It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - TV Series Review

Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, and Andy Buckley in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Darkly Hilarious Series Delight

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia develops plot consistently and day by day it becomes more dramatic and interesting The show revolves around five friends who own and operate a half-brother, half-incestual Irish bar the Paddy’s Pub in Philadelphia. Thus, in the show the group constantly falls for great ideas that are fueled with greed and unreasonable ambitions. These friends meet most preferably when plotting schemes that are bound not to work out, or when causing destruction to acquaintances, even by accident. Combined with the challenges of running a business while coping with life, they develop one comical situation after another, buried just on one side of mania and the other of nihilism.

The notions of egocentricity, idiocy, and friendship intertwine with unfettered crassness in tone which switches between vulgarity and drama. (quantity: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a TV show that does not hold a single punch from laces of dark comedy, commentaries on modern culture. The show itself is very useful in pointing out how flawed and silly human beings are when they do not have a conscience to guide them. The show is filthy and in your face comedy and every episode has a hint of sarcasm and satire.

The cast is fabulous-cast ensemble. Elliot’s Charlie Kelly is an American television actor best known for his raw and innate comedic talent; Poots, Glenn Howerton portrays Dennis Reynolds; Rob McElhenney the delusional and optimistic Mac, Kaitlin Olson is Dee Reynolds and finally; the lieutenant, Frank Reynolds, played by Danny DeVito. What is memorable is the energy of the two leads, their chemistry, practical and realistic filled humor, and their ability to take silly situations to the next level. In realizing these rather pathetic personalities and their fully-fledged skin-deep imaginary world so well, viewers find themselves immersed in disbelief and amusement.

Having the directing helms by Matt Shakman and Fred Savage, the series sustains this rapid-fire, riotous pacing that has endeared the show to its fans. Unfortunately, some of the directors do not handle the chaos of the action sequences effectively while spices of hilarious comedy are an equally unique effort, in making each episodic portion new and nerve-wracking, despite the underlying theme of these lifelong friendship, which has come to be quite clichéd.

The background music which is known as ‘ The Dayman’ is a collection of stock music, which enhances the crazed feelings of the show. The selection of relatively mundane and happy-sounding songs further adds to the show’s ironic undertone, and the comedic aspect of the suspense. It adds to the confusion of events happening of screen, improving the experience in terms of visuals remarkably.

While not extraordinary in any way the cinematography of the film helps to capture the normality of the characters’ lives. The crude cinematography basically depends mostly on character relations with little consideration of the scripts’ ridiculousness. A few good cartoony visual jokes drive home the comedical timing, but stern simplification dominates.

The Platting is well done as a shabby Irish pub in the not so classy neighborhood. It also effectively_delta_footnote_to_goodbook constitutionalizes the unbelievable, albeit charmingly seedy, setting to the sitcomish farce of the characters. Indeed, the outer appearance of Paddy’s Pub looks rather sloppy and dirty but at the same time, it looks more than inviting, If not for the untidiness which adds to the Vikings ensemble’s mischievous hi-jinks.

What is more, the special effects if any are used wisely and logically in the sense of the overall realistically comical show. The shown circumstances that would need over-the-top special effects occur rarely, and the show stays ragged, giving all the audience focus on the writing and the humor. This means that the event happens quickly and the attention of the audience does not drift, from one comedic event to another all being tied together in one fluid motion. The swift switch between scenes prolongs the acute speed at which the show is narrated, and the jokes roll one after the other. They are packed with no boring moments as every episode moves smoothly through plot and comical turns and revealed moments. This urgency is also illustrative of the randomness and disorder of the characters’ lives enhancing the shows frenzied tone. The relations between the characters are adorned by elements of intrigues and therefore the writing contains a lot of insults and banter. It looks natural; the dialogue is complements of the comedians, who know how to give life to every scene. Not only satirical humor contributes to the overall appeal of the show’s identity but also verbal playfulness combined with commentary on topics that raise eyebrows.

IT is worth mentioning that the show deals with satire, and while it can be very provocative at times, and while some may not find it optimal majoring at the outrageous, it may not be ideal for all. While the show’s characters seem to be utterly incorrigible, it often seems that their behavior is on the same level across different seasons. However, such an approach is mesmerizing and is the reason why the viewers who are fans of this show come back for more episodes.

Viewing It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia may be compared to getting a dosage of a feel-good comedy cocktail. The rude behaviours of the gang in addition to the dubbing of the programme as politically incorrect delivers an entertaining program. It’s amazingly entertaining, with profuse jokes and satirical scenes that are memorable, making the viewers want more of the ridiculous scenarios.