tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post110222430429400905..comments2024-03-26T12:23:35.307-05:00Comments on The Buck Stops Here: TelevisionStuart Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1104127295309855512004-12-27T00:01:00.000-06:002004-12-27T00:01:00.000-06:00Arrested Development is the most intelligent show ...Arrested Development is the most intelligent show on network television. Which is why it won't last past this season, but not since Fawlty Towers and Seinfeld has a show done such a good job weaving together disparate plot threads for maximum comic effect. I like South Park, too, and Family Guy is coming back soon, but I suspect those shows are too irreverent to play well in the Buck household.<br /><br />Other than that? Yeah, not much until The Sopranos come back in a year. The Amazing Race is above-average "reality" television; it's a game-show travelogue, tightly edited to create "characters" out of the hapless contestants (mostly models, unfortunately, but there's occasional "real people" who are fascinating in and of themselves). The Daily Show is consistently entertaining; since it doesn't go for the lowest common denominator, and has occasional real interviews with real thinkers, it's often a better source for tv news than the tv news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1103641609497035242004-12-21T09:06:00.000-06:002004-12-21T09:06:00.000-06:00I myself am not a huge fan of most sitcoms. Howeve...I myself am not a huge fan of most sitcoms. However, there are two on the air right now that are incredibly clever. Arrested Development is perhaps the smartest comedy I have ever seen on TV. The writing is brilliant. Scrubs is another. While not as good as Arrested Development, it is still worth the half-hour a week to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1103631300645003412004-12-21T06:15:00.000-06:002004-12-21T06:15:00.000-06:00Try Boston Legal. I love William Shatner, residue ...Try Boston Legal. I love William Shatner, residue from those early Star Trek shows, and he plays a smarmy lawyer in this show. I think it's funny, but much less bizarre than lots of legal shows.Jenny D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00387495194556407445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152270.post-1103490732188931002004-12-19T15:12:00.000-06:002004-12-19T15:12:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Halle Barrymoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458513540433343198noreply@blogger.com