Clash of the Sitcoms: Round 1, Heat 17.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Micjones

One of the best ever?
You're far too kind.

Have you ever seen it?

It's an easy show to write off because it was filmed in that bad '80s video format, and Susan Harris shows always tend to have a cheap-looking quality to them, but it was fantastic in a completely bizarre sort of way. It was full of outlandish characters and plots, and very well written. In its first run I wouldn't watch it because I thought it would be terrible, and then I discovered it in reruns and devoured it.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Have you ever seen it?

It's an easy show to write off because it was filmed in that bad '80s video format, and Susan Harris shows always tend to have a cheap-looking quality to them, but it was fantastic in a completely bizarre sort of way. It was full of outlandish characters and plots, and very well written. In its first run I wouldn't watch it because I thought it would be terrible, and then I discovered it in reruns and devoured it.

I've seen it many times.
Just not sure it's one of the very best sitcoms of all-time.
75 best? To be sure. 50 best? Probably. 25 best? Eh... 10 best? No way.

It had such a short run.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Micjones

I've seen it many times.
Just not sure it's one of the very best sitcoms of all-time.
75 best? To be sure. 50 best? Probably. 25 best? Eh... 10 best? No way.

It had such a short run.

We shall see. (3.2 second pause for dramatic effect, then a slow nod.) We shall see.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We shall see. (3.2 second pause for dramatic effect, then a slow nod.) We shall see.

Don't get me wrong. It was a great show.
It was a pioneer in certain ways.

Addressed issues that weren't often being tackled in that format...at that time.