This week I started watching
The Larry Sanders Show, much to my satisfaction. An important predecessor to more recent hits like
Curb Your Enthusiasm (also HBO) and
Arrested Development (also starring Jeffrey Tambor)
, Sanders chronicles the life of a late-night talk show host, played by Gary Shandling, and his trials and tribulations trying to balance a show buisness career, a marriage, and his own sanity. The large cast of characters include a few real gems: in addition to Tambor, the show includes Rip Torn, Janeane Garafolo, and Jeremy Piven.
Give it a shot.
(Oh, and one last thing:
The Larry Sanders Show occupies this unique space in time where television shows had become racy, and thus interesting, yet still had to star inherently
likable characters. How refreshing.)