A well written comedy, whether live action or animation, can get a laugh with very few lines or a simple sight gag. But the characters in Bless the Harts recite line after line after line in monologues that go absolutely nowhere, they're just descriptions of aspects of everyday life that I suppose the audience is supposed to relate to. But the monologues don't lead to any laughter, they just give the other characters reason to say, "Oh Mom!" or some other banality.
One would think that the writers sit around talking about everything that bugs them and suddenly the day is coming to an end so they scribble down their various pet peeves and call it a day. Some people do thinks it's funny to pick apart the world and have a "life's like that" irony fix but that has nothing to do with comedy and neither does Bless the Harts.
Its curious that my main problem with King of the Hill was that Peggy Hills character was far too real and although hysterical she'd bring back cringeworthy memories of my younger years. But nobody in Bless the Harts seems at all genuine to me, they seem like composite characters created solely so that the audience can look down upon them and go "Ha Ha!" in our best Nelson impression.
I only give Bless the Harts 2 stars because I have seen worse.
One would think that the writers sit around talking about everything that bugs them and suddenly the day is coming to an end so they scribble down their various pet peeves and call it a day. Some people do thinks it's funny to pick apart the world and have a "life's like that" irony fix but that has nothing to do with comedy and neither does Bless the Harts.
Its curious that my main problem with King of the Hill was that Peggy Hills character was far too real and although hysterical she'd bring back cringeworthy memories of my younger years. But nobody in Bless the Harts seems at all genuine to me, they seem like composite characters created solely so that the audience can look down upon them and go "Ha Ha!" in our best Nelson impression.
I only give Bless the Harts 2 stars because I have seen worse.