I am annoying anyone I come into contact with about how insanely, ridiculously, and gut-wrenchingly hilarious It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia truly is.

Unfortunately, I only discovered it two weeks ago. After my regular season shows finished for the summer, I was left with nothing but time to start up a new batch of TV shows to get addicted to. I bought Eastbound and Down and proceeded to watch all 6 episodes 5 times. Then there’s my weekly batch of Weeds and Nurse Jackie.

While these shows are amazing, there’s still something missing. So I turned my viewing hands over to the Netflix gods and their star rating system and lo and behold, Mr. Netflix tells me I will probably enjoy It’s Always Sunny.

They couldn’t have been more right. This show about 3 guys and a girl who run an unsuccessful bar in Philadelphia is the funniest scripted show on television that no one watches.

I know they said that about Arrested Development, and I will be burned at the stake for saying this but fuck that, it’s my blog, this show is funnier, in MY opinion. The characters Charlie, Dee, Mac, Dennis, and Frank are all self-obsessed, morally reprehensible, nihilistic and deeply disturbed in a humorous way, if that’s possible. It puts me in the mind of Eastbound and Down in the sense that they do and say whatever comes to mind without apology. A show about 5 anti-heroes who somehow get you to care about them.

The show is most often called Seinfeld on PCP because it is a show about nothing, but I’d liken it more to a live-action cartoon, like Family Guy or South Park. The characters come to the verge of death quite often, but in the end, life is preserved for one more day. Like cartoons, the shows are all stand-alone, and there are only a handful of recurring side characters that appear randomly throughout the seasons.

Imagine,5 people being egotistical jackasses and yet it never gets old. Among the topics already covered in previous seasons: abortion, gun control, welfare, terrorism, slavery, incest, racism and mental illness.

Filled to the brim with pop culture references and an amateur professional feel, I can’t help but wish I had written the whole thing. It is a scripted comedy but the actors are so amazing that it seems improvised. 5 main characters and I can’t say which is my favorite because they are all that good. If you haven’t watched this show, I understand, it’s on FX and as a cableless poor person, I had to figure out other ways to catch up before Season 5 begins in September. 

If you have an alternative sense of humor, please watch this show; you won’t be disappointed. We are living in the age of the anti-hero, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with next. I hope my nonsensical rantings have piqued your interest, or at the very least persuaded you to get on board. Rest assured, I will strap myself to the front door of FX  dressed as “Nightman” if they ever decide to cancel this show.