Sunny In Philadelphia Season 3: Buzzkill

So last night was the premiere of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia's season 3 and all I can say is what a disappointment. I should have been braced for a let down after noticing that the show had commercials running almost non-stop on every channel for the past week.

2 new episodes aired last night and I have already ranked as the worst ones yet. In both episodes, it seems as if Danny DeVito's character is going to be a bigger role...and sure, his character is the "Kramer" of the show in that you never know what zany tact he will have but in both episodes were very unfunny. Taking acid in the second episode, seems as if the show wants to involve the drug culture a little more but having DeVito be that connection and with acid??? Just didn't work for me.

Both episodes would occasionally have a humorous moment but all-in-all I thought both of the new episodes seemed to be over-produced compared to their previous shows. Little time was spent at the bar, which was the focal point for the show in most all other episodes until these episodes. The athletic competition between Mac, Dennis and Dee seemed similar to the storyline of when they were coaching the children's basketball team and was way more entertaining in the previous episode. Tailgating at an open Eagle's tryout seemed like a funny premise, but again, DeVito's 'acid trip' ruined that story line.

My recommendation for the show would be to move DeVito's role to a complimentary one, like it seemed to be in previous episodes. I also have to think that someone in corporate had to 'suggest' potential plots or affected the writing somehow. The show is seeming to want to carry over certain plots or at least the beginnings of that...ie: Charlie wants to know if Frank is his father...whereas in the past, that would likely have been one episode. It would be as if a network big-wig said "We need a continuing story to keep people coming back to watch." But it seems as if the continuing plot is glossed over just enough for a person to say "Huh?" but not really be interested in continuing to watch.

I will continue to give Season 3 a chance and hope that the first 2 episodes are the worst of the batch...but if this is a foreshadowing of what the show is going to become, I know I will drop it from my regular viewing.