NewsRadio was probably the funniest show I’ve ever enjoyed. The timing, cynicism, and internal struggles made it so… well, in a word: brilliant.

The (albient dated, but by design) cultural references from Soylent Green to Flowers for Algernon only made the witty dialog all the more relevant, somehow. You see that these young adults are entering their careeer paths, and still have (at least most of) their personalities intact. If you don’t like thinking, or a bit of slapstick humor, you won’t enjoy NewsRadio – however, even my mother has learned to enjoy the show – so much that she “borrowed” my DVDs (which I doubt I’ll have returned..) Paul Simms created magic.. in the time of grunge music.

Season 3 is finally on DVD. In this season, the characters have really grown into their personas, and the story lines are fresh, and exciting. The commentaries are generally a bit weak, but still quite enjoyable – I only wish they’d tell us what the ‘secret lyrics’ are that they made to go with Mike Post’s theme music! (Ok, I’d also pay $20 more per DVD set if there was no laugh track.. that annoys the heck out of me.)

In related news, I’ve purchased a WNYX mug. Yes, I love this show; nearly as much as these folks seem to.