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TV Shows You Wish Would Come Back
Pick 2 shows that you feel were cut down in their prime...
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1. Arrested Development(2003-2006, Fox)- The funniest show ever aired in my opinion (a notch above Seinfeld), shame that Fox just wouldn't get behind it. The DVD's are a blessing. Every time you watch an episode you notice another subtle joke. Tobias Funke(David Cross) may be the funniest character ever on television IMO.
2. Dave Attell's Insomniac(2002-2003, Comedy Central)- I loved watching this show on Sunday nights. It was just Attell travelling from city to city, getting wasted and going on random adventures, meeting random people. Brilliant in its simplicity.
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05-22-2007, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by NFBuck
Pick 2 shows that you feel were cut down in their prime...
I'd take...
1. Arrested Development(2003-2006, Fox)- The funniest show ever aired in my opinion (a notch above Seinfeld), shame that Fox just wouldn't get behind it. The DVD's are a blessing. Every time you watch an episode you notice another subtle joke. Tobias Funke(David Cross) may be the funniest character ever on television IMO.
2. Dave Attell's Insomniac(2002-2003, Comedy Central)- I loved watching this show on Sunday nights. It was just Attell travelling from city to city, getting wasted and going on random adventures, meeting random people. Brilliant in its simplicity.
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I wholeheartedly agree with both of your picks. With the exception of The Simpsons, I don't think there has been a comedy that was better written than Arrested Development in the last 25 years. I still watch this in reruns and find myself laughing out loud over and over (only a total moron wouldn't find the name Bob Loblaw to be hilarious).
Dave Attell is one of my favorite comedias and his show was the only reality show besides Cops that was worth being on the air. Unfortunately, it was the fans of the show that killed it (according to Attell), b/c once it became popular they ruined the spontaneous format. Whenever Attell would show up in a bar fans would try to be as outrageous as possible just to get on camera.
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05-22-2007, 07:21 AM
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If you are talking about shows coming back pretty much as they were, great choices.
Sports Night- Not a fan of Aaron Sorkins politics, but this was one of the best written shows on television. The acting wasn't bad either.
The Muppet Show- Problem wasn't popularity or guests, it was just so time consuming for the Hensons. (note that this would assume that Jim Henson were still alive and working on it)
Wiseguy- Now that writers are getting better at writing the serialized drama (Heroes, Lost, the Shield, etc...) this show would do very well.
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05-22-2007, 07:22 AM
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(only a total moron wouldn't find the name Bob Loblaw to be hilarious).
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Bob Loblaw: "I think I'm just going to stay in tonight and work on my law blog".
Tobias: "Ah yes. The 'Bob Loblaw Law Blog'. You sir, are a mouthful."
...and still one of my favorite subtle comedy moments is the newspaper headline: "Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb."
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I wish that JMS and Sci-Fi had come to terms, finding a way to finish the full story arc for Babylon 5.
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My g/f is obsessed with Arrested Development and hipped me to it a while ago. I too would love to see it come back but I honestly just don't think there are enough people who have the type of bizarre (or some would say sharp) sense of humor that it takes to enjoy it. Let's face it, it's not South Park or the Family Guy which could easily amuse the 8 year olds of our society.  Regardless, I loved it. Fave part...Job's Aztecan Tomb...hilarious $18,000 investment.
Cheaters, well that's just a gold mine. Not sure if they cancelled it or not, but it seems that all they do is run old episodes. Probably one of the funniest shows ever.
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