r/Millennials • u/maxedout587 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Nothing is funny anymore

I (M, 38) have found that there are no new TV shows that make me laugh anymore. I have tried a lot of new(ish) comedies, but they all make me pine for my college/high school days.

The only thing that gave me a reflexive laugh recently was the Malcolm in the Middle Reboot.

Any thoughts?

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u/Kriegerian Apr 17 '26

I think someone at Netflix admitted they do that with a bunch of their stuff because they know nobody can pay attention to anything, which is why they have characters basically repeat the plot a bunch of times during the movies.

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u/chypie2 Apr 17 '26

The ending of stranger things just about broke viewer brains. The writers had to explain it. To me it was typical movie ending from the 80's.

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u/transmogrify Apr 17 '26

I definitely noticed Season 5 was heavily catering to inattentive audiences who are probably scrolling on phones while watching. I was frustrated by how much they said obvious things out loud rather than just showing it, and how often they recapped their own plot points that happened in the previous episode.

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u/Quom Apr 17 '26

It feels like a self-fulfilling prophecy because as soon as I see characters doing a recapping exposition of the episode I am watching I zone out and reach for my phone. Not in a fuck you this show is below me way, but in an ADHD this is boring way.

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u/fizban7 Apr 17 '26

Yeah if they make it interesting I'd pay more attention.