Two and Half Men grabs big ratings, Modern Family cleans up at award shows and Fox’s New Girl is the darling of this fall's freshman class, but are sitcoms experiencing the rebirth so many claim? In an article at The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Goodman makes the argument that–with such series as Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and other gripping shows–television is in the midst of a great drama renaissance.
The feeling that this drama Renaissance is showing no signs of recession is only magnified when you realize just what isn’t currently on the air – Mad Men on AMC, Game of Thrones and Treme on HBO, Shameless and The Borgias on Showtime, and Justified on FX. That’s an embarrassment of riches which doesn’t even include the pending arrival of Luck on HBO and House of Lies on Showtime, two series with a lot of heat.
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