While I wouldn't call this show trash or "T.V. poison" like a couple of other reviews did here, I would never consider this one of the great T.V. sitcoms either. It doesn't even approach that level. While I will admit that at times (even many times), the writing was quite good, there was always something about this show that rubbed me the wrong way. I often found the humor to be a kind of cruel humor. And many of the characters were, in fact, despicable. I could never stand Carla, one of the most horrible characters in television history. And the show seemed to glorify her behavior all the time. And Sam, the "protagonist" and star of the entire show, had his disgusting, misogynistic, and womanizing ways held up as if this was something to admire. In fact, most of the people on this show,not just the main characters, were really very mean to others. Basically, Diane, Coach, and then Woody, were the nicest characters. And to some extent Cliff, too. And except for Coach, these three took nothing but a bunch of f***ing s**t from everyone else. They were whipping boys and scapegoats on this show and I always found this extremely offensive. The entire show was offensive and even to some extent reactionary.
