Best Sitcom Bracket on Twitter

[CycloneRulzzz]

My final note for tonight/early morning -- I don't want to get TOO geek-wonky for a CF Sitcom Tournament, but some of the discussion sprang from analysis of the Twitter bracket/seeding ... if we're motivated to do a little better, it'll require some strategy.

In forming a committee it might be good to get a variety of age range. We have 4 that are in which includes me and I believe I'm the youngest of the 4 and I'm 42. Would be great if some 30's cf peeps would want get involved in this. Would like to get at least 10 people to join the selection committee for this.

 

[Die4Cy]

Picking the best comedy is like picking the best rock music song. Really can't be done.

Yes it can.

Paradise City.

Duh.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I'm going to throw out one more point to consider. We have a WIDE variety of taste in what defines comedy, and we're all homers for our own particular brand of humor.
Much like the NCAA, you need to consider "body of work" in selecting shows. A minimum number of wins in the power 5 is almost required to make it to the dance. Likewise, a show should have a broad appeal...and in that case, I think longevity is important. If a show only lasted a season, it might be a favorite for many folks, but does it really have the appeal necessary to qualify as "greatest comedy show ever"? It might help narrow the field a bit.

 

[cyclones500]

In forming a committee it might be good to get a variety of age range. We have 4 that are in which includes me and I believe I'm the youngest of the 4 and I'm 42. Would be great if some 30's cf peeps would want get involved in this. Would like to get at least 10 people to join the selection committee for this.

Good idea to get some in the younger range.

If it would help, I could lie about my age and pretend I'm 35.

 

[Cyclones01]

My final 4:

Parks and Rec (8) vs. The Office (2)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (5) vs. SouthPark (5)

The Office cleans up the whole tournament, like UCONN just did, defeating Curb in a snoozer of a championship game.

Absolutely robbed of a bid: New Girl

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

22 - Curb

19 - Lassie

17 - Always Sunny

13 - Big Bang Theory

12 - Two and a Half Men, My Three Sons

11 - Murphy Brown, Modern Family, Will and Grace, Mash, Frasier, Cheers, Happy Days, Letterkenny


10 - Jeffersons, Married with Children, Friends, Roseanne

9 - All in the Family, Facts of Life, Seinfeld, The King of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Coach,Night Court, The Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond, Scrubs

8 - Andy Griffith, Bewitched, Different Strokes, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, That '70s Show, Full House, Perfect Strangers, Newhart, Home Improvement, Mom, Brooklyn Nine Nine


7 - Mary Tyler Moore Show, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, Family Ties, The Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Orange is the New Black, New Girl, Veep, Malcolm in the Middle, Boy Meets World


6 - Mr. Ed, Green Acres, Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Bob Newhart Show, Hogan's Heroes, Good Times, Sanford and Son, A Different World, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Spin City, Schitt's Creek, Wonder Years, Community, The Larry Sanders Show, Fresh Prince


5 - Brady Bunch, **** Van Dyke, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Taxi, Arrested Development, News Radio

4 - Soap, WKRP in Cincinnati, Welcome Back, Kotter, Major Dad, Casual, Saved by the Bell

3 - Gilligan's Island

2 - Munsters

1 - Freaks and Geeks

 

[Gonzo]

I'm going to throw out one more point to consider. We have a WIDE variety of taste in what defines comedy, and we're all homers for our own particular brand of humor.
Much like the NCAA, you need to consider "body of work" in selecting shows. A minimum number of wins in the power 5 is almost required to make it to the dance. Likewise, a show should have a broad appeal...and in that case, I think longevity is important. If a show only lasted a season, it might be a favorite for many folks, but does it really have the appeal necessary to qualify as "greatest comedy show ever"? It might help narrow the field a bit.

This is very true. As I looked through the entire list, there are many shows that I honestly can't say I've ever seen an episode of. So we'd need to educate each other up.

 

[Gonzo]

I think the idea of having somewhat balanced representation among the four basic periods suggested by @CycloneRulzzz is legit. Based on @Gonzo count, it might require starting from scratch (to some extent) for selecting the field ... similar to what Rulzzz said, "might have to go with 16 each and make tough choices."

It doesn't have to be exactly 16 shows from each, but if we want it to be a consideration, it should be closer to that target.

Rulzzz period/era separation is good, but I’d adjust it to this*:
1950-69
1970-84
1985-99
2000-present
*mainly to avoid duplication, e.g. 1985 is at end of Period 2 and beginning of Period 3 in Plan A.

Add'l note --> For series whose run overlaps two periods, lean toward the one containing the majority of the show's seasons.

In post #88, I said I jotted ideas of a full framework for the process, but I haven't posted it yet -- the 4 periods is part of the vision.

Makes sense. When I was putting together my count, I was going by the series debut date... so if a show debuted in 1982 but ran past 1985, I had it grouped in 1970-1985. But your way probably makes more sense, if 90% of a show's episodes were in a different era from the year it debuted, that's where it would belong.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

2nd round voting is now up in that twitter bracket.


The cf selection committee while small in numbers have decided on a 68 team field. We just have to finalize seedings and make the bracket. Should be finalized within a week or so.