Overrated

Lack of good storyline.

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

In my opinion 'The Larry Sanders Show' is the greatest TV show of all time. People talk a lot about Game Of Thrones, The Wire, Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. Those are all fine shows, but, they are not what I want to watch when I am depressed. The Larry Sanders Show is like an old friend who can cheer me up at any time. It redefined what a Sit Com could be. It has been frequently imitated, but, has never been surpassed. Garry Shandling was a comedy genius and the Larry Sanders Show was his magnum opus.

I started watching the Larry Sanders Show a few months back, and was about halfway through season 3 when its creator and main character, Garry Shandling, unfortunately passed away.Having watched my share of television comedy, this show stands a head above most shows that I have seen with its hilarious tropes and funny moments and its illustration of what possibly might be going on behind the scenes of a popular TV talk show and all its troubles in producing a quality episode every day.The show touches on some of the drama and conflicts you may expect in a office environment but also the differing egos and narcissism of both its staff who are in show business and the celebrities (Of differing levels of fame) that appear on the show.The show does and says whatever it feels like and doesn't seem to be afraid of offending its audience, as many shows these days seem to be written within the confines of a politically correct culture where it is afraid to offend when using humor. The premise of Season 6, Episode 10, gives a humorous spin on this problem and shows how this can severely limit creativity and good comedy.Seasons 1-3 were all solid with some standout episodes, but I feel that Seasons 4-6 are of a higher echelon overall, as the plot begins to follow more of an arcing narrative towards the end.Some of my favourite episodes, when looking back on the show, include: "The Spider Episode" from Season 1, "Off Camera" from Season 2, "Next Stop.. Bottom" from Season 3, "Artie After Hours" and "Jeannie's Visit" from Season 4, "Everybody Loves Larry" and "Ellen, or isn't She" from Season 5, "Beginning of the End," "Putting the Gay Back into Litigation" and "Flip Pt 1" in Season 6.In summary, I would highly recommend the show. It is criminally under- watched. There are currently less than 5000 ratings on IMDb and I have never seen this on the free-TV Australia. Luckily, the entire series is available on DVD for those that missed it!RIP Garry Shandling.

Hands down - this is my favorite television program, ever. For me, it replaced "Columbo" (especially the earlier ones) in this regard. Built around Garry Shandling's delightfully diverse character - the extremely-talented on-air Larry, who is equally-neurotic in his personal life, it presents everything one could want from any piece of entertainment. With Jeffrey Tambor and Rip Torn perfectly-cast in their sidekick and producer roles - there is a legion of talented others in terms of supporting cast, and a horde of A-list celebrities appearing as themselves, both as guests on the fictional show and in Larry's personal life.Whatever the assigned characteristics the writers have provided the supporting cast and guests - sneaky, smarmy, confrontational, naive, insincere, unpredictable, etc,, etc. - it seems that everything, every characterization, every situation is carried-off without fault and is thoroughly amusing. Where the situation or drama had more serious elements, these were also well-done, without detracting from the show's overall humor.A major affirmation of this show's appeal, for me (if I needed one) is that even where a guest appeared who was far from a favorite of mine (Rosanne would be the best example) even that person was engaging in the role within the program.This program also was one where the "salty" language, which occurred in abundance, always added to the quality of the programming and stories, never seeming at all gratuitous. And another confirmation of the quality of this series is that in its subsequent re-runs, especially on local outlets, where many words are "bleeped," the programs are still completely entertaining.Certainly everyone will have certain favorite episodes. However, this is a show which one can enjoy whenever seeing it again, whatever episode(s) are viewed, and irrespective of how many times they may have been seen before.I know the participants have gone on to other separate endeavors. But I, for one, would love to see, say, a mini-series where HBO would present "the network" luring Larry, Artie and Hank "out of retirement," and having them do a series of retrospective "Larry Sanders Shows" as part of celebration of some sort of network milestone.One of my local stations used to run two episodes late each Saturday night. I was able to see a few when aired, but made certain I taped all of them to see within the following few days. I'm surprised that I haven't already bought all of the series available on VHS or DVD, but intend to do so in the near future. These shows are the type which, even after multiple viewings, are more entertaining to see again than most alternatives available for the first time

THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW: A COMPLAINT. There is a series 2 of dismal shows like Hi de Hi, Allo Allo, Cutting It and Footballers Wives available on DVD. This is possibly the finest, wittiest, sharpest comedy series OF ALL TIME. And it got funnier and darker in the later series. So why no series 2, (or should I say season 2) release on DVD. Or seasons 3-6? I know for a fact all my friends (well, all the ones who matter) agree with me. Please rectify. I'm too busy to start a petition. But there must be someone important like Brad Grey or the HBO dudes who can sort this immediately. Failing that, Garry Shandling must have some pull in DVD-land (even after making that alien comedy and the one with Warren Beatty which didn't even reach Britain). Please email IMDb if you agree with me. I bet I'm not the only one who wants more than one series of Sanders on DVD. Thank you.