I think the only really great comedies to come out in recent years were Arrested Development, Earl and Psych. I think it is interesting that all three ditch the laugh track and let you get the jokes on your own. Not to mention they're all incredibly "smart" comedies, and Earl cleverly disguises it by having all the characters (except Darnell) dumb as shit.

The Office and Scrubs in particular never gelled with me. The sitcom is, in a word, dead. Two and Half Men? Give me a break, CBS, that forced claptrap would have been bad back in the day, it's no better now.

I'm finding better fare on FX and USA than HBO these days. Now that Big Love is on hiatus I'm going to drop HBO for a while. FX meanwhile gives really deep character dramas like The Shield and Rescue Me, while USA's Burn Notice was the best Action/Comedy since Magnum P.I. I'm still giving props to Jericho though ... y'all HAVE to watch that show before the new season starts.