It's the only show (as far as I remember) that my mom and watched together. She enjoyed everyone on the show, but she's a big fan of John Lithgow, which is what got her interested in the first place. Me? In freshman year of high school, I was pretty much happy to watch any new network show, especially NBC.
But I became pretty hooked as well. The story lines were smart and funny, the cast was great and I found Joseph Gordon-Levitt cute (even with long hair, which I have never been a fan of on men).
It is definitely over the top, but since it didn't take itself seriously, that's okay. Lithgow especially seems to really go for it. I know from watching "Cliffhanger" that he is more than capable of over-acting, but it works really well here. I also feel like Kristen Johnston is a great female roll model - she's aware of the restrictions society has given her, but because she comes from outside society, she just doesn't care. And no one can play an idiot like French Stewart.
The show ended in May of 2001, which would have been right around when I returned home from college for the summer. I guess my mom and I must have been watching separately before that point, because I do remember watching the series finale with her but I don't recall feeling like I hadn't been watching up to that point. I thought they did a great job with the finale. Heartwarming and plausible. What else can you ask for?
The show also had Mark Hamill as a guest star at one point. So that rocketed it to a special, "Star Wars" place in my heart.
I've bought my mom the first two seasons on DVD as presents for various occasions. I suppose I should get her more. She lends them to me after she has them for a bit, but I'm really bad about watching TV on DVD. There's so much out there to watch!
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