Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder
I love all the characters and I think they are very well portrayed. They aren't all supposed to be likeable, that's the point! But it's probably a matter of taste. I wish your post went through, ed.

My dumbness of America comment wasn't meant to be serious. I'm sure there are plenty of smart people who don't like the show.
I know the characters are not suppose to be likeable. My beef with the characters is that I think the personalities they have are way too in one direction...to the point of them being an extreme case. I think having a case(outside of michael) that are nothing but these extremes makes it too unlikeable for most people. That is why I don't like them.

I had not noticed the laugh track was missing when watching the show. I didn't really notice because most of what I watch is cartoons and is thus devoid of a laugh track.

The other point I had made in my bigger post was I think the show might be too continous...not to the same level as 24 but enough to lose the casual viewer.

EDIT: BTW my favorite new sitcom is My Name is Earl. It does just about everything I would expect out of a sitcom. Easy to get into and funny on the levels of in your face and smart(to an extent). It also has a good message behind it. I also don't think it has a laugh track. Now that I think about it the reason both shows don't have a laugh track is because of the style of the main character telling the story through monologe in the background. A laugh track would ruin the flow of both shows.