>Don't bring up Arrested Development or Seinfeld. Those two
>messed up the sitcom forever, thankfully.

those two shows didn't do anything to the sitcom forever.

>I've taken Roc (Charles S. Dutton), Archie Bunker, Alex P.
>Keaton, and even the Fresh Prince seriously. Granted that's
>because of very-special-episode stuff, but still.

if you ever took the Fresh Prince seriously, that's a seperate issue all together.

>You know when that little greasy broad (I'd fuck tho) on this
>show had a crying fit? I was waiting for the punchline.
>That's not good IMO.

you were waiting for the punchline because it's a sitcom. that means that eventually, there is ALWAYS a punchline.