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To think I used to hate this show...

posted 8 years ago by donn-44655
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I haven't watched a full episode since probably 1998, minus it playing in the background while my family ate dinner sometimes, I thought it was just plain goofy, cheap and stupid.
How wrong I was. This show IS plain goofy, but I love it. The way it whittles down our culture into a series of weird, yet accepted customs is brilliant. The characters are defined in a way that keeps the chemistry from wearing thin. And I like how they are book smart yet socially clueless. It's smart for being so stupid. I hope watching it so many years later that the show doesn't lose flavor.
So glad to have given it a second chance.

[–] byrond3 8 years ago

I didn't hate it but I can relate to your initial feeling. After watching one episode I was hooked.

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[–] Bloodworth79 (5719) a year ago

I would have never watched this...finally caught a few episodes on IFC and it's pretty good.

[–] DoctorThirteen (14658) a year ago

I used to love this show.

[–] Kowalski (77019) a year ago

STARTED MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL...TOP NOTCH TV.

[–] liscarkat (19031) 8 months ago

To think I used to like it. Guy I thought was a girl for many episodes, guy who squints all the time, giant masculine woman. Corny jokes. What was I thinking? (rhetorical question).

[–] BillySlater (4256) 6 months ago

French Stewart's character is the worst but Lithgow is brilliant. I didn't like it then but love it now.