re: Have you ever watched a show that took itself so seriously that it ended up being funny?

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Not sure if this qualifies, but I have started to rewatch Beverly Hills 90210. It is a straight up comedy to me now. I laugh a good bit especially at the early episodes.

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I was surfing around on Pluto and caught a few episodes recently.

I remembered it being cool but cringey at times but the cringey has overtaken it over time. It’s bad.

I did have a good “Is that…” moment. S4E3,4. Steve is trying to convince Brandon to rush KEG, and of course Brandon blows it off because he’s too cool and above it all, but agrees to go to a rush meeting.
The KEG president explains the frat is much more than just booze and chicks and involved in many charities and community shite, which creates a comedic moment between Steve and Brandon, (who still ends up not pledging), because he’s so cool and above it.

Anyway, the KEG president was Patrick Fabian, best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul.

ETA: had to add a pic:

Brandon is now trying to write an expose on steroids in high school sports and is trying to rat out his own f'n track and field team. Hahah. Dude was a giant blowhard.

I forgot Abraham from Walking Dead was in it.

Yellowstone

Every scene had a walk-away mic drop quote or some moronic try hard comeback

Only to end with them losing everything because Dutton was shot on the crapper

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Yellowstone

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I called it quits on that show when Beth walked away from a bombing that destroyed her office. Probably should have quit way before that.

Landman has the potential to go the taking itself too serious route. The only thing stopping it right now is BBT is so damn sarcastic in it that it kinda makes it funny.

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I called it quits on that show when Beth walked away from a bombing that destroyed her office. Probably should have quit way before that.

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Taylor Sheridan needs to be studied on his ability to come up with great ideas and then fall all over himself trying to execute them. The production quality is always there on his shows, but the story usually lacks depth and gets worse by the episode. Old Yellowstone was great and then when it got big he threw the brakes on and slowed the story progression down to a crawl.

Game of Thrones is pretty much the gold standard for drama series pacing. Can't be afraid to off or radically change characters. There has to be consequential happenings, otherwise it's just moving scenery.

#1 is easily Twilight and the rest of the saga.

90210 is probably the best example so far. As a typical teen soap opera they regularly tried to tackle serious issues but they did it in such a ridiculously corny and cheesy way in retrospect.

There was like a 2-3 episodes arc where David had a friend who began getting into guns and naturally he ends up accidentally shooting himself to death playing with a gun.

CSI:Miami is the answer but by the end they kind of embraced the ridiculousness.

Falling Down

It's hilarious!

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There was like a 2-3 episodes arc where David had a friend who began getting into guns and naturally he ends up accidentally shooting himself to death playing with a gun.

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Hahah sure did. And he came back from summer vacation in Oklahoma a cowboy.