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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 407770" data-attributes="member: 5079">Hopefully I didn&#039;t lower your expectations too much.&nbsp;&nbsp; RHODA is &#039;bad&#039; only in comparison to MTM, which is one of the great American sitcoms.&nbsp; Even at its worst, I think RHODA is watchable and enjoyable.Where you are in the series is not yet a good indicator of how well you would enjoy it as a whole.&nbsp; The producers of MTM had a firm hand in the early days of RHODA to help it with a strong start; their influence is less strong as the series progresses.&nbsp; You already seem aware of the show&#039;s upcoming pitfalls, so that foreknowledge may prevent you from being too disappointed.&nbsp; A lot of my apathy towards RHODA is about what the show wasn&#039;t, rather than what it was.&nbsp;&nbsp; I said before, I wish Rhoda had remained on MTM until the end and only after gotten her own show.&nbsp; Alternately, I wish her show had been set in Minneapolis.&nbsp; I could see Brenda leaving NYC to get away from Ida, and sharing an apartment with Rhoda.&nbsp; This could have allowed for more frequent cross-overs with MTM.&nbsp; (Added bonus: less Ida.&nbsp; A hilarious character to be sure but, like Phyllis, best in smaller doses.)&nbsp;&nbsp; But, we got what we got.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 407770, member: 5079"] Hopefully I didn't lower your expectations [I]too [/I]much. RHODA is 'bad' only in comparison to MTM, which is one of the great American sitcoms. Even at its worst, I think RHODA is watchable and enjoyable. Where you are in the series is not yet a good indicator of how well you would enjoy it as a whole. The producers of MTM had a firm hand in the early days of RHODA to help it with a strong start; their influence is less strong as the series progresses. You already seem aware of the show's upcoming pitfalls, so that foreknowledge may prevent you from being too disappointed. A lot of my apathy towards RHODA is about what the show wasn't, rather than what it was. I said before, I wish Rhoda had remained on MTM until the end and only after gotten her own show. Alternately, I wish her show had been set in Minneapolis. I could see Brenda leaving NYC to get away from Ida, and sharing an apartment with Rhoda. This could have allowed for more frequent cross-overs with MTM. (Added bonus: less Ida. A hilarious character to be sure but, like Phyllis, best in smaller doses.) But, we got what we got. [/QUOTE]

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