To help you in your hour of need, I’ve come up with a trio of DVD sets that will get any discerning TV viewer through this dark time.
The Ben Stiller Show (1992) This is a 13-episode gem of a sketch show starring Stiller and created by the current King of Movie Comedy, Judd Apatow. The show, which was famously neglected by FOX despite critical acclaim, also features Janeane Garofolo, Andy Dick and Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show). The bulk of each 30 minute outing was spent on parodies of TV, movies and personalities, with standouts including “The Grungies” (think The Monkees in ’90s Seattle), “Ask Manson”, and “Melrose Heights 90210-2402? which perfectly sent up the teen and young adult dramas that were the bread and butter of FOX’s lineup at the time.
