It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia : Why is everything on VHS and Tape?

I stopped using VHS pre-2005 before this series started. So is it set in the past?

No it us not. They don't waste money on new tgings when their old things work.

It's funnier. They all are kinda stuck in the 80s when they were kids. Cause they are basically grown kids.

The show is basically designed for people born in the early to mid '80s. In a society having nostalgia shoved down its throats constantly (by TV, film, games), the delivery is so natural that it doesn't feel like pandering, at least to this 30-something.

I wouldn't say it's designed for 80s people necessarily. The Glenn mac and Charlie are just from the 80s and pay homage. I do agree with how naturaly they do it making it work. I was born 91 so plenty of things they parody I didn't see but I feel like I had. Like with the secret to my success and ski academy things. Never saw them but I felt like I did