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“He is always sunny in Philadelphia” is fast approaching his 20th birthday. With 16 seasons under his belt (and two others on the road), it is one of the longest live-acting comedy ever made. There is a lot you can credit for its success, but one thing specific shorter-The live-acting comedy ever made.
A result to the huge hit that “that ‘show’,” “the ’80s show” had tried and failed to hold in on the 80s. He followed a group of young people growing up in the ’80s, and the main one was a young musician who is struggling called Corey Howard, played by Glenn Howerton. Howerton did a great job with the material that the writers gave him, but was not hidden that he was a less compelling lead character than Eric foreman from Topher Grace.
Similarly, the rest of the characters were not short of that special something that Sitcom needed a successful. “That ’70s Show” immediately hit a comed gold with characters like Red, Kitty, Kelso, and Fez, but there is no memorable person immediately on a “80s show” for fans to fall in love with. (Also, The jokes were bad.)
The quick cancellation and merciless of the show had picked up for Howerton at the time, but in retrospect, it was a blessing. He prepared the road for “always sunny,” after all, who /Film has graduated on our list of the best seating comedy ever.
That ’80s show helped to start always sunny but not in the way you think
Most fans assume that “80s show” is what puts Howerton on the map. It may not have been the success he wanted, but at least gave some good TV experience under his belt and proved that he could handle responsibilities leading sitting comedy. While there may be some truth to all that, the real benefit of “80s show” is that it gave Howerton just enough spending money to afford a nice camera.
On “The Always Sunny Podcast,” where the cast and crew of the show reflected on the early episodes of the show, They revealed That the invention of the Panasonic cameras in the early 2000s was a big part of what started to start. As Rob Mcelhenney (who plays Mac and is credited as the show’s creator) explained, “This was the first time you had a user grade camera that didn’t look like a video tape.” Before the 2000s, there was a large gap in quality between the type of camera that the average person could afford and the type of camera used for professional and TV films, but the Panasonic camera leveled the playing field a little.
Of course, that camera was still expensive. At the time, it was well over a thousand dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Much like a big TV at the time, that’s the kind of thing the average person perceptions afford, but it is not recommended for anyone who is struggling financially. It was an extravagance.
But when Howerton, Mcelhenney, and Charlie Day were falling over Trying to make their own SITCOM pilot without network financeThey could afford the investment in such a high quality camera thanks to the “80s shows” remains. As Howerton explained on X (formerly known as Twitter) back in 2021, he could not have afforded the camera if “80s show” had not been left with some spare change:
You can thank the “80s show” for me to afford this camera. The one that started it all. https://t.co/LkSWVC4AIU
– Glenn Howerton (@glennhowerton) December 4, 2021
“You can thank the ’80s show’ for me to afford this camera,” he wrote, quote-Turtar post which includes photos of the camera and tape that has “Sunny EP. 1” written on it. “The one who started it all.”
That show of 80s also helped to stimulate Howerton to become Showrunner himself
Outside the literal benefit of helping Howerton afford a camera, “that 80s show” Howerton helped realize a few things about himself. He learned that he had a good handle on what worked and was not in sitting comedy, and did not like to have to work with a director who did not take his instinct seriously. In a 2022 chapter of the podcast “always sunny”Howerton remembered experience on the “That 80s Show” production where he had an idea to improve the scene, only for the director to pass the idea passively.
“I specifically remember the director sitting this way,” said Howerton, crossing his arms. “And I could see his thinking process. His thinking process was, ‘This is a waste of my time. Why is this child f *** ing trying to tell me how to do my job? But he’s the leader of the show, so I have to let him do what he wants.’ So it was like, ‘yes, okay.’ And then just like looking at his watch, you know, which of course saved all my confidence. “
Now that we have seen an accident and burned the “80s show” while the Howerton Show became very popular, it seems quite obvious that this director should have taken Howerton’s ideas more seriously. That was the Howerton Tachawê also, especially as he watched the “That 80s Show” floss in the score for reasons he anticipated on a set.
“Mights like that made me realize that I had a strong view of how things should be implemented. And so when we started to (” always sunny “), it was an opportunity to prove it,” explained Howerton. Although Howerton is a leader in both shows, he has had much more creative control on “always sunny” since day one, and the huge difference in quality between the two speaks for himself.
