Syl In the 1980s, pay cable stations like HBO and Showtime had original programming. This is a sitcom about a wealthy divorcée, Diane Barrow, who gets her husband's football team in a scandalous divorce. Being the new team owner, she has a lot of learning too. The team is okay for now. Leslie Easterbrook is always divine and a welcome presence. This sitcom is a bit racy than television sitcoms of the time. Cable allowed more creative freedom in allowing sexual situations, language, etc., By today's standards, this show is tame. I never saw this sitcom until now. It's okay but not great! It's entertaining though! The sitcom is out on location in the football fields and other Southern California locations. Delta Burke shines here in the starring role.

JSplend954 I remember watching this series years ago when it appeared on HBO. I recently saw the DVD's on sale which contained every episode for $7.95. I purchased the set and watched the entire six seasons. Not a bad series, but I think it could have been a lot better. Throughout the series, there were a lot of inconsistencies, many events went unexplained and there were a lot of questions as to what happened to certain characters. In the 4th episode of Season 1, a wide receiver named Butch Cassidy joined the Bulls. Cassidy had a drug problem and was sent to a Drug Rehabilitation Center and was told he could re-join the Bulls once he completed his rehab. Well, Cassidy was actually played by Michael Toland, who would later play wide receiver, Billy Cooper. After season 1, Mace Petty, Bob Dorsey, and Carl Witherspoon just disappeared from the show without any explanation. Witherspoon signed a huge long term contract. In Season 2, O.J. Simpson was introduced into the show as being a long time Bull Player, yet he was never mentioned in the 1st Season. Also, the General Manager, Roger Barrow was gone after the 1st Season. I liked Barrow's character and I think his antics of conniving and scheming were somewhat hilarious. Tom Yinessa was the QB for seasons two and three, but when season 4 got under away there was no explanation as to what happened to him. Maybe he married former Bulls Owner Jill Schraeder and settled his lawsuit and retired-who knows for sure. Earl Lassister was often brought up as being one of the owners of another football team and could not stand the Bulls. In one season it was mentioned that he owned the Buffalo Franchise and in another season he was said to have owned the Houston Football Team. That wasn't a real big deal. Marcus Allen was brought in to be the next big running back for the Bulls, but once he was introduced to the team, we never seen him again. Same thing with Brian Bosworth.Backup QB, Lenny Salvino was mentioned as a Bulls Player for almost the entire 6 seasons, but he wore different numbers throughout the years. One episode he was number 10, another episode he was number 12 and so on.The New V.P. for Dodds Corp., was there for seasons 4 and 5, but without any explanation was not there for season 6.The story lines got somewhat ridiculous towards the end of the series. There was a plot about aliens, flashbacks, a Rambo episode.It seemed when Delta Burke left the series it regressed somewhat, although I think Shannon Tweed was credible. Should the show have been canceled? I would probably say No. I think if there was a season 7, I would have liked to see Mac Daniels, come back as the Coach. Bubba and Jethro were still funny, maybe bring in a few new characters and develop better story lines. All in all, not a bad show.

gunchick "1st and Ten" was to Football what "Major League" was to Baseball. The closest thing I've seen to it since has been Arliss, which had its moments but just wasn't quite as funny as 1st and Ten. I really loved the show. It's definitely in my top ten of all time shows. (I'd still have them on tape if I had switched over my old BETA tapes to VHS in time).Granted, it was a series, but so what?! It wasn't censored! It was a really funny show, cleverly written, with some great actors, as well as having the professionals popping in.It would be so nice if it was out on DVD, or at least re-run on HBO... or any non-censored channel.

ohimikey The best show HBO has ever produced! Delta Burke was great, everyone 'on the team' (except for OJ Simpson maybe) was funny. Every character brought something different to the show. I wish I could get 1st and Ten on video.