeal to a modern, youthful audience, not purposely sticking with old-school techniques to appeal to the 40+ demographic; and I want to watch series that try NEW things, take risks, and are emotionally honest.

Even the people at CBS understand what they’re doing, and have admitted as much: I’ve spoken, on more than one occasion, with several high ranking CBS execs (I wrote a mini-thesis in college on the differences between CBS programming and NBC programming) and all of them have essentially admitted that multi-camera sitcoms are indeed passe and of lesser artistic quality than other programs, but they’re cheap to make and appeal to the broader and older crowds that make up CBS’s main support base.

Not voting for Two and a Half Men is equally important in my book as voting for a truly innovative and funny show that deserves a nod despite its smaller audience, like Human Giant or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Does this not fly with you? What’s your stance?