Comments on: The Cosby Show: Realer than Reality

By: Joe Calapai

Joe Calapai — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:41:41 +0000

I agree mostly, but I think the first season of "Survivor" was a pretty unique phenomenon in TV history.

But as for overall show – no way it should be in the Top Ten, let alone be ranked above "Cosby." Hell, I'd take Cosby's later CBS sitcom over "Survivor." Doug E. Doug over Richard Hatch, any day.

By: SpacemanMaxwell

SpacemanMaxwell — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:48:54 +0000

Ah come on Reggie, that guy walked around naked. That was classic sitcom humor.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:26:53 +0000

Look, survivor was able to capitalize on a massive market (lazy, complete failures) by putting together a show that reflected the direct opposite of their lazy failure existence. By ignoring the goals of the sitcom of "conflict resolution" to the goals of the reality TV show "to exist in the least realistic way possible", reality show creators were able to lower the expectation bar to produce craziness from crazy ass people for waffle fry prices (free… a random reference). Cosby may be ranked lower simply because it competes for more intelligent, old school viewers- an ever shrinking group- with other classic shows such as Home Improvement. I mean, Dharma and Greg enjoyed many years of successful reruns on fox, so how intelligent could daytime tv viewers be? I feel like most of them are just satisfied that there are dancing pictures on their screen.

By: Kevin Elie

Kevin Elie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:39:14 +0000

Check it Here… The cosby show should be 3rd on that list. That show changed American culture. It changed the world wide perception that black people can only be ball players and dealers. Also, Bill Cosby is a funny Motha fucka, he proved to all aspiring comedian and his spectators that he does not need to use foul language to have good material. That guy is a genius, plus the show really captured the full spectrum of the human experience. The show always gave valid lessons… Survivor is a good show but it does not measure to the cosby show. Sorry…

By: Tessa

Tessa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:11:14 +0000

Hey Reggie You know I got you on this issue, The cosby show to me was one of the many footprints in history. I didn't know that they placed survivor about the cosby show, And I appreciate you speaking out about it.

By: rewindboy1

rewindboy1 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:53:38 +0000

lol. reggie's jew friend. does more seasons equal a better show. if that was the case then Monday Night Football should be the best show ever. the problem is people tend to forget about older shows. survivor is more current so the buzz is stronger, a lot of people forget how big The Cosby Show was.

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:39:08 +0000

I agree that The Cosby Show is better, if only for the fact that you can rewatch the seasons without getting bored.

Survivor you can watch at most once, twice if you're on the retarded side. It's a pretty shitty show once you know who's won.

By: Reggie's Jew Friend

Reggie's Jew Friend — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:19:05 +0000

How the hell did Survivor kill the Sitcom? It brought an entirely new genre to TV, "reality television" for adults. Before that, the genre was gameshows and "The Real World". Survivor's gonna have more seasons than the Cosby Show. A good percentage of reality shows now involve components of voting people off (something that wasn't present as the context of TRW or Road Rules).

Also, most of the "Top Ten" slots in any list (especially a list of 100 items) are going to be pretty interchangable. You're overreacting a bit.

Finally, you're a "Rocktern"? That's hilarious, are you working for Chris Rock or something? Are you rotating boulders?

By: Emerson Kid

Emerson Kid — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:54:28 +0000

Like everyone else here, I completely agree. The Cosby Show was groundbreaking, while Survivor in a few years will be barely memorable.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:33:36 +0000

Yes Reggie i completely agree with u, they should put the Cosby show at the top, cause it was the best show ever for me, anyway it still the best show ever.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:15:42 +0000

That whole issue was absurd.

Moulin Rouge was like 16 spots higher on their movie list than Fargo. FUCKING FARGO.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:19:54 +0000

Reggie, I agree. The Cosby Show was CLASSIC and TIMELESS. It's still funny and relatable today. Survivor has killed the sitcom, and that's unfortunate. It's TV for a braindead generation.