Online Fame | A 'blog written by Chris Rhee

Frasier– the epitome of clever/witty television (in my opinion) is gone. Futurama and it’s over-qualified PhD writing staff is gone. I haven’t seen too many episodes, but I got all six seasons of Sex and the CIty on DVD for my girlfriend and have seen a few here and there and it seemed to have witty writing. Coupling (UK) takes many months to put out just a handful of episodes. Where am I supposed to get my dosage of clever television?

I have a lot of respect for the writing on Frasier. Who would have thought that a show about two psychiatrists, their dad, his physical therapist, and a radio producer could be so funny for so long? And they didn’t even have to resort to a mentally stupid character to get easy laughs (Joey on Friends, Matthew on Newsradio, Homer on The Simpsons, etc).

So what are the new, clever, witty shows? Please tell me that there’s at least one new one that’s just been under my radar. Don’t tell me reality shows have taken over the networks…

I’m not saying that there aren’t any good shows left, period. But I do enjoy shows that require you to have more knowledge than that of a pre-teen.

For now, I’ll stick to my Frasier DVDs.

Update: Great, it turns out that Coupling (UK) is not making anymore episodes. There are talks about a Christmas special, but the series is over…

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