This is for my article and essay workshop. We had to do a review for a show or movie and I just had to do Always Sunny.'

A Review: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The series, which is approaching its third season, features three self-absorbed, disaffected, and odious friends; who put their money together to own and run an Irish pub in downtown Philly. Dee, who is slightly less self-absorbed, is the only real source of conscience on the show. She also plays the primary bartender and sister to Dennis. Their explicitly base characteristics are evoked by storylines such as the episode, “Charlie Wants an Abortion.”
Mac (creator, producer, and head writer) and Dennis (co-writer) attend an anti-abortion rally with the sole purpose of picking up women. When Mac successfully entices a pro-life supporter, by way of anti-abortion rhetoric, (what if Jesus was a aborted and pro-choice is pro-death) into a rendezvous in the back seat of a car, he can’t help but bite his lip and yell “Abortion” as soon as she tactfully reveals that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Dennis, tired of women turning down his advances and being referred to as a breeder, decides to cross the fence in the hopes of finding better luck on the anti-abortion side. He is met by a volley of eggs as he hangs from the top of the fence.
Charlie, the third writer, may not be the most odious of the group, but he is the most pathetic. Desperately in love with a coffee house waitress, he undergoes a series of gambles and elaborate lies to win her heart. The most notable lie takes place in the episode “Charlie has Cancer.” In which he feigns cancer to attract her after noticing a ‘live strong’ arm band wrapped around her narrow wrist. The plan backfires horribly though, when Dennis delivers the news to her that one of his best friend contracted cancer. Overcome with grief, she ironically ends up sleeping with Dennis.
Always Sunny’ does not offer enlightening themes or edifying elements. Instead it takes on what is socially controversial and taboo in our culture and deftly pokes fun at our exposed wounds by offering a glimpse into the daily lives of its overtly myopic characters. This is refreshing, particularly at time when controversial issues in our culture are becoming increasingly co-opted by politicians and used as fodder for their sordid purposes. Laughter, sometimes, is better then a band aid. Just remember, what if Jesus was aborted?