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soap:
spaced, seinfeld and recently scrubs ... they're the only ones that i actaully laugh out loud at, even after multiple viewings (of the first 2 on dvd).

one of the great things about seinfeld is that instead of trying to have soapopera type stories like most america sitcoms, these guys totally don't care, they're neurotic and are all bascially out for themselves. so no sloppy mush, just really good humour.

spaced...well, if you've seen it i won't really have to explain how great it is.

and scrubs, lights up friday evening telly like a giant humour ball ready to shatter the endless friends repeats and inane will&grace blabber to bits

oh, also black adder and the earlier series of red dwarf as well , but ive not seen them for ages.

trolley:
Spaced and Scrubs. I'm just constantly dissappointed cos i keep missing it's early friday night timeslot.

Willis:

--- Quote from: soap ---one of the great things about seinfeld is that instead of trying to have soapopera type stories like most america sitcoms, these guys totally don't care, they're neurotic and are all bascially out for themselves. so no sloppy mush, just really good humour.
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Yeah, I totally agree. Seinfeld is my all-time favorite show.  I've been watching the first 3 seasons on DVD.  There is an option for "Notes About Nothing."  Basically they are little blurbs that pop up on the screen and offer some insight into the episode being shown.  What's great is that Larry [David] and Jerry were not trying to make a "there is a lesson here" traditional sitcom.  They stuck to a policy of no hugging, no moral and the end of the story.  And it worked great.  Yes it took a few years to catch on, but catch on it did.  And like most of the great sitcoms, the episodes hold up over time.  I mean watch the Cosby Show from 20 years ago and the topics are still relevant, and more importantly, funny.  One thing that I particularly enjoyed about Seinfeld is the last episode.  A lot of people were critical of they way it ended.  I think its great that 1) they [the writers & creators] did it on their own terms and 2) related it all to their behavior during the series.  That episode holds up particularly well over time.

~~Willis

practicality:
I think a big reason Seinfeld was (and is) successful because of overlapping story lines. Even in the 'Chinese Restaurant', there's the George/girlfriend story line and Jerry/uncle's dinner story line, and all the while they're just trying to get a table so they can see a movie.

Ozymandias:
Since I only get American sitcoms, my only answer is Scrubs.

Zach Braff is my hero.

I did however, enjoy Committed while it was on too.

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