Yes, it’s a touching show with spot-on comedic writing about aging, male friendship, the politics of compassion, and the internal struggle between moral integrity and monetary success. It also places me squarely in an age bracket that I continue to resist. Some examples:
- When I talk about the show to my high school students, they get confused when I refer to the “hot, young” James Spader from his “bad boy/asshole” days (sort of like the Boston Legal variety, but with blonder, more feathered hair).
- Shelly Long is a guest star playing a 57 year-old nymphomaniac who is on trial for enjoying the services of male prostitutes; Diane never had to pay for sex from Sam!
- Not that I was alive when Candice Bergen was still hot, but I have a father who is old enough to have made me watch “Getting Straight” in high school (the only good scene is the defense of the thesis, in case you’re considering renting it).
- I am, however, old enough to remember a time when William Shatner was sort of taken seriously, or at least not best known for his “has-been”-ness.
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