Was Homer Simpson right when he said that, “Everyone in the theater was a giant sucker” for paying to see something that you could see on TV for free? If today’s box office results are any indication, the answer to that question would have to be a resounding yes.
I welcome producers to make a sucker out of me and gladly give them my 10 bucks when their putting my favorite tv show on the big screen. When Sex and the City ended, I literally went through withdrawls. I never missed four white girls so much in my life. Then the rumors began. There were talks of bringing my girls back. I felt like I had a new lease on life and counted the days until its release. I gathered my 3 BFFs and decided to see the movie on opening weekend. I was ready to go. After watching the movie, I smoked a cigarrette and was on cloud nine ready to see it again. The rest of the day was a blur of pink and coutoure for me. I had my fix.
This may sound crazy but my reaction was not at all different from the millions of women who had pre-cosmo parties before going to the movies. Some even went out and bought new outfits and shoes just for the event. In the end, the movie made more than $350 million worldwide. Not bad, seeing as how it was produced with $65 million.
At the end of the day turning shows into movies is a win win for all parties involved. The fans are satisfied and get their fix even if they didn’t like the movie. There will always be a Trekie, Jackass, or girl in Manolos that will come out of the theater with a smile on their face. The production companies make millions of dollars and our favorite sitcom stars get to become movie stars for one brief moment.

After a tearfully troubling season finale in May, “House” is back for its fith season in September. I giggled my way through last season as House tested his new team members. My heart sang when Wilson finally found love, even if it was in the form of ‘the Cuthroat Bitch’. I feared for House as he emotionally shut down and retract like a turtle into its shell. Will House’s friendship with Wilson survive the loss of Amber? Will Cuddy and House ever ease their sexual tension? Can the new team replace the old? How will 13 deal with the positive result on her Huntinton’s test? After bawling my way through the season finale and swearing I would never watch again, I’ve broken down and set my TiVo to record House on Fox, Sept. 16 at 9pm.

Top 5 sitcoms
We ranked the all-time
top 5 greatest sitcoms

by Audrey Barker

SEINFELD

Seinfeld was about everything and nothing in the lives of four self absorbed neurotic New Yorkers. Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer took audiences on a whirlwind of hilarious commentary and catchphrases that are now part of the pop culture lexicon.

I LOVE LUCY

Lucille Ball’s gift for physical comedy set the stage for female comics of the last 50 years. Whether it was wrapping candy with Ethel, ordering an entire side of beef, or just drunkenly delivering lines for a “vitameatavegamin” commercial. Even though they slept in different beds, Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball have taken television marriage to a whole new level

THE SIMPSONS

After 19 seasons, Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie are the “typical American family” interacting with a extensive town of characters. Never failing to crack a joke about American society or television in general, it is no mistake that this animated classic is the longest-running comedy in television history.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

The ridiculously fancy apartment Monica lived in gives a rather inaccurate and almost teaser representation of life in Manhattan. The juicy moments such as Ross and Rachel’s “we were on a break”, and the silly ones at Central Perk like Phoebe’s performance of “Smelly Cat” made for 10 seasons of great comedy.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Archie Bunker was the perfect character to confront bigotry in 1970’s America. His hilarious rants on race, sex, religion, his ridiculous wife Edith and meathead son-in-law, perfectly displayed how ridiculous his ideas were with a soft blow of comedy. This was a moment of groundbreaking social change in
America.