Article: At Last, a Show To Fill That 'Seinfeld' Void

Acursory glance at the networks' new fall schedules -- and cursory is probably just what they deserve -- strongly suggests that our long, long wait is not over. Which long, long wait? The long, long wait for "the next 'Seinfeld.' "

Sitcoms come, sitcoms go. And then more sitcoms come and then more go. It's like "Grand Hotel," except sitcoms come and go instead of people. And no matter how many come and how many we "sample," as the industry jargon goes -- and no matter how many chuckles or titters one of these shows might inspire -- we are left with the certainty that another "Seinfeld" it's not.

Thus we retreat to the one place where we know we can find an eyeworthy and brainworthy sitcom, ...

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