In 2023 I fell in love with Community. Curious what other sitcoms have to offer (and inspired by Abed cultural references) I decided to catch up. This is a celebration of that project.
There is skill to it. More importantly, it has to be joyful, effortless, fun. TV defeats its own purpose when it’s pushing an agenda, or trying to defeat other TV or being proud or ashamed of itself for existing. It’s TV; it’s comfort. It’s a friend you’ve known so well, and for so long you just let it be with you, and it needs to be okay for it to have a bad day or phone in a day, and it needs to be okay for it to get on a boat with Levar Burton and never come back. Because eventually, it all will.
– Abed Nadir in the finale of Community s06e13 "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television"
In 2023 I have watched 22 seasons across 5 shows. In 2024 I have watched 41 seasons across 9 shows.
If you would like to watch most of them at the same time you should do it in 2014 (11 sitcoms have aired their seasons).
3 sitcoms had musical episodes: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych and Community.