Jess and Nick were certainly a part of the problem. Nick lost a great deal of his charm. It's kinda like what happened to Chandler, except it happened more abruptly here. And the conflicts he and Jess had came from Sitcom Relationships 101. Of course, they weren't the only problem. Schmidt is an inconsistently written…

I get it. It's pretty to look at. And the accents! But critics should really be tougher on this series (stop this from eating up undeserving Emmys spots). With the exception of an episode here and there it's been a crap show since its second season, and this season is the weakest, most hapless yet. I'm officially…

I'll take really, truly bad over merely competent.

Have you seen Doubt? Then again, nothing from that flick rates close to excellent.

Don't forget The Truman Show (my number one movie from that year), Rushmore, Autumn Tale, There's Something About Mary, Pleasantville. I forgot how good the last few years of the 90's were for American movies.

I respect Ebert, but he did have the tendency of falling for any movie
that had a whiff of Liberal guilt, especially if it focused on Black
characters. Still, he was clearly a passionate yet reasonable guy, and I
rarely loved a movie he didn't like.

All I care about is that a good show is number one. Who cares if it's not your personal favorite. BB is ranked one or two on most lists. There's nothing to complain about.

It's only two seasons and eight episodes, so it's not an extensive watch.

Exactly. I really don't get the article, but I guess Enlightened is one of those shows that many people see different things in, which is one of the reasons it's so special.

I'm already in drunk posting mode.

I actually didn't care much for season three, though I thought it was passable. Season four was near brilliant and the best season yet.

Revenge is a purpose. Mike White's character began to understand the need for human connection. Of course, I think there would have been further insight and growth with a third season.

Okay, that's a perfectly reasonable opinion.

I agree with this, which is why the write up left me cold. The show isn't merely about a do-gooder. It's about lost and lonely and frustrated and flawed people trying to find purpose and how those people intersect and 'enlighten' each others lives.

Thinking it's overrated is one thing. Thinking the staff are just trolling instead of sincerely stating what they think is the best is another. The New Yorker and Time had Enlightened as their best of the year. Maureen Ryan says she would have ranked it number one had she ranked her list. Alan Sepinwall had it at…

Who are these "legions of commentators"? Most critics who watched the second season of Enlightened loved it. Look up the reviews for season two. And it's been atop a few lists from major publications and has been in the top four of tons of lists. I doubt anybody is trying to troll.

Don't be turned off by the first four episodes.

I didn't care for the write up either, but Todd has always been rather hit and miss for me.

suuuuuuuure.

Don't worry. You'll get them back in the next lifetime.