I had really hoped this day would never come but I think it's finally time to say goodbye to this show. It had an amazing 12-year run with hardly a single episode that didn't make me laugh out loud.
But starting a season with three bottle episodes has just left this show with a depressing feeling. It's started to show that the cast members have grown up and the antics no longer feel as crazy. I'm hoping the rest of the season improves so I can remember this show as a 10/10 but after that I hope they throw in the towel and go find the next great thing for their careers.
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@n1ghtshade3 I respectfully disagree with what you've said. I think any show that has a run as long as IASIP has, reaching its 13th season now, is bound to go through some evolutionary stages i.e. change of tastes or change of circumstances of the creative team and cast members. I think that although the humour has not been perfectly the same as it was in season 1 episode 1, this season is still just as great with a humour that's adapted to the times. I wouldn't want to watch a show with the exact sense of comedy or talking about the same social issues 13 seasons through, with characters that do not have any concept of growth. Granted the characters have all undergone change, but it took Mac 12 seasons to fully come out as gay, and Charlie 13 seasons to (SPOILER), but I think that's a reasonable rate of progression for any show to take, not excluding IASIP. It's not a cartoon where the characters stay a kid since your grandfather's showing of the series.
That said, it's fair for you to say that the antics don't feel as crazy but I think the slight changes they've made is good. and does not make it any less great of a show that it is. That's just my take on it.
