I read about this in TV Guide (hey, I had lots of unused airline miles, so I signed up for a free subscription, what can I say?). Anyway, the creator of Scrubs apparently had been shopping this idea for a TV show that networks either kept rejecting or, in the case of NBC, apparently say they're going to produce and then never seem to bother getting around to making. Anyway, they've sort of gone viral with it, and I watched a few of the clips for the first time last night.
For the life of me, I can't figure out why I think this stuff is so funny. I'm the kind of person that doesn't like Farrelly Brothers movies, but thought the joke on Frasier where Niles was all excited about some fan mail he'd received in which the author "called [me] a genius! Of course, he used the lesser-known 'j' spelling..." was absolutely hilarious. Yet, I find this stuff just great. It's just nutty enough to appeal to the masses, and just satirical enough to appeal to my, er, more refined sensibilities. Anyway, no matter your personal comedic preferences, I suggest giving it a look, and if you like it, pass it on: www.nobodyswatching.tv.
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I am extremely picky about my comedy. But as far as TV no one watches, I've always loved the Aaron Sorkin shows that get cancelled, like Sports Night, and apparently the soon-to-die Sstudion 60. His writing is just too smart for the 5th-grade minds of the average viewer.
Fortunately, it looks like ABC's keeping the show. They've apparently ordered 9 more episodes, so we loyal viewers will at least get to finish out the season. Maybe by then we'll have all told enough friends about it to have raised the ratings enough to see a Season 2!
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