DJboutit
The show was decent for the first few season when they brought in Drews cross dressing brother and Mini 300% more that is when the show went down hill fast. Drews brother Mimi and Drews mom are the worst characters on the show also MR Wick could get annoying at times.
nitedrive73
to stick out from the regular bunch of 100% family-oriented,boring sitcoms a'la Mad about you,Drew Carey Show is the ideal sitcom for those looking for a bit of not-always-politically-correct,mundane humor,great personal chemistry between the actors and the special Drew-twist to the humor. I wouldn't go as far as calling it the most innovative sitcom ever,that prize goes to Seinfeld,but it's innovative enough to stand in it's own right and will probably not be forgotten soon.After all,it had a good 9 year run. I dearly miss Drew Carey show and it's colorful characters,absolutely free from the usual husband-wife-kids stereotypes. More happily raunchy sitcoms with a BIG heart please!
HipsterDoofus
I voted 10 on this, and I really mean it.I have been a fan of Whose Line is it Anyway (both UK and US) for a long time, and in the process of watching the US version I came to really like Drew Carey (not to mention Ryan Stiles). He's just so damn likable. I never watched the sitcom while it was new (except for the odd one here and there, and I did like it then, too), so I decided to give it a try from the start. I am just now starting on season 5, and I have to say it has only gotten better each season.I don't know if this was by design, but by embracing surreality from the start, yet still using basically realistic plots and believable and likable characters (even Mimi, in her own way), they hit on a winning formula. Its greatest strength is that it was immune from the "ridiculous, over-the-top, completely absurd story" syndrome, which many shows suffer from when they begin to run out of ideas (see Seinfeld), so they were able to keep it fresh for a long time. They knew how to get silly without being stupid, because it was so genuinely creative (again, see Seinfeld's last season or two, ugh).Also, the occasional dance numbers they did (both opening titles and in-show numbers) are just the neatest things, and a good example of how it can be surreal without being stupid and irrelevant. Quite the contrary, it's genius (and great choreography, considering they are not professional dancers).Finally, they have not done it a lot so far, but I love it when the break through the fourth wall. Too many shows have done that so poorly.Now, admittedly, as I said, I am only halfway through the series, and I know it fell out of favor with some people toward the end. I hope I will not be one of them. Perhaps I will post another comment when I'm finished watching, regardless of what my final opinion is.If you have never seen this show or only caught one here and there and are interested in giving it an honest try, I *strongly* recommend you start from the pilot and watch in order. Very few episodes are completely self-contained, another thing I appreciate in a sitcom. Also, don't give up if season one doesn't hook you, go at least halfway through season 2 before you pass judgment (you'll see what I mean if you watch it.P.S. - I can hardly wait to get to the live episodes!
WeekendUpdateAnchor
Sitcoms in 1995 seemed to all be the same, with the exception of a few shows, The Drew Carey Show being one of them. However, this show seemed to stand out from all of the other shows. It combined the traditional sitcom premises with sarcasm and wit. It turned any plot into a fun, hilarious half hour that you will be laughing about years from when you saw it. Unline most sitcoms, this show gave every character a personality, and not skimping on it either. Even if Drew was your favorite character, you would still be amazed at the likability of the other characters. Oswald, Mimi, you name it. They all have a part in the show and bring in as many laughs as Drew Carey himself. No show has had moments that made me laugh harder than The Drew Carey Show.In the early 21st century, ABC seemed to juggle The Drew Carey Show as if they wanted it to be off the airwaves for good. Viewership dwindled heavily, and even the show itself seemed to lost its touch a bit (Replacing "Cleveland Rocks" with "Moon Over Parma"? Come on!) but the show kept on rolling, still bringing in hilarity at any moment possible. (Like they always have) ABC Then cancelled the show, but they didn't give up like that. Fans of the show didn't want to be left unsatisfied and wanted the show to end with a bang, and ABC revived the show in the summer of 2004. Each week, they showed a full hour of new episodes. (ABC getting rid of it as quickly as possible. Figures) By the end of the summer, the show had ended. Not with a bang, but with a whisper. Thanks to ABC's terrible advertising of the show (They advertised it?) the viewership was low. However, the episodes still remained funny and left whoever was watching it, satisfied.Thanks to everybody who made The Drew Carey Show! A great series, shelling out more than 200 episodes of pure comedy goodness.The Bottom Line: Cleveland Rocks!