Hmmm. This discussion of TV/movies that can be considered Brechtian seems to be too centered on the presence of Brechtian "devices" (direct address, etc.). Things are not so simple. One should examine texts to see if certain stylistic devices fulfill Brechtian FUNCTIONS within the context of the narrative. For example, "Moonlighting"'s direct address, to my memory, never functions to promote any kind of A-effect. Quite the opposite seems true, that Dave and Maddie are trying to include the implied audience in a kind of inside joke. You can't read the functionality of a device without examining its context. Kristin Thompson's examination of "Tout Va Bien" (in _Breaking the Glass Armor_) is an excellent example of how one might analyze Brechtian functions in a text. Greg M. Smith