The Larry Sanders Show is going to be thought to be one of the seminal TV series by the next generations of TV historians - why? Because...
As an HBO product, it absolutely was unfettered through the bounds of network television and provided insight into the(fictional)behind the curtain activity recently night network television. I could always have pictured Fred DeCordova dropping the 'F' bomb on Ed McMahon...
The boundaries of all network sitcoms widened through the ground-breaking efforts of the creative team behind The Larry Sanders Show. Like Citizen Kane, a number of our current 'insider' sitcoms (Any office, 30 Rock, Extras, etc.) can trace their roots back to The Larry Sanders Show. What's the genre? Docu-comedy, pseudo-drama, twisted reality television...
As continuity-based series go, we all grew to understand where you can vested fascination with the careers of main characters (Larry, Hank and Artie) by seeing both their complexities as well as their simplicities. Adding to the large 3, the ensemble cast provided us with a whole variety of other characters (fill in your favorites here) which have unusual depth and substance.
In a fame-starved world, we have got to determine the stars for the day in the different (sometimes unflattering) light. I've always been uncomfortable with David Duchovny since The Larry Sanders Show. Even Californication can't obtain it out of my psyche. But, when these stars stepped up to the plate, they provided me appreciate them more as human beings.
Oh, yeah - it's a funny show too. Forgot that. Like Nat Hiken (Sgt. Bilko and Car 54,Where Are you currently? fame), there is not lots of Garry Shandling for everyone. So, that it is about quality, not quantity...
Go find a loving home for all your previous The Larry Sanders Show discs (you owe it for your friends - and you're simply not losing some of the features) and put this in your shelf close to your variety of 'It's Garry Shandling's Show'. Enjoy!!