Stephen Colbert would probably applaud your grading approach then. Averaging scores would be too factual, but there is a truthiness in making judgements on feelings alone.

The Middle has a larger universe to explore than the Roseanne show attempted. You rarely saw the Connor family interact with neighbors, the schools, their relatives (except when Shelley Winters or Estelle Parsons came to visit). It is unfortunate that The Middle has not received "awards" recognition—I think Roseanne's…

and how drama just seems to follow him everywhere!

I could see him playing the part of a pre-adolescent Harvey Fierstein, before his voice changed.

Also, considering that Don and Betty were raised during the Lindberg baby kidnapping zeitgeist, it is hard to believe that they would not have given more emphasis to their own kids about "stranger danger."

I really feel for Jamie. Like most red-blooded, non-Catholic, American men, I was habituated to stroking the chicken on a fairly frequent daily basis, but when I had carpal tunnel surgery on my dominant hand a few years back, I was thrown into chaos. Fortunately, Darwin was right, and I quickly adapted, even though…

Too bad Don Knotts is dead. He would make a perfect deputy for Roderick.