To review a DVD release of a show like Newhart, in season 1, with the critical eye of someone debating a ban on guns at an NRA meeting is just…silly. To use a plethora (haha) of big words on top of it just smacks of self-indulgence.

Mr. Southern may find himself fun to read, but his analysis smacks of simply what amuses him, and not what would be an unbiased review of the merits of a TV show. Newhart, Season 1, demonstrated some growing pains, no doubt. But that’s not really the point, is it? It’s not released to be scrutinized with foresight of the seasons that would come after, since…correct me if I’m wrong…at the time they were making season 1 they had no idea of the future.

A fan of Newhart would find this DVD release to be a nice way to see episodes they hadn’t seen, and a non-fan of Newhart probably…uh….won’t buy it. Mr. Southern seems to miss that point, in the midst of trying to use $25 words and say things like, “It lacked the courage to really push it over the edge from mildly affable to downright brilliant.”

Mildly affable to downright brilliant. rofl…My apologies if I chortle over such a “whee it’s fun to read what I type!” kind of comment.

The next time I’m watching a Joanie Loves Chachi episode, I’ll be sure to pay attention to Mr. Southern’s analysis of how the dichotomy of Joanie and Chachi being in Chicago gave rise to superficial feelings of inadequacy latently resulting from egregious misconstruing of the ramifications of such an uprooting.

*sigh* On second thought, no I won’t. lol