I was talking to someone recently about one of my favourite shows “The Office” suggesting that it’s the best show on TV, and this person countered with “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. I had not seen this show. I had seen the ads on MySpace, and since to me MySpace seems to generally hawk brain-dead, IQ-lowering pablum, I assume that the show would not be for me. However, after this respectful suggestion, I thought I would give it a chance.So I set up Mr. TiVo to record every episode (the so-called “Season’s Pass”) and came back to it (“him”?) later and found two episodes. I watched one last night which I found interesting (the brother and sister character get addicted to crack in a silly, but surprisingly credible way). I watched the other today, which I found most compelling.

I’m happy to report that I found the shows to be original, clever, interesting and, indeed, funny. I’m still new to the show so I have trouble telling the male characters apart because they all look so generically similar, but I’m sure this problem will work itself out. And I will tune in again.

I was also surprised to hear the “s” word, unedited, several times in each episode. On commercial TV. Sure, it’s cable (which is the only reason it’s legal), but there is advertising. There are advertisers willing to buy ads in a show with swearing! The future is great.

In summary: watch a couple episodes and see what you think. If you’ve seen it, please comment with your assessment.