I was disappointed with “A Man on the Inside,” especially after hearing an interview with the award-winning writer. What is it about American shows, especially comedies, that makes them such unsatisfying fantasies? I measure them against the brilliant German comedy “The Last Word,” which also had a slightly absurd premise – a woman is hired as a eulogist by a failing funeral home – but was steeped in the reality of the human condition.
Also, I stopped watching the highly acclaimed “Black Doves” after one episode. It’s not a comedy, but it displays an equally distant relationship to reality.
