Mad About You
I hate being sick.
For the past few days, I have been battling some sort of bug that has made me feel week, given me a stuffy nose, and made my throat feel like it was baking in an oven. Additionally, I haven't been able to play with Deva for fear of infecting her, as I may already have done to Kathy.
Today I finally gave in to this bug and have confined myself to the house for a day of rest and recuperation.
One good thing came out of this:
Mad About You
For the past few days, I have been battling some sort of bug that has made me feel week, given me a stuffy nose, and made my throat feel like it was baking in an oven. Additionally, I haven't been able to play with Deva for fear of infecting her, as I may already have done to Kathy.
Today I finally gave in to this bug and have confined myself to the house for a day of rest and recuperation.
One good thing came out of this:
Mad About You
I don't know if it's a regular Saturday thing or something, but Hallmark was showing a mini-marathon of the show Mad About You. From about 12:30 to 3pm, I plopped myself down on my bed and got reminded as to why this is one of my favorite sitcoms ever.
What I like about Jamie and Paul is how real they are. A lot of sitcoms today, especially sitcoms about couples, focuses on how... weird or abnormal one or both of them are; on how stupid the guy is and how perfect the girl is; on how you can't imagine how the protagonists could ever have gotten together, and yet they did. These shows are funny, but I always felt that they weren't as touching or as human as shows like Mad About You was.
If anything, Mad About You was one of the most heartfelt sitcoms you could find on television. Paul, Jamie, and even doggie Murray formed a wonderfully eccentric little family struggling to make a living in the mad, mad jungle that is Manhattan. Through everything they have each other, sharing their strength and exploring their love. It is never completely perfect, but that's life. They accept it, and they deal with it.
Although they are eccentric and neurotic, they never reach the level of such famous neurotics as Frasier and Niles (Frasier). Neither are they individually moronic about their relationship like Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Doug (King of Queens). And they try not to be controlling and overbearing, like Carrie (KoQ) and Kim (Yes, Dear).
They are real, ordinary people. And that reality is what makes this sitcom truly special.
Gawd... it's hard to write when you're sick.
What I like about Jamie and Paul is how real they are. A lot of sitcoms today, especially sitcoms about couples, focuses on how... weird or abnormal one or both of them are; on how stupid the guy is and how perfect the girl is; on how you can't imagine how the protagonists could ever have gotten together, and yet they did. These shows are funny, but I always felt that they weren't as touching or as human as shows like Mad About You was.
If anything, Mad About You was one of the most heartfelt sitcoms you could find on television. Paul, Jamie, and even doggie Murray formed a wonderfully eccentric little family struggling to make a living in the mad, mad jungle that is Manhattan. Through everything they have each other, sharing their strength and exploring their love. It is never completely perfect, but that's life. They accept it, and they deal with it.
Although they are eccentric and neurotic, they never reach the level of such famous neurotics as Frasier and Niles (Frasier). Neither are they individually moronic about their relationship like Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Doug (King of Queens). And they try not to be controlling and overbearing, like Carrie (KoQ) and Kim (Yes, Dear).
They are real, ordinary people. And that reality is what makes this sitcom truly special.
Gawd... it's hard to write when you're sick.
posted by Thomas at 4:31 AM
2 Comments:
get well soon!
we need to meet to live (eco) and to learn (writing) :)
I love Mad About You too, I never thought I'd find someone who could appreciate thier realness and the sarcastic, satirical humor that makes thier daily encounters magical.
I love you hun! I hope that ten years from now we'll be as real and wacky as Paul & Jamie.
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