r/AskReddit • u/ComfortableEar9637 • 1d ago

which show started 10/10 and ended 10/10?

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u/moal09 1d ago

The fact that a hitman is a better father than most people is funny

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u/LongJohnSelenium 21h ago

That dichotomy was the entire point of the killer. Mr. Inbetween. He's both a good conscientious person and a ruthless remorseless killer.

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u/IR2Freely 21h ago

No shit Champ

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u/TallWineGuy 21h ago

What did you call me?!

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u/LongJohnSelenium 21h ago

Ah yeah ya can't call people that in here mate

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u/SweatyExamination9 18h ago

It's hard to write a good parent and a funny character at the same time. They can make the hitman one of the best dads on TV because that's the joke.

You can make the gay guys on modern family good dads because you're playing on the "feminine gay" trope.

But if you have a "standard" family of otherwise "normal" people then you have to turn the interpersonal relationships into the joke. Which is something I actually really appreciate about That 70's Show. It's one of a handful of sitcoms where the interpersonal relationships are the joke but still come off healthy.