"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" just finished it's 10th Season, and is unbelievably coming back for an 11th season in 2016! No other current TV show has lasted for more than 10 seasons without cancellation or cast changes and/or re-boots. Not even the classics like, "Friends" or "Seinfeld", or other popular shows that have been on the air for a long time, such as - "The Big Bang Theory", "The Office", "30 Rock" or even "Entourage" have lasted 10 seasons! "It's Always Sunny" started off small in 2005, when episodes were just airing on "HULU" (back when it was free!). Just by word of mouth, This show became more and more popular, it especially appealed to the 18 - 29 age group of viewers. Soon, "FX" picked them up and they have blasted off from there to become the leading television series on "FXX", and kind of the face of the network.
Now, they have completed their 10th season with episodes like, "The Gang Beats Boggs". Which is an episode consisting entirely of a competition to see who could drink the most beers during a cross-country flight. "The Gang Goes on Family-Fight", which is basically "Family-Feud" and played the same way. Naturally the gang makes asses out of themselves on cable television in this funny episode. "Charlie Work" is an instant classic episode about a surprise visit from the city health inspector, and somehow "Charlie" pulls it off in this fast-moving, clever episode (probably the best episode of the season). The gang also made up social networking sites this season like "Bunchers.com" (Where you go on group dates) and "Raters.com" (website where you can rate your date).
I think this is one of the best seasons yet, even though the cast said they thought season 8 was their best work.... I completely disagree, there are several other seasons that I think were better. They've pretty much touched on every socially taboo subject like, interracial marriage, homosexuality, under-age drinking, racism, abortion, smoking crack, mocking religion & the handicapped, politics, prostitution, death, and alcoholism. Plus, every other hot button issue in today's society and they have crossed every line imaginable to become one of the most popular, offensive, comedy series on TV. Yet, somehow these three guys keep coming up with new and original ideas for more episodes. You should watch interviews with the three writers / creators / stars of the show - Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, and Charlie Day. Get an inside look at their filming and script-writing process.
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