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Cash907 t1_j8hjdql wrote

Reply to Why Is the ‘Night Court’ Revival Such a Massive Hit? by LynnK0919

I recently rediscovered The John Laroquette Show on RewindTV. Holy shit I forgot how good that first season was. It was incredibly bleak for a sitcom, John being a rock bottom recovering alcoholic becoming the night manager of a bus station, trading quips with a very progressive black man who ran the snack counter, in a will they/won’t they maybe romance with a hot as hell hooker with a heart of gold, and a revolving door of high profile guest stars and cameos. Yeah it went to shit in the second season and had just started turning things around in the third before it got shitcanned but man that first season was incredible. It was gutsy in a way broadcast tv wouldn’t dream of these days, and way before it’s time feeling more like an HBO series than NBC. It’s not streaming anywhere so if you have RewindTV it airs on Sunday’s.

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mikeweasy t1_j8h8mt7 wrote

Reply to The OA by str8dazzlin

I liked both seasons though they were both different. I do wish we had gotten another season because of the way it ended. Shame.

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ThePhantomOfBroadway t1_j8h46kw wrote

Reply to comment by drunkwasabeherder in Why Is the ‘Night Court’ Revival Such a Massive Hit? by LynnK0919

It does get better actually, there is some really great scenes between Melissa and John and it’s starting to find its heart again. I think where it is still a work in progress is finding it’s comedy style; the original was absurd and it worked but this I think they are trying to start semi-normal before really leaning into the craziness the first series got away with. Also, they do need to revamp a few of the characters but that comes with every new series.

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