Northern Exposure
comedy that did not indulge in use of the typical fast paced dialog and laugh tracks. well written, very well developed characters, off-beat and interesting story lines
curiously, the main character, Joel, was a bit off-putting to me and not only because the character was written to be that way. so for a long time I had no interest in the series. but getting to know all of the other characters, quirky, loveable, flawed as they are, more than made up for any screen time relegated to the main guy