A fascinating case study in how to destroy a successful situation comedy. In its first season The John Larroquette Show was a daring dark comedy and a hit. Set in a St. Louis long distance bus terminal, with a recovering alcoholic protagonist adrift in a sea of losers, hookers, and street people, black and white, gay and straight, this was unlike anything seen in a sitcom since Hot'l Baltimore a generation before, a comedy that addressed issues on the dark side of the American dream: race, class, gender, abuse of authority, substance addiction, etc. In the second and third season NBC carefully removed each and every element that had made the show interesting, making nonsense of a premise and bland stereotypes of its hard-edged/bizarre characters, then cancelled the show abruptly once everyone had deserted its ridiculously bland fourth season; a great shame.
Followmy.tv Keeps track of your current tv shows. Discover new tv shows, discuss and share them with your friends.
1x01
Pilot
aired Sep 02, 1993
- Poor
- Nothing special
- Worth watching
- Pretty cool
- Awesome
Activity
- melanchollya stopped following The John Larroquette Show. Jul 23, 2016
- Flashman is following The John Larroquette Show. Nov 28, 2013
- melanchollya is following The John Larroquette Show. Nov 05, 2012
- clevemire is following The John Larroquette Show. Apr 09, 2011
Followers (2)
Importer Status
- Last Checked 7 days ago
- Last Updated Feb 28, 2021
Comments