Sorry you find Seinfeld and Mad About You neurotic, Mark.  I adore
Mad About You--witty writing, great acting.  Paul Reiser finally escaped from
My Two Dads and found a good showcase for his comedy style.  He and Helen
Hunt are the Roband Laura Petriee of the 90s in some ways: young, upscale
couple whose main narrative problems are learning how to live together
as a couple and integrating their distinctly different cultural tastes.
Maybe a little Bridget Loves Bernie thrown in there, too. He's Jewish and
urban, she's suburban and WASPish. Fun bantering.
 
Other favorite sitcoms (though this is becoming a misnomer) are Roseanne (whose
character of Darlene is one of the most interesting teenage characters ever to
grace the TV screen) and Murphy Brown (though it's losing its punch). I think
I relish Northern Exposure the most; I still find it refreshingly surreal
and culturally broadening, and I really love the texture of the characters.
 
I gave up on L.A. Law this year, too, but never watched Picket Fences that so
many of you are raving about.  It sounds interesting.
 
Come to think of it, it's ironic how little TV I watch considering I teach
it. Hmmm....
 
Pam