It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons 1 and 2 [3 Discs] [DVD] by John Fortenberry in Movies

THE SHOW
 
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is like a more caustic, slightly younger version of "Seinfeld." You have three men and a woman who selfish, petty, and vindictive, who consider themselves friends yet who would sell any of the others out in a heartbeat. They're reprobates and narcissists. And they're also hilarious.
 
The show premiered on FX in 2005, did seven episodes that summer, then returned for a 10-episode second season in 2006. Now all 17 episodes have been released in one DVD package, and while the extras are lacking (see below), the show itself is well worth owning. You can watch these repeatedly and still find something to laugh at.
 
IASIP was the brainchild of its three male stars, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day, who also serve as executive producers and write every episode. They play Mac, Dennis, and Charlie, three guys in their late 20s who, along with Dennis' sister Dee (Kaitlin Olson), own an Irish bar in Philly. All four are single and unattached. A more vain group of people you've never seen.
 
Dennis is faux-intellectual, suave, and well dressed. You get the impression his ideal sexual partner would be himself. Mac is more of a ladies' man, a little more blunt and physical. Charlie is the dumb one whose plans most often come to naught, the butt of everyone's jokes. (Cleaning the bathroom at the bar is known as "Charlie work.") Dee is shallow and petty like everyone else, her character not quite as distinctly defined.
 
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Since the departure of Seinfeld, my Thursday nights just haven't been cynical enough. At least, it wasn't until the 2005 arrival of the gang from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Dennis, Mac, Charlie and Dee may share a few similarities and gender ratio with the fab four from NYC, but while the series finale of Seinfeld saw the gang being sentenced to a year in prison for bad behavior, these guys deserve life. The show follows a group of friends who own and operate an Irish bar called Paddy's in South Philadelphia. Charlie (Charlie Day) is the eccentric one, Mac (Rob McElhenney, also the show's creator), is the a-hole, Dennis (Glenn Howerton) is the pretty boy, and his sister Dee (Kaitlin Olson) is the voice of reason that usually ends up behaving worse than the guys. The first season of the show has no running story arc, basically having the group behaving in a detestable yet hilarious manor, like serving alcohol to minors or taking up the pro-life cause to score with women. The second season introduces Frank (Danny DeVito), Dennis and Dee's recently separated father who moves in with Charlie so he can emulate his pathetic, hanging-by-a-thread lifestyle. Season 2 also has the gang sleeping with each others mothers, exploiting the welfare system, and declaring a Jihad on an Israeli restaurant owner. Season 1, which is included in its entirety on the first disc, is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. The selfishness of these four goes way beyond anything we ever saw… Read full review

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 1 & 2 certainly hits the mark. With so many comedies out there it can be tough to choose. I would say to give this one… Read full review