#5......Green Acres--Needed to throw a "Buck Henry" driven show in there somewhere...Okay so it's taking the "fish out of water" theme and flogging it to death, but c'mon..."Arnold, the pig" LOL ?? Verry funny, this is "Andy" with "irony"...

#4....The Office (American Version)--I love the ensemble acting, but the show is handicapped by continuing on with the "fake documentary" gimmick...I mean, how long are these guys supposed to be having a documentary being made about them, maybe that's how they can "lose the gimmick", they investigate the "documentary makers", and they turn out to be quacks or something...

#3.......All In the Family--Norman Lear was socially relevant and funny, once upon a time. How better to improve society, then to hold a mirror up to it? What a great ensemble cast as well!

#2......Boston Legal--Not really a sitcom, but actually made me laugh more than ANY sitcom, other than #1, in the last ten years. For the first time in 17 years, David Kelley has NO shows on TV (remember "Picket Fences?")...he could write and produce a half hour sitcom IN HIS SLEEP that would be better than 99% of what's out there now!!!

#1....Curb Your Enthusiasm-Larry David is a genius on pacing and plot development, to where the last minute of many episodes deliver "multiple payouts", one after the other. Show me another show, or another writer with a better "last minute."

Mike

Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 05/27/09 05:55 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)