exliontamer
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This is the best post on the topic so far. The "smart"/"dumb" dichotomy is bogus -- most of us have a tendency to believe the shows we love are somehow superior, and if they don't sell well on DVD it's tempting to blame the shows we don't like that do sell. Big marketing budgets, strong nostalgia value, and release timing, among other factors, have as much to do with a show's DVD success as intelligence or lack thereof.
What's "smart," anyway? Lots of people consider Dallas twaddle, but it's actually elegantly written and emotionally complex (in the early seasons, anyhow). And The West Wing is as sharp as they come, but it has plenty of detractors (even some Democrats). I just don't buy this argument.