Tired of always rooting for the "good guy" in film and tv? Did you always wish the characters in "Friends" were all villainous, treacherous a-holes who would be willing to screw over their family members if it meant achieving something so petty as getting revenge against a frat house for a rivalry THEY THEMSELVES started? Do you enjoy "instant karma" videos, and videos of irony?
If your answer if "yes" to any of that, then IASIP is YOUR show. Who needs protagonists? Hell, who needs ANTI-HEROES. This is a show all about the lowlifes, the thieves, the criminals, the idiotic rascals. This is a show where stupid plays "chicken" with ego. This is a satisfying, HILARIOUS show where terrible people constantly screw themselves over (as well as each other), so you have nobody really to root for, but just laugh at the absurdity that these morons get themselves into.
The characters are ridiculous, but honestly not all that unrealistic. They share common traits with SO many people in society, including celebrities, politicians (the Clinton family, anyone?), co-workers, maybe even close friends or family members. It's relatable, and vicarious as you watch these freak-show hacks make the most pathetic and laughable attempts to impress those around them, only for their plans to usually backfire in their faces. It's satisfying, funny, and weirdly charming.
The actors do an amazing job not taking it seriously, while taking their jobs seriously. You can't help but hate loving them. Or love hating them? The show may drive some people nuts, and that's totally understandable. But man, it's such a ridiculous show, if you know how to not take a show seriously, this is the greased watermelon. The show, where you love to see people fail.
And man, the opening scenes that set up the episode titles are so fekkin SOLID! I laugh almost EVERY time that episode title pops up. This is like the modern-day, edgy Monty Python.
If your answer if "yes" to any of that, then IASIP is YOUR show. Who needs protagonists? Hell, who needs ANTI-HEROES. This is a show all about the lowlifes, the thieves, the criminals, the idiotic rascals. This is a show where stupid plays "chicken" with ego. This is a satisfying, HILARIOUS show where terrible people constantly screw themselves over (as well as each other), so you have nobody really to root for, but just laugh at the absurdity that these morons get themselves into.
The characters are ridiculous, but honestly not all that unrealistic. They share common traits with SO many people in society, including celebrities, politicians (the Clinton family, anyone?), co-workers, maybe even close friends or family members. It's relatable, and vicarious as you watch these freak-show hacks make the most pathetic and laughable attempts to impress those around them, only for their plans to usually backfire in their faces. It's satisfying, funny, and weirdly charming.
The actors do an amazing job not taking it seriously, while taking their jobs seriously. You can't help but hate loving them. Or love hating them? The show may drive some people nuts, and that's totally understandable. But man, it's such a ridiculous show, if you know how to not take a show seriously, this is the greased watermelon. The show, where you love to see people fail.
And man, the opening scenes that set up the episode titles are so fekkin SOLID! I laugh almost EVERY time that episode title pops up. This is like the modern-day, edgy Monty Python.