For whatever reason, I love Boy Meets World. It's a super melodramatic teen drama, but for whatever reason it just stuck. Must have been someting in my veins at the time...

Great article. It made me think about shows I liked that, once they were gone, I totally forgot about. I was really into 227 when I was a kid. Don't even remember the premise of it now...I know Jackee' was involved, so that means it was good, right?

Wings always seemed to me to be the equivalent of watching paint dry. But I did like Amen a lot. And Mama's Family. Huh. Would I buy any of them on DVD? Nope. Do I own Arrested Development's brilliant but canceled 3 seasons on DVD? Yep. I hope that by buying those DVDs I send a message to the networks to not give us so many relentless formulaic examples of useless, cloying laugh track comedy centered around a doughy husband, a shrill wife and their mostly mute kids. I mean, leave some of that crap on the air for people who "don't want to work for their comedy" (whatever the hell that sad statement means). Your average Yes, Dear is nothing if not a fine palate cleanser for things like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, WonderShowzen or The Sarah Silverman Program. Not everybody starts out knowing that Becker is trite crud...good comedy is something you have to develop an appetite for.

The office is so over rated. If I wanted uncomfortable silence and blank stares, I would go to work. The office is a one trick pony.

I would take Wings, Becker, or Coach over The Office any day of the week.

I never understood all the Wings-bashing. I always found it to be an enjoyable show that never got the respect it deserved. In fact, yesterday after Christmas dinner, my whole extended family sat down and watched all the Wings Christmas episodes on DVD. It's one of the few shows we all can agree on. They'd be very surprised to hear we all count as one person.


Oh, and Monk sucks! Tony will always be Antonio the cab driver to me ;)

Wings was great...

I also like the iterations of the Bob Newhart Show. Especially around the Inn.

I can't pit Wings and Seinfeld against each other because both are my favorite shows. Both are brilliant shows that I still enjoy in reruns and on DVD.

I never could understand the animosity towards Wings. It was funny and it had a heart. I also find the characters likable and realistic. I was never ashamed to admit I'm a big fan. In fact, I know a bunch of people who enjoyed Wings. If that scares people, oh well ;) You can all go watch something you like.

I liked Yes Dear, King of Queens, and Becker. I wouldn't call them great shows and I don't watch the reruns, but they had their moments and I liked them when they were on the air. I certainly preferred them over that overrated Everybody Loves Raymond. (Just like I don't understand the hatred towards Wings, I don't understand the love for that show.) I also liked Coach, Dharma and Greg, and Two Guys and a Girl.

I really liked "Still Standing" and would watch a rerun of Becker or Dharma and Greg over Seinfield any day.

BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!! BECKER!!!

I LOVED Becker! Like the previous poster mentioned, Becker was Larry David on network television (BEFORE he was on HBO). He was the guy I always wanted to be...the guy that walks around always saying what's on his mind with no conscience. Not always great, but I will watch a rerun of that show every time I stumble across it. I used to watch it every night on the Fox Late Night Laugh Pack.

Anyway...that's my "middlin'" TV guilty pleasure. And to be honest, I feel very little guilt about it.

While I may be a fan of the lower-rated but critically-acclaimed sitcoms such as 30 Rock, AD, The Office, and such (as well as classics like Seinfeld), I really did enjoy Wings. And I found it held up well when I re-watched the series throughout 2007. I'd put it far and above the Yes Dears and King of Queenses of the world.

My husband and I loved Wings when it originally aired, and forgot about it when it went off the air.

Four years ago when I was VERY pregnant, and VERY sleepless every night, I discovered Wings repeats on either USA or Nick At Nite, at around 3AM. I was thrilled, and happy to see that it held up pretty well. I was able to watch the entire series from beginning to end all over again.

Hearing the Wings theme music now immediately brings me right back to that precious moment in time when nobody was up in my house but me, and my belly.

The series Yes, Dear is an amusing enough way to spend 30 minutes of time when nothing else is on. However, if you happen to be the parent of a pre-school age child, the series becomes far more relevant and funny. Trust me. They even had the Wiggles on in one episode!

I think the ultimate "middlin" show, however, was King Of Queens. It was hilarious, and highly underrated in my opinion. Kevin James and Jerry Stiller were fantastic.